The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-02
TWO BRIGHT TEXAS STUDENTS
CAPTURE THE HIGHEST OFFICES IN
THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
OF Tulane Univcrsity-J. N. Goss Of
Houston Elected President and
knight w. Field vice President.

The Daily Item OF New Orleans OF recent
date contains notice of the annual cleo
ton Of the Tulane Medical college, where
in Mr.. J. NJ. Goss. son OF Mrs. James X
p. Gillaspie OF this city. carried off the
highest honor in being elected president
The Item says it was one of the most
interesting and exciting elections that has
ever taken place in the medical depart
ment OF the Tulane university, In which
department there are now 3i5 students.
1.-TWO tickets" says the Item, were In
the field and the election excitement that
had gathered strength and vim for months
eliminated In struggle for supremacy
that recalled the memory of the late city
election. In different years different States
have dominated the elections. Owing to
the preponderance of students fiom out
side States over resident students. the
offices have usually gone to outside stu
dents. Last year was an exception 10 this
from the fact that a Louisiana man hsli
the presidency. The year before it had
been held by Georgian, and the year
befsre that by a Texan.
This year Texas is again in the as
ing the two highest offices, those OF presi-
dent and vice president
THE senior class this year has already
reached 145. the largest so far tor many
years. Three hundred and forty-five stu-
dents are actually enrolled in the medical
department with the promise that the
number will reach 400 before the close of
the term.
THE presidency and vice preslde%y or
the student body sngularly enough, both
devove up Texans this year.
MIR. j. NJ Goss, the successful candidate
for the presidency in Saturdays election,
is splendid type of the vigol Gus youns
manhood of the sister State. He was born
some 90 years ago in Washington county,
Texas. While still a youth ne removed Ia
Mexico, spending some two years in the
historic old town of Monterey. where he
acquired equal facility in the language
OF the Spaniard aud in the RATA of the
cowboy
"From Monterey the family of Mr.. toss
removed back to Texas locating at San
Marcos, where young Goss entered the
c nnell Institute and spent two years in
preparatory work. Leaving that nstitti-
tion he next entered the Fishurn Military
academy at Waynesboro. Going then to
Houston he passed successfully through
the high school there. and in 1896 entered
Stewart a. Boyle's inirmary where. af err
one year of actual hospital experience, he
proceeded to New Orleans and became a
regular matriculate OF the medical depart
ment Of Tulane university.
Mr.. Goss showed himself hard stu
dent. and, with the experience gained by
his hospital work in Houston, he came
rapidly to the front in all his classes. Dur
! ing the vacation periods Mr.. Goss con
! tinued his work in the Houston hospital
| thereby greatly assisting his progress
! as q student in the university He Is
looked upcn as one of the most prominen,
students of the senior class.
Like the president OF the medical stu
dent body, Mr.. knight w. Field, the vice
president, is native Texan, having beer
born in Dallas.
MI Field Is one of the most popular
students of the senior class, and his cleo
ton was due probably as much TO tbi:
fact as any other. He Is the son of Mr.
John Field, a prominent Dallas capitalist
and property owner, and one of the bes
known in North Texas. where the Field;
rank as one Of the pioneer families.
''Mr Field enrolled himself as one Of
| the student body of Tulane Only aftel
| careful preparation. He had the advantage
| of good common school education. oh
! tanned at tho schools of his naive city
/
Business college. together with some time
| spent at the Dallas academy, the Bingham
! Military college at Asheville. n. C., and the
! jefferson Medical college at Philadelphia
/ AT this last named institution Mr.. Field
/ took full years course and, returning
! matriculated at Tulane for the term o.
! 1885, 1892.
prior to his entrance to Tulane Mr.
Field had the advantage of considerable
hospital experience in the Dallas hos.
pital and was accorded a license to prac-
ltice in his native State.
"Mr. Field has always been Identified
as a hard worker and holds an excellen
! reputation as a student. He possesses
some claim as n speaker and has giver
evidence OF this fact in the speeches made
by him at various times on formal oc-
casions in which the class took part.
1T Is tribute to his popularity that
Mr.. Field received almost the solid vote
of the Texas delegation in his election te