Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-12
GET THEIR DIPLOMAS,
Graduates from The University
College Of Medicine,
COMMENCEMENT LAST NIGHT
An Immense Audience Attends The EX-
erciSeS al The Academy.
DIR. ALDERMAN's ABLE ADDRESS.
He Pays n Eigh Tribute to the south
and the Inherent Worth of Her
sOns-Banquet mt the Jefferson-The
Alumni Meeting.
DIR. ALDERMAN's ABLE ADDRESS
He Pays n Eigh Tribute to the south
and the Inherent Worth of Her
Alumni Meeting.

The commencement exercises of the
sixth session Of the University College Of
| Medicine were held in the Academy Of
| Music last night under the brightest aus
pices. and the large graduating class, to-
gether with the interest in the institu-
ton evidenced by the immense audience,
gave bright auguries for the future.
That the institution, though young In
years. holds a high place IN the affections
of the people Of the city was shown by
the vast crowd that assembled TO witness
the exercises and to do honor to the grad
yates. The building was packed.
II was $40 O'Clock when the curtain
was rung up. DR.. Hunter Mcclure the
president OF the institution, stood in the
forefront, while behind him were seated
the faculty, the alumni, and the students.
The stage on either side was banked with
palms. and many hued and varied cut
flowers formed a strikingly pretty back
ground.
ADDRESS OF DIR. INQUIRE.
As soon as all had settled themselves
DR.. MCGUIRE introduced Rev. Donald
Guthrie, who opened the exercises with
prayer. An overture. Rock OF Ages"
was rendered by the orchestra, after
which DR.. Mcclure made an interesting
address. He said. in part:
THE University College OF Medicine
! was chartered under the laws of Virginia
| in the spring OF 1893. The faculty realized
from the first that competition on equal
terms with pre-eXisting schools was
doomed to failure, and believed that a
| need existed for a more thorough and
| extensive curriculum than was then Of
fered in the South to medical students,
and they adopted from the first three
! years graded course and fixed a high
standard as a requisite FOR graduation.
| thus differentiatng the new school from
| it's fellows and placing II on a plane
which left it's fate to be determined on
| its individual merits. IL has succeeded
| because it deserved success; because the
| interest Of its founders and the ambition
| of its faculty have served 10 supply the
| demand Of the public for hign-srade
! southern school. and 70 meet the need OF
| the profession for a thorough. systematic,
| scientific. and practical course Of medi-
| cal instruction IL was business ven
| ture by business men for business pur-
| poses Ii asked for no financial aid from
| the state and never will as long as IL il
| administered on its present basis. IL
| takes no students free. but requires all
TO pay its published fees
| DR.. Mcclure showed that the matricu-
| lates had increased with each year, be-
! ginning I'm the first session with rs, and
| gradually growing until at this. the sixth
| session. there were 80 matricuates.
| The financial statement sets forth that
| the institution was paying salaries 10 all
| OF its professors; was improving its pro-
| perty. and was also paying per cent.
dividend, which it had done from the date
Of its charter. There was a small bonded
debt. and no outstanding obligations. The
| proficiency Of the graduates was en-
| phasized.
DIPLOMAS AWARDED.
In conclusion. DR.. Mcclure said:
Sustained by the record OF the past
! and encouraged BY the outlook for The
| future. the college will continue 10 en-
deayOr 10 merit the friendship ana es-
| TEEN Of the public and OF the profession.
I'VE have met tonight 10 celebrate the
! completion OF the sixth annual session
| Of the school. and A. its president II gives
| me great pleasure 10 confer the following
degrees in the medical. dental. and phar-
| maceutical departments"
THE GRADUATES.
The graduates were then called IN the
order named below and the degrees Were
conferred upon them:
Medical-R Burton Barrow, George
Edward Bsrksdale. II. Hartwel Bass,
]
| liam Bennett. Thomas /. BROOKS. Tow ri
| {. Brown. Wyndham Taylor Ca,per tde-
| ceased) Edward Holiday Claud, T. ems
holm Cobb, G. Glenn Criser. Marln Ia
| Their Dalton. Bernard Aloysius Daly. Id
| win A. Davis Frank Powell Dickinson,
! Charles Lewis Dillon. Henry Marsnail
| Fulliloye George w. Gay Jr.. j. Gates
| Goode. Robert William Cover David W IL
| son Griffin, y. Allen Haley ). Cles
| Hall. John Andrew Hardy. James H..
| Hargrave. Jr.. Hugh Smith Hart Eras-
| mus Guy Hopkins William Preston HOY.
| Norton Elbridge Hundley, Harvey q.
| Johnston Walter Lee Johnston, Thaddems
! Otis Joyner. Robert l. Kern, Isaac w.
| Lamm. Maury Il. IinkOus, James Ben
| ham Lucas. George W. McAliister, DAVID
| Gillespie Mcclellan, William Thomas
| McI.einore. William c. McRae. samuel
! III. Moseley. Archibald + Osborne Iru-
| man Alfred Parker William Watts
| Parker. Jr Robert j. Payne. John Ii.
| Peeler. Chichester 7. PIERCE, Henry Car
/ nett Plaster Alvah Ramsey. OTIS Lyman
| RAY. Emmett Francis Reese Jr;' John
| Gordon Rennie Thomas Shepard Rich
| ardson. Samuel A. Riddick. Robert VI.
| poherson. Julian MEG. Robinson. Charles
Allen Saunders, Edward {. sears. Alex
| ander a. Sizer. oscar f. Smith James
Randolph Thomson Charles X. Turner,
| Thomas u. Tyson. Thomas +. Wilson,
| Joseph H. Wnfrey, Fletcher Johnston
Wright. John Bryan Wright. and William
l. Holrrcs IeaEley.
| Downing Ford William Herndon Pear
SON. Charles r. Truman. and Charles i.
Womack. go, D,,
Harry Hogshead. Robert j. Marks, VIII
iiar = Porter Oliver &. Price, and
Henry Zimmerman.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED.
After the diplomas had been awarded.
another selection was played by the or
cbestrz, during the rendition of which,
ro,o,,e,s were distributed among the new
nhvsicians Dr. Mcclure remarking, as he
arose from his seat There's lots OF
adherence between an old doctor and a
Young one: | 6idn't get so much as a
button-hole bouquet when ] graduated"
DIR ]. Allison Hodges announced the
hospital appointments as follows:
Virginia Hospital-Dr. Samuel A Rid
dick. physician; Mr.. X. II. Nevitte, drug
gist.
81. I.uke's Home-Dr. f. Guy Hopkins
DIR. w. I-owndes Peple.
Retreat for the sick-Dr. Herbert +.
Reese. Jr.
City Almshouse-Dr. J. Gates Goode.
Richmond. Eye. Ear and Throat In
drmary-Dr. William c. McRae
Home for Incurables-Mr. A. F. Kober,
Jr.
DIR. ALDERMAN'S ADDRESS.
An overture followed the announce