The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-27
Attorney General Of Virginia the
Orator of the Occasion.
DOCTORS OLD AND DOCTORS NEW
Pictures the Early Practitioner and
Compares Him With the Modern
Physician-Pays Glowing Fri
butte TO the Work OF DR..
Hunter Mcclure, the
Founder of School.

One of the largest and most fashionable
audiences TO Eli the Academy OF Music
in many months gathered last night
to witness the commencement exercises
of the University College Of Medicine.
The main body of the theatre was occu-
pied and every box filed to its capacity.
and there was profusiou of floral deco
rations.
Besides the members of the graduating
classes, those who occupied seats on the
stage were Rev W. y, Barr, Hon A j.
Montague the orator OF the occasion;
Drs. Jacob Michaux, j. Allison Hoeses,
Landon r. Edwards, L. VI. Cowatdn, I.
A. Miller. William S. Gordon, Mark W.
Peyser, William r. Jones, ]. ~ White.
y. G.. Brown, E. f. Reese. Meg Newton.
Benjamin Harrison. Virginius Harrison.
Moses rIoge. William T. Oppenhin1er.
Paulus Irving John BroaGnax, Marion
NuckoIs, r. r. Neyett, Charles Edwards,
Charles l. Steel and others.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. W. \. Barr, of Monumental
Episcopal Church.
Nh AlCsN.pAGUErs aDrREsss
Hon A. J. Montague. who delivered the
annual address to the class. was pre-
sented by DIR. ]. Allison Hodges. 1t IS
useless" said DR. Hodges. ''in this Corn
an orator. known so widely in Virginia,
as Hon y. ]. Montague
Mr.. Montague addressed his audience
last night upon the Modern Doctor
He traced uhe progress of medicine from
fits beginning through its many stages, it's
strength, with the prejudices OF religion
and superstition in the early ages. 70 its
present place in the worlds sciences
"One who reads the history of neri-
cine" said Mr. Montague. finds the
doctor in all the worlds stages among
the most primitive people" In the very
necessity of things history shows the
doctor has ever been with the children
of men
He spoke OF the time when disease was
looked upon only as a divine visitation.
and of The baliei thar the afF1iCted were
possessed OF demons, and SO he pictured
the stumbling 2rI eigattirg on the road
to science until the torch of tIfDpocrates
lighted the way. The theories Of Hippo
crates are the theories OF modern science,
declared the speaker, and we recognize
to-day that disease comes as physical
trouble from the violation of the laws
OF nature, and not from divine vslta-
ton"
He pictured the doctor of Rome. and
compared the physician os that age and
the physician OF to-day. The speaker
reviewed what the latter had done to re-
lieve the suffering of the world, and IN
closing he paid high tribute TO DR.. Hunter
Mcclure, the founder OF the University
College of Medicine. and addressing the
class he advised them to follow his
ample.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
At the close Of AIr. AIontague-s address
DIR. Landou b. Edwards conferred the
| medical degrees upon the following;
AIErICAL. GRADUATES.
Harry Burgwyn Baker, Richmond;
Castor Graham Eel. Elizabeth City. n.
O.; Richard Patterson BeviIie, Wre.iy!lle,
w. Va: Hunter AIcCs. Brurlback. F;iiss.
Wade Hampton Bynum, Germantown,
n. c.. Patrick IL Casey, Lynchburg: WIZ
liam Jeffries Chewing, Fredericksburs
Miles Dudley Cnisholm. Springfield II iss.
| John Southern Clark. AilIsonit; William
| McSpadden Copenhaver, ST. Clai-'s Bot
| tom: C. Russell CottiusharI Ottomani
Frederick f. Downing, Downings: Con-.
rad G.. EDDY, Newport, Ohio; Jsnea
| PoaSue Epes, Blackstone: Leslie B.tiilrd
| Evans, Idaho, n G.; Ernest Christian
| Fisher. Richmond: Alexander Fletcher
| Fortune AsheviIle. Y. c.: Philip Gibson
! Gary, Wakena; David G. Graham. Little
| Falls. y. T.; T. Brown Henry, wick
! Haven, Pa: E. g. Hill. Manchester: Te.In
| Irving Hocutt. Emit, n. c.; Frank Wand
! ling Hornbaker. Manassas; Harry
| Houston Hugharr. Cliff Top. w Va;