The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-04
TWENTY YOUNG DENTISTS.
commencement Exercises Held at the
PrOpyIaeum.

The third annual commencement OF the
Central College of Dentistry was held at
the Propylaeum last night. The graduating
class is the first freshmen class under the
faculty of the college and the first TO take
the three-year course under the present
management. There were twenty In the
class and they were arranged on one side
of the rostrum, with the faculty on the
other. NJ. F. Ault, dean of the college, pre-
sided. Music was furnished by Lehrs Or
chestra, which opened the programme with
an overture, followed by "Radieuse
Waltz" on the piano, by Misses Ida Mae
Barber and Bertha lowry. S. II. Creighton,
a member of the graduating class. pro-
noupced the invocation. The college quar-
tet. composed of l.. W. Hughes A. E. Car
rington, j. H. Beals and Charles Walters,
received an encore on their selection, and
Miss Myrtle Duncan rendered "Recoiiec-
lions of Home on the piano in manner
that was highly appreciated
The address was delivered by Rev. G. &.
Rowlison, pastor of the Third Christian
Church. His subject was THE Divine Cur
riculum" He impressed the class with the
serious side of life that is to follow their
graduation. He told Of the boy. when little
thought Of responsibility rests upon his
mind, and then followed his career until
the time came for him to choose his voca-
ton or special line of work for life. These
young men, he said, had chosen their spe-
cial line, and success was in store for those
who bent their ability and efforts in one
certain direction. With this ambition TO
become successful he said that man was
not made TO live for himself, but should
not lose sight Of his fellow man and society.
You desire to be successful, he said, but
You should know the truthful definition OF
the word success. There Is a difference be-
tween the definition of success and fruit
fulness. You may get tree that is perfect
in symmetry and bears an abundance of
leaves. Being thing of beauty. 1T is
successful tree, so far as appearances go.
On the other hand, the tree may be
shrunken and gnarled by the rough usage
of time, but ii bears rich, luscious fruit for
all mankind. The one is to be admired-the
other is to be desired"
NJ +. Ault dean OF the college, who was
to present the promotion certificates to the
senior class, said that that number OF the
programme would be omitted In speaking
OF the senior class, he said 1t had made an
exceptionally high average, and the best
in the history of the school.
address, paying a high tribute to the fac
ulty and admonishing his classmates to
make good the faith their teachers have in
their success in professional life.
President ]. z. Cravens presented the
diplomas to the class, but before the GER
tifcates were handed to the young men,
he said that they had now reached a time
when all ponies should be thrown out.
The humor Of the remark was appreciated.
The programme ended with a selection by
the college glee club and then the whole
building was thrown open for reception.
The auditorium was cleared of chairs. the
canvas removed from the floor the orches-
ira changed from the balcony to the
rostrum, and all danced until an early hour
this morning.