The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-29
THEY ARE DENTISTS NOW
LARGE CLASS GRADUATED AT ENG
LIsH's OPERA HOUSE LAST NIGHT
Annual Commencement Exercises of
the Indiana Dental COlIege-yfc-
tor G. yaughn's Address.

The twentieth annual commencement ex-
ercises Of the Indiana Dental College, de-
partment of dental surgery OF the Univer-
sity or indianapolis, were held last night at
English's Opera House. The graduating
class sat on the stage, wearing caps and
gowns. The members of the faculty were
also on the stage. The invocation was de-
livered by Rev. II. c. Meserve. The ex-
ercises included selections by the orchestra,
a tenor solo by Raymond j. Lynn, a violin
solo by Miss Benaldine Smith, a soprano
solo by Mrs. George Edwin Hunt and dra-
matte readings by Mrs. John 7. Brush.
Mrs. Brush recited Company A." and then
gave a humorous recitation. Miss Smith
and Mrs. Hunt also responded to encores.
The address of the evening was by Victor
c. Vaughn, NJ. D., dean of the department
of medicine, University of Michigan. His
topic was How May We Lessen Disease
and Prolong Life?" In the course of his
remarks Professor Vaughn said: There
is, however, AN additional thought that L
wish to leave with you. In the savage
state every man is a law unto himself. His
duties and obligations TO his fellow-man do
not weigh heavily upon him. When men
become civilized and unite for the common
good and organize communities, common
wealths and governments, the individual
transfers certain rights that as a savage
he possessed to the government If some
one breaks into your house and steals
your effects it is not your duty to pursue
and chastise the thief. This duty devolves
upon certain officers of the law provided
for this purpose. You nave yielded the
-. - a. $1,000 4n4
saults you it is the duty of the law to pun
ish him.. Indeed. the more perfect a gov
eminent becomes the greater are It's 3D.
legations to its citizens. The Individual
resident in this city demands, or should de-
mand, that the city supply him with a safe.
uninfected drinking water. The citizen OF
this State has a right TO demand that the
health authorities of the State forbid the
sale of adulterated articles or food. Inc
man who passes counterfeit money Is d
criminal. The man who sells you, Tor goou
money, and under the name OF wholesome
meat, flesh from a diseased animal Is no
less a criminal, but indeed a more danger
Gus one than the one who gives you slIEer
dollars filled with lead in exchange Tor
your legal-tender note. Thus we mlgnt
continue to enumerate the pubic heaItn
duties of the State, but in doing so we
must not forget that these oDlgatlons pc
tween the State and the individual citizens
are reciprocal. individuals constitute the
State. Arm ii with authority and furnlsn
II with the equipment necessary 10 tnS
ecution of it's duties. Intelligent citizens
are essential TO the existence OF good and
wise government. What should the people
of this State do for its health authorities!
Give them ample means to carry on their
work. Build a laboratory in which adul-
terations in goods can be detected-in
which problems In securing pure water, In
disinfection, etc, can be solved. Build her
hospitals in which the poor and unfortu-
nate sick can be cared for. These are some
of the agencies for good which the people
should place within the hands of the state
and municipal health authorities"
Professor Vaughn would have hospitals
constructed for the cure of the tubercular
poor of the country. The lecturer said
tina Massachusetts is the first State TO
establish a hospital of this kind. In these
hospitals the poor can be
treated, and many of them will be cured.
Professor Vaughn said: with the ad-
yances that have been made within recent
years in the therapeutics of this disease
1t has been shown hat tuberculosis is not
necessarily the highly fatal disease 1T has
been believed to be-"
After Professor Vaughn's address, DR..
George E. Hunt. dean of the school, called
the roll of the class, and President jenkins.
of the University of Indianapolis, presented
the diplomas.