Evening star., 1900-05-22
Award Of Degrees by Georgetown
Medical College.
INTERESTING EXERCISES
Addresses Delivered by Rector
Whitney and Others.
RECEPTION TO PROF. BROWER

The annual commencement exercises of
| the medical department of Georgetown Uni
\ versity were held last evening in the CASTOR
| Memorial Hall of the university proper
The hall was well filed. and the program.
| which lasted little less than two hours.
| was interesting
| The stage was elaborately decorated.
| Hanging directly over the front and center
| of the platform large shield OF i'm
mortelles on a white background, the in
| itials of the college. G. U. NJ. D.. being In
scribed in bold relief The design was con-
| spicuous and harmonized with the other
| decorations. Large American flags covered
the rear wall of the stage, which were
! trimmed with green's The graduates oc-
cupied the north end of the stage, while
! in the center the rector Of the university.
Rev. John D. Whitney. s. J.; DR.. G. L.
Magruder. the dean of the medical school,
| and several other prominent guests were
| seated. On the southern portion OIL the
| platform were the members OF the faculty.
| The music was by the United States Ma
| rine Band Orchestra. under Director Sam
! telmann.
Award of Diplomas.
! The comforting of the degrees by Rev.
| John d. Whitney next in order. Be
fore handing the diplomas to the graduates
| the rector made short address, in which
produced men who were an honor to their
| profession and he felt confident that the
| class of the evening would make name for
| itself. Three of the members of the class,
| he stated. We're not present to accept their
| diplomas. Their absence was explained by
| the fact that they were in the Philippines.
| serving their country, having successfully
| passed the rigid examina ton and been ap-
| pointed assistant surgeons. The three re-
| ferred to We're Charles E. Bruh of Texas.
| Chester l.. Hodgkins Vermont. and Loren
| b. Taber Johnson of the District of Column
| bia. DR.. G. L. Magruder, the dean or the
| faculty. also made few remarks. after
which diplomas were awarded as follows:
George Frederick Adair, Illinois: Charles
kins. AN. Ohio: Thomas Edward Cava-
naugh, ABB. Massachusetts: Louis Marsh
holloway. District of Columbia: Raphael
Burke Durfee. District of Columbia; Mel,
Gregory Gross. jr., District of Columbia;
Melville Ambrose Hays. New York; Chester
Lyman Hodgkins Md. Vermont: Loren
Bascom Taber Johnson. District Of Co
lumbia: Walter Prince Keene Maryland:
| Anthony Eller Klein, B.. Long Island;
| Upton Darby Nourse Maryland John Al
iumbia: Edwin Potbury. ir.. District of Co
| lumbia; Edmund Murray Power. A B.. Cali
fornia; James Aloysius Rabbett. West Nir-
ginia: Joseph Edward Smith. Abb. Ken
lucky; Reginald Redford Walker. District
| of Columbia and Ben Webster. Michigan.
DR.. Cavnnaugh's Vnledictory.
The valedctory was delivered by Thomas
! +. Cavanaugh, A. B.. NJ. D., who Dr. Ma
| gruder announced, had successfully passed
| a recent medical examination in New York
| city, coming out ahead of a class of sixty
| five The address was extremely well
| worded and well delivered. The valedietor-
| ian dwelt upon the grave responsibilities
| that confronted the members of the class.
The pleasures of the class life were to be
| superseded by the seriousness of the work
| to follow. Human life. the speaker stated.
| was precious and sacred thing. and the
| young physician has a great mission in ad-
| ninistering balm to the wounds of ALL The
! physician holds human life in his hands.
| and he becomes more than a mere machine.
| "Our degree means much to u.s. he said.
| at is title to respect an insurance to the
community at large thak we are worthy .hf OF
| our noble profession. The province. of the
doctor is more than pills and plasters; more
! than bones or muscles. The Book of Reve-
| ations tells us to honor thy physician.
| He has the confidence. esteem and respect
of his patients. and will always continue 10
| hold it,
| The address to the graduates was de-
| livered by Professor Daniel r. Brewer.
| M D.. LID. of the Rush Medical School of
| Chicago. DR.. Brewer was a graduate Of
! the class of 1864 of Georgetown Medical
! School, and last year the honorary degree
| of LID. conferred upon him by his
alma mater. In his opening remarks he
| ccntrasted the school at the period he
| studied and at the present time. He dwelt
| upon the great strides that have been made
| in the instructions, and also upon the Won
derful progress that has been made in the
| practice of medicine and surgery. In 1854
| there We're only seven instructors, the
| course lasting two years of four months
| study each. "And yet added he, ''there
were some good doctors made in those
| days"
| He gave some wholesome advice to the
graduates. telling them not to rush off to
| Europe America, he stated, has the best
I In 1tcfn and in %
| world. He further urged his hearers not to
| attempt to branch out specialists, but to
| start in general practice, and let their pro-
! fession progress as 1t may Plenty of ad
| vice was given free of charge. Though the
| speaker humorously stated that most of the
| advice he gave he charged for. In his con-
| Guiding remarks he reminded the class that
| according to Hippocrates, the best physi-
| clan was he who could fill his patient with
! faith and hope.
| The reception committee consisted Of W.
! Dunlop Owens, 'O1. chairman: F. L. Bis
| coe, 'O1; A. de Y. Green. 'O1; R. q. Linney,
! 'O1; D. Mcintyre 'O1; J. B. Bayne. 'O3: E.
NJ Talbot, O1: J. A. Starr. '01; F. H. NC
! Keon, 'O1; w. NJ. Smart. 'O2: ]. ]. Mundell,
| 'O3; A. F. Hopkins, O3.
Reception rendered.
| After the commencement exercises were
! over there was a reception given to Prof.
| Brewer at the Shoreham, al which the med
ical faculty, representatives of the other
faculties of the university, the rector Of
| the university. the newly graduated class
| and other physicians of the District were
| present After an excellent buffet lunch
| Dr. Swan NJ Burnett called the assembage
| to order and assumed the duties of toast
| master His introductions of the speakers
| were happy and graceful and he proved
| himself admirably fitted for the duties he
performed. Rev. Father Whitney. rector
Of the university, was first called upon. and
| told Of the growth of the university during
| its 112 years of existence. and this too,
| without any endowments such as are be-
| slowed upon many universities. He spoke
| also of the university hospital, which had
| become so popular an institution that it
now needed enlargement
| DR.. Joseph Taber Johnson spoke for the