The times., 1901-06-08
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Eleven New Physicians and Five
Dentists Receive Degrees.

Commencement Exercises of Two
Graduate Departments of the M
tionaI University - An Interesting z
Address by Prof. w. J. Newton.
The medical and dental departments
Of the National University neld their
seventeenth annual commencement last
night at the National Theatre. OF the
eleven graduates in the medical depart
ment three were women, and one of
them captured the faculty prize Five
other students graduated in the dental
division. Tie class of 1901 has the
honor of having in its ranks for both
the medical and the dental course a
young Armenian, Elias Georges, from
| Mesopotamia. He has completed his
| courses with honor. though he gained
no prizes. and will go back to his coun-
| try, it is said, to practice medicine. The
! theatre was quite comfortably filled
with the friends of the graduates. and
! was tastefully decorated with the colors
! of the university. red, white, and blue.
| Baskets of flowers and punches of roses
! crowded the front of the stage. The
graduates We're:
Mcdicino-IIoward Wilson Barker Dis
trict of Columbia; Elias Georges. MesO-
potamia: Charles l. LCzano, LII. NJ, Ala
bama; William Edward Philes, New York;
| Rose Mildred Purman, Wisconsin; Jo-
sePhine Riley. Ohio; Allace B. Seaver,
| District of Columbia; George Franklin
! Simpson, d. u. S, Virginia.; Melville
| Gibbs Skinner District of Columbia; JuliI
y. Webb. Alabama; Newton Elisha Webb,
Maryland.
Dentistry-J. Hepburn P Benson. Dis
trict of Columbia Elias Georges, Meso-
potamia; Edward Bercbmans Horen,
Ohio. Thomas Andrew Myers. Ohio; Leon
5. Wolfe, Kentucky.
The prizes were awarded to Miss
Josephine Riley, of the medical depart
ment, for general excellence in her
work. and to Thomas Andrew Myers, of
the dersaI department.
The address TO graduates was deliv-
cred by Prof Watson ]. Newton, LID.
He spoke of the two classes in the
world optimists and pessimists, and
said that it was wise to belong TO
neither of them, but to see life through
normal eyes. Life, he said, is what one
makes it, or cOnceives it to be, and the
life that is most satisfactory is the one
vice People can attain wealth. power.
position, and fame, but, whichever they
become possessed of, unless they realize
that man has his claim to life and
honor in the services he renders to
others, they are but upon the threshold
Of their existence. The motto of SER
vice, above all, he considered the one
which young doctors should have, and
should unflinchingly follow.
The diplomas were presented by Prof.
Thomas Wilson, and a valedictory ad-
dress, imaginative, earnest, and aptly
put, was delivered by Thomas Andrew
Myers, D. D. S. President j. T. Winter,
NJ. D., LID, awarded the prizes. Upon
the stage were:
DR.. c. w Scott, d. D. s.; Dr. D. Wat
kins, DR.. II. ]. Allan, DR.. ]. L. Parker,
Howard II. Barker, NJ. D., LII. D.; NJ. F.
Thompson, d. d. s.. NJ. D.; George c.
Ober, NJ. D; William Mercer Sprigg, NJ. /
D.; J. Roland Walton. d. d. s.; A ID. |
Cobey, d. D. s.; W. II. Bradbury. Phar.
D; Watson ]. Newton, LII. D.; Thomas
Wilson, Ii. D.; II. T. A. Lemon, NJ. D.; |
A. 3. Hooe, NJ. D.; n. =. Barnes, M. D.; !
J. Carlisle DeVries, NJ. D.: w. Given SUI |
ter, NJ. D.; o. a. 7. Swain, VI. D.; Will |
liam b. French, NJ. D.; J. H. p. Benson, |
D. d. S, and H. 2. Cobey, NJ. D., d. d. S. !