The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-09
FORTY SIX GRADUATES
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF INDIANA.
President Goblin, of De PAW UDiver.
sity, Delivers the Principal Adj
dress-The Programme.

The thirty-first annual commencement of
the Medical College of Indiana. which con-
stitutes the medical department of the
University of indianapolis, was held at
Englishs Opera House last night. The
class. though somewhat smaller than that
of last year. was above the average nu-
merically, there being forty-six graduates,
six of whom are young women Those
who composed this years class are:
Bonnie Odrscol Adams, Walter Clare
Beall, Louis Berner, Cecil Augustine But
Ter. James WILDER Canaday, Charles Bunce
Collins. Emma Colop Effie Armilda Cur
rent, Mitchell Otis De Vaney. Emma Norris
DOying Thomas Joseph Dugan, Edward
Clinton Elder Walter McBeth, John Will
bur MacCammon, Arthur James McCrack-
en-, Charles Albert Mcneil, William Ellis
worth Michael, William Louis Miller Will
liam John Molloy, Rebecca Parish Samuel
Pearlman, William Berry Peterson. Blanch-
ard Pettijohn. Rosein julie Piscator, Lanta
Weirick Ford, Harry Shelby Hicks, Leora
Franklin Hicks Everette Edward Hodgin.
Allen Jackson Hylton, Harry Aaron Jacobs,
Rilus Eastman Jones. Paul Hunt Keyes.
Charles Jacob Kneer, Leon T. Leach,
James Roger Lewis, John Perry Retts,
George Revis. John Eayres Robson.
n,
John Sellers Spoor, William Edgar Thomas,
Walter Edwin Thornton. Milton Madison
Wells. Claudius Huron White, James By
ron Young.
AS on former occasions the commence
opera house being so crowded that many
were forced to stand in the aiSeS and in
the rear of the seats during the whole
evening. The class and faculty of the col
lege occupied the entire floor space of the
large stage, which was attractively dec
Grated with palms and evergreens-
DR. GOBINS ADDRESS.
The address of the evening was delivered
by President Hillary A Goblin, ID. D.. of
De Paw University, his subject being:
1.-The Physician as a Publicist.' He said
that historically considered no profession
contains more illustrious discoveries and
inventors whose achievements have brought
reiefs and blessings 10 the people than
the medical profession.
mo other profession does much to
reduce the very conditions by which it can
reach the largest financial success, said
President Goblin. The hardest fought bat
ties In the progress Of medicine have been
contagion and epidemics whereby disease
would be minifled and the demand for
medical services be reduced. The people
would rather pay heavily for the pound
of cure than to give penny for the ounce
of prevention. The profession has toiled
patiently against this strange perverseness
of the popular mind. 1t has wrought Won
derful benefits for those who have received
them not only ungratefully but often with
sullen protest and even with open vio-
lance"
In speaking of the physician as a pub
licist President Goblin said he did not use
the word ''publicfst' in its ancient mean
ing but i'm the sense used by most modern
writer's in political science. which meant
lone who is verSed in or writes upon, pub
lie affairs and anticipates improvements
to promote public comfort and thrift.
The physician, he said, co-Operates with
every other profession In correcting the
evils of society. Continuing. he said: Not
the least important to the public is his
service in exposing the frauds and impo-
sitions of cranks and charlatans who claim
to heal by some occult or mystic power.
No profession is go seriously embarrassed
by brazen pretenders who easily impose
upon the sick and feeble by their pre-
posterous claims admire the courageous
and faithful physician who speaks out
plainly and earnestly against all such i'm
posters. They deserve bitter scorn and
severe rebuke. because they approach their
victims in the sanctimonious garb and plat
itudes of religion. 1t is not merely a duty
to the profession TO expose them. 1t is
not simply a service to true religion to
show their real nature. The chief motive
constraining the physician to oppose them
is that he is duty bound by obligations
OF his calling TO protect the sick and in
firm against all evils
OTHER FEATURES.
The address on behalf of the board of
trustees in comforting the degrees was de-
livered by DIR. G.. w. III. Kemper, secre-
tary of the board. Among the numbers
of an excellent musical programme was
xylophone solo, "Ihe Burgomaster," by
Mr. L. g. Leedy and number of vocal
selections sang with pleasing voice by Mr.
l.. II. Colvin, accompanied by Professor A
ErnestinOff.
Prior to the commencement exercises
the graduates were informally banqueted
at the Denison Hotel by the faculty of
the college. DIR. Henry Jameson acted as
POSTMASTER, and a number of the faculty
including Drs. Brayton, Wyn, Wishard and
Kemper, responded TO his call with brief
impromptu toasts touching upon the work
and qualifications of the graduates. Dr.
r. O. Adams, of Eaton, a member of the
class, responded to the good luck tOasts
offered the class by the faculty.