Evening star., 1901-06-08
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS
GRADUATES OF NATIONAL UNIvERs-
ITY RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS.
Address to Glass by DIR. Watson J
NewtOn-YOung Woman Wins
a Prize.

The seventeenth annual commencement
of the medical and dental departments of
the National University took place at the
National Theater last night. The exercises
were attended by an audience which near
ly filled the playhouse. Medical degrees
were conferred upon eleven graduates and
degrees in dentistry were given to five. In
the graduating class. department of medi-
cine, were four young women.
The faculty medal to the graduate hav-
ing the highest general average in studies
in the medical department was won by
Miss Josephine Riley of Ohio, and Miss
Rose Mildred Purman of Wisconsin was
given honorable mention, her general aver
age, 1t was announced, being nearly as
high as that of the medal graduate. The
faculty medal for the highest general aver
age in the studies prescribed by the depart
ment of dentistry was awarded to Thomas
Andrew Myers of Ohio, class valedictorian.
Announcement of the awards evoked loud
applause This was strikingly the case
when the award to Mr. MYERS was made.
That gentleman served an enlistment as a
private in the United States regular army.
He is a member of Nelson A Miles Com
mand, Spanish War Veterans, and this
command was largely represented in the
audience by uniformed members, who
cheered Justify when the prize was pre-
Sented to their comrade
List of Graduates.
The names of the graduates follow:
Medicine-Howard Wilson Barker, District
of Columbia; Elias Georges, Mesopotamia
Charies 1. Lozano, LIN Alabama; VIII
liam Edward Philes, New York; Rose Mil
dred Purman, Wisconsin; Josephine Riley,
Ohio; Allace B. Seaver District of Column
bia: George Franklin Simpson, DDS, Vir-
ginia; Melville Gibbs Skinner, District of
Lob
ton Elisha Webb, Maryland
Dentlstry-J. Hepburn P. Benson, District
OF Columbia: Elias Georges, Mesopotania
Edward Berchmans Horen Ohio: Thomas
Andrew Myers, Ohio; Leon S. Wolfe, Ken
lucky.
The theater was embellished with bunting
and flowers. Above the stage and stretch
ing across the whole house were wide folds
of broad-barred bunting of red. white and
blue, the university colors. This was Iooped
In the middle, the loop being caught by two
American ensigns under golden spread
eagle. Over the center of the stage was
suspended white and red shield, In the
center of which was the American coat-of-
arms wrought in flowers and inscribed IN
T., 1901 Two American flags crossed con-
stituted the background of the device Be
low it hung long scroll in foliage. and red
roses inscribed with the words Medical
Dental, drawn in white blossoms. The
boxes, balconies and walls of the theater
Were draped with multi-colored bunting
and rosettes of flags were on the pillars.
The stage was decorated with palms ferns
white lilies and red roses
Ihe orchestra played Sousa's Liberty
March" and selections from "San TOY
and the graduating class. faculty and guests
came upon the stage while the audience
applauded and the orchestra played a
march, THE Battle of the Waves
Address to the Class.
Rev. DR.. Lucien Clark delivered the in
vocation Dr. Watson j. Newton addressed
the graduates. Upon being introduced he
was loudly applauded. This fact, he said,
reminded him of a story. Two Irishmen
were watching bull. One suggested that
they twist his tail The idea IMPRESSED
them as being funny and they laughed
one of them then attempted to twist the
bulls tail with lamentable results Then
they said: TT was good that we had our
laugh first
DR.. Newton told another story of a man
Who said he could collect a crowd in the
street without causing disturbance That
man drew out his watch and fixed his ewes
upon a marble lion which adorned a near
pg py, Ddilding dn;nn passerby asked What are
set my watch when the lion wags his tan
at noon" A great crowd gathered The
moral of this, DR.. Newton said, was that
some persons are so optimistic that they
believe in impossiblities.
Proceeding with the narration of another
story, the speaker said a peddler in Wall
street had arrayed before him on little
tray number of S. gold pieces which he
oHered to sell at % cents each. No per-
son would buy. The moral of this was
said to be that some men are so pessi-
mistic they will not seize golden oppor-
tunity. The optimist looked at life through
the magnifying end CT an opera glass; the
pessimist through the diminishing end DR.
Newton advised the members of the grad
Mating class to take the middle course and
look at life as it is.
In conclusion he said that if it were in
his power he would not give to the grad
yates wealth unless they would use it for
the good of other people; he would not
give them position Unless they would en-
ploy 1t to lift up others; he would not give
them fame unless it would teach them
modesty, and he would not give them
power unless they would exert it for the
good of man.
Diplomas Presented.
After music by the orchestra the diplo-
mas were presented by DR.. Thomas Wilson,
secretary of the board of regents
The valedictorian then addressed the
class, the faculty and the audience. He
followed traditional lines of thought, in
sistfng that if the graduates should sue
ceed it would be because of the effective
training given them by their alma mater,
but that if they should fail it would not be
the fault of their preceptors. He elabor-
ated somewhat upon the idea that the di-
ploma should not be the students goal, but
that study should be persevered in
The band played "WhistIing Rufus" the
prizes Were awarded by DIR. J. T. Winter,
president of the faculty, and the exercises
came to a close
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