Evening star., 1901-06-01
GRADUATES IN PHARMACY
DEGREES CONFERRED UPON COL
LEGE CLASS OF FIFTEEN.
Address by Mr.. E. Fl. Hay and Music
by Marine Band-The
Program.

conferred by the National College OF Phar-
macy upon fifteen graduates at the Ma
tional Theater last night. The commence
ment exercises were duly impressive, and
were attended by greater number than
one thousand persons. None of the 1amn-
lar features of a graduating ceremony was
absent There were speeches woven Of
words that were sad and words that were
gay. In all the faces there shone thoughts
that were serious and thoughts that were
joyous. There were bright flowers, happy
music laughter and applause. The names
of the graduates follow: Alexander Shiras
Daggett. F. Perkins Dewey, jr., Peter
Joseph Duncan, Josiah H. Holland, Charles
E. Houghton, Adam kemble, William T.
kerfoot, jr., J. Arthur klinger, John
kraus. W. Fenwick Mattingly, Helen NJ.
Proctor. Frederick Repetti, Jesse A. Sfmp-
son. Thomas Stretton, Frank a. Tuck.
Suspended above the stage was the legend.
wrought in red and tlue letters on white
scroll. IN. C. P 1901 Behind the scroll
and crossed Were two American ensigps. A
little grove Of palms was upon the stage
and a hedge of blossoms along the foot
lights. During the incoming of the spec
tators section of the Marine Band played
Conradi's Berlin in Joy and Sorrow, Sc
lections from Carmen and the intermezZo
from "Salome" The graduating class oc-
cupied seats on the right of the stage and
the faculty and officers of the college on
dressed in white and wearing red rose in
her black hair. In the absence of A. j.
Schafhirt. president of the college, William
G. Roe, first vice president, presided and
Rev. A Freeman Anderson delivered the
invocation.
Address by Mr.. Hay.
Then the band played selection from
Foxy Quiller'' and the presiding officer
introduced the orator of the evening, Mr..
Edwin B. Hay. AS a preface to his speech
Re said that on the spot where he stood
many Romeos had declared:
Il do remember an apothecary,
And hereabouts he dwells-whom l late
noted
In tattered weeds with overwhelming brows,
Cutting of simples: meager were his looks;
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones,
And in his needy shop q tortoise hung.
An alligator stuffed, and other skins
OF ill-shaped fishes and about his shelves
A beggarly account of empty boxes,
Green earthen pots, bladders and musty
seeds.
Remnants of packthread, and old cakes OF
Were thinly scattered, to make up show"
Mr.. Hay reviewed the progress made In
pharmacy since the time when Shakespeare
wrote He said the word chemistry was
derived from a classic word, meaning
black, and that in ancient times alchemy
was thought to be black art. The speak
er rapidly sketched the advance made by
chemists since the ancients sought to
transmute base into precious metals and
since the Phoenicians and old Egyptians
learned the art of making glass. In dis
cussing the search for the philosophers
stone he warned young men against the
vain ambition of seeking to get something
for nothing. He adjured them that only
by industry, patience and Intelligence could
they attain to fame or riches. He advised
the graduates to strive for what they got
to get what they could, and to hold what
they got. This he said was the philoso-
piers stone which would turn dross to
gold
The speaker drew a picture In words of
scenes on a steamship at sea. The passen-
gers looked at the captain and the pilot
and trusted in them. They did not see the
stokerS nor think of them and vet these
were the men who shoveled the coal that
made the heat that generated the steam
that furnished the power that propelled the
ship" When persons consulted the physi-
elan they did not see and did not think of
the pharma cist who filled the prescription
and yet on the skill and care of this man.
unseen and unknown, hung the life of the
doctors patient Mr.. Hay urged that ply
scians strive to write IegibIv that the Ia
Dor and responsibility of the pharmacist
might be lightened. He advised the mem
bers of the class to limit their libations
to H-2-O, the chemists sign for water.
Degrees Conferred.
When the address to the graduates had
been concluded the band played waltz
from San Toy and the degrees were con-
ferred upon the graduates AS each bowed
in acknowledgment of the receipt of the
diploma, waves of applause rolled and rip
pied through the theater The applause
was especially demonstrative when Miss
Helen NJ. Proctor was given her degree
Mr.. P. j. Duncan delivered the valedictory
He spoke of the college days that were
gone and of the days of serious work to
come. He admonished the class TO be at
all times grateful and loyal to alma mater
A benediction brought the exercises to a
close.
Members Of the faculty occupying seats
on the stage were Drs. Samuel Waggaman,
William +. Hillebrand, Frederick A. Hol-
ton, Wymond II. Bradbury, DeHaven
Sharp and j. Murray Hackett.
The trustees present were: Wymond H.
Bradbury, Chas. B. Campbell, Francis NJ
Criswel, Walter G. Duckett, Herbert c.
Easterday. William P. Herbst Samuel L.
Hilton, VIM. S. Thompson and Frank P.
Weller.