Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-05
University Honors for Mem
bers of Two Glasses.
MEDICAL AND DENTAL
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS DE-
LIVERED BY DIR. II. B. DEALE.
Prizes and Honors Awarded-Dr.
Greene Delivers Diplomas-Ban-
auet Given by Faculty.

The graduates of the medical and dental
schools of Columbian University. the for
mer a class of thirty-three and the latter
fourteen. took their places in the three
days program of the eighty-first COM
mencement of that Institution at the Ma
tionaI Theater last night.
The law school and school of comparative
Jurisprudence held sway Tuesday night,
and tonight the commencement will close
with the graduation of students who nave
taken the college course. the course In the
Corcoran scientific school and school or
graduate studies
With a house filed with enthusiastic
admirers. with flowers and flags adding
their bright colors to the scene, with the
personal tributes of the esteem and love OF
their friends. with the sound advice and
sincere counsel of one who spoke from ex-
perience of their chosen professions, the
young doctors and dentists of COLUMBIAN
University o. were ushered into profess
sional life with all of honor ana acclaim
that heart could desire
To the march by the National Guard
Brigade Band, The Man Behind the Gun
the graduates took their seats on the
rower-bedecked stage. The faculty ana
DISTINGUISHED guests occupied space in
the center and as the youthful members OF
the fraternity marched by them in their
classic caps and black gowns they were
greeted with the enthusiastic applause OF
the multitude in the pit and galleries.
Among those on the stage We're DIT: ID.
X Shute DR.. W. p. Carr. DR.. II. c Var
son, DR.. ]. Ford Thompson, DR.. Sterling
Ruffin. DIR. A. &. Richardson. Dr.. John Van
Rensselaer,. DR.. f r. Richardson, Dr. W.
X. Butter. Or. James Carroll, l. ;: A: Dr-
Charles ". Richardson. Dr. w c Wood
ward Or. J. y. Nichols, DR.. Thomas Dowl-
ing ir Dr. O. \. NJ. Mckinnie, DIR. r. L.
Tompkins, DIR. Henry c. Thompson, Or. j.
NJ CabalI. DIR. Homer q. Medford DE- '.
b. Jackson and DR. j. Hall Lewis.
The Invocation was pronounced by KEY.
Luther r. Wilson. d D, after which Presl-
dent Samuel H. Greene introduced the
speaker Of the evening, Henry B. Deale
Dr. DeaIe's Address.
DR.. Dsale addressed the graduates on
The Laws Of Inheritance in Disease The
fllIacies in the public mind today on the
question OF heredity he charged to the
teachings of the medical profession. Inc
subject is one of great and growing inter
est at the present time. he SAID. On what
her,ditv really is ne reCited that not only
are physical traits of form inherited, but
traits Of mind and character. Later re-
search has demonstrated that disease is
not inherited. DIR. Deale called attention 10
the affections which each person would
have thrust upon him from each generation
Of his forefathers-euoHSh to eXtermlnate
the race-lf II were true mat disease Is an
inheritance.
The development of the germ theory of
disease has thrown great light on the QUes-
zion Of Inheritance. The conclusion reached
is that no germ disease be inherited.
Going from generalitieS to d detailed dis
cussion, Dr. Deale took up the subject of
tuberculosis, or consumption. This was
formerly thought to be an inherited disease,
but now science holds that each infection
an absolutely fresh case. He said the
child of parents afflicted with tubercuios is
does inherit a predsposition to the disease.
Predisposition is not disease, however, and
the child thus disposed might go through
life without developing it.
tuberculosis. he said, is infectious and
the disease Is spread in many cases by the
failure To thoroughly disinfect the rooms
series of precautions which should be OBJ
served to prevent the spread of this infcc-
touS disease. The same care should be taken
IN such cases as in that of any other in
fectIous disease Carelessness in details
suits disastrously in many cases.
The absolute cure of incipient tubercuIo-
SIS is'nO longer a matter of doubt, he said.
The enactment of laws for the regulation,
care and precdutiOn against a disease which
Is responsible for One-SeVenth of the worlds
death rate Is most emphatic municipal
duty.
Certain other diseases, long held to be in
herited. Were mentioned by DR. Deale
among which was govt. ''Gouty men are
held u nave equity children" Another So
called inherited infection cancer. Up
u the present time the external exciting
cause Of this disease has not as vet been
determined. DIR. Dedle asserted but when
TINS progress has been made the inheritance
proved
Addressing himself to the graduates he
urged their continued intelligent study of
sanitary laws. -