The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

much for the good of mankind that fell
within the pale of the duty of the min
lister. He described the men in the
medical profession as ethical work
ers,'' and declared they were fellow
workers with philanthropists and Co
workers with God
Josiah F. Lewis, member of the fac
ulty, and who was graduated just
thirty years ago last night, delivered
the faculty address to the graduates.
DR.. Lewis address was interesting
from the fact that he detailed a brief
review of medicine from the time of
Hippocrites until the present time.
During the address he repeated the
oath of HippOcrites in unison with the
members of the class. In this oath they
swore by Apollo and all the other gods
and goddesseS" to keep faith with their
patients and to teach the science of
medicine only to those who had taken
the medical oath.
The ceremony of comforting the de-
gree, doctor of medicine, upon the grad
yates was in charge of DR.. ]. c. Me-
Clintock and the diplomas were immed-
lately afterward presented to the MEM
bers of the class who had earned them.
James NJ Wright was the class vale
dictorian and he delivered very ex-
cellent address during the course of
which he handed bouquets to each of the
members of the graduating class and
nearly all the members of the faculty.
He said in part:
Fellow classmates of 1902: We have
worked together four long years, Shout
der to shoulder. We have had the same
experiences, met the same difficulties
and overcome the same obstacles. Only
those who have gone through similar
experiences can know how strong the
tie of friendship and fellow feeling
binds our hearts together. Not once
have we had disagreement or a quar-
rel as a class to cast a shadow over our
pathway; and tonight we would do ev-
erything for each other that would be
possible for one human being to do for
another"
The Orpheon quartette and the
Amphion Mandolin club furnished the
music. Miss Vida Wood sang two very
pleasing vocal numbers and Miss Ger
trude Adah Becker of Kansas City re-
cited two readings.
This commencement which we are
now celebrating" said Prof. o. p. Davis
in response to the toast THE Commence
ment and the Glass of 1902" following
the banquet at the hotel last night,
marks an epoch in the Kansas Medical
school. Never before has a class grad
uated in four years. The class that is
pleted the four years course has met
all the requirements. Some of our stu
dents have been lured away to other in
situations by promises of early gradua-
ton. Success in a measure may have
followed these changes, but it is graft
flying to note that those who have pass
ed through a regular course and de-
voted years to their study, are fully
equipped for their dutieS.'
Professor S. w. winston of the State
university of Lawrence was toastmas-
ter. He first introduced Robert B. Stew
art who responded to THE Freshman's
Anticipations." Mr.. Stewart is in his
first years work at the school and rep
reSentS the freshman class. His re-
Spouse was the first of a series of four
covering the classes from this year I'M
til 1905 Mr.. Stewart treated the sub
ject from a humorous standpoint and
painted a pleasing picture of the unso-
phsticated freshman who came to school
with such quantity of crude ideas of
propriety of things in general, and how
they gradually wore off to be replaced
by an ease of manner that came with
his growing confidence in himself.
Frances Harper of the class of 1904
responded to the toast, 1.-THE Sophie
more's Progress;" ]. A Overlander re-
sponded to the toast, THE Juniors