Evening star., 1902-05-07
HOWARD'S GRADUATES
LARGEST CLASS IN THE HISTORY
OF THE INSTITUTION.
Prizes Awarded Those Who Excelled
in the Several Branches-The
Degrees Conferred.

The members Of the largest class ever
graduated from the medical dental and
pharmaceutic colleges Of Howard Unlver-
siiy received diplomas last night at the
commencement exercises hold in the First
Congregational Church. This was the
thirty-fourth annual commencement. and
hf,y-one students Of the college were given
diplomas. The large auditorium Of the
church was packed 10 the doors. Tastcfully
arranged decorations of American flags
hung from the balconies. and the bank OF
palms and flowers on the platform lent an
attractive appearance to the surroundings.
Music was furnished during the evening by
Hofrman's orchestra.
The exercises were presided over 10y DIR.
Robert Reyhurn, dean OF the college. and
on the platform. besides the graduating
class, were the following members Of the
faculty: J. Eames Rankin. DID, LID,
president of the university; Charles B. Pur-
Wis. AN. Md: Neil L. Graham. MD:
Daniel S. Lamb AN. MD; William II.
Seaman. MD; John f. Bracket MD:
Robert Reyburn. AN, MD: r. ]. Shadd,
AN. MD: George n. Perry. NJ. D.; J. Mel
vim Lamb. MD. DDS; e A Balloch.
AN, MD: L. Oliver Belt. MID; W. w.
Alleger. Md. Phar. d.; Samuel r. Watts.
Nj D.: J. Herve Purdy. Phar. D.: Andrew J.
Brown, DDS: II. Porter Davis. II. II. 5:
Collins Marshall. MD: II. A. Robbins.
rows. Phar. D.; Charles /. West. NJ. D.; Ed
ward ID. Williston. ABB. MD; John w.
Mitchell, MD: Robert b. Tyler. MID,
Phar. D.; Arthur ID. Weakley. DDS; VII
liam A. Wartield. MD: William 5. Naylor.
DDS; Herbert c. Scurlock. ABB. MD:
William T. Blackshear MD: Nell ID. Gra-
ham. MD: NJ. o. Dumas. MD. Phar. ID.
l.. II. Harris. Phar. D.; c. S. Wormley. d. ID.
s.: ]. G. Haskell DDS; Paul Bartsch,
MS; Albert Ridgley, MD.
Degrees Conferred.
The invocation was delivered by Rev. Dr.
Alexander Kent of the Peoples Church.
after which President Rankin conferred the
degrees on the graduates. Then followed
the awarding Of the three alumni prizes Of
so in gold by Dean Reyburn. Mr. James
f. Allen received the medical prize Mr.
Paul Louis Hive the dental. and that for
tae pharmaceutical division was given 10
Mr.. J. e. Jackson.
Prof. John E. Bracket. MD. the pro-
feSSor of the principles and practice of med
icine and clinical medicin in the university.
gave the charge to the class. and Rev. DIR.
Horder Of London, England. made an ad-
dress.
The Graduates.
The graduates in the several departments
were as follows:
Medicine - James Franklin Allen. Char
iottesville, Va: Anna Bartsch. Burlington,
n,
Sierra Leone. W. A: Carroll Alander Brooks.
Washington. ID. c; Julius Jequerity ChI-
coat. Holly Springs, Miss: Robert Garland
ChisseIl. A. b., Petersburg, Va; Ulpano ).
Cordova Davis, ABB, Phar.D.. UtuadO p.
r.; Benjamin Augustus Crichlow, Barbados,
b. W. l.; Sara DOland, Old Forge. Pa;
Thomas Grimke Freeland. Plum Point. Md;
Harry Monroe Hargrace, CadiZ. Ohio;
Thomas Henry Jackson. ABB, Baltimore.
Md; Frank B. Johnson. orangeburg, 5. C:
Roy Johnston. b. s.. Natchez, Miss: Rob-
ert Louis Jones, Lynchburg, Va; John
Henry King. Savannah, Ga; Robert James
Mathews, ABB, Wytheville, Va; Louis $.
Meikle, DDS. Jamaica, b. w. L.; David
Crockett Moon. Manchester. Va: Abe Beth
el Penn, Mount Airy, y. c, Eleanor ].
Pond, Washington, ID. c; John Wesley
Sutherin, East Palestine, Ohio; Abbott Re-
to Washington, Sewell, W. Va: Benjamin
Franklin White, Daniel Va, and Frederick
Yates. Washington. d. c.
Dentistry-Isaac Randolph Dixon, Natural
Bridge. Va; Gerald Mortimer Citizens.
Trinidad, b. w. l. Paul Louis Hive. Trini-
dad b. w. l.: Harry Clay Leslie, Utica. n.
Y; Clarence Stafford Payne, Richmond.
Va; William Arthur Pethel, Charlotte. n.
c., and Charles Reynolds Thomas. b. w. l.
Pharmacy-Alexander S. Barger, MD,
Mill Creek. H.; Ulysses S. Bolen. Asbuy
Park, y. J.: Robert S. Culley. Bladens-
burg, Md; William II. Davis. Louisville.
hA
ID. c.; James H. Harrison. St. Louis. Mo-:
James T. Harris. jr., Washington, d. c.:
Willie May Harris, Austin, Texas: James
f. Jackson. Richmond. Va; Morris o. Lee,
Albany, Ga: Leo Hugh Mccoy. Chandler.
Okla; Frederick S. Phillips Washington.
ID. c.; William Henry Smith, Richmond.
Va; Ralph Buruette Stewart, Washington.
d. c.: William w. Whips. Washington ID.
C: James T. Williston, Fayetteville. n. C..
and Robert c. Wright. Beaufort. S. c.
The class officers and committees in
charge Of the graduating exercises were as
officers of medical c!ass-C. A. Brooks,
pre- sident; ]. F. Allen, vice president: a.
Bartsch secretary; E. NJ. Boyle, assistant
secretary: ]. II. King, treasurer; 7. ii.
sergeant-at-arms.
Officers of dental class-W. A. Pethel.
pre- sident: II. c. Leslie, vice president; G.
r. Thomas. secretary; l. h. Dixon, treas
urer.
Officers of pharmaceutic class-M. o. Lee,
president; NJ. NJ. Harris vice president; W.
II. Davis, secretary; r. b. Stewart. treas
urer.
Executive committee-R. C. Chissell.
chairman; ID. c. Moon, F. Yates. II. NJ.
Hargrave, 7. G.. Freeland, r. b. Stewart
L. S. Bolden, z. l.. Hive.
Committee on invitations-R. l.. Jones.
chairman. A. b. Penn. b. F. White. G. w.
j. III. King.
Committee of arrangements-W. r. John
ston. chairman; J. III. King. secretary; r.. J.
f. j. Pond. J. T. Suggs. w. III.
Davis. l.. II. Mccoy, c. 5. Payne.
Reception committeeLG. II. Ferguson,
chairman; ]. A White r. S. Smith, j. I.
Walker. Phar. D.; Miss l.. A. Joiner Miss
l. r. Whipper. r. b. Jackson. w. 7. Nell
son. w. T Lovette. w. w. Jones, @. ii.
Butcher. Miss A. w. Smaley, S. b. Hughes.
II. S Pope, B. c. Waller.