The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-09
SHEEPSKINS FOR
new DOCTORS.
Final Exercises Of Medical COL
Iege Of Virginia.
DR.. W. E. EVANS THE ORATOR.
Or. Tompkins Awarded the New Physi-
clans Their Diplomas at the Acad-
emY-A Splendid Banquet
at the Temple.
DR.. w. E. EVANS THE ORATOR.

d1enceS ever filling the Academy or MUSIC
from pit to dome upon an occasion Of
similar character, the commencement ex-
ercises Of the Medical College Of Virginia
were held last night. The scene upon the
stage, where were seated, surrounding
the members Of the graduating class.
some of the most prominent men of the
medical profession in the South, was one
of inspiration, bespeaking the place this
splendid institution holds in the hearts
Of the people of Virginia.
Banks Of cut flowers hid the baroness
OF the stage and covered the railing or
the orchestra pit in profuson. When the
incoming audience had been seated, and
the STRAINS Of the orchestra's prelude had
ceased. Rev. R. NJ Chandler, D. D., opened
the evenings programme with prayer.
The awarding of diplomas and the an
nouncemcnt Of hospital appointments by
DR.. Christopher Tompkins followed, and
the exercises closed with most schol-
arly and eloquent address by Dr. w, E.
Evans, rector of Monumental Episcopal
Church.
DIR, ToMPuNs' ADDRESS.
DR.. Tompkins, dean of the faculty. in
his brief address before awarding the d.
plonas said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: We have as
sembled here tonight to celebrate the
commencement exercises OF the Sixty
fourth annual session of the Medical Coz
lege of Virginia In looking back ana
reviewing our progress from year to
year, we are greatly impressed with the
fact that our recent successes have tar
surpassed all that have come to US be-
fore Our enrolment of students is
larger than ever Our equipment Is In
creased, and we are about TO assume
medical and surgical control OF the NOBLE
Memorial Hospital, established by gen
oft who we'll
known to you. but, above all. and what
we most gratefully appreciate, IS that
We have the respect and commence OF
medical teachers, of the profession anu
Of the people generally, not only OF our
own State, but of the whole country.
You have all seen the Memorial Hos
pital now in process of erection. l will
not undertake to describe its plan and
equipment, for it is rapidly approaching
completion and you will soon have an op-
nortunity at it's public dedication to Wit
ness yourselves what a splendid GIT mas
been bestowed upon humanity. IN COM
mon with all other medical schools IN
the South that have made the change
from a three years to a four years
course, which change affects the graou-
ating class Of this session. Inc nuHlper
Of graduates this year is necessarily
small-since those who, under the former
condition. would graduate this year De
come transferred next year. when We
will no douht, have the usual number OF
Graduates have now the honor and
Measure to confer the degree OF doctor
of medicine upon the gentlemen whose
names I proceed to call.
THE, NEW DOCTORS.
He called these names amid the APP
plause of the audience:
Charles James Andrews, Alfred Sidney
Black. Celus Gregory Ferehee. William
NoI Tn1
McC,wiu. Emlvn Harrison Marsteller. Jr-.
Thomas Erie Rucker, Edward sandidge.
w. Macon Smiley. Robert Slaughter Tai
hot Iohn Thurston Thornton and George
Esley Williams.
After concentrating these young gen.
tlemen upon having obtained the honors
to which they aspired and faithfully Ia
bored. Dr. Thompkins announced the hos
pital appointments as follows
To the Old Dominion Hospital, Rich
mond. Va, Dr. C. G. Ferebee and DR..
7. Erie Rucker.
To the Retreat for the Sick, Richmond,
Va, DR.. r. S. Talbot.
To the City Almshouse. Richmond, Va,
DR.. William Flegenheimer, Jr., and DR..
Edward Sandridge
To the United States Marine Hospital.
Boston, Mass, Dr. f. II. NIarseteller, Jr.
To St. Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk, Va.
DR.. C. J. Andrews.
To Norfolk Protestant Hospital. Nor
folk, Va, DR.. R. c. Jurney.
OTHER GRADUATES.
Next he conferred the degree of Doc"
tor of Dental Surgery upon the follow
ing:
Charles Williams Andersen, Richard
Booth, William Chappell Flake and Ma
thanie Thomas Holland.
The degree of Graduates in Pharmacy
was awarded the following:
Franklin Porter Best, John Bane Crock
EFT. George Thomas Hogg, Arthur Hooks,
James Edward Stryker, Elijah Keeling
Wood
These appointments were received with
the yrea test demonstration on the part
of the student element, which so largely
constituted the audience and it was
some time before silence could be had.
During this prolonged applause the ush-
ers were busly engaged bestowing upon
the graduates and those receiving APP
pointments the burdens of flowers which
buried them from the view of the audi
ence for the remainder Of the evening.
DIR EVANS ADDRESS.
Introducing DR.. ". E Evans. the final
orator of the evening. DR.. Tompkins said:
Il have now the honor of introducing
the orator of the occasion, a gentleman
whose character and abilities are so uni
versally recognized that it is unneces-
sary for me to do more than present
him to you. Ladies and gentlemen the
Rev DR.. William E. Evans.
Dr. Evans address was eloquent and
scholarly. holding the audience for an
hour in the closest attention. His sub
ject was the "Dynamics of Germs or
the Potentially of the Insignificant >,
He treated his subject humorously in the
first part OF his address, but turning to
its more serious side showed from his
torical facts what great revolutions.
changes and discoveries had had their
beginning IN most Insignificant events.
He said the germ Of the war with Spain
lay in the beet. From this he enlarged,
showing the international com plications
growing out of the beet-sugar industry,
which led to- the Names being sent to
Cuba and its subsequent destruction.
SO he treated many great world-chang-
ing events Closing, DR.. Evans paid a
beautiful tribute to the beloved family
physician. picturing his place in the hearts
Of his people and the ties binding him to
thei, lives. He said: Young gentlemen,
let YOUR lives be so in your practice that
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