The Washington times., 1902-05-07
LAUNCHED upon THEIR
PROFESSIONAL CAREERS
Medical, Dental, and Phar-
maeeutlc Calculations.
Howard University Exercises Held at
Congregational Church-Alumni
Prizes Awarded.

to the doors last night, on the occasion
of the graduating exercises of the med
ical, dental. and pharmaceutic depart
ments OF Howard University. Fifty-one
| members of the college were launched
upon their professional careers.
The large auditorium was profusely
decorated with American flags, which
hung pendant from the balconies and
draped gracefully from the great organ.
On the large platform, behind a bank OF
flowers and palms, sat the graduating
classes. the faculty of the university. and
their distinguished guests.
The exercises of the evening were in
terspersed with musical contributions by
Hofman's Orchestra, and were confined
to the comforting of the degrees by the
president of the university. Rev. DR.. J..
Z. Rankin. the awarding of the diplomas
by the several members of the faculty,
and the charge to the classes by Prof.
John E. Bracket, NJ. D., the professor of
the principles and practice of medicine
and clinical medicine in the university.
The Alumni Prizes.
The alumni prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: In medicine. to James F. Allen;
dentistry. to Paul l.. Hive. and in phar-
macy. tc James E. Jackson.
Diplomas were awarded to the follow
ing:
Graduates in medicine-James Franklin
Allen. Charlottesville, Va; Anna Bartsch,
Burlington, Iowa; Edward Mayfeld Boyle,
Freetown, Sierra Leone, W. A.; Carroll
Aiander Brooks, Washington, ID. c.; Juli-
us Jequerity Chilcoat. Holly Springs,
Miss; Robert Garland Chissell. A. b..
Petersburg. Va; Ulpano 5. Cordova Da-
villa, a. b.. Phar. D., Utuado. p. R.; Ben
tamin Augustus Crichlow. Barbados. B. W.
l.; Sara Doland. Old Forge. Pa; Thomas
Grimkc Freeland, Plum Point. Nd; Harry
Monroe Hargrace, Cadiz. Ohio; Thomas
Henry Jackson. a. b.. Baltimore. Md;
Frank B. Johnson, Orangeburg, S. c.;
Joseph l.. johnson. Long. Ohio; William
Roy Johnston. B. S.. Natchez. Miss: Rob-
ert Louis Jones. Lynchburg. Va; John
Henry King. Savannah. Ga; Robert James
Mathews. a. B., Wytheville, Va.
Louis S. Meikle, ID. ID. s.. Jamaica, B.
w. l.: David Crockett Mdon. Manchester.
Va; Abe Bethel Penn, Mount Airy, N
C.: Eleanor J. Pond. Washington, ID. c.;
John Wesley Sutherin.= East Palestine,
Ohio: Abbott Revere Walker. A. B..
Washington. d. c.; Stepto Washington.
Sewell. W. Va: Benjamin Franklin
White. Daniel. Va. and. Frederick Yates.
Washington. ID. c.
Graduates in dentistry-dsaac Randolph
Dixon. Natural Bridge. Va; Gerald Nor
timer Citizens, Trinidad, B. w. l.; Paul
Louis Hive, Trinidad, B. w. l.; Harry
Clay Leslie, Utica, n, " Clarence Staf-
foru Payne. Richmond. va; William Ar
thur Pethel, Charlotte. y. c.. and Charles
Reynolds Thomas. Jamaica. b. W. 1.
Graduates in Observation-Disclosures s.
Barger. NJ. D.. Mill Greek. Ill.,: Ulysses
5. B9len; Asbury Park i; Robert 5.
Davis. Louisville, KY; Benjamin r. Hall
stcrks. Washington, d. c.: James II. Har-
rison. st. Louis. Mo-: James T. Harris. jr..
ID. c.: Willie May Harris, |
Austin. Texas: James E. jackson. Rich |
moud, Va; Norris o. Lee. Albany. Ga;
Leo Hugh Mccoy. Chandler, Okla; Fred |
erick S. Phillips. Washington, u. c.; Will |
liam Henry Smith, Richmond, Va; Ralph |
Burnette Stewart. Washington. d. c.; |
William W. Whips, Washington, ID. c.; |
James 7. Williston. Fayetteville. n. c., !
and Robert c. Wright. Beaufort. S. C.
Class Officers and Committees.
The class officers and committees in |
charge Of the graduating exercises ;sere
as follows:
Officers of medical class-C. A. Brooks, |
PRESIDENT: J. F. Allen. vice president: A. |
'artsch. secretary: E. NJ. Boyle. assistant |
]. II. King, treasurer, T. II. |
sergeant at arms.
officers of dental class-W. A. PetheI.
president; II. c. Leslie, vice president; C. |
I. Thomas. secretary; !. X. Dixon. treas
,rer
officers of pharmaceutic class-M. o.
ZEE, president: NJ. NJ. Harris. vice presi-
lent: w. II. Davis, secretary; r. b. Stew
lrt. treasurer.
Executive committee-R G. Chisseu.
d. C. Moon, F. Yates. II. VI. |
iargraye. T. G.. Freeland, X. B. Stewart,
J. S. Bolden p. L. Hive.
Committee on invitations-R. L. Jones,
hartman, a. b. Penn, b. f. White, G. w.
,offee, ]. 7. Harris. W. II. Jackson, G.
4. Citizens. ]. II. King.
Committee of arrangements-W. r.
ohnston, chairman: ]. II. King. secre-
ary; X. J. Mathews, L. J. Pond, J. T.
uggs. W. II. Davis, L. II. Mccoy, c. S.
'ayne.
Reception commttee-G. r. Ferguson,
J. a. White, II. s. Smith, J. T.
Walker, phar D.; Miss L. A. Joiner, Miss
r. Whipper. II. b. Jackson, W. T. Nell
on. w. r. Lovette, w. W. Jones, c. H.
butcher. Miss A. W. smalley. S. b.
hughes. II. S. Pope, b. c. Waller.