The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-13
SCENE OF GREAT BEAUTY
The Academy Of Music Filled, and Bril-
lance Lent to the Occasion by
Fragrant Flowers and
Sweet Music.

exercises OF unusual interest and attrnc-
tiveness. At the Academy the scene was
beautiful and brilliant. Sweet music and
movers We're in abundance, and we'll
dressed women and handsomely groomed
men Eraced orchestra. galleries and
boxes. Everything went smoothly and
well-a commencement In keeping with
the finest year and the finest class tho
college has ever had.
Among the chief items Of interest and
Importance We're the announcements by
the dean of the election of three new pro-
fessors and his statement of improve
ments contemplated at the school,
Tho Grafton Of the evening was deiv-
cred by Professor S. c. Mitchell, of Rich
mond College. AS was to be expected,
the address by DR.. Mitchell was nota-
BILE one. which created u great impression
on the audience.
THE EXERCISES.
When the exercises began the attend
ance was such as was we'll betitting IN
occasion interesting to all and Important
to many. The house was well filled and
fresh arrivals were frequent. The scene.
viewed from whatever point. was most
beautiful and attractive, charged as 1t
was with the academic atmosphere that
always surrounds occasions of the sort.
From the stage the tiers OF animated
faces and the brilliant costumes con-
ti.buted to make q most pleasing pic
lure. AL was DrlGIC ana charming 10 q
happy degree.
Strains of sweet music carried with
them the first intmation that the exer-
cises were almost to begin. Immediately
thereafter hush fell over the audience,
as the Rev. Robert Strange. D. D., rec
tor Of st. Paul's, arose to offer the open
ing prayer. More music followed, and
then began the important portion OF the
exercises. The annual address of DR..
Christopher Tompkins, dean Of the. fac
ulty Of the Medical College. preceded
the comforting of degrees and the ora
ton by Prof. S. C. Mitchell. Of Richmond
College, the distinguished speaker chosen
for the occasion.
ADDRESS BY THE DEAN.
In his address, DR.. Tompkins made
several interesting and important an
nouncements. He said:
We have assembled here tonight to
celebrate the sixty-hfth annual COM
mencement of the Medical College Of yir-
GINA It is with the greatest pleasure
that find myself able to state that
our prosperity has continued and in
creased and that our prospects FOR the
ensuing session of this college are .'srnl-
nently bright
II am very glad to be able to announce
the Board Of Visitors, to still further
perfect the teaching OF surgery has
added another professor to that branch.
The title Of the chair held by DR.. Lewis
c. Bosher has been changed so as to read
Professor of Practice of Surgery and
Clinical Surgery DR.. ]. Shelton Hors-
ley, now Of EI Paso, Texas. has been
elected Professor of the Principles OF
Surgery. The school is to be congratu-
la ted on acquiring, as a member of its
teaching corps gentleman Of such ex-
tended influence and ability.
THE Board of Visitors also elected DR..
F. W. Stiff, of this city. professor Of
Prosthctlc Dentistry, and Dr. S. T. Hart,
Of Ashland. professor OF operative tech
faculty in the Dental Department of this
college. We are glad to welcome these
two gentlemen, who will be valuable adj
dition to our teaching corps.
I'VE contemplate a great many i'm
provements, which will materially add
to our present excellent equipment and
augment our facilities for teaching.
satisfaction are the advantages which
will be derived from the Memorial Hos
pital-that noble tribute to charity which
Is tho outcome of the benevolent munih-
cence of our fellow-citizens. Unfore-
seen and unavoidable difficulties have
thus far prevented the opening of this
benevolent institution, but these difficult
ties are now about to be overcome, and
there Is every reason to believe that the
hospital will shortly be opened for pa
tients and in operation under the most
favorable conditions.
Miss Agnes s.. Brennan. for twenty
years superintendent Of nurses In Bel
levue Hospital In New York, and one
of the best known OF nurses, will come
here June list to take charge as superin-
tcndcnt of the Memorial Hospital.
"She will bring with her the superin-
tendcnt Of tho School for Nurses, which
will be connected with the hospital. and
will ali bor a GalStln tS. well
az the inmates for the nurses framing
school,"
CONFERRINd OF DEGREES.
After musical interlude, DR.. TompAins
proceeded to the comforting OF degrees.
The young doctors Of medicine were hrst
called forward to receive their degrees as
follows: William Harrison Boyce, Henry
Bernard Brstow, James Semple Cah!ll,
Claude C.. Coleman, Thomas Grier Cook,
Edward Cummings, Oscar Carroll Daniels,
Job Worth Davis, John Adams Drake, J:..
John Sidney Harrison, Rob Roy iiosklns,
William Harrison Howard, Jones ROSS
Hunter, Thomas Clarence Johnson, Harry
Kelam, Henry Garnett Latimer" Herbert
Mann. Roy Benson Miller, Lucius Daniel
Morgan. James Robertson Pharr. Joseph
Alfred P!lout, Lawrence Taylor Price.
Jesse Parker Rex. Claude Nelson Rucker,
John Bonncy Shipp, Edward Dabney
starke. Harry Benjamin Stone, William
Joshua Sturgis, Charles Walter Thomas,
Edwin Olin Thornhill. Daniel Trigs, Jr,,
Charles Wiley Tucker. Walter Edwin
Walker Ebert Patton Whted, Eugene
YounH Willis.
'By virtue OF the authority invested In
mo by tho State OF Virginia. 1t gives me
pleasure to confer the degree of Doctor OF
Dental Surgery upon the following gentle
men who will please come forward whom
! call their names: BENJAMIN Thomas
Blackwell, James semple Cahill Rufus
Pierce Copenhaver William Guy Delp
Thomas Seattle Hoss Franls Bacon Hart
Richard Fuller Hillard, Frank Elton
Perkins. Asbury Glenn Pless, Robert
Latham spencef.
II have to announce that Mr., James
Mitchell Lewis has also successfully