New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-04
SIXTY u. DIS AWARDED
THO Women Among the Cornell
Medical College Graduates,
DR.. SCHURMAN ADDRESSES CLASS.


DR.. SCHURMAN ADDRESSES CLASS.
For the first time in the history Of the Cornell
University Medical College its officers and trustees
some twenty-five in au-apeared in public at
Carnegie Hall last night at q commencement, in
their caps and gowns. The occasion the fifth
annual commencement OF the Medical College
Impressive and beautiful was the scene when the
1lIty-eight young men, and two young women
(Alice Gates Burbee and Ruth DemaresD graduates,
also attired in academic dress. marched in squads
OF ten from the front seats in the auditorium to
the hower-bedecked stage, while Shannons Sd
Regiment Band. Toned at the OF the stage,
played THE Double Eagle march
The audience that filed the great hall from pit
to dome applauded the names called. and
President Schurnan conferred the degree OF NJ. D.
President ]. G. Schurman, Dean W. NJ. Polk, Pro-
fessors L. A Stinson, ". G. Thompson. James
Ewing, r. a Witthaus, II. F. LOOMS, George
Woolsey, r. w Gwyer. Frederick S. Dennis, Austin
Flint, J. c. Edgar c L Dana, Gorham Bacon,
George T. Elliott, Newton NJ. Shafer, J. H Hart
well, Joseph L. Winton. Lewis a Conner and r
R Bolton Colonel Henry ". Sackett, Of the board
Of trustees Of the college. was one Of thoss who
had box parties.
The Rev. Henry Mottet opened the exercises with
prayer, which followed by a. selection by tbs
band Then President Schuruan called the names
Of the graduates and gave out the sixty sheepsins
After a trombone solo by Ernest Clarke. Dean
William NJ. Polk read the honor roll each Of the
ten names being spplauded as II was read
These the composing the honor roll;
Murdoch Douglas Macleod Clark Sumner Gould,
Dwight Fem Johnson, Benjamin Half Soaring
Clarence Catlin Corysll, Harold Capron Bailey
Franck McElroy Huntoon, William Pfeiffer, Aora-
ham Moskowitz and Henry Pearson.
The first three were the recipients also Of the
faculty awards Of $50, 500 and $50 respectively
The prize for the best work GEOLOGY, presented
by Professor Gorhan Bacon. q set Of instruments
was won by BENJAMIN Haff Soaring.
Then followed the address Of the president Of
the university. Dr.. schurnaau. He said in part:
M, This big agae9ca reminds e me Of yar9 9 do56s s5
whether Cornell might venture TO establish medi-
night. We have graduated sixty. pupils The cues,
9n mas ven s s0S6d a6 6a tbTee years ago we
moved into the largest, stateliest and best struc
Sew2YorI To-day 100 10 i56 men are provided
with the anlpest FACILITIES for medical education
thst il Would be dIfhcuiI 70 find stronger faculty
10 four gears is firmly established in the state
To-day lectures are put in the background, and
and clinical work The eye the touch. the mus
cular sensation IS the new method we learn 10
There is Yet one great uncertainty, one problem
rom the public and Mgr schools or shall We as
some already have done, close the door 10 all put
candidate is: Does your previous education on
Should be admitted. Has he the college degree?
So much the Better. It makes a larger man. With
youg e Tno - 6SHe means egTee We ' i've in
c f-S 5ere 800 voI man ano YOUNG
woman should have opportunity. Many young
Wby h not give him a - chance az in the past to
pTove himself PhYsca do and a gie doors there
will spring up all over the country schools Tor
sh2T 9e w We 9T t e is4 Of the States viii pass
law limiting the admission to college gradgateS
It's not done in the mother country ana II VIII not
I see before me young men and women who have
q learned
This IS the Oldest Of all professions, Al these
light and an enemy Of darkness and tgn9rap5 .;2-
r1osfi0o-i1eTT things betng equal-viIl succeed
l call your attention to its sister profession OF
# was = in the the courts Now it IS in the Office It
is business Office Il is in danger OF being an
member of the firm who devctes himself TO bust
@ wh Sr rs IL gsn e Basness BsnSs
to-day. as everybody knows, is passing INFO ne
Gates Law moves in the same direction It tends
Is profession TO be syndlcated4 ar have a1v-a7s
been in the past. Your profession remains in its
IS that his relations are personal relations Sick
PAD MAJ Gre bz svmpathetc words or even sug-
gestion. II is doubly necessary for neocal man
profession you are humanitarian, ministering 10
the sick, showing pity and S9np2ssioil,e AL 'I@9
fesson. Crafty your scientific intellect ana those
Wfoh Offers opPortni5ies ike these
is surely small thing. and 50 congrat9lste you
PRACTICE Of your profession 1 wish you ali GOD
speed.
The following were graduated: Harold Capron
Bailey Ernest Ensign Banker, Carl Boettlger.
Alice Gates Bugbee, Godfrey Charles Henry Burns
Charles Willard Chaplin. Clarence Catlln Coryell
Edward Rutherford CUnniffe, Louis Leopold DAVID
coz, Fl,+r7 Donarest Paul Doan, Louis Philippe
Dosh, sigmund Epstein, John Wesley Faust, Harry
Srark Flncke. ARCHIE Max Fisher, Louis freedman
Joseph Herman Gsttinger Clark sumner 4 GouiG
arrf1.r Randolph Green, Anthony rams Hansen
I,,li5s JacoL Hertz Horace Pointer HoerIe. Frank
TcFlrov Funtoon. Norris Arthur JacnnQWitz.
dwight Fem Johnson. Louis Moses hoTnlne4 t-llI2t
WagsLaff Lawrence. Abraham Aaron Levy lou, LOUIS
17raGarirl Iicht Thomas Charles LlppInaL' ROPER
I71-snC.s Ludwig. Murdoch Douglas Macleoo, VII
liam Henry Magill John Francis Mohan 2 n
[ToekovitZ William Hailes Palmer, Henry PEARSON
VyiIIjaro Preiffer James Knight QuiSey BENJAMIN
fSo--1ansl Herman Rosenberg. valentine, ttucI
IT. Samuel schwartznan. Benjamin haf oea a;
Irsi-b Sears Hobart Parker Shattuck tSeLldh4Ib
SSa{+iis Isaac Stiefel. Abraham StTacLslelil !ssc
e1-eer Harry William Nickers; WAFER 71 LuS ~
W. George Nelson Tompkins Otto W agner IA f1E-
,vs~d William Weber. Floyd Robins MrlshI' " IL
~ Jerome Zporkes, Eugene Jerome Zelhe!' -NoI-
ris fucker.
-r,u r,7TTTnpEN REVERTED