Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-02
TWENTY. NINE MADE DOCTORS
Creighton Med cal Oollege Graduates It's
Glars Of 1908.
lhCULTYS FAREWELL IS A BANQUET
After Exercises, Largely Attended,
the Glass H. Given Farewell
Dinner-severaI win Prizes
and Medal.
licULTVs FAREWELL is A sANoUE

The auditorium OF the Creighton Medical
college. though large, was not large enough
to accommodate, even with standing room,
the friends who gathered last night for
the commencement exercises OF the class Of
1909 After the program there the faculty
banqueted the class at the Her Grand hotel
with 100 at table.
The program at the college was inaugu-
rated with DR.. II. P. Hamilton's address
on behalf Of the faculty to the graduates,
who were ranged before him in mortar
boards and gowns, and twenty-nine in num-
Der. DR.. Hamilton conceded that the years
work had been hard and the tests severe,
but urged that 1t was better so. II never
have seen." he said, "a really distinguished
man who did not begin with a thorough
knowledge Of the undamen principles
OF the subject on which his reputation was
later builded." Continuing. he urged that
the students shall not practice medicine
solely with the idea of fits being a business
or profession, nor go into It only FOR
money" but advised that each choose
where he would wish to reside and there
build himself by constant and conscien-
tious work.
Valedictorian Pledges Glass.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Sullivan, valedictorlan Of the
class. responded to DR.. Hamilton's address
with remarks in which he very earnestly
pledged what the doctor had proposed and
said that the remembrance Of his alma
mater always will be an inspiration to
each member Of the class.
Father NJ. p. Bowling, president of
Creighton university. presented the dlplo-
mas and accompanied the presentation with
words as encouraging as they we're elo-
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the friends OF the graduates and for the
faculty; that the alma mater would follow
the course Of the sons and daughters with
interest and benignant smile always, and
that theirs was one OF those three
noblest professions that strike their roots
down deep into the imperfectIons of man
Kind and tend to better them. He talked
also Of the fathers OF medicine and Of tn,
VOW exacted in the earlier days OF the pro.
fession.
Some Win Prizes.
After Father Dowling's address and
general distribution Of flowers sent b,
friends, Dean D.. C. Bryant distributed
prizes won In medicine by DR.. w. s. Elem
Ing; In surgery, by DR.. J. r. stageman
DR.. A. w. Walker "a ~junior), and DR.. @
NJ. Erb; in opthalmology, by DR.. c.. r
Geith, and in surgical pathology, by A
II. koenig "a ~junior) and Eugene Wake
"a sophomore), the latter receiving tn
Waldron medal. Dean Bryant announce,
also that those who had won places a
internes at st: Joseph's hospital were Drs
o. r. Britain, G. F. Simanek, T. J. NolaI
and NJ. NJ. Sullivan.
Tho banquet which followed was in tn
Her Grand's very handsome new apart
ment, deliberately decorated by the manage
ment and provided with an orchestra q
the side balcony. 1t was the thirteeutl
banquet given by the faculty, but the un
lucky number had no effect upon the occa
sion. DR.. John P. Lord responded to IN
toast, 1.-THE Glass of 1903;' DR.. H. J
Newell, to "our Faculty" and DR.. ~Jenning
to THE Future OF Medicine in America"
The members of the class are: Arthu
F.. Gadbois. Gustav Hahn, Harry Juliu
Newell, Chelsea Marcellus Erb. Henr
Helm, Oman r.. Britain, M. Pauline Kluss
mann, Margaret w. Rhode, William +
Mick, Walter G.. Finley. Walter S. Payn,
Lucien Stark, c.. Elizabeth Lyman, job
f. Stageman. Thomas ]. Nolan, George !
simanek, Harry Delman Kelly, Louis ]
Rushmann. A. NJ, Anna NJ. Mares. Mul
NJ. Sullivan, A. NJ, Charles r. Geith, M
chael James Scott, Charles W. Hicker
Chester C. Impey, H. Eugene King, DEM
l.. Fitzgerald, William s. Fleming, A. p
Leta Major Pickett, Hanna Kathlee
OConnor.