The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-08
WARMLY WELCOMED.
The Charleston People Receive Sena-
tor Tillman With Open Arms
A BATCH OF YOUNG DOCTORS.
The senator Delivers the Annual Ad-
dress at the Graduating Exer-
cises To n Large and EN-
thusnstIc Audience.

cises To n Large and EN-
thusastIc Audience.
Senator Tillman had a big time in
Charleston last week. He arrived
there Wednesday having gone for the
purpose Of delivering the address at
the commencement exercises OF the
South Carolina Medical college Thurs
day night ut the academy OF music
He was met at the depot by DR.. +. l..
Parker, ,hc dean Of the faculty,
Mayor Smyth and Mr.. Henry p. Will
liamS, cashier of the Carolina Savings
bank, who entertained him at his
handsome home on Elst Battery. The
senator was driven directly to Mr..
Williams home. He received a num-
of callers during the day and was
taken for a drive over the city and
suburbs by Mayor Smyth Wednesday
afternoon.
lie was asked for statement on the
issues of the day, especially the ap-
pointmcnt Of the negro collector of the
port and other matters on which he
would be expected to talk, but he
turned the newspaper men down com.
pletely, saying that he would have to
be excused from being interviewed.
He explained that he had come to
Charleston in response to the invita-
tion of the college, and tn. attention
which was being shown him was all
very much appreciated, but he pre-
ferrcd not to make any public state
ments at this time. Senator Tillman
was the guest of Mayor Smyth at =
private dinner Wednesday evening at
the Charleston hotel. Only few
specially invited friends and the mem
berS of city council were present.
Senator Tiliman was taken in a
special trolley Thursday to the Char
lesion navy yards, being accompanied
by the park commissioners and num-
bcr Of the aldermen and the mayo..
He manifested much interest in the
work. lie expressed the opinion.
however. that he did not think that
the contractors were making the pro-
per progress but lie added that they
probably knew their business better
than himself. The senator refused
all other invitations for entertain
mentS Thursday explaining that he
needed resi- TO have him in tit condi-
tiOn to speak.
On Thursday night the annual COM
mencement exercises of the Medical
College OF South Carolina were held,
when the degree OF doctor OF medicine
was conferred upon twenty men and
two women, doctor OF pharmacy on
one candidate and diplomas of gradua-
tion in pharmacy on twenty-five
young men. The exercises were of
more than the usual interesting char
acter on account OF Senator Tillman
delivering the annual address.
The Academy Of Music seats 800
people, but the building was made
quate to accommodate the crowd and
many people were turned away from
the doors. The graduating classes
were not only very large this year, but
were also noted for their excellent
scholarship. The exercises were op-
ened with an invocation by Rev. DIR.
j. y. Is. Scherer of st. Andrews
Lutheran church. The annual report
of the dean, DR.. +. l.. Parker, was
then read, after which Maj. Theodore
G.. Barker OF the board Of trustees,
conferred the degrees, presenting the
certificates to the following graduates:
Graduates in medicine: DrS. G. T..
Ackerman, Cottagcville; j. w. Burn.
Charleston; Il. p. Carter, Ehrhardt:
III. Nj. Carter, SmOakS; +. G. Clark, Co
lumbia City, Ind; j. Il. DuPrc, Mt.
Pleasant; +. NJ. Duran, Blackstock:
w. +. Enrich, Georgetown; II. +.
llogg, Thomas +. Johnson, Char les
ton; j. c. Lawson, Darlington; NJ. II.
Mcmillan, Charleston: NJ. o. Mauldin.
PickenS; +. j. Mckinley, Mount Pleas.
ant; j. &. McMaSter, WinnSboro; 4.
Is. PrentiSS, Charleston; ID. L. Smith,
Anderson; +. G. Stone, Greenville; j
+. Townsend, Jr., Edisto Island; A.
NJ. Wyle, Chester.
Graduates in pharmacy: Ralph ii,
Baer, Anthony II. Beckman, Francis
III. Bold, David J. Burns and +. j.
Conner Charleston Alex Clyde Ell
lerbe, Conway; j. Leonard Hogan.
Ridgeway; Benjamin Franklin Nc
Leud, Clio; Crockett H. McMurray,
Lancaster; George ID. Merritt and NJ
Is. MonSen, Charleston: Hughes A.
Moorcr, St.GeorgeS; Manning l.. Mel
son and q. l.. Owens. Charleston:
Dan l.. Shielder, ST. Georges: Andrew
NJ. Smith and Ernest h. Smith. Char
lesion: j. Henry Stonecypher, West
minister; j. G.. Wannamaker, Jr.,
Orangeburg; H. L. Wccker, Char
lesion, and r. Sumter Williams.
sumter.
Doctor of pharmacy; j. Herbert
Burnam, Charleston.
The college cup was then presented
TO Dr. w. j. Smith by Prof. Forrest
and the medal for pharmacy to Mr.. c.
NJ. McMurray by Prof. Alard Mem
mingcr. The medal for practical work
in pharmacy was presented to Mr.. IL.
III. Bacr. The yaledictories were par
Jicularly pleasing efforts, being dcliv-
cred 10y McsSrS. Mckinley and Lucas
OF the medicine and pharmacy classes,
| respectively.
Senator Tillman then delivered the
annual address, speaking on the mcdi-