Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-02
the world and to sign the death certificates
of centenarians."
Diplomas and Prizes.


Of centenarians."
Diplomas and Prizes.
At the close Of Dr. Keen's address he,
was greeted with enthusiastic applause.
which continued for several moments.
Dean de Schweinitz of the medical school
then presented the thirty-four candidates
for degrees of doctor of medicine. AS each
member of the class received his diploma
from the hands Of President Needham the
green doctors hood was placed ABOUT MS
shoulders by DR.. Carr and the audience ap-
plauded the young physicians heartl!y.
The candidates for the degree Of doctor
of dental surgery were presented Dy d.
Henry C. Thompson.
The awarding of prizes to the graoua'ss
was next in order. Dr. Thompson mace
the awards for the dental school as follows:
Faculty prize for the best examination IN
dentistry, $25 in gold awarded to Or. Y. y.
Constantine District Of C Sdui sra; h Mno
orable mention, Dr. E. 4. Hagan; Inc
H C. Thompson prize of SO for proficiency
in gold work was also awarded 10 Dr. -
L. Constantine.
DR.. Carr awarded the prizes in the de-
partment of medicine. The interest CEN
tered in the award of the faculty prize q
$50 in gold for the best examination IN
medicine, covering the four-years course.
Ur. Carr spoke of the time and labor rep
resented in the winning of the prize anu
then announced the winner, Dr. marry
Hampton Donnally of the District OF 20
lumbia who made 1916 out OF possipie
300 This was considered remarkably
good record The first honorable menton
in this competition was awarded to Dr. r.
e. Butterfield District of Columbia, sec
ond honora BILE mention, to DR.. Lewis HarVie
Taylor, Virginia.; third honorable mention,
to DR.. Giles Burneston Cook, Virginia
DIR. H. H. Donnally, in addition to win
ming the faculty prize, was also aWaIueu
the W. K Butler prize in opthalmology
and the G.. N. Aker prize in paediatr1cs.
DIR. Lewis Harvie Taylor of Virginia won
the c. w. Richardson prize In laryngology
and otology, and the H. C. narrow prize IN
dermatology for third-year student passing
best examination in the subject was award
ed to George E. Peterson, Maryland.
In addition to the prizes presented TO the
graduates the following graduating physi-
clans were appointed internes in Columbian
Hospital: DIR. Harry II. Donnaly, Ut IT
Henry Clay Coburn of this city and DIR.
Edgar Snowden of Virginia
Reception to Graduates.
After the commencement exercises at the
| tbeater the students attended reception
rendered to him by the faculties Of the medl-
cal and dental departments of the school at
| Rauscher's A buffet supper was PROVIDED
for the guests, and the time was spent In
social converse, with occasional lmpromptu
speeches by members OF the Iacuits anu
students and numerous songs, all or Wmcn
was among the guests at the junction ana
each of the graduates was introduced to the
noted surgeon by Dean de SchWelnitz.
Among the members of the faculty and
others physicians present were DIS. w m +
Carr, j. Ford Thompson. Sterling Ruf1n, X
Shute, A. B. Richardson, Thomas a. Gay
tor Henry c. Thompson, R. E. l.. Hackney
| and DR.. w. c. Woodward.
The List of Graduates.
Degrees were conferred upon the mem
bers of the two graduating classes, as fol-
lows:
Doctor of medicine-Eric Alonzo Aber-
rethy North Carolina; Wilbur Henry Rietz
Brandenburg. District of Columbia; G1lner
Brenizer North Carolina; Enoch George
Brian District of Columbia; Gilmore Ever
est Butterfeld, District of Columbia; II.
Clark Caldwell. California; Harry Clay Co
burn jr. District of Columbia; Giles Bur-
neston Cook, Virginia: Carl Lawrence
Davis. Michigan; Harry Hampton Donnally,
District of Columbia; Emmett Ahner Fagin,
Ohio; Arthur Case Fitch New York; Frede-
rick Arthur Fitch, Kentucky; William
Frank Galatzo, Maryland; John Henry
Gunnell, District of Columbia; Thomas Cole
Holloway, Kentucky; Zachariah Eugene
House, Maryland: julius Harold Hurst, Dis
trict of Columbia; Huron Willis Lawson,
Michigan: William ]. Mallory, Virginia;
William p Mckee. District of Columbia:
Robert Irving Mcneil, Tennessee; Joseph
Ernest Mitchell. Maryland; Carl Victor Ny
man, Illinois; Wilbur M. Phelps. Virginia;
Malvern H. Price. Virginia; William Alex
ander Quinn, Maryland c.. Elder Reed.
Maryland; Thomas Wesley Schwab Penn
sylvania Maynard J. Simmons Maryland;
Charles Newland Slater, District of Column
bia; Dwight Gordon Smith, District of Co
lumbia; Edgar Snowden Virginia; Lewis
Harvie Taylor. Virginia.
Doctor of dental surgery-Ernest Mere
dith Butt, Pennsylvania; Caesare Louis,
Constantine, District Of Columbia; 3. Avery.
Gardner New York; Wilmer Burton Greene,
District of Columbia Ernest r. Hagan,
Michigan; John w. Shaw. Iowa; Ernest E.
Smith, District of Columbia. ...'!
The classes graduated last evening from
the departments of medicine and dentistry
of the Columbian University were the first
to enjoy the facilities of the new hospital
and medical school buildings. These large
structures. completed last fall, give to the
departments of medicine and dentistry of
the university excellent opportunities for
clinical and practical laboratory work. The
men graduated recognized these advantages
and availed themselves of the facilities
1t is stated that there has been consider
able rivalry on the part of different MEM
bers of the classes in their efforts to secure.
positions of residents in the hospital.
ASSORTMENT OF WEAPONS.