Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
HOLD ANNUAL DINNER
GRADUATES OF THE COLUMBIAN
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
President Needham and Members Of
Faculty Were Guests Of Honor
Toasts and Speeches.

President Charles W. Needham and his
associates of the executive medical faculty
of the Columbian University were che
guests of honor at the annual dinner Of
the graduates Of the institution. which was
held last evening at the Raleigh Hotel.
A pleasing feature Of the occasion was the
evidences displayed of friendship and har-
mony between the instructors and the grad
yates. The utterances Of the students dur
ing the evening were eulogistic of their
tutors. as were the remarks Of the latter
toward the graduates.
While the dinner was being served sew
eral extemporaneOus addresses were made
DR.. w. P. Carr told many humorous stories
and personal experiences. and, upon drift
ing to the real theme Of the occasion, said
that the point of view was not only that
the students were grateful to the faculty
for letting them through. but that the rae
ulty was grateful to the men who appeared
before 1t and passed the examinations. In
a satisfactory manner Dean de Schwein-
itz also made few remarks during the re-
past in which he cOmplimented the gradu-
ates on the example they had set to the
lower classes and gave TO them large
share of the credit for establishing among
the medical student body an esprit de corps
which was most gratifying to the instruct
ors and aided them in their work.
President Responds to Toast.
After brief remarks by DR.. Thomas A.
Clayton, President Needham, in pleasing
manner. responded to the toast, "Colum-
bian University-Our Alma Mater" The
speaker referred to the progress OF the
medical department of the university, and
assured the young men that he had been
greatly encouraged in performing the
duties of his office by the interest the stu
dents had taken in their work. After
brief history of the university. he con-
cluded his remarks by imparting some
valuable advice to the graduates.
AT the call of the postmaster. Mr. Gil
mer Brenizer, president of the class the
following gentlemen also responded to
toasts: "Our Teachers-Our Friends the
Faculty. Lewis Harvie Taylor. Virginia
Mental and Emotional Phenomena
Arthur Case Fitch. New York; THE Code
of American Medical Ethics Prof. ]. Ford
Thompson, District of Columbia; 1.-The
Consecrated Mediocrity." Thomas Cole
Holloway Ksntueky The Spirit v of Our
Some of Our Difficulties and Some of Our
Joys Harry Hampton Donnally. District
Of Columbia; Sociology and Medicine"
John Henry Gunnell. District of Columbia
The following is the list of those present.
DR.. Charles w. Needham. Prof. E. A. de
Schweinitz, Prof. J. Ford Thompson. Prof
w. z. Carr, Prof d. X Shute, Prof Thos.
A. Clayton of the faculty, Eric Alonzo Alb
ernathy Wilbur Henry Retz Brandenburg,
Cilmer Brenizer Enoch George Brain. FL
more Everest Butterfield, Henry Clay Co
burn. jr. Giles Burneston Cook, Carl Law
renee Davis, Harry Hampton Ronally,
Emmett Abner Fagin Arthur Case
Fitch, Frederick Arthur Fitch. VIII
liam Frank Galatzo. John Henry Gunnell
Thomas Cole Holloway. Zachariah Eugene
House, Huron Willis Lawson, William p.
Mckee Robert Irving Mcneil, William j.
Mallory Joseph Earnest Mitchell, Wilbur
NJ Phelps. Malvern H. Price, William Alex
ander Quinn, c. Elder Reed. Thomas Wes-
lev Schwab, Maynard ]. Simmons. Charles
Newland Slater Dwight Gordon Smith Ed
gar Snowden, Lewis Harvie Taylor.