The Topeka state journal., 1903-03-28
((Photo by Colville.)
FRANK +. ROBERTS, VALEDIC-
TORIAN

The address before the class last
night was given by President Norman
Plass of Washburn college the institu-
ton with which the Kansas Medical
college expects to Join hands in the
near future. His was a discussion of
the multifarious duties of the physician
in the general social economy and a
tribute to the faithfulness with which
that duty is eustomarily discharged.
Dr. Plass gave an account of the prog
ress made toward the scientific preven-
ton of disease and lauded the profes-
sion for its endeavOr to keep the world
healthy when it was to its direct inter
est to have it sick. He spoke of the
necessity of the broad development Of
the physician, not only mentally but
morally and religiously, for his largest
usefulness to the world and said:
Thrice blessed is the community
whose physician is large in mind and
heart and soul"
OF the more material things which
confront the new physician and the
doctor of experience, DR. O. P Davis
spoke in making the faculty address
To the members of the class he urged
patience and perseverance in their ch0-
sen profession as well as honorable con-
duet in their private walks. To the
representatives of the general public
who occupied the seats of the opera
house he asked assistance in securing
legal protection for the medical profess
sion and assistance in the business of
suppressing the diseases which prey
upon the people of the world He spoke
of the reluctance of the municipal and
state governments to establish public
hospitals and experimental laboratories
/ for investigating causes of disease and
methods of its suppression. Without
/ mentioning names he cited the small
pox hospital of Topeka as an example,
stating that for the care of persons al
/ fected with contagious diseases a stable
was considered to be ample shelter
Representing the members of his
1 class of graduates Frank E. Roberts,
the valedlctOrian, made short ad-
dress telling of the ambitions of his
fellows to be a credit to their chosen
profession. He expressed the gratitude
of his class to the faculty for the care
taken in their instruction and express
ed their regrets at not having taken
greater interest in their work. Roberts,
besides having taken the hOnors of the
class for work done, was one Of the
popular men of the school and received
a good round of applause
The programme was opened by an in
strumental number by the Amphion
Mandolin club which gave the "Lut-
spiel Overture" Rev. Frank r. Mills
paugh pronounced the invocation and
was followed by the Washburn quar-
tette composed of Messrs Allen, SUIT
/ ton, MCGEE and Knowles After the
address by DR. Plass Miss Helen Nc
E 4
Lawrence Dunbar's poems. This was
most enthusiastically received and Miss
NcClintock was recalled. For her en-
core she gave another negro dialect Sc
lection. The next musical number was
a harp solo by Mrs. +. F. Brown, which
was also given an encore.
DIR. ]. c. McClintOck, president Of the
board of trustees, gave the sheepskin
to the twelve graduates and pronounced
the ma gic words which made them doc
tors of medicine. DR. J. e Minney
then made the public presentation OF
awards for scholarship to the members
of the class who had excelled in the
various studies in which they have beer
class was given a pocket set of instru-
ments. consisting of all sorts of knives
for the sterilization of the human anat-
omy. The prizes were given as follows
CLYDE q. Blake for the best eXamina-
ton in obstetrics, a pocket surgical set
Frank Roberts, ten dollars in money
for the best essay upon original work
T. A OVerlander. George Minney anC
Dallas A. Dillon. three prizes for ex-
cellent work in the study Of the eye
W R F'risbey, an office chair r3r the
best grade in surgery, J. A Overland
er, a phoneidoscope, for best grade II
diseases of children.
The one woman in this years grad
uating class is Mrs Minnie A. Massey
wife of DR.. r. E. Massey of Topeka
she was secretary of the class The
other. members of the class are Clyd'
D. Blake. president; Frank f. Roberts
vice president and vsledictorian; w
r. Frisbey, toaster; Mark Beach. Clar
ence L. Cole, Dallas D. Dillon. Harve!