The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-02
COLUMBIAN GRADUATES
AWARDED DEGREES
Commencement Exercises at
New National Theater.
DR.. w. w. KEEN THE ORATOR
Discusses Four Requisites for Success
in Medical Career-Distribu-
tion of Prizes.

lumbar Medical and Dental Schools were
held last night in the New National
Theater. DR.. William Williams Keen.
M. D.. Ii. D.. of Philadelphia, delivered
the address, and President Needham
conferred the degrees upen the gradu-
ates
DR.. Keen said that there were four
REQUISITES for success in a medical
career-good moral character, good man
ners. perseverance. and studiousness.
He discussed all four essentials in
detail With reference to the last. he
said the science of medicine had made
wonderful progress in the last fifty
years. and that still greater advance
would likely result in the next half CEN
fury. Consequently, unless the young
doctor applied himself to his books, he
would be stranded and the more studious
would win success
Or. Keen advised the young prac-
titioners to study constantly and at the
same time not to neglect culture. After
they had acquired experience he advised
them to write something, but not until
they had something to say. In discuss
ing the work which the physicians of
the future had before them, he referred
to the time when accidents and old age
would be the only actual causes of
death
The following received the degree of
NJ. D.:
Graduates in Medicine.
Eric Alonzo Abernethy, North Caro-
lima. NJ. D., University Medical College.
Richmond; Wilbur Henry Rietz Bran
denburg, District Of Columbia; Gilmer
Brenzier, North Carolina. A. B.. c. E.,
Davidson College; Enoch George Brian.
District of Columbia; Elmore Everest
Butterfeld. District of Columbia; H.
Clark Caldwell. California; Harry Clay
Coburn, jr., District of Columbia b. s.,
Columbian University; Giles Burneston
Cook Virginia; Carl Lawrence Davis.
Michigan; Harry Hampton Donnally.
District of Columbia, A. NJ, Columbian
University; Emmett Abner Fagin, Ohio;
Arthur Case Fitch, New York, Phar. D.,
National College of Pharmacy; Fred
erick Arthur Fitch, kentucky; William
Frank Galatzo, Maryland; John Henry
Gunnell. District Of Columbia; Thomas
Cole Holloway, Kentucky; Zachariah
Eugene House, Maryland, D. D. S.. Ma
tional University; Julius Harold Hurst,
District of Columbia: Huron Willis Law
son, d. S., State Agricultural College
of Michigan; William ]. Mallory,
of Columbia; Robert Irving Mcneil,
Tennessee; Joseph Ernest Mitchell,
Maryland; Carl Victor Nyman, Illinois,
Phi. G., Northwestern University: Wilbur
NJ. Phelps, Virginia, NJ. d., Howard Uni
versity; Malvert H. Price, Virginia.
Phar. d. National College OF Pharmacy:
William Alexander Quinn, Maryland C.
Eder Reed, Maryland; Thomas Wesley
Schwab. Pennsylvania; Maynard ]. Sim
mons. Maryland; Charles Newland Sla-
ter. District of Columbia: Dwight Cor
don Smith, District of Columbia, A. B..
Williams College; Edgar Snowden, Viz
ginia; Lewis Harvie Taylor. Virginia.
Dean Lewis. of the dental SCHOOL. then
presented seven men for the degree OF
dfntal surgery. lavender hood was
Bestowed upon them. They were as
follows:
Ernest Meredith Butz, Pennsylvania:
Caesare Louis Constantine, District of
Columbia; B. Avery Gardner, New York;
Wilmer Burton Greene, District of CO.
lumbia; Ernest R. Hagan, Michigan;
John w. Shaw, Iowa. and Ernest E.
Smith, District of Columbia.
Distribution Of Prizes.
Prof. Henry c. Thompson then made
the announcement of the winners of the
prizes in the dental school They were
as follows:
Faculty prize for the best examina-
ton in dentistry S25 in gold. awarded to
DR.. G. L. Constantine. District of Co
lumbia.
First honorable mention-Dr. E. R.
Ragan.
Special prize of $40 for best operative
gold work-Dr. C. L. Constantine.
Prof. Carr announced the winners of
the prizes and honors in the medical
school as follows:
Faculty prize of $50 in gold for the
best examination in general medicine
Or. Harry Hampton Donally, District of
Columbia; 1916 obtained out of pos
sible 200.
First honorable mention-Dr. E. E.
Putterfield. District of Columbia; 1910
out of a possible 200.
Second honorable mention-Dr. Lewis
Harvie Taylor, Virginia; 1863. out of a
possible 200.
Third honorable mention-Dr. Giles
Burneston Cook, Virginia; 1915 out OF
a possible 200.
w X. Butler prize in ophthalmology-
DR.. Harry Hampton Donnally, District
of Columbia.
G. n. Acker prize in paediatrics-Dr
Harry Hampton Donnally, District of
Columbia.
C. w. Richardson prize in laryngologY
and otology-Dr. Lewis Harvie Taylor.
Virginia.
ri. G. Yarrow prize in dermatology.
third-year student passing best exami-
nation in dermatology-Geo E. Pc
terson. Maryland.
On the strength of work done in the
medical school the following appoint
ments in the new Columbian University
Hospital were announced: DR.. Harry |
H. Donnally, DR.. II. c. Coburn, jr., and
DR.. Edgar Snowden.
President Needham expressed his |
great appreciation of the work which |
81
during their courses in school and also |
referred to the new hospital building
After the exercises were completed, |
the faculties of the Columbian medical |
and dental departments gave g banquet |
at Rauscher's. DR.. Emil de Schweinitz, |
dean of the medical department. had !
charge of the function, and DR.. Keen |
was the guest of honor.