Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-08
GIVEN THEIR DIPLOMAS
Glasses Graduated From
Georgetown University.
DEGREES CONFERRED
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PROF.
GEORGE T. VAUGHN.
Greek Student Receives Cash Prize
Donated by His Countrymen-
The Valedictorians.
DEGREES CONFERRED

Thirty-two young physicians and eight
youthful dentists, constituting the class of
1904 of the school of medicine and the dem
tai department of Georgetown University,
last evening received diplomas from the
hands of Rev. Jerome Daugherty, S. j.,
president of the university. The occasion
the tifty-fifth commencement of the
school mentioned. There was q large at
tendance of relatives and friends to ap-
plaud the young men in gowns and wearing
mortar-board caps as they were handed
the parchment evidence of well-deserved
degrees. The exercises. which were held
in CASTOR Hall, in the university proper,
and not on the campus, because of the
heavy rain which fell during the afternoon,
were simple but very pleasing.
While section of the United States Ma
rine Band, directed by Lieut.. Santelmann
was discoursng popular selections In the
hall the graduates assembled in one OF the
lower corridors of the building, and there
amused themselves by uttering the Hoya
Hoya, Saxa' yell so characteristic of the
wearers of the blue and gray, in honor OF
the several members of the faculty. Later
to the spirited strains of the Thomas JET
ferson March," the graduates in column or
tWos marched to the stage, their appear
ance being the signal for an ovation from
the audience.
Graduates in Medicine.
DR.. G. Lloyd Magruder, in the unavoid-
able absence of DR.. Kober, dean of the
medical school, formally presented the
class of 1904 of that school to the president
of the university Father Daugherty read
In Latin one of the diplomas, and then, as
Dr. Magruder called the names, conferred
degrees upon the following graduates In
medicine: ~
Roy Delaplaine Adams. District of Co
lumbia; Mahlon Ashford, DISTRICT OF 20
lumbia Frederick Rae Barton, Nova SEQ
tia; Hyman Bernstein, District of Column
bia; Patrick Joseph Carney, Massachu
sets; John N. Constas, Greece; Dayio
Charles Coleman, Massachusetts; Cnarles
Francis Conlin Massachusetts; Robert 20
seph Green, District of Columbia; John Eu-
ward Conner, Massachusetts; Ralph Alex
ander Hamilton, D1strict oI S %, Wron,
els HemIer Pennsylvania; James Franknn
Hilton, District of Columbia; William Hlte
Hough. Virginia; Joseph James kaVeney,
Massachusetts; Michael c. kett, Colorauoi
George Albert Linnehan, MASSACHUSETTS;
John Joseph Mccormick, MASSACHUSETTS,
Francis James O'Hara, MASSACHUSETTS,
Francis Leo Quigley, Kansas; PEDRO M.
Rogers Virginia; De Haven Sharp, DIS
trict of Columbia Michael 1gnat1us Snea'
Massachusetts; Dennis John Sheehan, vel
mont; Francis Jerome Short, New iolh,
-
Meredith Smith, Maryland; Timothy 20
semi Sullivan, Massachusetts; Charles r.
Ke,tb Swetnam Virginia, and Thomas
Francis Welch, Massachusetts.
The Dental Class.
Next DR.. w. N. Cogan, dean of the DEN
tai department, formally presented the deh-
tai graduates and they, In ike manner
r,,.re given degrees The dental graduates
were Howard Alansen Bradley, Illinois;
Joseph Perl Conigisky, Illinois; George ROD
ert Connors, Rhode Island; John EDWARD
Dorman, Iowa; John j. Grimm, Massachu-
cats. Francis Richard Mulhearn, Rnode
island: Frank Stevenson Mcconnell, DIS
trict of Columbia, and Ralston ByFhes
Regain, Mississippi.
Each young physician and eacn OF the
new, dentists was loudly applauded and
cheered as he moved to the front. AS the
band played Hearts and Flowers, pres
ents and flowers addressed to the graduates
were delivered to them. When the muslcal
selected was ended, MI Magruder sprang d
SUNRISE by handing to Dr. John n. Constas
of Greece one of the graduates, an envelope
containing $500, the gift of the Greek colony
of this city. This resulted IN demonstra-
ton in honor of the plucky young foreigner,
who secured his degree only after strug-
The valedictory Address.
DIR. De Haven Sharp of this city was In
troduced as the valedictorian OF the medl-
cal class He reviewed the progress ana
DEVELOPMENT of the science of medicine and
mentioned the high qualifications now de-
manded of medical practitioners. Medicine,
the speaker declared, is the most progress
sive of all the sciences. DR.. Sharp referred
to the creditable victory of the graduates
over the onslaughts of the examiners He
spoke of the bright future of the profession
and said goodbye to the faculty and the
school in fitting manner.
rl1 nla1tT tnrin N p
ment was DR.. John ]. Griffin of Massachu-
sets. His remarks were brief but eloquent.
the goodbye to alma mater came from the
lips only, as the memory of Georgetown
University would always remain with the
members of the class.
Advice to Graduates.
After another musical selection, Laugh
ing Water" Prof George Tully Vaughan,
assistant surgeon general of public health
and marine hospital service, addressed the
graduates. He first increased the good
humor Of everybody within hearing by Sc
res of witty remarks DR.. Vaughan ex-
planned to the members of the class that
tact means to know how to touch pa
tents-not necessarily their pOcketbooks.
He suggested that the graduates should
marry, but he warned them not to talk too
much to their wives. Speaking seriously,
the speaker urged the young men not to
permit themselves to be inveigled into
questionable practice, and in that connec-
ton pointed out that physicians had been
assigned by some one to three classes
medical doctors. commercial doctors and
Quacks.
rs the lawyer or jurist a greater bene
factor than the physician" DR.. Vaughan
inquired. rs the business man who
amasses great wealth even though he
spends it generously. more deserving of
gratitude than is the physician? Is the
soldier more worthy of honor and fame
than the physician?"
The speaker answered the queries in the
negative. DIR. Vaughan read ingalls, "Op-
portunjty" and went on to say that op-
portunity comes once to the door of the
physician as II does to every mans door
The graduates were advised by DR.. Vaughan
not to become dishcartened in the early
years of practice.