Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
Twenty-Three Assistant Sur
geons Graduated Today.
NAVY MEDICAL SCHOOL
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DELIVERS
A BRIEF ADDRESS.
Assignments of Members of Glass
Address by DR.. Welch--objects
of the School.

class of twenty-three young assistant
surgeons of the navy was presented with
diplomas of graduation from the naval med
fcal school by the President of the United
States in the main lecture hall at the Ma
tional Museum this morning The exer-
cises were made notable by the presence
of most distinguished gathering of o.
fcers of the medical corps of the navy and
their friends Surgeon General Rixey. Med
ical Director Robert A. Marmion president
TO the faculty of the school, and Dr. VIII
liam III. Welch of the medical department
of Johns Hopkins University occupied seats
on the rostrum with President Roosevelt,
and in front of them sat the members Of
the faculty of the school, as follows: Medi-
cal Director John c. Boyd L. s. N, In
struotor in duties of naval medical officers;
Medical Inspector Phillips A. Lowering, L.
s. N, instructor in military diseases and
tropical medicine: Surgeon Henry c. Boyer
U. S. N, instructor in hygiene (ship camp
and hospitaD; Surgeon Charles F. Stokes
U. s. N, instructor in military and op-
eratve surgery; Surgeon Edward r. Stitt,
U. 5. N, instructor in bacteriology and
clinical microscopy; Lieut.. Downs l.. Will
son, u S. N, retired, instructor in signals.
tactics physical drill, manual of the sword
ETC.; Passed Assistant Surgeon Talleyrand
d. Myers, U. S. N, retired, instructor in
ophthalmoogy; Passed Assistant Surgeon
w. L.. N. instructor
pathological chemistry; Mr. E =. Hanna
solicitor of the Navy Department instruc-
tor in naval law; Pharmacist Edward L.
Moves, L. s. N, instructor in chemistry.
The members of the graduating class
were seated in the auditorium on the right
OF the rostrum. while the left was sta
TONED section of the Marine Band, under
Lieutenant Santelmann, which rendered an
excellent musical program throughout the
exercises The hall was filled with friendS
of the graduates, officers of the army and
navy and their wives, the uniforms OF the
omcers showing up well against the bril-
maht coioring OF the gowns of the women.
The hall Was profusely decorated with pot
ted plants and two immense flags hung
over the rostrum. On either side of the
rostrum were suspended naval ens,gns
while on the right was a large floral piece
in which the silver acorn on the gold leaf.
the insignia of the medical department OF
the navy, was worked in immortels
Arrival of the President.
The program of the exercises was short,
though the exercises themselves were i'm
pressive. The audience had scarcely been
seated when four fourishes of the trumpets
announced the arrival of the President.
who was accompanied by Mrs Roosevelt
The President was received by Surgeon
General Rixey and Medical Director Mar
mion at the entrance to the museum and
escorted to the platform The audience re-
Star Spangled Banner" As soon as the
President reached the stand Rev Dr. John
M Schick was introduced to pronounce the
invocation. After a selection by the band
Medical Director Marmion announced that
the diplomas would be presented. He said
honorable mention should be given the six
men whose names were first called, as they
were the members of the class who had
made general average above 90 Der cent
in all studies
The President then stepped forward and
presented the diplomas.
The honor graduates were Assistant Sur
geons IL. w. Smith of Massa chusetts Eu-
gene A. Vickery of Massachusetts. Harry
r. Hull of Colorado, William A Angwin Of
California, James L. Belknap of Massa-
chusetts, and Norman T. Mclean of Mass
achusetts. At the beginning of the presen-
tation OF diplomas to other members of the
class DIR. Marmion called the names and
the President received the diplomas from
an officer who had charge of them. Some
confusion arose through the fact that the
diplomas We're not laid out in accordance
with the list DIR. Marmion used. This diff
Guilty was obviated by the President, who
quickly saw the trouble and saved embar-
rassment by calling out the names himself
as he received the diplomas.
The other members of the class were Az
sistant Surgeons Richard Beck Chapman.
California; Robert Graham Heiner, District
of Columbia; Robert Earl Stoops. Ohio.
George Lewis Wickes. New York: WiIliam
John Zalesky, Iowa; Lewis Hawley Wheel
er, Connecticut; Henry Agett Nav Marv-
land; William Dunlop Owens. District OF
Columbia; Owen Joseph Mink, Illinois.
Frederick Eugene Porter, Tennessee; Carey
Travers Grayson, Virginia; Wrey Giimor
Farwell, New York; David Clark Gather,
virginia; william Nell Mcdonnell. Mime
sota Addison Bertram Clifford, Michigan:
Clarence Edward Strife Maryland; Howson
White Cole, jr., Virginia
Makes Brief Address.
When all the diplomas had been pre-
sented the President made a short ad-
dress. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen, and especially ihe
members of the graduating class:
1 am glad to have the chance Of saying a
word of greeting to you this morning. You
represent two professions for you are
members of the great medical body and
you also officers of the navy of the
United States, and therefore, you have
a double standard of honor up to which
to live. 1 think that all of us laymen
men and women. have peculiar apprecia-
tion of what a doctor means; for / do not
suppose there is one of us who does not
feel that the family doctor stands in
position of close intimacy, in position OF
obligation under which one is happy to
rest to an extent that hardly any one else
stand. and those of us who, l think
most of US, are fortunate enough to have
family doctor, who is beloved and tn
innate friend, realize that there be
few closer ties of intimacy and affection
in the world. And while, of course even
the greatest and best doctors cannot
sumo that very intimate relation with
more than a certain number of people, It
is to be said think, that more than any
other man, except a few clergymen. the
doctor does commonly assume that rela-
tion to many people.
While nevertheless, ii is impossible that
that relation shall obtain between doctor
and more than certain number of people,
still with every patient with whom the doc
tor is thrown at all intimately he has that
relation to greater or less extent And
the effect that the doctor has upon the
body of the patient is in a great number Of
cases no greater than the effect that he
has upon the patients mind.