New-York tribune., 1906-06-14
MEDS GR4DUATE
Women on Honor Lists-1ddress
bu President Schurman,

Out of the ffty-eight graduates of the Meaicai
College OF Cornell University who receiver '"e
diplomas from President Jacob Gould Schurrnah AT
the commencement exercises yesterday SIX were
women two of whom were the honor roll
Those among the ten graduates with the highest
standing Miss Anna Elizabeth Ray VINO s'oou
fourth in the class. and Miss Mary Huhtiils'o"
Robinson who was tenth Miss Ray was the class
secretary.
The closing exercises were held in the auditorium
of the college at 18th street and First avenue the
hall was decked with the college coiors' red ana
white. mixed with the national coiors- AFTER
concert the class filed into the auditorium heaueo
by the class officers. These were: President. VIII
lam Henry Specht: vice-p president. Toyohiko Camp
bell Takami; secretary, Anna Elizabeth Ray; treas
urer Charles Rockwell Payne Leo Halpin was
grand marshal
Toyohika Campbell TakamI is Japanese Chris
tian who is estranged from his family because or
his adoption of Christianity When he was turned
from his fathers house he worked his way TO this
country. After he reached this city and was un-
dergong much hardship he attracted the notlce OF
Mrs. n. E. Campbell of No. 16 South Elliott Place.
Brooklyn. She assisted him to enter Cornell. and
out of gratitude he adopted his benefactors name
as part Of his. He-is going back to Japan to enter
the hospital service.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. DIR. William H.
Vibbert of Trinity Chapel after which Presi-
dent Shurnan presented the diplomas TO the fifty
eight graduates Then DR.. w. NJ. Polk, dean OF
the medical college. read the honor rol-the names
of the members of the class standing highest in
their studies. This led by Frank P. Goodwin.
who thereby won two cash prizes. aggresating 80
President Shurman then addressed the class. lay
ing stress the nobility and unselhshness of the
medical profession. In part. he said
The true physician is not the product of the
school the college The highest work-the work
which counts-must be done by those who spe-
cialy endowed by nature, who cast for this
great work and for no other. knowledge gained
from books or acquired in the laboratory will not
At one for the higher labor unless nature has en-
dowed him with all the necessary gifts The physi-
clan have this advantage of natural aptitude,
for without natural endowment mere training IS
powerless
We living IN rushing age-none moved
more swiftly. In Its hurry some of you may have
found 1t too rapid <or the enjoyment of the bene
training. But to the college whole hemi-
sphere of thought ia revealed that remains closed
book to the less fortunate. The study of the lib
eral nberalizes the mind. The mind is fed
and literature
Art is long. but there compensations 1t is
the primary duty of every practitioner TO make
living. When say this am not speaking from
selfish standpoint. for believe that above all other
secular professions and for that widely sep
arated from them. the medical profession is the
most unselfish The spirit of commercialism has
yer. If there be one. would not deny. could not
deny that his profession is the closest of all
TO money interests. The kinship between law and
business and finance has grown mmeasurably
greater in the last generation. Men eminent in law
go directly to the financial IntereSts-become
officials of trusts and insurance companies.
The medical profession has kept itself clear of
this taint. and for this | thank God. Service for
others-for all mankind-is the dominant note of
The profession. The work of it's members is to re-
eve suffering and not only TO check but TO pre-
vent disease. This work of devotion TO humanity
places the profession high above all other secular