The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-04-05
OF MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
TOOK PLACE
AT RYMAN AUDITORIUM.
GRADUATING CLASS LARGEST IN
HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION.
1T WAS A BRILLIANT AND IN.
SPRING OCCASION.

The thirty-first annual com
nencement exercises of Meharry
Medical College were held at the
Ryman Auditorium last Friday
night March 20. The occasion
was one long to be remembered in
Nashville. 1t marked an epoch In his
tory, making, so far as the medical,
iental and pharmaceutical depart
ments OF this University are con-
cerned, lasting impression upon all.
There went out into the world ninety
six graduates, who have labored for
The past three and four years to win
the diplomas which were presented to
them on Friday night.
The Professional March "Canabas"
by R. H. Hall, was played by the Uni
versity orchestra. Promptly at 1880
.. m. the long line Of graduates filed
lown the center aisle Of the audito-
cium, made circle in front of the
stage, turned to the left and took
their seats on the platform, arranged
lust behind the President, Dean and
speaker for the occasion
A Chorus, There is Joy from the
'Prodigal Son" (Sullivan) was sung
by the Choral Society, before an audi
ence that completely filled the spac-
'ous auditorium. DR.. George w. Hub
bard, Dean and founder of this great
Institution, called the house to order
and in few modest words invited the
audience to stand while DR.. r. H. Boyd
offered prayer, which he did In that
earnest, simple form of speech which
is so characteristic Of him.
Chorus with solo, "The Millers Woo
Ing" (Faning) by the Choral Society.
Mr.. Landry, Mr.. Walker and Miss Rob-
erts were heartily applauded. So pro-
longed was the encore that they were
forced to render another selection. DR..
Hubbard then arose and said, I'VE are
about to present to you tonight the
| largest medical class ever turned out
from Meharry Medical College. The
| class numbers about one hundred.
They come from nearly every state in
the Union, from British Honduras.
which is in Central America, West In
dies and other points. This will make
the total number sent out into the
Professional world from Meharry about
me thousan. It is with pleasure that
we make the statement tonight, that
Meharry has furnished to the colored
people a majority of all the medical
graduates turned out from the schools
for the race. This class promises
greater achievements than any Of its
predecessors" d" These remarks were
received with TREMENDOUS applause
from the audience
The salutatory by c. r. Yerwood of
Texas, on the Moral Duty of the Ply
sicial," was timely, instructive and
well rendered. He covered a scope
along moral lines, which to his class,
as well as those in the audience, should
be followed verbatim 1t was an earn.
est appeal for the moral uplifting of
the medical profession, showing the
many high and worthy duties to be
performed in this work. ass
The pharmaceutical valedictory was
by w. T. Durroh, of Tennessee, on
Pharmacy as Related to Medicine"
He showed in well prepared address
the rapid strides made by the pharma-
ceutical graduates and the various as
sociations organized in recent years.
and the assistance they had been to
the druggists and the doctors. He made
passionate appeal to his class and
his hearers for renewed ambition.
"The Drum" by S. Archer Gibson,
was rendered by the Glee Club, which
elected an encore from the vast crowd.
Then G, D, Smith, of South Carolina,
the dental valedictorian, discussed
Dentistry in the Field With Medi-
cine" Hardly had he begun his mas
terly address before the audience was
with him in seeing the advantages to
be derived from competent dentists.
So plain did he make his argument
that at the conclusion Of each sem
tence, he grew more enthused, taking
on more eloquence as he proceeded.
The last address on behalf of the
class was delivered by w. H Bsyan,