The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-25
MEDICAL SCHOOL
 COMMENCEMENT. Excellent Address Made on Some Aspects of Medicine by Prof. Shattuck. ANNUAL PRIZE AWARDS Three New Haven Boys Win Honors for Meritori-
 ous Theses.
ANNUAL PRIZE AWARDS

afternoon at o'clock, was Secretary of War Taft, who came to New Haven especially to attend the Yale com mencement festivities Others who sat on the platform were President Had ley Dean H. H. Smith. of the Medical school; Professor Yandell Henderson, Dr. c. J. Bartlett, Dr. G. Blumer, H. B. Sargent, Eli Whitney, Dr. Charles Ray Palmer and Dr. o. T. Osborne. The platform was decorated for the occasion with palms and potted plants.
 The address of the afternoon was de- livered by Professor Frederick c. Shat tuck, M. D., of Harvard university His subject was "The Science and Art of Medicine in Some of Their Aspects" He said, in part;
 Medicine Is science in that it rests on facts ascertained or ascertainable. 1nasnauch as our knowledge is very imperfect and constantly growing, sci ence must change and new discoveries modify old points of view.
 The profession of medicine Is the ap- plfcation of science to diseases. In preventive medicine this application is close, for we must know fairly well what disease Is and how 1t is devel- oped or transmitted before we can pre- vent 1t.
 But the doctor deals, as rule, with diseases in an individual and soon learns that the disease is one thing, the person diseased another; that he cannot render useful service without full consideration of every peculiarity of the patient and his environment combined. No two persons are exactly alike in all respects; hence no two cases of disease are exactly alike. This fact and the imperfection of our knowl- edge are the parents of the art of med icine. Human nature does not change as does science, but is essentially the same everywhere and in all times.
 In the past four years you have de- voted yourselves mainly to the science Of medicine. Those of you who go out into practice must now cultivate the art, while as postgraduate students you keep abreast of the advance of the science.
 The chief clements of success in prac- tice lie in--
 A reasonable knowledge of your pro- fession as science.
 Thoroughness. Study each case that comes to you as if 1t were the only Case in the world. More mistakes come from not looking than from not know- ing.
 Common sense, which arranges Facts in proper perspective and sees what is possible in a given case, the ideal being rarely attainable.
 Character elevated by high ideals and strengthened by their resolute pursuit. Enthusiasm and a genuine love for your profession, which sweetens the drudgery inseparable from every call ing in life.
 Sympathy, which enables you to catch the point of view of the patient which may be distorted by disease.
 With good health, good habits and the persistent exercise of these quail ties, which are all highly cultivatable, success is bound to come sooner or later.
 After the address President Hadley announced and awarded to the winners the prizes. The Campbell gold medal for the highest examinations in the four years course was awarded to Marvin McRae Scarborough, M. A., of Eugene, Oregon. Honorable mention was made of Samuel James Goldberg, of Hartford. The Reese prize, award ed for the most meritorIous thesis. went to Felix P. ChiIlingworth, of New Haven.
 The committee of award expressed, through President Hadley, its appre- ciation of the merit of the theses hand ed in this year, and made honorable mention of J. R. coffey, B. A., of this city; s. J. Goldberg and M. M. Scar borough.
 The degree of doctor of medicine cum laude was awarded to Horace Doollttle BeIlis, James Ryle Coffey, of this city; Samuel James Goldberg, Anthony Jo- seph Mendillo, of this city, and M. M. Scarborough.
 The names of the members of the class with the titles of their theses follow:
 David Nils Ahlstrom, Bradford Pa: Post-Anaesthetic Acetonuria.
 Horace Doolittle Bells, Trenton, N l J.: Albuminuria in Athletes
 George Houghton Bodley, New Brit ain, Conn: Infectious Dlarrhoea; a | case with Eight Hemorrhages.
 Patrick Joseph Brennan, Norwich, | Conn: Mixed Celled Sarcoma of Ov- l ary, with Report of Case.
 Felix Percy Chillingworth, New Ha- i ven, Conn: The production of shock by hypernoea: and it's prevention by the artificial regulation of the heart rate