The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-20
GRADUATES GET
THEIR DIPLOMAS
Final Exercises of University Col
lege Of Medicine Held at AGA
deny Last Night.
M'ALLIsTER is ORATOR
Much Applause for Lone Woman
in Group Of Graduates-Re-
ception at Westnoreland.

UsnertnS sixty-seVen men ana on
woman from the happyland OF colleg
life to the sterner field before them
J, nothing was left undone by the studen
body. the faculty or the board OF trus
tees of the University College o
Medicine last night toward making til
start quite as bright as the mos
saguine OF them could hope for TIL,
end. There were flowers, applause
congratulations, and indeed, every
thing that conquoror In these piping
times OF peace could wish.
Beautiful Scene.
The Academy Of Music, where tho ex
ercises were held. was almost trans
formed for the occasion. The stage
upon which sat the speakers, the faenit,
and many OF the alumni, was covered
with palms. while throughout the hous,
the college colors streamed from ever,
vantage point.
Admission to seats in the lower part
OF the building and in the balcony were
| py card only. Fully half an hour be.
aoae me exercises were to begin, the
] VINO were to get their degrees-began
1 70 pour In. and when the curtain rose
mere was not seat to be had except
| IN the upper part of the gallery.
{, AS the curtain went up the burst OF
applause which had greeted the faculty,
+; board OF trustees and alumni seated
around the stage grew into storm as
filed down the main aisles and and took
| their seats directly in front OF the
stage. The. exercises opened with a
prayer by the Rev. J. W. Morris, rec
tor OF Monumental Episcopal Church.
! Or. Mcclure Speaks.
Dr.. Stuart Mcclure. president OF the
University College. was the first speak.
er. He reviewed the years work by
the college and its allied interests. and
remarked upon the fact that one OF
the graduates had. in the audience. his
father. mother and thirteen brothers
and sisters. Though he knew that few
of the others could reach this record,
he hoped the interest was such that
a full quota OF the relatives of each
man We're present.
He explained the methods of manage
ment of the college. which have been
SO successful. In speaking OF the self
perpetuating board of trustees, he de.
clared that the work was not one for
the present. but for all time, and that
the same growth which had charac.
teriZed the Institution in the past would
continue in the future.
Richmond, he said. was the only city
of any consequence which did not
poor. great many of whom have for
several years back been cared for in
the Virginia Hospital The recent
changes at the City Home. he said
late. to save the institution from bank
ruptcy on this account. Even he him
self he said laughingly. was can
didate for the poorhouse until yester-
day morning. when he looked over the
app ointments.
DeSpita tho drauhac Lc -bo paS
DR.. Mcguire said that since the build
ing OF the annex, which was made pos
sible by the generosity Of Mrs. Henry
NJ: Cannon. who gave the $4,000, With
now in every way better and is lac
He pointed to the class OF men which
the college has turned out during the
telligent men, who have availed them
selves of every opportunity and who
richly deserve their diplomas. OF the
entire class which matriculated only
DR.: Mcclure said that college was
judged by the men 1t turned out and
that the University College Of Med
cine was willing to stake Its reputa-
ton upon the class of 1908.
Address by DR.. McAllistcr.
DR.. j. Gray McAllister, president OF
Hampden-s Sidney College, was then In
troduced as the speaker of the even
Ing. His speech was a happy mixture
of the light and serious things which
physician from the layman's viewpoint.
Frequent applause indicated how adj
mirably the spirit of the theme was
caught
Following the address Of Dr.. Nc
Allister it took the ushers about fif-
teen minutes to arrange over the foot
lights the flowers and gifts which
were sent the graduates.
Although each received a generous
round of handclaps, no one else taking
the ovation which was given to Miss
Maud Lambert, who took her diploma
with the degree Of graduate In phar-
macy. She is the second woman In
List OF Graduates.
The graduates in the different de-
= Department Of Misunderstanding acLean
Reatson, Wilmington. Del; Samuel Ravaud
Benedict, Athens. Ga. John Robin Blair
waynesboro, Va: Henry colmore Bradford,
Norfolk, Va; Walter Edward Bundy. Belfast
Mills, Va. Wallace Deane Carr. Richmond
Eugene Conway Eggleston, Richmord, Va;
Brady D. Eping, Camp Creek. ". Va; An
teno Giovanni Fidanza WILMINGTON, Del;
Frank spencer G,vens. Newport News. Va:
Oscar Edward Hedrick. Museville. Va; Al
bert Hammond Hoge, Hoge's store, Va.;
James Filmer Hubbard. Jr., Williamsburg.
Va; Edgar W. Lassiter. Rich Square Nc;
Josiah Leake. Ashland, Va: Thomas VIII
Hams Mason Long. Garysburg N. c.; Frank
Knight Lord. Richardson, N. B.. Can; John
Howard: Mcculloch. Henderson, w: Va;
Terry Watson Miles. Mathews. Va; Robert
Linn Osborn Clarksburg w. Va.;i Anderson
Morgan Owen, Sycamore. Va; Rea Parker,
Como. N. c.. Eugene Barbour Pendleton,
Cuckoo. Va; Bickerton Lewis Phillips. Beav-
ei Dam, Va; David Luther Rhwls, Holland.
Va; Thomas Hayes Royster, virginia. Va;
Albln Willard Saunders, Newport News. Va;
James Richard Shacklette. Stafford Store,
Va; Williams Walter Stafford. Elizabeth
City, n. c.; James Reid Sterrett. Hot Springs,
Va; William Joseph Summers, Patterson.
n. j.; Tivls Colley Sutherland: Tiny, Va;
Asbury Carlton Swimloy. Winchester, Va,
Joseph Atkinson Thomas. Valdosta, Ga;
James Henry Thompson, Watsonville, Cal: (;
Alfred Parker Upshur. Richmond, Va; Ed
ward r. j. Whelan, Jersey City, n. j.; Harry
Fieteher white, Norfolk. Va "
Department Of Dentistry--Cornelius H.
Davis. Banton, Va; Frederick Arthur Gill.
Petersburg. Va: William North Hall, Star.
y c.; John Mortimer Hughes, LAUREL NILS.
Va; Major r. Manning, Parmele. N. CT;
Harry l.. Mears. Richmond, Va, William
Roscoe Muse. Roanoke. Va; George Edwood
Petty, lola, Va; Robert Lee Reynolds. Chat :
ham, Va; David Edmond Stone. Rocky
Mount Va; William Edgar Whit, Swords
Creek. Va; Walter Bailey Wldgen. Newport
News. Va; Reyburn Matthew Williams, New
Vile, Va 1N ~ NJ .3sss Dt5Nf