The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-11-27
MEHARRY NOTES.


The three senior classes have elect
ed their orators for "Class Day" exer-
cises, which will occur during the
Christmas week. From the Pharma-
ceutical Glass, Mr.. d. P. Peterson, of
Pennington, Miss; from the Dental
Class, Mr. M. L. Irving, of Kansas
City, Mo-; from the Medical Class, Mr..
|. H. Hampton, of Fayetteville, Tenn. ;
historian, Mr.. S. " Roberts, of West
Point, Miss; prophet, Mr.. S. E. j.
Watson, of Leland, Miss. Further
notice will be given of the exercises.
Drs. Mcmillan, Boyd and Stewart
performed an operation this week at
Mercy Hospital, removing a growth
from the abdominal cavity, one of the
rarest in the line of surgery. Some
discussion arose as to the exact ma
ture of the growth, whereupon a spe-
cimen was submitted to the histolog-
ical laboratory for complete exami-
nation, the result Of which is being
anXiously awaited.
Too much cannot be said for the
nurses at Mercy Hospital; the pa
tience, excellent treatment and fault
less cleanliness which greets you on
every side speaks volumes, not only
for the training, but also for the indi-
vidual characteristics of the person
Miss Minnie White, of Augusta, Ca,
is the head nurse and is the right per-
son in the right place. She has been
recently connected with Lincoln Hos
pital, of Philadelphia, and is we'll fit
ted for her position.
There is movement on foot among
the senior classes to give a concert
in the near future which promises to
be Unequalled in point of interest and
entertainment. The public will be
duly notified of the date and nature.
And now comes the last game of
the season, Meharry VS.. Fisk on
Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Novem-
Der &c, upon Bennett Field. There is
some talk Of the football relations be-
tween Meharry and Fisk being sew
cred. If this be/necessary then let
the game be a brilliant one from
every point of view. And may the
best team win, regardless.
Rev. T. ]. Townsend, of the Spruce
Street Baptist Church addressed the
Y. M. G. A. last Sunday, November
22nd He took fer his subject, "'The
Echoes of life" upon which he dis
coursed very interestingly and instruc-
lively.
Prof O. e. Brown, of Vanderbilt
Theological Department, will address
the Y. NJ. G. A. Sunday afternoon,
November 10Th at $50 in the Meharry
Auditorium. The public is cordially
invited.
We regret to report the death of
Mr. Lafayette Jameson, of Selma.
Ala. He was a member of the fresh
man pharmaceutical class of OF. He
died of tuberculosis.
Dr. w. A. Thomson, A. B., of the
class of '03, visited Meharry during
the past week and reports a large,
practice at Chattanooga.
Dr. e. e. Nesbit, of Memphis, Tenn,
Of the class of '03, brought over a pa
tent to Mercy Hospital to be operated
upon. DR.. Nesbit holds the chair in
ODhthalmology, rhinology, GEOLOGY
and laryngology in the West Tonnes
see Medical College located at Mem
phis.
We are pleased to have as one of
orr visitors, Miss Maude Roberts,
who is spending THANKSGIVING in
Nashville as the guest Of Miss Alberta
x. Davis, Garden street Miss Rob
orts, it will be remembered, is one of
the graduates of Walden University
literary department She spends
+hraa or four weeks in the citv