Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-12
DIPLOMAS FOR GRADUATES
MEDICINE AND DENTAL DE-
PARTMENTs HOLD EXERCISES
GEORGETOWN University Confers De-
grees-Every Candidate for
Final Honors Qualities.

| The school of medicine and the dental
| department of Georgetown University
Jointly held their f1fty-ninth commence
| ment last evening in CASTOR Hall.
! Twenty-seven graduates received the de-
gree of Nd and three the degree of
DDS The medical class is unique in
that not a single candidate for final
honors failed, the entire class of 1905
being fully equipped with sheepskins and
titles.
The exercises were opened by the con-
ferring of degrees by Rev. David Hill
house Buel, ST., president of the univer-
sity. The valedictorian of the class. DIR.
Peter Paul Mayock. then delivered the
| farewell address, Before saying goodbye
for the class he spoke of the necessity for
vivsection. stating that every great step In
surgery and in the field of medicine had
been preceded by an experiment In v1vi-
section. The action of new drugs and
chemicals must be tested in that way
before they can be of any use to the
human race. His conclusion was that
vivisection is necessary and right
The address to the graduating class was
delivered by DIR. William A. White of the
Government Hospital for the Insane. He
spoke on the Sphere of the Physician
in the Community" and traced the evO-
luton from prehistoric times. when few
herbs constituted the stock in trade of
the aboriginal doctor. to the present. He
said that the practice of medicine is be-
coming widespread and comprehensive.
Field of Preventive Medicine.
The great field of preventive medicine
has taken the physician far from the mar
row sphere of the former days of ma
terra medical the speaker explained.
physicians realize that the great foe of
humanity is disease from within. and
they solving hosts of problems re-
mote from the immediate ISSUE caring
for the welfare of future generations.
THE physician is becoming the great
conserver of the race, and people realize
this more and more daily.
DIR. White warned the graduates against
any attempt at specialization until they
have had several years actual practice in
are vicious results in extreme specializa-
ton. He closed his remarks with re-
minder of the dignity of the profession.
Great interest was taken in the an
Joseph Taber Johnson said that the class
had made an unusual record in obtaining
appointments
These hospital positions are obtained
only after the severest sort of examina-
lions. and to realize that all but two of
the members of this class won places is
astonishing. The two men who did not
win places did not compete for them, so
the score is perfect. This year every
member Of the class passed the examina-
tions we'll There were no conditions to
be worked off later. Every one con-
cerned deserves to be highly congratu-
lated.
Il have just heard that a graduate of
the medical school Of Georgetown Uni
versity. class of 1894, has passed an army
examination. With ninteen competitors
he won the highest honors and received
a gold medal. l refer to DR.. Bailey Ash
ford
Hospital Appointments.
The appointments We're then read. For
this city they are as follows:
Georgetown University Hospital. Thorn
as e. Neill. Leon A. Martel and Louis T.
Cassidy: Providence. Hospital. Franklin
A. Cavalier, P. Edward Larkin and Muir
ray A. Russell; Garfield Hospital, William
E. Turton. Harry B. Chaplin and Daniel
Joseph P. Maclay; Episcopal Eye. Ear.
Nose and Throat Hospital. Charles b.
Healy; Washington Hospital for Found
iings, Thomas X. Conrad.
Names Of Graduates.
The graduates receiving degrees were
as follows:
Degree of M.B.-George Wilfred Alexan-
der. John Allen. George Thomas Barrett,
Francis Joseph Butler. Franklin Alexan-
der Camalier. Louis Thomas Cassidy
Harry Bailey Chaplin. Thomas Joseph
Cleary. William p. Connor Thomas Ken
nedy Conrad. William Edward Coyle,
Francis Edward Croghan, John Edward
Flaherty, Joseph Patrick Guinan. Charles
Benedict Healy, P. Edward Larkin, Jo-
seph Pomeroy Maclay. Alfred Leopold
Malabre. Peter Paul Mayock, Leon AL
phonse Martel. John Joseph Moran, Claude
Edward McDermid, James Waiter G.
Mclaughlin, Thomas Edwin Neill, MUIR
ray A. Russell. Daniel Delehanty Vincent
Stuart. jr., and William Elmo Turton.
Degree of D.D.S.-Frank A. Castell
Dennis John Coyle and Michael Joseph
O'Brien.