Evening star., 1909-06-13
MANY A "H0YA, SAXA!'
Lusty YeIIs Given by George
town Medicos.
NEW DOCTORS Celebrate
Banquet Given to the Glass Of
1909.
EMINENT ALUMNI PRESENT
President Himmel, Vice President
Macksey and Others speak-Dr.
J. T. johnson Toastmaster.
EMINENT ALUMNI PRESENT
"Hoya! Hoya. Saxa.

4 1hlS yell rang out through the W1ndoWe
of Rauscher's last night time and time
again, from o'clock until midnight. let
ting those who passed along Connecticut
avenue know that the friends Of George
town University were assembled about
/ the banquet table in the large dining hall
on the upper floor. In this lusty manner
newly made NJ. DIS, the members OF the
| graduating class OF the medical school
greeted the members of the faculty and OF
the alumni as they arose in turn to re-
| spond to the toasts at the dinner given
| by the faculty and alumni to the members
! of the class of 1909
| One hundred and fifty sons of George
| town. including the president of the
university, the dean of the faculty OF
medicine. eminent alumni and young
| doctors fresh from the commencement
exercises. assembled at the banquet
hoard to celebrate the completion OF a
| year of hard work and to do honor to
their alma mater.
! In the center Of the large hail, at a
special table. sat the guests of honor.
the members of the graduating class.
| and around them on either side of the
officers of the university and the medi-
cal school were placed the alumni
prominent in the profession. many OF
whom had received their diplomas be-
fore the boys of 90 were born.
| The tables were profusely decorated
with palms. ferns and roses, and at the
head sat Father Joseph Himmel s. j..
president Of the university, and on his
right DR.. Joseph Taber johnson, who
acted as POSTMASTER
After the banquet was well under way
| DR. johnson congratulated the young
1 men in the center of the room upon
having completed their long course Of
study, and wished them every success in
| their chosen profession. He then called
on Father Himmel as the president Of
| Georgetown University, and, above all,
the real friend OF the medical school, =
President Himmel's Remarks.
AS their president arose to address
them he was greeted with tremendous ap-
plause and with the first Of the many
'Hoyas'' that hailed each succeeding
speaker. Father Himmel expressed his
pleasure at being able to speak at once
to the young and the old. the two ex-
tremes OF Georgetowns sons, those who
have already gained distinction In the
| world and those who are about to set
out to do So He told the members OF
banquet table they had excellent ex-
amples before them and that they couid
| not do better than to emulate their
| seniors in Georgetown's alumni.
| AIteT tHeSe lew WORDS ne SdlQ lie WOulQ
yield the floor to the vice president of
the university, VINO had been selected to
make the real address to the class
Father Charles Macksey followed
Father Himmel in responding to Our
University" He said that. like Cornelia.
the mother Of the Gracchi. Georgetown
| considered her sons her greatest jewels.
He added that in the large flock that
the university had sent forth to the
| world there were very few black sheep,
and that none Of them So far had heen
! found in the medical school. There is
not a doctor that ever left the college.
| he said. who did not reflect credit on his
| alma mater. He warned the graduates
be men of ideas and of idealism. He
spoke of the nobility Of the profession OF
the physician, who attends the new born
child. and Is at the bedside Of the 17' :.
watching the last pulse beat is
patient.
Georgetown's purpose, he said, i. IL
bodied in the words on her seal: she
strives to combine religion and kno,H-
edge. to serve God and man at the
same time.
Father Mackseys address was fro
quently interrupted with prolonged ap-
plause.
Other Toasts.
DR.. Nicholas A. Gallagher, president
of the class, responded to the toast,
The Medical Glass of 1909" He ex-
pressed the sincere gratitude of the
class for the instruction 1t he'd re-
ceived from the members Of the faculty.
DR.. J. j. Madegan also responded for
| the class and discussed the spirit of
comradeship that had always existed
between the faculty and students OF
the Georgetown medical school.
DR.. Thomas j. Mayock. the only gradu
at of tho dental school 1910 caused
much amusement by declaring that the
class was very grateful for the kindness
| that the members OF the faculty had al
ways shown them"
DR.. 8. w. Boles of the dental faculty.
who recently received the honorary de-
| gree Of doctor Of dental surgery. spoke
| for the faculty and outlined the progress
| of dentistry from a trade and art to q
science.
| Prof. William Fl. Wilmer spoke on
| THE Medical Department of the Univer-
sity,' giving a brief sketch Of its history
| since Its foundation in 1852. He referred
| to many of the more prominent members
Of the alumni, and each name mentioned
was applauded
| on choosing a speciality in medicine. He
! cautioned the graduates not to choose q
| speciality too early in their careers. but
| to wait until they had acquired a good
The Medical Alumni Society was rep
resented by DR.. Charles NJ. Hammett
| who congratulated the new members Of
the alumni on the completion Of their
| work. DR.. Ralph A. Hamilton responded
| to "Our Alumni and told what had
been accomplished by graduates OF the
| medical school.
List Of Those Present.
Among those present were: Thomas ].
Mayock D. D. s.. and Drs. James K
Donoghue. Bernard Glueck, Dwight Dick
| inson. jr., Charles Paul Durney, Leo r.
Crowley. II. E. Gaynor, Harry c.
Drew, Charles ]. Boehs. Charles P Ban
field. ]. ]. Madegan and Nicholas A.
Gallagher. all of the class OF 1909:
Father Joseph Himmel, 8. j., president
of Georgetown University: DR.. George
NJ. kober. dean OF the medical school;
DR.. Taber Johnson, vice president Of
medical faculty; Rev. Charles Macksey,
prefect of studies; Prof. W. H. Wilmer,
DR.. William F. Byrns, class of ia; DR..
Thomas S. Smith. class OF "a; DR.. Frank
Baker. DR.. B. w. Gummy, DR.. W. NJ.
Barton, DR.. w. NJ. Sprigg. DR., William
r. Goodman. DR.. c. r. Dufour. DR.. NJ.
L. s. N: DR. Samuel c. Watkins.
| DR.. William A. White. DR.. Charles j.
Griffith. DR.. George Barrie. DR.. James A.
Cannon, DR.. j. Russell Verbrycke, jr..
| DR.. John A. Foote, DR.. e. W. Reisinger
DIR. George j. Lochbochler. DR.. j. F.
Moran, DR.. P. p. Hunt. DR.. Charles NJ.
Hammett DR.. l. s. Stone. Dr. Baruch
Israeli. DR.. Stuart c. johnson. DR.. John
s. Reptile. DR.. c. d. Haas. DR.. Alfred
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