The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-20
A SPLENDID ADDRESS. as
At Tulane Medical College Commence
ment.


President OF the class, James Cliff
ton Cole, of Brandon, Miss, made
few Introductory remarks relative
to the object OF the evenings enter
tainment. The Glee Club then rem
dered exquisitely, when We're
Afloat." and sang as an enchore, |
"The Bulldog on the Bank" which
provoked much laughter and applause
President Coles Address. |
President Cole delivered a mastery
address and impressde his audience
with his magnetic originality and a,
style of speaking of his own. He
was very deliberate and artlculated
distinctly and delivered his address
in conversational voice, free OF
gestures and without vehemence, yet,
what convincing and captivating.
He has a magnificent presence and
every word was so to speak, deyour-
ed by his hearers. 1t was one of the
most brilliant and snesible addresses
ever heard i'm the historic medical de-
partment of Tulane The theme of
his discourse, if a definite theme
there was, is found in the words OF
his first few sentences: Thou shalt
Work" The speaker said the words
wene thundered down to humanity
and all creatures by the Maker OF us
all and applies to the minutest mo-
lecule in the coral reef up to the
most enlightened mankind, yet exten-
ded probably to heaven itself. Presl-
dent Cole said to the members OF
the graduating class that their enlist
ment was not simply for one Dattle,
but for the entire war OF life. he
recited the words placed on the ship
of a Spanish navigator, Ne Pius
Uultra" and who seeing the vast ex-
panse of the universe and how small
we become when we think we are all
| in all and. there is none other or no
more lands and countries save our
own. erased one of the words of mot
| to and allowed to remain SIMPLY,
''PIIs UItra"-more beyond. The elo-
ouent speaker said this should be
guiding motto of lives OF each mem
her of the class and he hoped they
would never reach the point where
they would think there is nothing be-
yond and to believe that their dlplO-
mas embraced all knowledge and a
certificate of having mastered all
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yond. but you must work, forever
work, to attain the goal, although
you will never reach or attain your
IDEAL" He said the diploma was mer-
ely the beginning of the lie, not
the end; that they were now In po-
sition mentally to learn and know
/, that they knew nothing IN comparl-
son with what can or might be ac-
quired in the way of knowledge. We
must always be students and be
proud of it.
eThe privilege of being a doctor
; carried with it it's rights as we'll as
| it's duties. 1t is the noblest of pro-
fession, for the doctor is the one
to whom suffering humanity appeals
| for relief; he wards off disease and
assuages pain; he minimiZes the hor-
! rors- of war and saves the people
| from pestilence and restores strength
| to- the weak and points the way TO
! health and strength and ncid enfally
! to happiness" President Cole said
| that there are two schools of medi-
cine. one thought it was best to- get
i all it could out of the profession and
make of it a commercialism and be-
come rich: the other school does not
look to riches and gain, but puts In
to it his best thought and work for
the benefit of humanity and the adj
vance of the noble science. He said
the professor was not one OF charity
and should not be although the physi-
clan probably is called upon for more
charitable work than any other pro-
fession. He stated that the members
of the profession must learn to live
as they teach and must win recognl-
tom along noble lines.
First of all we must learn to mas
ter ourselves and no man however
learned he may be- and, however skill
ed in the use of Instruments, can ev-I
er hope to accomplish anything
worthy the name and achieve true
greatness without the foundation
stone, namely, good character. Eel
low classmates when you fold the
drapery of your couch around you
and lie down to gentle dreams, lett
it be said of you that you were hon
orable men, an honor to your profess
sion, an honor to your alma mater,
Tulane, and like the white rose of
paradise bloom on through count /
less ages. New Orleans States.