The Washington times., 1909-03-25
NAVAL SURGEONS
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Twenty-eight Complete the
Courses at Service Medi-
cal School.
SECRETARY MEYER
MAKES ADDRESS
Tells New Doctors Importance of
Steady Fight on Tropical
Diseases.

Thirty-eight graduates OF the Naval
Medical School received their diplomas
at the annual graduating exercises in
the assembly hall of the school at IL
O'Clock this morning. Secretary of the
Navy Meyer delivered the address.
Several prominent naval and army of
sicers attended.
Flags and Palms.
The assembly hall was decorated
with American flags and palms. sta
toned in the corridor leading to the hall
we're twenty-five musicians of the Ma
rine Band Orchestra under the leader
ship of Lieutenant Santelmann.
The RI. Rev. Alfred Harding, bishop
of Washington, offered the invocation,
and. following a selection by the or
chestra, Secretary Meyer presented the
diplomas to the graduates.
The feature of the Secretary's adj
Stress was his admonition against the
Tavages of tropical diseases and eau
ton to the men TO protect themselves
from these dangers. He said in part:
Tropical diseases have come TO oc-
cupy a large place in naval medical
experience The nations interest is so
firmly fixed, and the naval surgeons
sphere OF practice is so frequently
pldGCuy III lAOPIIdi ldNlANUtS NildN LAON,
more than ever he is called upon to
diagnose and treat their contributions
10 human suffering, and the develop
ment and scope of this branch of
medicine has reached such proportions
that too much stress can scarcely be
laid upon the special need that the
naval surgeon be prepared IN this I'M
portant field Of work.
Again, while it is required that he
4be well qualified in all professional
branches, the science of military and
naval surgery represents a special need.
Whenever an armed force of sailors or
marines is landed, as frequently hap
pens, 1t is subject to all the usual
hazards Of operations on shore, and
IT is the liability to such duty which
makes ii necessary that the naval sur
Geons shall be posted with regard TO
military surgery.
Naval surgery, il seems. differs from
civil and military surgery in certain
notable respects, it's distinctive fea-
lures being best represented by wounds
INFLICTED by naval ordnance. by burns
and scalds, and by other injuries pecu-
liar to sea life and warfare
Nowhere else in this country is II
possible TO obtain the special training
demanded by the service which is given
at the Naval Medical School, and the
work of this institution, therefore, is
continual and valuable benefit to the
Government The benefit of these
courses, originally intended solely for
the instruction of those just entering
TIE SSINiCes mas now Deen EXTENDED
these older officers who. returning
from sea service or from duty at some
isolated station, are in need of profes-
sioDal refreshment."
Prof w. S. Thayer, of Johns Hopkins
University, followed Secretary Meyer.
The closing address was made by Sur
geon General Rixey.
Members of Class.
Members of the graduating class arc
David Gordon Allen, Georgia; Ernes
William Brown, Connecticut; William
Chambers, Pennsylvania; GIenmort
Ford Clark, Kentucky; Alfred Lee Cliff.
ION, Delaware; George Franklin Cottle
New York; George Blaine Crow, Mis-
souri,; Roy Cuthertson, Michigan: PedrC
Alcantara de F1ganiere, Maryland; AR
thur Howard Dodge, Rhode Island
Harry Albert Giltner, Indiana; Tharol
Harlan. District Of Columbia: Reginald
Buchanan Henry, New York; Luciu
Warren Johnson Pennsylvania; William
Murray Kerr, New York: Harry Hanil
ton Lane, New York; Egbert Gray Mac
kenzie, New Jersey: William Leak
Mann, jr., Texas; Ralph Walker Nc
Dowell, Pennsylvania; New Bernar,
McMurdo, oregon; Charles Leo Moran
Massachusetts; Donald Hollingswortl
Noble. pennsylvania; Joseph Roya
Phelps. Massachusetts: John BeVerll
Pollard. Virginia; George Albert RikeF
New York; Lawrence Maurice Schmidt
illinois; George WanZer Shepard, Ohio
Lloyd Parker Shipper. Maryland: JOIN
A. Broadus Sinclair, Virginia; Chandle
White Smith, Pennsylvania; Arthu
Camp Stanley, Wisconsin, Charlie
Fague Sterne. District OF Columbia
Dallas Gilchrist Sutton, District of Co
lumbia; George Carroll Thomas, Penn
sylvania Alfred Joseph Toulon, Penn
sylvania. Harry Williams Biddle TuV
ner, California: Lindsay Cochran
Wliiteside, Pennsylvania: George Byro
Whitmore. New York. and John Georg
Ziegier, Pennsylvania.