The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-19
YOUNG MED|COs
GET DIPLOMAS
Academy of Music Was Packed
BY Friends of the Grad
yates.
Mr.. 'TYLER'S ADDRESS
Recited History of the Medical
College of Virginia in In
teresting Detail.

Before a packed house the COM
mencement exercises OF the seventy
second annual session of the Medical
College OF Virginia were held in the
academy of Music. Wednesday even
ing. Dr. Christopher TOmpkins, dean
OF the college, III his annual ADDRESS,
spoke or the gUUd wOTK tr1at IL pe-
ing done at the Institution ana the
success with which II mas met since
the beginning. we are all grained
with the success we have experienced
this year, SAID mir. ftmpKiris. We
had EOS students on the rolls ana
have given the most complete course
of study in the history OF the SCHOOL,
Mir. Tompkins expressed regret that
the negotiations leading to a con-
solidation of the two medical schools
here were not successful lie stated
that the Medical CoiIege of Virginia
hHd been III favor or the cnnsofruarIpH
for the reason that II was tnouStt to
oe a great thing for the good os all
concerned.
MFR. Tyler's Address.
President Lyon q. TEier, of VIII
liam and Mary College, was the ora
tor of the occasion. Mr Tyler, who
is better versed in Virginia history
than any other fnan lhIng, gave
complete history of the practice of
medicine in Virginia from the time
the first two doctors came to James
town in abe year 1897 with the early
settlers. His description of the work
and exploits of THESE early arrivals
was intensely interesting TO his many
hearers.
ar. Tyler paid glowing tribute to
the iatter-day physicians whe- have
given up their lives TO the profession.
mentioning the names OF many of the
most prominent whose careers are
familiar to all He urged the grad
yates to use their best efforts to ad-
vance In the profession and IL possible
make themselves among those who
would receive honorable mention for
their work In the years to come.
1t was decided not to elect pro-
lessor to iii the chair of anatomy re-
Gently vacated by j. f.. Bright. After
considering the matter nj some length
the board of visitors decided to leave
the election to the faculty.
List of Graduates.
The following graduates received
diplomas during the exercises:
Doctors Of MedicimA-Max John
Alexander. Darlington. S, c.; George
IL
Gilmore Bowles, Hichmond, Va: John
Cleveland Bell. Pollocksville, n, c.;
John Hendren Bell, Bridgewater, Va.
Albert Compton Broders, Aiexaudria
| Va; Antonio Austin burke, Peters.
burfg, Va; Randolph Littrell Collins
Lane View. Va; Clarence Joseph
Dalton. Petersburg, Va: Raymond
Hanger Dunn, Clifton Forge, Va; WI.
liam Hartman Evans, Concord. Va:
Luther Clyde Ferebee Norfolk, Va
Carroll Harris Fowlkes. Danville, Va.
Emmette Tribble Gatewood, Newport
| News, Va. Asa Wesley Graves, Wolf
town. Va. Matthias Grove Hazen
| Norway; James Martin Habei. Davis
Mill, Va; Lewis Clay Haley. Axton
Va: Ward Harsh barger. Weyer's
Cave. Va; George Witty Hayes
Franklin. Va: Claudius Simuel Law.
son, Pennington. w. Va; Lunsford
| Hoxsey Lewis. Harrisonburg, Va
George Ruben Hunter Long, Luray
! Va; George Burey Martin. Carter.
! Bridge. Va; James Leo Mcdonald
| Manchester, Va; Roscoe James Nut.
ter, Pennington, W. Va! Andrew Ga.
ELK Opinsky Disputanta, Va; william
! Thomas Potter, Edward. N. c.; Spur.
geon John Railey. Como, N. c.; Alfred
| Thomas Sheffield, Franklin. Va; Turn
er Southail shelton. Franklin, a.; m
er Southall Shelton, Atlee, Va: Henry
fiarman zimmerman, Wytheville, Va.
| Reztn Dever Stout, Pennington, w
Va; Isaiah WEIGH Taylor, Godfrey. w
Va: Edward Holland Trower. East
Vile, Va: Walter otis Tune. Vernon
Hin. Va; Oscar Wilde Ward. Giiden
| n. CT John Straub Weitzel, Richmond
| Va.
Doctors of Dental Surgery---John
Hushbert Cocks. Disputanta, Va:
christopher Columbus Vaughn, Jr..
Gunner, Va; Percy Brantiey Walton,
Richmond. Va.
Graduates In pharmaevA--IJouglas At =
kihson, Etna Mills, Va: William Hen
~ Caraday, Smithfield, N. C.: John
Kent Dickinson, Cartersville, Va; Ju-
seph Atchison Florence, Jr., Manassas.
VA Richard Edward Floyd, il, n asz
sawaddox. Va; Lycursus Sherwood
Hollowel. Selwin, ". C.: Murray
Baldwin Holtzelaw. Casanova. va;
Oscar Lee Hurdle. Norfolk, Va: Ed :
ward Butts kilby, Newport News, va:
Louis Meyer London, Richmond, Va. !:
Reginald Lee Osg, Stapf1tofi. va: John
Clancy Parish, Smlthfleid, Va: Lewis
Green Smith. oxford. N. c.; James AL
bert Thompson. Jr., Abingdon, Va.
'tSSP't%' appointments.
fne fotfowing hospital appointments
were made:
TO Memorial Hospitai--J. c. Bell, A.
c. Broders, w. H. Evans, G. II. Mar
tin and J. s. Weitzel.
To the City Hospitai--ward Harsh
barger and w. o. Tune,
TO the Johnston & Willis Sanato-
riutri--M. J. Alexander, C. III Fowlkes
and G.. X, II. Long
TO the Orthopedlc Hospital. Phila-
delphia-C. J, Dalton.
To the Kings County Hospital,
Brooklyn, \. VI. II. Lewis.
To the Protestant Hospital Nor
foik--L. G. Ferebee.
To the Sarah Leigh Hospital, Nor
foik-A. T, Sheffield and o. w. Ward.
To st. Vincent's Hospital. Norfolk
A. A. Burke, G, w Hayes and E. w.
Rawls, of the class of 1909.
To st. Leo's Hospital, Greensboro,
n. CIV. Y. Potter.
To the Chesapeake and Ohio Hos
pital. Huntington, ". Var. II. Dunn