The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-08
MEDICAL COLLEGE
CL0> ES SESSION
Ceremony Witnessed by Many
Hundred Friends-Speaker r.
z. Byrd Makes Stirring Ad-
dress-Dr. Tompkins De-
livers Diplomas.
RICHMOND. VA. Specia,


the SeVenty-third annual COM
mencement OF the Medical College of
Virginia took place in the City Au-
ditorium last night The class was
composed of forty graduates in medi-
cine, eight in dentistry and eleven in
pharmacy, making a total OF fifty
nine. Twelve or fifteen hundred
friends of the college witnessed the
closing exercises. The graduates wore
the usual cap and gown of the grad
uating class. DR.. Christopher Tomp-
kins, dean of the faculty and emeritus
professor of obstetrics. presented the
certificates.
Richard Evelyn Byrd, Speaker Of
the Virginia House of Delegates, made
the address of the occasion, following
the dean Of the faculty, who also ap-
propriately addressed the class.
Most Successful Year.
DR.. Tompkins gave a short recital
OF the past session, which he pro-
nounced to be an unusually successful
one. He said:
We had 263 matriculants during
the session of 19O9-l91O, and during
this session, 191O-1911, we had PSI,
an increase of eighteen. At the pres
ent time our preliminary requirement
is the successful completion OF a four
year high school course or an eQuIva-
lent education.
Applicants for admission TO our
school are examined by the secretary
Of the State Board of Education. Not
Vithstanding our high stanGArd for
entrance. the past enrolment is next
TO the largest in the history Of the in
stituuon. During the session Of 1866
our enrolment was 2S5, that year the
requirement being only q first grade
teachers certificate or an equivalent
education. We have never tried for
numbers. but deem this fact worthy
of mention, as indicating that a con-
scientious and determined resolution
to do right will meet with reward by
the public at large.
We are tabuIated in class Of
the Educational Council of the Amer
lean Medical Association, in which
only the best schools in the United
States are found. We are also recog-
nized by the board of regents of New
York State as teaching medicine as il
ought TO be taught. The medical laws
OF the State of New York are the best
found in the Union, and 10 DE recog-
nized by that State is a certificate OF
right Of which any school might be
proud.
AS medical education is conducted
by the Medical College of Virginia,
our graduates can apply for license to
practice in any State. This school was
the eleventh medical college estab-
lished in the United States. 1t is with
great deal of pride that l announce
that having started right. we have
we originally aspjred."
DR.. Tompkins announced that Dr.
j. McCaw Tompkins had been select
ed by the school as professor of dis
eases OF children. to succeed DR.. G.
A. Blanton, resigned.
Hospital Appointments.
He also announced the following
hospital appointments:
Memorial Hospital, Richmond
Drs. II. &. Smith. NJ. c. Edmunds, a.
d. Tyree, Jr., T. n. Broaddus. f. b.
Talbot, w. NJ. Winn, Jr, and G. h.
Nance.
! City Hospital. RichmOnd-Drs r.
| r. Watts and William r. Calfee.
Retreat for the Sick. Richmond
! To be filled.
Sarah Leigh Hospital, Norfolk-Dr.
! w. y. Thomas and the other to be
filled.
! st. Vincents Hospital, Norfolk Dr.
II. l. Land.
Protestant Hospital, Norfolk-Tc
be filled.
! noke-Dr. II. G.. Tarter.
Willis Sanatorium, Rich
mond-Drs. d. p. Scott, G.. G. Han
kins and Clarence Campbell.
st. Leo's Hospital. Greensboro y
! C.-Dr. II. II. Powell.
Kings Daughters Hospital, Ports
mouth-To be filled.
Orthopedic Hospital and Infrmary
for Nervous Diseases. Philadelphia
Drs. II. +. Hunt, II. II. Harris anC
one other TO be named
United States Marine Hospital, Buf
falo-Drs. j. p. Bowles and A. L
| Tieche.
This makes a total of eighteen hos
! pital appointments which have al
ready been filled, with six more to bt
| selected as soon as applicants can be
! secured.
States Great Health Work.
In his address Mr.. Byrd urged al
Intelligent cooperation between the
. medical profession generally and tn,
State departments of health with
view of the final suppression of pre-
| Ventable diseases. He referred al
length to the establishment of the
Virginia State Department Of Health
which he pronounced the greatest
achievement Of the session of the
General Assembly of 1908.
The credit for this was largely due
to Captain w. w. Baker, of Chester
field, whose public spirit, energy and
influence were behind the creative
law. If the law itself is beneficent, SC
this State has been fortunate in the
men who are at the head of this
great health movement in Virginia
In DR.. Ennion G.. Williams, Dr. Allen
w. Freeman, for the State Board, and
DR.. r. G. Levy, of the City Board, we
have three men of the highest order
of intelligence, of the greatest de-
VOttOn, who are cooperating I'm the