The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-12
COMMENCEMENTOF IF
 THREE SCHOOLS Held at Jefferson Theatre
 Last Night CUNNINGHAM SPEAKS Future Physicians, Pharmacists, Dentists and Trained Nurses Receive Their Diplomas.
 Excellent Programme
CUNNINGHAM SPEAKS

The commencement exercises of the
 Birmingham Medical College and College
 of Pharmacy. the Birmingham Dental college and the Hillman Hospital Train ing school were held simultaneously last night at the Jefferson theatre, and were marked by 8 notable gathering.
 The programme for the evening was
 opened with a musical selection, after
 which pr. E. H. Sholl made the invoca-
 ton. Dr. B. L. wyman. dean of the l medical college, then introduced Dr. R. NJ. Cunningham, who delivered the an- nual address.
 pr. Cunningham made some very force full remarks in the course of his speech and reminded the graduates of the re- sponsibility involved in the practice of medicine. He asserted that it took com mon sense to learn this profession and that knowledge of books was not es- sential by any means to the practice of medicine. All that a student need know" he said. lis how to read write and punctuate correctly in order to learn the medical profession.'' He went on to show, however that a man must have been naturally possessed of an adaptabi tty to the science.
 Following the address of Dr. Cunning ham. pr. B. L.. Wyman conferred the degrees of doctor of medicine and gradu- ate in pharmacy on 2S graduates in med icine and eleven in pharmacy. Four stu dents attained highest honors in the de- partment of pharmacy, namely, Sam H. Maxwell and J. V. Ward of Tuscaloosa, and L. l.. Yerby and W. l.. Clardy of Kennedy After conferring the degrees Dr. WyInan congratulated each grad uate on the achievement of his four years of hard study.
 Dean Charles A. Merrill conferred the degrees of D. D. s. on ten students who had completed the requirements in the Birmingham College of Dentistry. He spoke with much praise of the young men who had applied themselves with diligence towards mastering their pro- fession and told them that he expected each one in after years to make record that would do credit to the institution.
 One of the most interesting features of the exercises was the granting of di- plomas to the nine graduates in the Hill man Hospital Training school by Job Going, chairman of the board of direc- tors of that institution. and president Of the Jefferson County Board of Revenue. The young ladies, wearing their nurses costumes, occupied the back and center of the stage, and made a picturesque appearance among the caps and gowns worn by the other students and digni- taries In awarding the diplomas to the graduate nurses MT. Going compliment ed them most highly for the earnestness and zeal with which they have applied themselves and paid 8 high tribute to
 them for having chosen to enlist in the l service of suffering humankind. | Prior to the graduating exercises at | the Jefferson theatre the faculty of the Birmingham Medical College and College | of Pharmacy entertained the senior classes of these two institutions at din
 ner at the Hotel Hlllman. Covers were
 laid for 75 and courses most delectaple
 were served.
 The Graduates
 The following received diplomas al | the exercises:
 Graduates in medicine: Arlington Henry Bobo Lawrence Booth, historian
 Claude F. Boyd. Robert l.. Browning l John T. Galloway, Thomas Clack, pres- | ident Thomas Collins, Charles P. Cope l land William S. Culpepper, Manly A. 1 Davis, Calhoun Doler, valedictorian Judson Davie Bowling. Eli H. Ethridge, Cecil Dean Gaines, treasurer; Ebert Paul Green, NIiion P. James, James l.. Jordan, secretary; Bert L. Kennedy, Joe c. Moore. vice president; G. D. Murphy, Olin Everette Newton, George R. Norman. Gaston Wilder Rogers. Theodore Malcolm Stuckcy, James Clement Smith, Sam Henderson Wallace, Jesse l.. Weldon, John l.. Wilson, $. Westcott Wright.
 Graduates in pharmacy: Reuben Tox- sic Brock James Lee Caraway, Will liam F. Clardy. Jr president; Albert Pugh Elliott, Jasper Jethra Hamlin. vice president; Alexander Malcolm, | Samuel Hamilton Maxwell John Percy Robertson, secretary; John Vance Ward,
 Alonzo Edward Wilson, treasurer; Lurid l.. Yerby.
 l Graduates in dentistry: William NJ | Curl, Louis K. Cooper, William K. Cooper, Charles Dwight Chiles, L. Da- wis Roy w. Fuller William M. Me.
 Analy, John w. Robinson, Robert T. Smith, Julia C. Tobn.
 / Graduates in training school: Miss Willie raschal, vice president; Miss Lena Bailey. secretary treasurer; Miss
 Iro Lentz, Miss Dora Askew, Miss Pearl Latimer, Miss Ina Latimer. Miss Lucille Dugan president; Miss Ethel Sellars, Miss Olive Willis.