The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-04-26
18TH ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT
MEHARRY MEDICAL
COLLEGE.
Graduating Glass Re-
ceiVes Diplomas
Address Delivered by Or. NJ. c. B.
Mason-Young Doctors Urged to
be strong-opportunlties for
Service Emphasized-Prof. ].
w. 5rister Makes Interest.
ing Talk-Dlplomas and
Prizes Awarded.

The thirty,sixth anniversary of the
Meharry Medical, Dental, Pharma
ceutical and Nurse Training Col
leges of Walden University was held
at the Ryman Auditorium Tuesday
night of this week. The evening was
an ideal one, and when the doors
sprung open at 7:15 a goodly number
of people had assembled for entrance
From that time until & o'clock con
slant stream of humanity was pour
ing into the spacious Auditorium
Everything was tastefully arranged
and the program was carried out
without the least friction At 1880
Prof. |. j. Berry struck up the process.
sional march. and the ia graduates
started from the east side of the tab
ernacle and marched around to the
center aisle and thence to the south
west corner on to the stage. AS soon
as the first member of the gradual
ing class reached the front of the
stage the great concourse Of people
burst forth with an applause that
was almost deafening, and from that
time until the last member of the
class had taken his place on the stage
individual members of the class were
constantly applauded by their special
friends. No one received greater per-
sonal applause than DR.. A. r. Lam
ders, Of the Dental Glass, who is we'll
known in this city. DR.. Landers was
for several years connected with the
National Baptist Publishing House as
foreman Of the printing department
and made an enviable reputation In
that capacity, and at the same time,
by his gentlemanly bearing won a
host of friends in Nashville who
were present on the occasion to ex-
press to him their congratulations in
the way of hearty applause. After
the class had assembled on the stage
DR., Hubbard arose and asked the
audience to join in singing "All Hail
the Power Of Jesus Name" The
piano struck up the old familiar tune
and the thousands Of voices Joined In
the singing which was of the kind
that is characteristic Of Nashville au-
diences. After invocation the Young
Mems Glee Club sang "Springtime.
Their singing was of high order
and brought forth great applause
from the audience. The next piece on
the program was the address by DR..
M, c. B. Mason, of Cincinnati, Cor
Secretary of Freedmen's
Aid Society. DR.. Hubbard in pre-
senting DR.. Mason said that doubt
less many in the audience had heard |
him before and to those it would be
a treat to hear him again, and to
those who had never heard him it |
would be a rare treat for them. DR.. |
Mason arose in his graceful manner
and at once went right to the point
in addressing the Graduating Class.
He dwelled largely upon the duty Of
the physician to the community and
his opportunity for service. The
speaker pictured to the graduates
some of the temptations and obsta-
cles with which they would have to
as young doctors. He nut
Srecial stress on the dreaded disease
Hc "uo+od statistics Of
he death rate in Nashville, Tenn,
hat were startling, and emphasized |
be fact that what was true in Nash
lille in respect to tuberculosis was
llso true in a Ike measure in the
North and elsewhere as we'll as in
he South, He urged the graduates
o endeavor to discover a new remedy
o combat the disease and said he.
will be a glowing tribute to Dean
hubbard and to the glory of the Me.
AIRY Medical College If some mem.
er of the class of 1912 would by
esearch and original investigation
ontribute to the world a remedy that
'ould aid in combating this dread
isease and others as we'll The
peaker then, counseled the class to
e manly men and to adopt the
lethod of living on high ground and
seek only the highest ideals and
Itizenship and professional practice.
10 urged them not to seek vain glory ]
nd not to exalt themselves in high i
laces to show to the world how i'm. I
ortant they are but to content them. {
lives with a policy of persistent and s
effort to prove their
orth to the community rather than 8
tempt to gain notoriety by spec a
cular display. He further urged
lem not to select any short route to /
me, but to build thoroughly and on t
undations that will stand the test h
time. /
Prof John w. Brister, State Sun t
intendent of Public Instruction.
ade a few brief remarks at the con. n
usion OF Dr. Masons address. Prof t
risteE dwelt especially upon the op- d
of the physician to be a 4
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