New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-12
.FORDHAM GIVES DEGREES
Local University Honors Five
Professors of Medicine.
ALL LECTURERS THERE NOW
Authorities on Nervous and
Mental Diseases Giving
Short Courses Here.

Five degrees were conferred by the fac
ulty of Fordham University last night
upon professors of nervous and mental
diseases known in the medical profession
throughout the world. The degrees We're
conferred by the president Of the univer-
sity. Father Thomas J. McCluskey, while
the speeches Of eulogy were made by Or.
J. j. Walsh the dean.
The ceremony occurred In the large
lecture hall which vas tnronged by stu
dents, physicians ard surgeons from all
parts OF the United States. including stu
dents from Columbia University. \ large
number Of women were present. The
academic procession was led by DR.. Jacob
Diner and DR.. Daniel Donohue, both pro-
fessors i'm the university
Those receiving the degrees were DR..
Horatio Robinson Storer DR.. Karl j.
Jung DR.. Nicholas AchucarrO, DIR. Henry
Head and DR.. Gordon Holmes. all of
whom are giving three weeks course,
which started Monday, to the students of
the university and about 80 prominent
physicians and surgeons OF the United
States on nervous and mental diseases.
II Is an extension course and when COM
pleted VIII have given TO the students a
fundamental and practical knowledge Of
the diseases. The course being given this
week treats with the fundamental truths
and principles: the course next week with
the detail, construction and symptoms,
while the final week will deal with the
treatment and cure.
Storpr Whn repaivel the dagroa ~
Doctor of Laws, is elghty-three years old.
and was not present last night, owing TO
a slight indispostiOn but hts name was
loudly applauded. Or. Storer is the In
ventor of the postgraduate course In
medicine in this country. lie was assist
ant 10 Sir James Y. Simpson, OF Edin-
burgh. Scotland, in 1853, and has already
received Ave. degrees from universities
throughout the world. II was DR.. Storer
who first introduced the use of chloroform
In the United States. He is the recipient
of a gold medal, awarded by the Ameri-
can Medical Association. OF which he was
at one time vice-president, for his work
on obstetrics. He is an uncle Of Belamy
Storer. the diplomat, and a resident OF
Newport j. l.
/ DR.. Kari j. jung. who received the same
degree, Is a graduate Of the University OF
Zurich. Switzerland. lie is not yet forty
years old, but has achieved prominence
throughout the medical profession FOR hts
books, written in German and translated
INTO French and English treating on
criminology.
q DR.. Nicholas Achucarro, Of Madrid. re-
! celyed the degree OF doctor Of science.
! lie T. coadjutor OF Ramon Caial, the
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the Spanish Unit
versity. He is 4 young man, compare
lively speaking
Or. Henry Head, who received the de-
/ gree OF doctor Of laws, is a graduate OF
oxford and a fellow OF the Royal college
OF Physicians OF London. He is the
youngest fellow Of the Royal Society OF
England and Is an authority on pnysi-
ology and the mechanism of respiration.
He Is also an authority Oh sensation, and
In 1905 volunteered TO sacrifice his left
arm 20 determine the functions Of two
nerves about which little was known. He
made an incision six and one-ha!f inches
long I'm hts own arm and extracted tho
wv bNA We HAAi' VIC ii'k "a '''Si ttAiiii4'e
what effect this would have. lie is chief
surgeon OF tire London Hospital.
DR.. Gordon Holmes a graduate Of Trim
ity College, Dublin, received the degree
Of doctor OF science. lie studied at Frank
fort Germany, making speciality OF
cerebral tumors, also tremors. optic neur-
tits and other subjects In uro-pathoogy.
also In clinical NEUROLOGY