The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-08-29
MEHARRY RE-
UNION ASUCCESS
BOYS COME FROM EVERY QUARTER
AND RALLY AROUND THE FLAG.
Enthusiastic Meeting Monday Night
-Meharry Auditorium Packed
With Visitors and Citizens
Welcome by DR.. C. " Ro-
man Dean Hubbard
on Meharry.

The first reunion of the Meharry
Medical College was held in Meharry
Auditorium Monday night at half
past seven o'clock. The meeting
was opened by singing, Grown Him
Lord of ALL" led by DR.. J. T. Phillips,
of Nashville, who is the author Of
the Meharry Song Crimson and
Black" DIR. John A. Kumler led IN
prayer After which the congrega-
tion joined in, singing, There is
Plenty Good Room" led by DR.. j. T.
Phillips,
The address of welcome was de-
livered by RI. V. c. Roman. He
said in part:
Gentlemen it is a pleasant sight
to look at such an audience. He
said that the first evidence of civil
ization in man was his willingness
to eat together withouth quarelling.
do not know of the truthfulness OF
that, but do know that one Of the
great elements of civilization is their
desire to return to land mark. or
the smallr banl of Christian workers
who started out on the great mission
here tonight in the person OF the
honored dean of Meharry, DR.. Geo.
W. Hubbard. (great applause) In
his usual humor OF wit and wisdom
he welcomed the Meharryites to the
Reunion and to their old haunts OF
the good old town.
DIR. Hubbard said in the way of in
production that he was glad to see
so many Meharry graduates present,
and he thought it would be well to
read a short sketch OF the history
of Meharry. The sketch in full is
as follows:
History of Meharry Medical College.
To the five Meharry Brothers
Hugh, Alexander, Samuel, David and
Jesse who so generously aided In es-
tablishing and supporting this insti-
tuition it bears their name. The col
ored people OF the South, and espec-
ialBy the, Alumni OF Meharry owe a
debt of gratitude which can never
be repaid. ..,..
They have all passed from their
labor to their reward, but their works
do follow them. .-... ....
During the winter Of 1875-76 while
l was attending lectures at the med
ioal department of Nashville Uni
versity and the medical depart
ment of Vanderbilt University
Rev. John C. Braden them pres
ident of Central Tennessee Col
lege invited me to undertake the
task of organizing medical depart
ment for that college. This was
the first attempt made to establish
a medical school for the education oi
Colored physicians in the Southern
Statess only few years before How
ard University opened its doors tC
all persons who were properly pre-
pared for the study of medicine with
out regards to sex or color
To Rev. Samuel Meharry OF La
fayette, Indiana belongs the credit O
giving the first $500 toward the sup
uort of this work. This money wa:
expended in purchasing tie necessar!
chemical apparatus, charts, models
etc, for the beginning of the work
The work was begun on the frs
week of October, 1876. The faculty
consisted of DR.. ]. Sneed and my
self One room in the northeas
corner of Tennessee Hall which was
destroyed by fire in December 1903
was allotted to us for Gus work, anC
a small room in tn basement OF the
building was prepared for practica
demonstrations in Anatomy. The
reuuirements for admission were
fair knowledge of the English brancl
es Nine students were enrolled
during the first session, and j. M
Jamison who is still living and prac
ticing in Topeka, Kan, and who hat
previously studied medicine was th'
first and only graduate of 1877.
There we're 18 students enrolled
the followisg year, and the gradual
ing exercises were held at Thompson
Chapel on the 22nd of February 1877
and the address to the graduating
class was delivered by Bishop Gil
bert Haven, and Jno. S. Eass nov
practicing medicine at lola Kansas
Jno C. Halfacre and Lorenzo d
Key received their diplomas, the tive
latter after successfully practing thei
profession TO- seVeral years Pdss0>
away.
Buildings.
Meharry Medical College wa
erected in 1880, and was dedicate'
by Bishop Wiley and Haven, Cctobe
13th, 1910 The Dental and Phar
r,acential was dedicated Novembe'
goth, 1889 by Elk. President Haye
and Bishop AtticuS G. Haywood, tn.
annex Was erected In 1902 and dedi
Gated by Bishop Vincent. Meharr!
Auditorium was erected In 1904 ant
vas dedicated January 1905. Th'
grounds was broken for Hubbard
Hospital April 18th, 1910, corne
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