The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-16
BANQUET AFTER
THIRTY YEARS
cine Dinner at the Hotel Iowa, Part Of
Reunion, Of Medical Graduates
Of Keokuk
College.
T0AsTs, "REMINISCENCES
Fun and Pathos Mixed in Speeches by
Physicians Who Foregather
Here to Recall the Old
Days.
T0AsTs, "REMINISCENCES

The most formal function Of the
reunion of the class of 1891, Keokuk
Medical college, the first ciass the
New College graduated. was ban
met held in the Tiffany room of the
Hotel Iowa last evening.
The banquet began at o'clock and
the long program of addresses fol-
lowing the very fine menu lasted until
a late hour.
over a score were at the long table
In the Tiffany room, and the first
thing on the formal program was
drinking a silent toast to the absent
mem bers of the class of 1891. About
sixty graduated in March, 1891.
The POSTMASTER at the banque,
was Dr. S. w. Moorhead, popular ana
important professor in the college
from it's beginning, afterwards twice
mayor of Keokuk, and for some years
editor of The Gate City.
Medical History in keokuk.
After the coffee and cigars, DR..
Moorhead opened the feast of reason
and flow of soul by introducing Dr.
H. A. Kinnaman, former demonstration
of anatomy of this Grass as an
authority on the resurrection of the
body.
DR.. Kinnaman gave the history or
medicine in Keokuc from the founder
of the city, Dr. Muir, through the ola
College OF Physicians and the later
Keokuk Medical college, the first
class of which was banqueting last
evening. Dr. Kinnaman referred
g,,llx 10 arI, nf hn rol
noted physicians and surgeons in the
history of Keokuk,
He said the Keokuk Medical college
was always good college in its
faculty and teaching, and its gradu-
ates have been successful. He as
serted that the medical schools OF
today turn out no better physicians
and surgeons than those of thirty
years ago, in an analysis of medical
education for the last half century.
Ideals and Poet.
Our alma mater, was the topic Ok
DR.. J. F. Herrick, Ottumwa surgeon
That one school as the class of 1891
knew it, was given the highest Toyaiiy
from the class, and no other class
was more beloved by the faculty, he
said He spoke Of the serious Ques-
ton each had to solve as to whether
he should stay with the old college
or so into the new ono.
The real ideals of any school are
what determines its quality, DR.. Her.
rick said in an eulogium of the alma
mater of the banqueters, and the
choice Of the men who went to the
new college showed them men Of hign
ideals.
DR.. A. NJ Pond, now president Of
the Iowa State Medical school, sur
geon for two big railroads and promi'
nent physician of Dubuqle, recalled
student days in his after dinner talk.
He said his last days before gradu.
alton were very serious ones to him
and all the senior class to whom y
diploma meant SO much. He noted
the profound impression made by Sec
ing the personalities today or the
boys of thirty years ago. DR.. Pond
recalled the high qualities Of the pro.
fessors of that first year OF the Keo-
;kuk Medical college, and the inroads
made on both faculty and students
by death since then--and told OF one
member of the class who suicidei
When lie failed to pass the final exam.
Iinations. DR.. Pond proved a man OF
fine poetic feeling as we'll as medical
'acumen.
The Good Country Doctor
DR.. j. r. Hollowbush, now Of Rock
Island and once of Warsaw, talked
about the graduates OF the college
He was in the faculty for one year.
that was the senior year OF 81.
He gave some details OF the sue
cess of some of the graduates. and
paid tribute to the doctor in the
smaller towns as having achieved
more than many better known m
larger cities.
This closed the toast program be-
side each plate, but the exercises
were only half finished, for an equally
enjoyable part of it was put on e1-