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The Ninety-Second Annual
. Commencement of the Jefferson
Medical College of Philadelphia
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1----Sa:urday,
J~~e 2~d, 19 17
At Twelve o'clock noon
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
PH ILADELPHIA
Exercises of the Ninety-Second
I
Annual Commencemen~
Exercises of the Ninety-Second
Annual Commencement
Commencement Program
PRAYER
R EV. J OHN H. CHAPMAN,
R ector of St. P aul's Church, Chestnut Hill
Preliminary Musical Program
" Boola Boo " . . . . . . . .
Beginning at r 1.30 A. M.
. . Friml
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
March-" Stars and Stripes Forever" .
. Sousa
Overture-" Bohemian Girl" . . . . .
. Balfe
Novelty-" The Nightingale and the Frog ' ' . . . . Eilenberg
(Mr. Clemente Barone, Flutist )
Selections-"Katinka" • • . . .
. . Friml
March-" World's Progress" . .
. Herbert
WIL LIAM POTTER
Pres ident of the Board of Trust ees.
Degree of Doctor of Medicine on the Me mbers of the Graduating Class.
Post-Gradua te Degrees .
AWARD OF PRIZES
DR. ROSS V. PATTER SON, Dean.
"Blue Paradise" . . . . .
. Romberg
VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
"The Soul of Service"
EDWIN ERLE SPARKS, Ph.D., LL. D.,
President of The Pennsylvania State College .
. Fisclter
" Dainty Butterfly" .
BENEDICTION
Finale-" Jefferson"
•. Ber1:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
WILLIAM POTTER, President
DAVID N. FELL, JR., Secretary
Hon. Simon Gratz
William Potter
Joseph de F. Junkin
Daniel Baugh
Hon. Mayer Sulzber ger , LL. D.
Daniel Moreau Barringer
Alba B. Johnson
G. Colesberry Purves
\Villiam T. Elllott
David N . Fell, Jr.
J. Percy Keating
John II. McFadden
Thomas Newhall
Samuel M. Curwen
Charles E . Coxe
PROFESSORS
William W. Keen, M. D., Sc. D.,
I-I. A ugustus Wilson, M. D., F. A. C. S .,
Ph.D., LL. D., F. R. C. S., Emeritus
Orthopedic Surgery.
Professor of the Principles of SurE. E. Graham, M. D.
gery a n d Clinical Surgery.
Di seases ol Children.
w . Joseph Hearn, M. D., Emeritus S. MacCuen Smith, M. D.
Pro lessor of Clinical Sur ger y .
Otology.
James C. Wilson, M. D. , Emeritus
Solomon Solis-Cohen, M. D.
Professor, Practice ol Medicine
Clinical Medicine.
and Clinical Medicine.
Albert P. Brubaker, M. D., LL. D.,
James W . Holland, M. D., Sc. D.,
Physiology and Medical JurispruEmeritus Pro!essor, M e d i c a 1
dence.
Ch emistr y and Toxicology,
Joh n H. Gibbon, M. D.,
Surgery and Clinical Surgery.
H . A. Hare, M. D.,
Therapeutics, Materia Medica,
Randle C. Rosenberger, M. D.,
and Diagnosis.
Hygiene and Bacteriology,
E . E. Montgomery, M . D., LL. D.,
Francis T. Stewart, M. D.,
Gynecology,
Clinical Surgery.
W. M. L. Coplin, M. D.,
Thomas Mccrae, M. D.
Pathology,
Practice of Medicine and
E. P. Davis, A. M., M. D., F. A. C. S.,
Clinical Medicine.
Obst e trics.
Hiram R . Loux, M. D.,
F. X. Der cum, M.. D.,
Genito-Urinary Surgery.
Nervous and Mental Diseases.
Philip B. Hawk, M, S., Ph. D.,
Physiological Chemistry and
J. Chalmer s Dacosta, M.D .. LL. D.
Surgery.
Toxicology.
Howard F . Hansell, M. D.,
Ophthalmology.
Henry W. Stelwagon, M. D ..
Dermatology,
Ross v.
J. Par sons Schaeffer , A . M., M. D., Ph.D.,
Anatomy.
Chevalier J ackson, M. D.,
Laryngol ogy.
Patterson, M. D., Dean.
V LI\ I I \JT\i.- I I L..L.
VERTICAL FILE
GRADUATES
OF
The Jefferson Medical College
OF PHILADELPHIA
June 2nd, 1917
At a Public Commencement, held at the A merican Academy o f Music on the
second day of Jun e, I9I7, the Degree of DocTOR OF MEDICINE was conferred on the
fo ll owi ng gentl emen by th e President, MR. WILLIAM POTTER, the exe rcises closing
with an ad dress by EDWIN ERLE SPARKS, PH .D ., LLD., P resident of T he Pennsylvani a State College, on "The Soul of Se rvi ce."
Anderson, Horace Brockman .... . . S. C.
A rmao, Joseph ...... . . . .... . . ..... Pa.
Aus tin, DeWitt Ray .... . .. . .. .. . N . C.
Baer, Harry Abraham David .. .. . . . Pa.
Baily, Harry Wenzel. . . .... . .. .. . . . Pa.
Baron, A braham I saac . . . . . .. . . ..... Pa.
Baron, Samuel .... .... .. ... .. .. ... Pa.
Ba rtley, J ames Hugh, Jr ... .. ... . . . R. I.
Beals, C. \!Vearne . .. ......... . ... ... Pa.
Becker, William Christian . . ....... W is.
Bernstein, Ab raham . . .. . .. ... ... .. Pa.
Bigger, David And rew .. .. ... . . . . S. C.
Binkley, Owen H enry . ... .......... Md.
Black, Hu gh Snoddy .. . . .. . . ... . .. S. C.
Backus, Henry LeRoy ... .. . . . .. ... . Pa.
Bower, Raymond J acob ... ..... . .. .. Pa.
Brown, Josiah Henry .. . ........ . Mass.
Burrows, Samuel Jacobs .... ... ... . . Ill.
Campbell, Carl Bennison .... ...... . . Pa.
Carow, Frederick George ... . .... N . Y.
Carrell, Jam es Fell .... . .. . . . ...... . Pa.
Caso, Hilario, Jr. . . ... ....... . . .. P . R.
Christie, W. Edgar. ... .. . . .... .. . N. J.
Clark, Roy Sidney ........ . ... . . .... Pa.
Clovis, Oscar Ray ..... .. .. . . ... . ... Pa.
Coleman, William Levin ....... . . .. . Pa.
Comerford, Joseph Francis ... . ... .. Pa.
Costello, Martin Joseph ............. Pa.
Coughanour, Albert Edward ........ Pa.
Coyle, William Vincent ...... . ...... Pa.
Craven, Thomas .. .. . ... .... . .... N. C.
Croop, H arry Ward ...... ... ... . . .. Pa.
Cunningham, William Louis ... ... . . Pa.
Davis, Benjamin Shadrach ........ . Pa.
Dean, Arthur Clark . .... . . . . .. N . Dak.
D eibert, Irvin E lmer .. . . .. ... . .... N . J .
De\i\Tan, Charles Henry . .. . .. . ... ... Pa.
Druffner, Lewis Christian ...... .... Pa.
E iseman, Paul Claire .. . .... ..... ... Pa.
Eshelman, Fayette Clinton . ... .. .... Pa.
Etter, Omer Rasor. .. . . ... . ........ Cal.
Evans, James North ..... .. .... . .. Neb.
Eveland, Francis Betterly . . ... .. . . . . Pa.
Finch, Harold ... . .... .. . . . . ...... Utah
Fisher, A lbert We llington ... . . . . . .. Pa.
Flickinger, William Gordon . .. .. .... Pa.
Fo r rest, Jam es F .... .. .......... ... Pa.
Fromkin, Charles ... . .... ... . .. . .. N . J .
Gainey, John White ......... .. ... N. C.
Golly, Harold Charles .. .. . : .... . . N. Y.
Gorman, Leo Raymond ... .... . ... .. Pa.
Griffin, Mark A lexander ... . ...... N. C.
Gross, Ab ram Jos eph . . . . .. . .... .... Pa.
Gyles, Ronald Corbin .. .. .. . .. ... . S. C.
Hair, Wilfred Lorenz ..... . .... .. .. Pa.
H anks, George Wallace . . . . .. ... . . U tah
Hauck, William Henry ....... . . . ... Pa.
H end el, I sidore ........... .... .. . Conn.
Hende rson, Ira M . ................. Pa.
Hensley, Charles A lbert . . .. . . .... N. C.
Hobbs, Harry Kane ......... .. ..... Pa.
Huff, John Melville . . ....... ... .. N. C.
Huston, Samuel Wes ley . ... .. . . . ... Pa.
J ames, J ames Edward . . .. .. .. .. .. . . Pa.
Jimenez, Juan M ..... ..... .. . .... C. R.
Johnson , Wi lliam Charles .... .. .... Cal.
Jones, Harold Walter . . ........... N. J.
J oyce, William Michael ..... . . .. . Conn.
Ke ll er, Frederick Eugene . ... ... W. Va.
Kell er, Paul .............. .. . .. . . .. Pa.
K emner, Edgar William ........ . ... Pa.
Keyes, Baldwin Longstreth ... . . . ... Pa.
Kline, Oram Roscoe ..... ... . .... . N. ].
Klutz, Austin Flint. .. .... . . .. .... N. C.
Lan gton, Daniel Jos eph . .. . . . ...... . Pa.
Latham , Joseph Roscoe . . . . . .. . .. . N. C.
Lewis, George Walter . ......... .... Pa.
Livingood, Louis Jacob ........ . . . .. Pa.
Livingston, Walter Raleigh ......... Pa.
McCorkle, Frank White ..... .. .... Ala
McCorkle, Matthew Locke .. .. .... N. C.
McTague, William Francis ... . ... N. Y.
Mackler, Louis ....... . ......... .. N. ].
Meckel, Louis Oliver .... . ....... . .. Pa.
Meyer, Julian Erdreich ......... .. . Ala.
Miclcllekauff, Casper Joseph . . . . . . Kans.
Miller, Robert L ee .............. . .. Fla.
Moyer, Donald Grosch ........ . .. .. Pa.
Mullen, E dward A ndrew ..... . ..... Pa.
Neal, John Jennette ..... .. ...... . . . V a.
Odell, James Marye ... . ...... . .... Ore.
Paine, Ro Gert . .... . . ... . ... ..... Miss.
Pawlikowski, Sigismund Bernard . .. Pa.
Payne, Lewis Banks ..... ... .. ... . . . Va.
Peril, Hyman Harry .... . ...... .. .. Pa.
Perkins, 'W illiam Harvey .. . .. . ... .. Pa.
Fillmore, George U tley .. . . . ... ... N. Y.
Platt, Michael .................. . .. Pa.
R awls, John Lewis . ...... . .. . ... . N. C.
R edelin, Alber t .\Torman . . . ... . . . ... Pa.
Robbins, James ::-Ierle . . ... ... . ... . . Ky.
Rodriguez-Rivera, Calix to .... . ... P. R
R ouse, H oward .. . . . ... .. . . ..... \Nash.
Royster, James Hunt .. . . ...... .. . N . C.
Rozploch, A lbin Roman ..... . ..... N . J.
R ynkiewicz, Felix Stanislaus . . ...... P a.
Saska, August .. .. . . ..... . ..... . . . . Pa.
Scha11, LeRoy A 1l en . . . .. . .. . ....... Pa.
Segal, Morr is ......... . .. . . . . . . . .. . Pa.
Seibert, William Erdman .. . . . .... .. Pa.
S hapiro, .'.\forris E arl Leon ard . .. .. . P a.
Shaw, Byron Eari . . . . ...... . . . . . .. . Pa.
Shuman, George Ario . . . .. . .. . . . ... Pa.
Sidlick, David Mitch ell. ... . ...... N. J .
Smigelsky, Isadore Edward . .. . ... .. Pa.
Smith, Barney Barr . .. .... . ... . . .. . Pa.
Smith, W illiam Henley . .. .... . .. . N. J .
Smoczynski, Mieczyslaw Edward .... Pa.
Sommers, Raymond Lock . . .. . . ..... Pa.
Stenberg, E d win Severance . . . . . . :vfinn.
Thigpen, F rank Lafayette . . ...... X C.
Tl1igpen, Harry Gordon . . ... . .... X C.
Thudium, \Vill i am J olrn .. ... . ... . . . Pa.
Tilton, William Raymond . . ... . . . . N . J.
Torrey, Eugene \i\T eiss ..... . . . . .. . . . Pa.
Vann, Herbert Moffett ... . . . . .. .. .. Va.
Vann, Junius Richardson, Jr .. . ... N. C.
Wagenselle r, James Kerchner . . . . .. . Pa.
Wakefield, Clar k Woodworth . .. ... . P a.
Walkling, Adolph Augustu s ... . . . . . . I ll.
Watkins, Robert Earl. . .. . . . . . . . . X C.
Weaver, Abe Kipp . ....... . . . .. . . . . Pa.
vVeber, Francis Charles . . . . . .... . . N. J.
vVeber, John Malcolm . .. . .... . . . ... Pa.
Weiss, Edward .. . . ... .. . .... . .. . .. Pa.
\ Vick, Hilton Addison . . . . . . . ... . . . . Pa.
vVishard, vValter Holmes ..... . . .. . M el.
vVolfe, E dward Inman .. . . ..... . . .. Pa.
'vVyatt, Joseph Harrison ... . . .... . . . P a.
Zvaifl er , Nathan .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . N. J.
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Massachusetts
Minnesota ... . ..... .. .. . . . ... .. .. .
Mississippi . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .. . .
Nebraska . . ... . . .. .. . .. . .... .. . . . .
North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
Oregon ...... . .... . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .
Rhode I sland ... . ... . .. . .... .. . . . .
Washington . .... . .... . . . ... . .... .
West V irgini a . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . .
W isconsin ..... .. ........... . . ... .
Porto Rico ... . . . .. .. ... . , ... . ... .
Costa Rica . . . .... . ..... . . . .. . . . . .
The following prizes were awarded:
The Henry M. Phillips Prize o f Seventy-five dollars. Awarded upon the
recomm endation of the Professor o f M edicine, to th e graduate in hi s opinion most
worthy, to Hyma n Harry P eril, with hono rable mention of Juli an E rdreicb Meyer
and L oui s Jacob Livi ngood.
T be Henry M. Phillips P rize o f Seventy-five dollars. Awarded upon the
recommendati on of the P rofessor s of Surgery, to t he graduate in t heir opinion most
worthy, to ] ohn Jennette .\'.cal.
Phys iology Prize. A Gold Medal a wa rded by bequest o f D r. F rancis \V.
Shain, fo r the best E ssay, or t he best Exa mination on a subj ect perta ining to
Physiology ( open to undergrad uates o f th e secon d year ), to Edmund Lloyd Jones.
P ractice Prize. A Gold Medal a wa rded by beq uest of D r. F rancis W . Shain,
fo r tbe best Essay on a subject pertaining to the practice of Medici n e, to Hilton
Addison Wi ck, with honorable mention of W . Edga r Christie an d H arold vValter
J ones.
Therapeutics Pri ze. A Gold Medal for the best Examinati on in T herapeutics,
to Alber t Edward Coughanour, with honorable mention o f Harry \!Varel Croop and
James Hunt R oyster.
Obstetr ics Prize. A Gold Medal for Gen eral E xcellence in O bstetri cs, to
W . E dgar Christi e, with honorable mention of C harl es Fromkin, H arry \iVa rcl Croop
and Hilton Addison vVick.
Surger y Prize. A Gold Medal a warded by beq uest o f Dr. F rancis \V. Shain,
for the best Essay on the subj ect pertaining to Surgery, to vV. Edgar Ch ristie.
GEOGRAPHICAL RECAPITULATION
P ennsylvania . . .... . .. ... . .. .... . .
N or th Caroli na . ....... . .. .. . .. .. .
New Jersey .. .... . .. . .... .. . .. . . .
N ew Yor k . . ... . . . .. ...... . ... . . .
South Carolina
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Virginia . . . .. .... . . . ... ..... . .. . . .
Alabama . . . .... . ... . .. . . ....... . .
California . .... . . .... . .. . .. . .. . .. .
Connecticut .. . . .. . . .. ..... ...... .
Illinois . .... . .......... . . . . . . . ... .
:Maryland . .. . . . . . .. ... ... . .. . . . . . .
Utah ..... . .. . .. ...... . ... .. . .. . . .
F lorida
Kansas . . . . . . . . .. . ·. . . . .. .. .... . . . .
PRIZES
Chemistry Prize. A Gold Medal for th e best Original \Vork in P hysiological
C hemistry ( open to und ergraduate s) , to Edmund Lloyd J ones, wi th hon orable
menti on o f Harrison Gray and F rederi c Clemons L echner.
An atomy Prize. A Gold Me dal award ed at the completion of the S op homore
Year to the stud ent ·wh o has the highest g rade in the anatomical subjects of the
Freshman and Sophomore Years, to Harrison Gray, with honorable mention of
Ed mund Lloyd Jones, Frederi c Clemon s Lechner, Basil T abor Owens and Solomon
Lewis Hermany.
Pathology Prize. A Gold Medal fo r gen eral excellence m the Department
of Pathology, to Juli an Erdreich Meyer.
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Gynecology Prize. By P rofessor Montgome ry, a Gold M edal for t he best
Examination and Clinical Rep ort on Gynecology, to E dward W eiss, with honorable
mention of George \Vallace Hanks.
Neurology Prize. By P rofessor D ercum, a Gold Medal for th e best Exami n ation in N eurology, to Irvin E lmer Deibert, with honorable menti on of Edward
\Neiss an d E dgar vVilliam Kem ner.
There are now 13,580 names on the list of graduates.
GRADUATE DEGREE
Orthopedics Prize. By P ro fessor H. Augustus Wilson, a Gold M edal for
th e best Examin ation in O r thopedic Surgery, to W. Edga r Christie, w it h honorable
ment ion of George \i\Tallace Hanks and Harold Walter J ones.
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICINE.
H. RoDELL F1s HnACK, A.B., University of Illinois, 1912; M.S., Jeffe rson Medical
College, 1915; M.D., Jefferson Medical College, 1916.
Genito-Urinary Prize. By Professor Loux, a Gold Medal for the best Examination in Genito-U rinary S urgery, to Harry Wa rd Croop, with hon orable mention
of Hilton Addison vVi ck.
Ophthalmology Prize. By Professo r Han sell, Twenty- fi ve dollar s for the
best Examination in Ophthalmology, to E dward W eiss, with honorable menti on
of Harold Charles Golly and Isadore Edward Smigelsky.
Otology Prize. By Professor S. M acC uen Smith, T wenty-five dollars fo r
the bes t Examinati on in Otology, to Albert Nor man Redelin, with hon orable
mention of Loui s J acob Li vingoo d and Paul Claire Eiseman.
A lumni P ri ze. By the Alumni Association, a Medal for the best gene ral
average gained in th e examination for the entire cur ri culum, to W. E dga r Chr isti e.
W. B. Saunders Prize. Seventy-five dolla rs' wo rth of their Medical Publications to the student who passes th e best General Examinati on at the end of the
Senior Year, to W. Edgar Chr is tie.
Out-Patient Obstetric Prize. By P rofessor W . H. Wells, a Case of Inst ruments for th e best Report o f W ork in Out-Patient Maternity Service, to William
J ohn Thudium, wit h hono rabl e menti on of Ronald Co rbin Gyles.
The Scha effer Anatomic League Prize. A Gold Med al given by P rofesso r
Schaeffer to the member of the L eague presenting the best thesis in the science of
An ato my, including Embryology and H istology, and Co mparati ve Anatomy, to
Harri son Gray, with honorable mention of Leonard F ranklin Bender and 'W illiam
Geo rge Falcon er.
D. Appleton & Co. Prize. Fi fty dollars' worth of their Medical Publications
to the stud ent who pa sses the best General E x amination at the en d of th e Junior
year, to A lbert Warren James.