Graduation of Medical Students by W. A. R.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 18, 1908

Graduation of Medical Students

By W. A. R.

It was the pleasure of the writer, in company with Prof. H. R. Salisbury and Dr. D. H. Kress, to attend the graduation exercises of the Woman’s Medical College of Philadelphia, May 20. On this occasion four of our young women took their degree in medicine. These were Mrs. Dorothy T. Harbaugh, Miss Ora Barber, Miss Martha Canfield, and Miss Emma Behn. Dr. Harbaugh will connect for a year with one of the hospitals of Philadelphia, where she has an internship. Dr. Barber will return to her home State, California, where she will connect with one of our institutions. Dr. Canfield will take a short vacation, after which she also will unite with some branch of the work. Dr. Behn will return to Germany, and engage in work in one of our sanitariums there.

The faculty of the Woman’s Medical College has been very considerate of the religious views of our young people, and made every provision possible in arranging classes so that they could complete their course without Sabbath work, for which we with these graduates are very thankful.

We are glad to welcome these young people into the ranks of medical workers in this great cause, and we wish them Godspeed.

Two weeks later it was the privilege of a larger number of our people here in Washington to attend the graduation exercises of the George Washington University in this city. Five of our young men were graduated as medical practitioners. These were Mr. Riley Russell, of Illinois; Mr. W. B. Scott, of Oregon; Mr. J. W. Hopkins, of Minnesota; Mr. A. W. Hewitt, of Ohio; and Mr. C. S. Bossert, of Wisconsin.

We have had word from several other young people, who are completing a medical education in other schools this spring. Mr. and Mrs. Heynemann, Miss Helen Kellogg, and Mrs. W. H. Riley, will complete the course in the American Medical Missionary College. The Drs. Heynemann will take further studies in Scotland, preparatory to engaging in the medical missionary cause in their native country, Australia.

Brother Chas. F. Curtis, who has for some time been connected with the Atlanta Sanitarium, will graduate from a medical school in Atlanta this spring. Dr. Curtis will remain in sanitarium work in Atlanta.

Mr. L. B. Amick will be graduated from the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery.

Mr. G. M. Tolhurst will graduate this spring from the International Medical Missionary College, Atlanta, Ga., and is expecting to enter a foreign field as soon as the opportunity offers.

This is quite a company of young people prepared, as far as medical education is concerned, for aggressive work in the medical missionary cause. It is hoped they will all find a place of usefulness in the great work for the Master.

W. A. R.