COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. 
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GOLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. 
CHICAGO VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The eleventh annual commencement exercises of the Chicago 
Veterinary College were held Thursday, March 22d, at the 
Grand Opera House. A large audience, friends of the students 
and faculty, assembled to witness the exercises. Sixty-five 
young men received their diplomas. The proceeding were 
opened with an address by President R. J. Withers, who out¬ 
lined the course of study that had been followed by the suc¬ 
cessful students, and stated that of the number of graduates 
the large number of thirty-one passed with honors. After the 
address by the president, the class arose from the body of the 
theatre and took positions on the platform, where the president 
conferred the degree of M.D.C. on each member, and each 
received his diploma, after which they returned to their seats, 
and were addressed by the Hon. John G. Shortall, President of 
the Illinois Humane Society. On Mr. Shortall finishing his 
address, the prizes were distributed. Wm. Thompson received 
the prize in anatomy and also the prize in materia medica, he 
having the highest standing in both of these subjects. P. J. 
Wilkinson received the prize for highest standing in theory and 
practice. After the prizes were distributed numerous and beau¬ 
tiful floral tokens, sent by friends of the graduating students, 
were distributed to the various members of the class. The 
valedictorian, G. R. Flowers, M.D.C., then read a valedictory 
address. Dr. Arthur R. Reynolds, City Health Commissioner, 
then delivered the doctorate address. The proceedings closed 
with farewell remarks by the president. The following are the 
members of the graduating class and their present locations: 
J. S. Anderson, Seward, Neb.; W. F. Andrews, Meadville, 
Pa.; M. T. Bernard, Serena, Ill.; J. Biggs, Hubbard, la.; G. A. 
Bond, Vicksburg, Mich.; C. J. Britton, Crawfordsville, Ind.; C. 
C. Brown, Rockville, Ind.; W. F. Brownlee, Clinton, la.; J. J. 
Bruemleve, St. Louis, Mo.; H. J. Campbell, Paxton, Ill.; P. A. 
Carlson, Mason City, Neb.; C. A. Clinton, Havelock, la.; A. 
