COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. 
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COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. 
NEW YORK COEEEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
The commencement exercises of the New York College of 
Veterinary Surgeons were held the evening of April ist at the 
College Hall, 154 Hast 57th Street, where the President, Dr. 
Hermann M. Biggs, conferred the oath of Hippocrates and 
awarded diplomas to the following gentlemen: Frederick 
Lincoln Bodwell, New Hampshire ; James Burns, New Jersey; 
William Kckl, New York ; Albert Burton Hecker, New York 
Alfred Mason Heard, New York ; John Burtis Jones, New Jer¬ 
sey ; John Sayres Jones, New York ; Elmer Heaton Judkins, New 
York; Alfred Josiah Pitcher, New York ; Charles Frederick 
Spies, New Jersey ; Joseph Charles Saile, New York ; Edward 
Kirk Stretch, New Jersey ; Frank Perley Sturges, Massachu¬ 
setts ; Thomas Emmet Smith, New Jersey ; Harry Quincy 
Thompson, Maine. 
Later a supper was served at the Hotel Marlborough, and 
the following toasts were responded to : “ N. Y. College of Vet¬ 
erinary Surgeons,” Herman M. Biggs, M.D. ; ‘‘ Class of ’97,” 
Albert B. Hecker, V.S. ; “ Comparative Medicines,” John H. 
Huddleston, M.D. ; “The Alumni,” James H. Ferster, V.S.;; 
“ Our Past and Future,” Thomas E. Smith, V.S. ; “ Professional 
Ethics,” Rush Shippen Huidekoper, M.D., V.S. ; “Veterinary 
Societies and Press,” W. Horace Hoskins, D.V.S. ; “ Farewell 
Greeting,” Frank P. Sturges, V.S. Fred L. Bodwell, V.S., as 
Toast Master. 
The medals and prizes were awarded as follows : For gen¬ 
eral proficiency (gold medal), Frank Perley Sturges ; for best 
junior examinations (silver medal), William Malcolm P. Mac- 
Kellar ; for best practical examination (pocket case of instru¬ 
ments), Thomas Emmet Smith; Dr. Giffen’s clinical prize 
awarded to Harry Quincy Thompson. Edward K. Stretch, V.S.,. 
Harry Q. Thompson, V.S., Henry W. Dustan, James M. Rich¬ 
ardson, Chester R. Perkins and Francis Edmonds received hon¬ 
orable mention. • 
ONTARIO VETERINARY COLUEGE. 
At the closing exercises of this college, which took place in 
Toronto, March 26, Prof. Andrew Smith presided, and the plat¬ 
form was occupied by the faculty and members of the Board of 
Examiners (practitioners of Canada and the United States). The 
graduating class presented the Principal with a picture of the 
