The path of Hippocrates was solemnly administered to 110 future doctors Friday at a pre-commencement ceremony at the Louisiana State university medical school.
As the oath was read by the dean of the medical school, Dr. William W. Frye, the graduates stood as a body. A spotlight shone on a golden caduceus, symbol of the medical profession since time immemorial.
Other high lights of the ceremony included presentation of( awards to outstanding students and speeches by medical school leaders. The graduates will receive their diplomas at commencement evercises Saturday afternoon on the L. S. U. campus in Baton Rouge.
"I swear by Appollo the physician," the oath of Hippocrates began—
As it progressed the brand-new doctors pledged themselves 'to give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked" and to "abstain from anything deleterious to the patient."
"I will give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked nor suggest any such counsel/' said the oath. "With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my art. Into whatever houses I "enter; I will go into them for the benefit of the sick and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption. Whatever I see or hear in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I will not divulge as reckoning that all such should be kept secret."
The George S. Bel Memorial award, regarded as one of the top awards, went to Dry Duncan D. Burford, Ferriday. It is presented yearly to the senior student selected from the 10 highest-ranking students who, in the opinion of the committee, "symbolizes the highest ideals of. medicine.'*
The Urban Maes Memorial award, given yearly to the student who has shown the greatest promise in the field of clinical surgery and medicine, was awarded to Dr. Robert S. White, Georgetown.
The Peter Graffagnino award, given annually to the student who has demo n s t r a t e d the greatest promise in the field of clinical surgery and medicine, was presented to Dr. Horace J. Baltz, New Orleans.
Dr. White received the Mabel ilair Elmore Research essay award, offered for the first times this year. It is offered to the student who has personally conducted worthwhile research and has submited an essay dealing with an unsettled problem in the field of medicine, pediatrics or a related basic science.
Runner-up was Dr. Arthur Vi-drine Jr., Ville Platte. Dr. Vi-drine also received the George W. McCoy Memorial award, given annually to the graduate, who has demonstrated outstanding ability in the fields of preventive medicine, microbiology or parisitology.
Another award, offered for the first time this year, was the Louisiana Pathology Society award. (liven to the student who has demonstrated unusual ability and basic scholarship in clinical pathology, forencic pathology and pathologic anatomy, it went to Dr. Joseph Dudley]
uillory, of Eunice. Dr. Gui-1-lory also received an award from the J. A. Majors Medical Book Co. for receiving the highest average in pathology.
The award, for outstanding aptitude in pediatrics was presented to Dr. Milton C. Chapman, Shreveport. It was donated by the New Orleans Pedia-tric Society. Hie neurology award, given annually to the student who has shown an outstanding interest in neurology and has carried on investigative work in this field, was pre-i sented to Dr. Bryson D., Jones, Shreveport.~~—------
The Mosby scholarship awards, presented yearly to five of the graduating students who have achieved an outstanding scholastic record during their course of study, went to Dr. Donald R. Blocker, New Orleans; Dr. Leonard R. Collier, Atlanta; Dr. Herbert M. Loyd, Shreveport; Dr. William M. Lumpkin, Minden, and Dr. Arnold M. Lupin, New Orleans.
Dr. Robert L. Simmons, head of the department of public health and preventive medicine, had charge of the presentations. An address was given by Dr. Edgar Hull, associate dean of the medical school.
