Bennett Medical College - Em Dee Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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1 if' JUNIOR PROM. HE CLASS OF l9l5 have taken a prominent part in the social affairs 'of Bennett from their entrance into the college. At the close of their ,Freshmen year they gave a banquet at the Congress hotel, which was so successful that it was duplicated at the end of the Sophomore year. When the Junior year was reached they realized that a social function should be given in honor of the Senior class, and so, after some discussion, a dance was decided upon. Committees were appointed to make arrangementss and secure the necessary financial support. The date selected was April 28th and the place the Hotel Sherman. The second floor, including the Louis XVI, Crystal, Grey and Rose rooms were thrown into one for the accomomdation of the large crowd that was present. The Grand March began about ten o'cloclc. led by Dr. O. C. Huber, our Honorary Class President, and Mrs. john Dill Robertson, followed by Dr. john Dill Robertson with Mrs. Herzog, Dr. Maximilian Herzog with Mrs. Marcusson, and our Class President, lra B. Robertson, with Miss Sherwood. Following these were the Faculty and students, about five hundred in all. The Grey room was set aside for those who did not care to dance. It was very tastefully arranged with small tables and was filled the entire evening with a good natured crowd. The music was furnished by an orchestra conducted by one of the members of the Junior Class and was very well rendered. One of the novel features was the naming of the dif- frent dances for our Professors and the presentation to the first four ladies in the C-rand March of a bouquet of American Beauty roses. The dancers dispersed about one o'clock, all agreeing that they enjoyed a very pleasant evening. 193 ,

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Q7T THE ANNUAL COLLEGE BANQUET. HE. forty-seventh annual banquet was held at the Hotel Sherman on May 7, I9 l 4. As always, it was one of the great social events of the year, and the faculty, alumni and students turned out in a body. As Sloan's Orches- tra played a lively tune the banquet doors opened and the seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen marched in and took their respective places. The faculty then took their places amid great applause. Rev. john L. Mathery, S. president of Loyola University, gave the invocation. The waiters then got busy and spread before the partakers one of the best repasts obtainable, and all enjoyed it. Dr. Arthur B. Rankin introduced the toastmaster, Arthur E. C-ammage, M. D., who kept all in a happy state of mind with his appro- priate jokes. Dr. D. Robertson then spoke on the Bennett Medical Col- lege, picturing its future in a very rosy light. Dr. Frank M. Horstman introduced john P. Coughlin, who spoke for the class of l9I 7, giving the freshman's idea of a medical college. Mr. Alexander W. Burke was introduced by Dr. Charles A. Miller. Mr. Burke spoke for the class of I9 I 6 and held his audiences attention. The junior class speaker, Felix Lownick, was introduced by Dr. Leslie F. MacDiarmid, and Alfred Davis spoke for the senior class after being intro- duced by Dr. N. A. Graves. Henry S. Spaulding, S. spoke on Loyola University, and Maximilian Herzog, M. D., spoke on My Association with Bennett Medical College. During the program each class tried to outdo the other in giving its class yells, and all joined in cheering the professors. As the orchestra played Home, Sweet Home, one of the best college ban- quets became past history, but will be remembered by all as second to none in feast and program. - 192

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Wwww - ,-My at rl X fi .ggsl SOPHOMORE DINNER DANCE. F the many social functions given by the classes of the Loyola University Medical Department, the dinner dance of l9l4, held by the class of l9l6, was far the most brilliant and successful. The class and faculty assembled in the famous C-old Room of the Hotel LaSalle. where a sumptuous dinner was served. The honorary president, Dr, A. B. Rankin, presided as toast-master, and his genial humor enlivened the evening for all. Program as follows: University ...... john Louis Mathery, S. J., Henry S. Spaulding, S. Faculty .... ................................ C arl E. Boyer Response. . . .Dr. Maximilian Herzog Ladies.. ....... Dr. Leo Steiner Response. . ..... Dr. Otto C. Huber Reading . . . ........... Mary Holmes Class ....... ......,.. .....,... D r . Frank Marion Horstman Response ..................,.............,..... R. H. George Each number of the program was given admirably, and all present did ample justice to the repast. After the subsidance of cheers and class yells, we were ushered into the C-rand Ball Room, where the remainder of the evening was enjoyed in dancing. As the last strains of Home, Sweet Home were resounded through the Ball Room, the class departed, each one vowing that this was the best dinner-dance that they had ever attended. Dr. Henry F. Lewis opened his home the First and third Sunday evenings of De- cember and january, to the members of the junior class. Many of the juniors took ad- vantage of this open house and spent very enjoyable evenings. Dr. Lewis and his wife and family welcomed all very heartily, and all enjoyed themselves. IEI4