TY - JOUR T1 - MEdical news Y1 - 1909/05/22 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1909.02540470037009 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 1671 EP - 1677 VL - LII IS - 21 N2 - ARKANSAS  Commencement Exercises.  —The thirtieth annual commencement exercises of the Medical Department of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, were held April 30, when a class of 22 was graduated. The diplomas were awarded by Governor George W. Donaghey, and the address to the graduates was delivered by Rabbi Louis Witt.—The third annual commencement exercises of the College of Physicians and Surgeons were held in Little Rock, April 29, a class of 14 receiving diplomas. The faculty address was by Dr. C. T. Drennen, Hot Springs.Personal.  —Dr. Claude E. Laws, Fort Smith, has been appointed a member of the State (Eclectic) Medical Board, vice Dr. Jacob F. Lewis, Little Rock, resigned.—Dr. Joshua C. Sexton has been elected president, and Dr. Henry E. Thomason, a trustee of the newly-organized antituberculosis society at Siloam Springs.—Dr. Charl[ill] A. Archer, SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1909.02540470037009 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.02540470037009 ER -