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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clichd, il est fiim6 d partir de I'angEe sup6rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. >rrata to pelure. n a 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ■(R.':^:'T.. '-N., X OPENING V ^ OP THE NEW LABORATORY BUILDINGS, Medical Faculty, McGill University. ^ M^ Mi? r.-^..s:- ,-..^^ ' r ^M^ 3 ai O CO 'I (From the Canada Med ical nnd SurgirolJotmial, Novtmher, 1886.) A 'a I OPENING OF THE NEW LABORATORY BUILDINGS, Medical Faculty, McGill University. Two months ago we gave a detailed description of the building then m course of erection for the Medical Faculty of McGill University. The work was pushed rapidly forward, and the lecture rooms were quite complete by the 1st of October when the session was begun. It required, however, a short time to complete the fittings, &c., of the various laboratories, and the formal openmg of the building was postponed until the 22nd. At 3 p.m. a large assemblage was gathered together in the main lecture hall to listen to addresses from distinguished friends of the University and the Faculty. The Dean of the Faculty Prof. Howard, occupied the chair, and there were present' amongst others : Provost Pepper and Prof. Osier, of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania ; Sir Wm. Dawson, Principal of McGill Umversity; Hon. Senator Ferrier, Chancellor; Hon. Justice Torrance, Hon. Justice Mackay, Hon. Donald A. Smith, Mr John H. R. Molson, Mr. John Molson, Mr. R. A. Ramsay, Mr Hugh McLennan, Mr. W. C. McDonald, and Mr. Geo. Hac^ue Governors of the University ; Dr. H. Aspinwall Howe, Prof! Alex. Johnson, Rev. Dr. Cornish, Rev. Dr. Wilkes, Rev. Prin- cipal Mc Vicar, of the Presbyterian College ; Rev. Dr. Stevenson Principal of the Congregational College ; Rev. Prof. Murray Prof. Henry T. Bovey, Dr. B. J. Harrington, Rev. Canon Hen- derson (Principal of the Montreal Diocesan Theological Colle-e) Dr. Grant of Ottawa, Mr. R. W. Shepherd, Dr. J. L. Leprohon' it i Dr. McEachran, V.S., Prof. Moyse, Dr. F. VV. Campbell, Sur- geon-General IJorgin, M.P., Rev. Prof. Coussirat, Rev. J. Edgar Hill, Mr. Alexander Murray, Mr. Richard White, Mr. Andrew Robertson, Dr. Rottot, &c,, besides all the members of the Faculty and a body of about three hundred students. The Dean called upon Prof. Osier of the University of Penn- sylvania to deliver tho opening address. So warm is the affection entertained for Prof. Osier at McGill University that he is always sure of a hearty reception. Tho students greeted his appear- ance with prolonged cheering. Dk. ()8i,ku said— To realize tho hopes ami Idiiirirvs of ten veir^ in w.tness the fulHlme,.! beyond exji-datio,. of ^IKues whi'eh h/ue \nSr "!^' *•'•'"«'> sWepuMx am] wakin.', and, finally, to fuirti.-ipate n « V [/ f- ""'"'''^u "' '■' ". T''"'"'^' ''^ liappiness not often meted out to a child of man. But such I may .laim to I.., mine to-day as I stand Mcbdl and \vitness the success which has attended the efforts of the exnres^H tiir';'/-; T'""]'^- (''" ""'"^^'^^ ^'''''"^'^ ^'*" ^^e school, and to express the gratitude which every member of the profession in this country must feel towards those generous men who have enabled those es^eSn'^M^r-''^^'^^? ^^^ '^"''*V^^''- '^^* "« remember that the ^ibH^ii nnt A ' T ''"' ■ '' •'egarded by the profession and bv the attributed to the energeti.- men now in charge. A large part of it is eveS ' ""^ '^-^^ T'^^-'"^' '"^"""''^ ^^f'''''' •^^'■•' ^ilit^''-'l worker has RWflv stnf!l '" '^"i^i '," P^'L ^'; ^^r "f''"'' "f tli'''-^^ ^^ l'*' l''^ve passed away-Stephenson, Holmes, Sutherluiui and Campbell. (Applause.) llll^ P%l'^'^^^'^r\y to refer to the laboratory work iil McUill f'oUege in ivi«ffn„ ■;J.^«;."of ,"»f^ortant function of a medical scho.jl is to teach existing medical knowledge, and it is kuoun to vou all that a great of Mfr ll' '''''"^ liJv'' *'"' "'*''^'' of teaching. When- 1 entered the halls 1.^^ ^''T f"f " >''^''" "-"•' ^^i^l' <>'*' '■xception of i.ractical Zv S/^^'v •''^' d.enustry, practical me.licine and j,ractical sur- gery, tfie teaching was entirely theoretical. The object of this beauti- 2 .^7 t"" h"- ^' •' ^\^'?|V.'^"^ ""l'"^^-^^ the practical teaching of tlm school In this new- buikling the students will be able to work in inH nST' ''^^*r*.^'^ *". P'^'^'''''*^ PlOMology, pharmacologv, pathology and histology. These have been rendered necessary by the demands h the first ";?^^"'^V'^"'^V""; ?• ?^" ^"'^^'ti^^' laboratory work must! Ll\- Plaoe, have plenty of time on the part of tlie student, and Ire ^l^'^.''^*^" VT' ^''']' ^^^" «^* '^"=^"^'«^l that the firs two ScondTv fVr'^"/'''^^^' • '^?^^^^ ^^ ^''^^ P^^"'^i^"^^ department work. tNJcondly, the professors in charge of the laborator: ) should be men ro men w>'" "'' "''Tf 'i^^^ departments over which they have con> voir T nnllv 'h T'l^''"' to (levote a large part <.f their time to the work. lhirdl>, the laboratories must be well o.piipped.-and by a we 1 equipiied laboratory we mean not onlv plenty of accommodation ti'XZ f^'^^''^ ^'V^y "f "T^""'.'' apparatus and careful an.l well^ rained assistants To extend scientilii- work so as to gain a reputa- ioTn. rnen'\v'"^'°^'' V'^^T,'""^' ^''' "^ connection with the laboratories young men wx,o, under the supervision and control of the professor are enabled to do original work. This work should not be ?ntruS 3 should be bestowed on rnon whn l?. ? '■ *''^ ''*'^'^f^- Tiiis work- medical course, and w .o can ^^^^^'^ T'^^^ t''^«"«h their fow of the earlier years of the H ft ?n ?.i '^"'Z ""'P^""" ^« ^J^vote a To this object r most irnV ly hgt t at mv""'/ ""^"^ '""' ''^'^^arch. departments will .lui.'kly turn her attno"^ "^T r"Z •" ^H her in other matters. Of tL f.Suro of ?ij n '^-^ '''^ ''"'* ''"'"^'^'Jy art of the people of this vnif ..u n^. r^'?'^''''^'^*'^^''"""ati(m on the which is neSe lor t he dim sio IP ^/^:f ' .""^^^^T "^''?" ^e withheld J>riceless blessings of so n,rnur7S f ^^ T'*'' ^!V^ south -of the Need I say that I hav^en^te^^^ ft^"^ ^PP'-"«-) mitted to rea ize this hone -tint T «hQii '^* ^ ''^^'^^ been per- assurance and insn r tiVm ^nr ,n i ^''^'-'-y away with mo this fresh to anticipate from so bdS'a v s it ' S^^^^ ''""^ ^ ^'^^ ^■^"^"'•e^ feeling which above ^U ILII ■ " , "*^ ^ ''^^'^ "^t yet alluded to the ceremonies. 'rhis;^sn^;CviVt\-o;^ ??% H '''V^",^!. ^^'^^^ interesting open(.,d to-day w.L if I m. v ve f ni' I ''^ ^he building to be formally proof that McGl^Univiskv .??.! '"m *'"' ^-''^I^-es^ion, the final rather than that of semsh^r^>Ht In re™ to'nl",?, 'f ^ .^'''''^'''' elevate the -ndardS^SgS^Sf lnKeS^i;;f J^^^^S //v^y *7 3 methods into harmony with the swiftly changing,' condition of natural Hcienc'f. Happily this struggle is over, and the educated sense of the coniMiunity, lay as well as professional, has learned to recognize in the graduates ot such schools as those of the University of Pennsylvania of Harvard, and of .McGill T'niversity the best representatives of the liealing art. If I neede(' .m illustration of this, 1 should find it close at hand in one ot your own graduates, whose brilliant scientific attain- ments have won tor him unusual distinction and honors in his native land no less than abroad, and who has recently been called to till one oi the leading chairs in the oldest and most' distinguished medical school oi the contuient. May I not adfl that in this new position he IS sustaining the high reputation and winning the same stron*'' r)ersonal attacliments which he enjoyed heicV (Applause.) It would be ditficult to convey to anyone not familiar with the subject an adeiiuate conception of the changes recently efl'ected in medical education and in medical practice. I left 'Philade'phia yesterday aiternoon, dined satisfactonlv on the train, passed a coniiortable night, and found myself in Montreal early this morning Unhapi)ily I am torced tf> leave by the afternoon train, and I expect jo travel safely, and with equal precision, comfort and speed back to Philadelphia by to-morrow morning. Steam, electricity' tlie highest attainmenls of plnsical science and the most perfect nieclianical appliances, with thorough training and discipline, render this seeming miracle an everyday occurrence. Fifty years ago I should have reluctantly entrusted myself to the rude' riiercies of a mail waggon, and a month would have been si)ent in the jouriuiv to and tro, even it the perils of flood and mu 1st, the establishment of a preparatory examination ; 2nd, the exaction of a period of collegiate studies of at least three years of ei-ht o?n iip months each; 3rd, the careful grading of the rova;ses%th,thriZ. duction of ample practical instruction of ea<:h student bo ha thj bedside and 111 laboratories; 5th, the eetablish.uent of cHb -tixi ev- aminations, both written and practical, at the close <,f the a urse of study of each subject, m lieu of the unsatisfactory oral exami , tions n common use ; (it i, the endowment of medical shools so as to i^ure hxed salaries for the professors, who would then .^ease to lau"' v pecuniary interest in the size of their classes. It vou can a eel « tlie devoted and eelt-sacriticing toil needed to keep tiu, sS lanUs high as the claims of s.-ience and the interests of the S i inu iiv demand, while a faculty is constantly subjected to the tern ta"i oY entering on a more profitable and facile course, you n st 'ier- iully award the highest praise to the earnest and gifted men Srol^^^illTn!^L.Sf^-=^^f^^ -f"-'-^ ^•J^ niedfe.^i^?;! the Uiii- tlie oldest ment ot Mcbill Lmversity in the true path. Jn 1846 versity of Pennsy vania, whose mediral department is 'tiie oldest medical school m America, made an unsuccissful attempt to e?evae the standard of medical education; but it has not been ti 1 with n tl e past hf teen years that the necessary reforms have been securelv adopted by a lew of the leading colleges there. In McC^S Un versitv on the other hand, ever Kince 1848 a preliniiiuirv examination has been required; the course of study has extended o{er four "ears a S has been carefully graded, while from time to time su.h i nponam subj, ts as medical junspruden.'e and botany have been added o the compnlsory hs ; an admirable system of l)edside instruction has been dex eloped, an. the final examinations before graduation have bee rendered, praclual, searching and impartial. Jn dwelling UM sti- able pride on such a record it might seem pardonable^to ove'i ook the shortcomings and defects which have remained. But the inter- the"i'rn!"'^'''\*^''^^-' J^'-.^^'^that the same spirit which animated and '« nn Ip " ^HH •'■'''■"' '^tepl^oiison, Hohnes, Caldwell, Robertson and Lampbeil-sti 1 inspires their worthv successors. (Loud and ong continued applause. ) You see to-day that their efforts, seronded b> the power 111 int^uence of one under whose skilful guidance al departmentsof McG.ll University ]u^ve made rapid strides during the past thut\ years, have supplied one of tlie remaining great needs of cii^' wnr'f ''^r'- . ''! '''^^ ■'^''^"^1'^^ '"'"^'"^^ ^^>'^ -^t'ldents of medi- cine wdl hereafter be taught in the only way which can possibh bring out their best powers. The most eloquent .liscourse.s^bv the most earned professors can but impart facts, tea.h the methods of esf.hH«hT''''"l'-;-''''^T".M ^^'"^ ^^''''' "'■ P^'tl'"l".^'.v which have been Pnr^. 'n ' .«"^' "'■1"«1' Illustrations from the ric-h stores of experi- w 11 .r.i I/'' 7^"!'^'''^ '^'1^1 essential instruction, but no amount of it will tram the student to use his own eyes and hands in the practical investigation ancl recognition of disease. The laboratories oi anatomy the'hZlf 1'' "^.P^^J'^'^'^^fy ^"'*' of pathology, an,l later the wards of tlie hospital are the real .xlucators m this, the most important portion n^in ^'"f "'"r "' 'I '"odical man. it is in them aloae that can be pro- du,ed physieiaiis, who shall be neither theorists nor routinists but clear-sighted, practical students of nature as revealed in the mvriad loims ot morbid action, antl in the no less numerous a-encies lor the prevention or cure of disease. 1- rom the labors of theTse well-trained fhe lulivf t 1 ""', ^""^T '^'''" -'J'""- "'« ^''-^'*^'*^ pliysical welfare of the uidn idual and ot the state. (Applause. ) Results await them far tra scenuing al that have yet been attained; the detection of the subtle causes of deadly maladies; the discovery of remedies whose specific power shall rival that of quinine in malarial fever • the estab- lishment of means of prevention no less sure than Jennets prid Jus g ft of vaccination, the culpable neglect of which in a smalFarea ?s seZeT £Tl^fl.% tu'f r^'^ *^^ ^^^^''^^^ from'^wlSthera e Sress ,,M , I J\w^ *'*''' '"^P^"^^ "I^^ Real progress ^\lll be slow, errors numerous, excess in one direction often stTlfdo kbir fait fnlK-^ff ^'"'^r' )^'«fknes.ses and class'prejudices, As T?n«iHvf I 1 i^^''.'^**'''- "'°^^ ^'^^'^1 material interests of the race nnJr! 11 "''''■'^l^^ ^'^^ increased, the assumption of mysterious Cpp ,n l?^'""^? ^^"'P'* '^'^'°^«*«' ^"d relations of far more rea Iconfi- aS tl^ rommun if ' A^'^ ^^^.f If h^d between the medical p?ofess?on dna nie lommunity. And Avith tins growth of public interest in rrpn- Sont'eri SZ "^' -f P;^^'';'-nfici:n?e in th^tSlTliro- msnnn^n! m?, f necessarily develop in the community a sense of bnnpsflv H ' a"/i .f>l^ljgat,on towards those institutions whicla?e praS phvsfcianf h'h I i"Vf^^ f "^P'^u"^^' ^' '^'^'^ ^^^" ^^ul^ated! (•If sPhnn?« . -.^ Hitherto It has been the custom to regard medi- men In ',o o w^:'.?^'^^' ''''''' the property and charge of medical the n„b in fn„ 11 7 If -^ ^*y' ''"^ understand the remarkable apathy of the public tov\ards the abuses which might exist in their manLe- ZeroZ^iltr^^nff '"^"''■^ "^'^ ^^^™^ ^"^ -'• f " ''T^' *'^^'« '^e«n ^t^'^k with the centurv i; hi^ snnnn!/"f 'T' ''T '^f " ^'''■*^" ^"^'"^ ^^e past half SSmovemPntlff?P f classical and scientific education, the ge.x- Sin W khin h^^ ^^^^°^^1« ^« «^^-«ry refent S and linlts h ,ti 1^''''^^' ^«^^"?'^^ '^ "»'«^er of munificent fXre^t and^.imrnv f r" ^^^^«'^'^'J. which show that at last the PflrS Pft^w ''PP^°^'^' 0* the community have been awakened by the iTs proper basiJ"'T, '"" ^'f ^Ti'^H-^'^'"^ *« P'^'^^ ™«dical educatioVon Rhea Xrton o^- ^^tn 1 '^P^l^^did gitts of John. Hopkins, of Mrs John ffSr thp Hon T fh "f Carnegie, and of your own liberal ben- setS'mL^Ps^'t^p ' ;)■ S'»'th (loud applause which lasted for f„f^ 1 M ,• '' "'^ conntless smaller ones which have erected such ind tl,e n?ivf -f' tlie medical halls and laboratoriL of Wrd of vol r ow at?P V' ? ^'nf''^''' ^"^' ^"^'-^"y ^his noble structure eveV but sinV^V^L h ^™*''- ^^''' "'pvenient has but begun how- rectlv thP winfp . '71?^ apparent that no gifts promote more di- the new nn!l 1, '''^' "r *\'' ^'^"^^"nity than do these in support of ee t d;anco n^HMlT'r'"^ education we may confidently eipect to tL nnlnn^r ""/'' ''^' deserving medical schools are fullv endowed. fVpnifv T •"^^'^';'^ ^'^ ^^''■^'^- ^-^^I'^^'-e are several chairs in each faculty, tlie incumbents of which should receive an ample fixe br iiZ' n " nt/'"^' '""^^ "^"'^^ ^^« ^'^'''^^ t« «"«»tm'. wo k wlSh AllToi.Tower'T?™""'''^''^^- ^^^'''' l>rofessorships shouM all be and the h H Pr , rlr """'^^^^^^ ^^' ^'^^^ired for a medical education, on it imohp nT ™'"^'7 P^^P'^'-at^^" ^^'^^ted from those entering of tl p\-nrf-hin.f ^^Y^'.^ '"'^'i.' °" ^^'^ studout's rosources that somf onmver .? ufe ^^f /f'^'^^^"!^^ ^^^'f to seek their diplomas at schools ampirnun; Ipr Jt^ i"""/^ ^^e obviated by the establishment of an S?iveTam nnHnn " r ''\'!P' ^^ '"^ '^'^'^"^"^ on the results of com- pemue examination. lurther it is essential that the great medical 1 t 1 n U e schools shall be centres not only of teaching hn+«f«ioU x .. . investigation upon such subjeci L the ca"^p? n?H?lf ^°'^*^.°"S^"^ tion of remedies. Who is not famfliar wffh ?k "^^^^^ase and the ac of recent years upon the nature and iaT,S n?*" P'^^^"""? ''e^earches theria, ot" cholera •' Su™ves^,vSnnt " ""i consumption, of diph- oratories. such as 70^^ ^ons ?u S hS^^^^ connection with every such institi tim! i ' , ^H^^ ^^^^'^ be in fellowships tenable for on^yer^oHoSrsnTi^' ^^ ^""" ""^^^^^ support may be given to thoL'Tci^mEnen'SarabLTn'S^ to devote themse ves to these researdiPQ n^i2 ® ^"^ willing practical value of these elaborlL and Stly sTi^^^^^^ of expending large sums for thp flnninml,,* i ', " "^® ^^'^^0°^ originS research ? HappHy t e dav C nn^l endowment of such practical country, there K^grmving recoiiitZ nS'" ^'''" ^" ""« pure science, and of the influenSj of aSA «^1^^^ upon our material welfare aTprogress ?t mS L' ^"^'«f ^g^tions to provide spacious rooms, expWive outfit jSlTr^ ^''^^'''^^K^^ merely for the study of a few of the ImvW Pn.i ?.? Y^^ endowment organic life. Bat it is not extrava^JL ? 1 if . f^ost minute forms of to the discovery of the t?urcause grant nnfn?t^^* if such study led would be of more practical va"ue to t b ?-nri^ .f '""'^ f.'^.^^ ^'««^e« '^ ..f another California St y aUlmuS *'^^ ^^^^ fields tion on such buildings ShboraS must not remain contented Sp ogress "? 3 'iS'"^ ^ '^■''''' ^'^ and unceasing. New fields nf in, 2af? .• "^^^'^a' science is rapid opened in thif as brother brancheonfatr;i Z" ^'^^^^^^^'y l^eing of research are being mtvodS^TlSaiSed^^^^^^^^ be re(iuired from time to time • anVl «i^f facilities will continue to must lie erected. bSTo achfev'nfei & St ?ndT?h'"'''"^^'? are the sure guara itees of thp, fnturo wi V " ■ "*^ present confidence because ass um . f tl p n. ^^f.-^^^'^'i^'e with increasing Hghtened pulS sentTn en H^r« nTr'^*/''" f"^ 1"^?°^'^ ^^ ^^ «"- .lence may be nLst Sinablv aXr li/^?^^'' ^^ '^^«^' «"'^'h «onfl. whatever ire the i,'s dein Lis of pH^^^^^^^ "o one can doubt that Hon. Chancellor Ferrier reviewed briefly the rapid progress made m medtcal education at McGill University, and contrasted -:e dmgy rooms they were condemned to occupy only a few years ago with the palatial establishment now under their con- trol. He congratulated the Faculty very heartily upon their new acquisition, and predicted that the next move would be towards the admission of female students. The Dean then called upon the Vice-Chancellor, Sir William Dawson. The distinguished Principal was received with tre- mendous cheering. laUifg^Tie FaculU-'^Arpf -"^ ^'^"^ ""^'^ "^"'^J' pl«a«u^« in congratu- versify u;on^;roi^S ^"'^""/"^ "^-^^ ^^ ^^'unN evidence of that proSs hithi^ hnH^°''''^'''i ■'l'^ ^spe^ially upon the •at progress in this building which we are met to take possession of to-day. It is an especial reason for gratification to me that one so well qualified as Provost Pepper, and so extensively known for his own successful eflbrts on behalf of higher education, should have borne so cordial testimony to the excellent work of our Medical !■ acuity, in which the ceremony of to-day marks a new and impor- tant stage of progress. The Medical Faculty of McGill, whose eflorts 1 have known and appreciated for thirty years, lias always aimed not at the cramming of young men for examinations, or at giving them in the easiest way a minimum of qualification to enter on medical prac- tice, but rather at the cultivation of a thorough professional training, scientific as well as practical, tending to elevate the profession, to raise it to a higher position than it has hitherto enjoyed in this country. (Applause ) Its efforts in this way have been appreciated by the citizens of Montreal, who are the source of the whole of the prosperity of this University, and to whose liberality, bv voluntary con- tributions. It IS due that the present extension of the* building of the faculty has been provided. (Applause.) This is not only somethim' to congnitulate the faculty upon, but also Montreal itself; it is some^ tlnng to be able to say that there is no other citv in Canada the citizens of which have contributed of their means, in the manner in which tfie citizens of Montreal have done, in older to advance the interests of education in this great profession. (Applause.) I would like also to congratuJate you, students, upon the new and better provision which has been made for you. You cannot be expected fully to appreciate the differences between the medical training of thirty years ago and that now pro\ided for you. Dr. Pepper has referred to the great advances wfuch have been made in science and art, and no science or art has advanced more than that noble one represented by this faculty. I have no doubt that many of the most eminent members of the pro- fession around me would gladly, if thev could, put off their burden of years and change places with you. Bear in mind, however, that added privileges imp y added responsibilities. You are expected to avail yourselves to the utmost of the advantages provided for you, and we may hope that some of you maybe able to advance the science of medicine in some of those directions in which it is evident that ad- vance may be^made, ,so as to leave it bettef- than when vou found it. (Applause.) Dr. Pepper has referred to some of the most terrible diseases which afflict humanity, and of which tb causes and methods of prevention are yet involved in ol)scurity. May we not hope that in reference to these, discoveries may be made bv some of the rising generation of medical men which may associate their names with tliat of the discoverer of vaccination. The i)resence here to-day of representatives of all the faculties ami associated colleges, and of so many leading citizens, should be taken as an evidence of the interest which IS felt m this faculty ; and you, students, should learn from this and from the liberal aid given by the citizens, that in Montreal you are among the friends of education and professional training, and that we are all anxious to advance your interests and through them the welfare of the world at large. The presence here to-dav, oii his eighty- fifth birthday, of our venerable chancellor — (loud" and prolonged applause)— who has witnessed the whole history of tl;e medical faculty since its first small beginnings, and the testimonv he has borne to its vital importance to the interests of the University, should also be a eource of encouragement for the future. (Loud applause.) The Dean (Dr. Howarcl) said that, as representing the Medical faculty, It devolved upon him to say a few words. The new building whose opening we are inaugurating to-day, has been erected by the I 9 I generosity of the citizens of Montreal, but the money has been bor- rowed from the endowment funds of the Faculty, as the governors had not the means with which to build it. They, howeverrhad pro- mised that the cost of the building should be refunded hereafter Ho telt It necessary to make this explanation, as some of the contributors had expressed a hojje that the contributions would not be put into bricks and mortar. When, three years ago, on the occasion of the celebration of the semi-centennial ses.>ion of the -Medical Faculty the speaker made an api)eal to the citizens for assistance, it was distinctly stated tliat a chair of pathology would be established, antl also that junior teachers would be employed in diflbrent departments. He was pleased to be able to say that in response to the donations of their Iriends they had made very (;onsiderable progress in the development of the institution. The chair of pathology liad been created. For- merly it was well taken care of, for they had one man, the Professor ot the Institutes, who was able to de as much work as three— (applause tor Frof. Osier)— and he was willing to sacrifice himself and his own advancement for the progress of medical science in the institution • but such a man couIJ not be found every dav. Dr. Mills formerly assistant in the department of physiology, and who, during the last three years, had specially devoted himself to tlie studv of physiology and physiological chemistry in the Johns-Hopkins University and in some ot the best schools in the old world, had undertaken the chair of physiology, and intended to make it his sole employment. Dr Wil- kins, a graduate of the sister l^niversity of Toronto, who was thoroughh in love W'lth his subject, had undertaken the department of histology"- and Dr. Johnston, who had been trained l>y Dr. Osier, ?nd has been for the last six months working at patholog\- in Germany and will continue to do so, had been appointed demonstrator of pathology He was glad to be able to say that now, for the lirst time, they had in the institution a department for the practical studv of microbes fully equipped and under the charge of a gentleman ^\ ho had had the ad- vantage of a training under the great Koch himself, the greatest living authority on the subject. For each of these departments laboratories liave been provided in the new building, with convenient adjoining rooms for the private investigations of the respective teachers. Yet another laboratory has been established in which the subject of phar- macology may be taught as it is in Germany, and suitable apparatus \yill be employed to explain and illustrate the action of medicines on the animal economy. This laboratory is, as vet, without the necessary equipment. Before concluding, permit me to say that in order to make our school equal to the best European scliools we need means t(j endow several of its chairs, those more particularly tilled by specialists— /.f., by men who will devote all their time to their respective subjects, not only as teachers, but as original investigators, and who cannot add to the scant remuneration afforded by students' fees the more valuable honoraria to be earned from patients. The laboratories, too, need much additional apparatus of a costl\- character for their full equii> ment. Finally, on behalf of the :Medical Faculty and of the medical students, we desire to return thanks to the governors and members of corporation, to the professors of the sister faculties, to our benefactors and our friends from a distance, to all who have manifested by their presence to-day their interest in the progress and advancement of our school. U e leel especially grateful to Dr. Pepper, the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and to Dr. Osier, now of the same Uni- versity, but lately one of ourselves, who have come from afar not only to congratulate us and Canadians generally upon the important event 3 '* 10 pathy and counsel to ourunriSSates '^^'"'^ ^'°'^^ ^^«y^' Surgeon-General Berqin, M.P., also offered his congratula- tions as an old student of McGiU upwards of 50 years ago The proceedings then terminated, and the visitors inspected the buildings, all expressing themselves much pleased with the sp.oious lecture-rooms and well-equipped laboratories. The Dinner. In the evening a dinner was given by the members of the Faculty to commemorate the event. A large and distinguished company were present, composed of representatives of the vanous faculties, from sister Universities, benefactors of the CoHege, eminent citizens and journalists. The Dean presided. After the loyal toasts, that of " The President of the United States was responded to by Dr. Anderson, the newly-installed Consul-General of the United States. ^C^:''^Zr^::^;;;^^^^'^''- -Jhe united states of the leading ndnj^ o f the medi> 1 w^"^^^'? *^.^ '^"'^"^ "^«"ght United State? and (tntla thTnl ;'sJS"?;nv S'' ^V'^'lh from want of personal exneripnPP nf 7i '' • ? •, .■ ' ^^'^^'^t that States I oannSt sS SSv !f f ^^^^e,'' «^''ool« in the United asserted, that very^onsfderlbp^dv^^ ^''V^''' "^^^ ^^^^^V ^e of late in the qulliSfon. .^%^«'t"'r ''^^" '"^^^ by them inedicaleducatim inSead of t^-f^^^^ """'^ Provisions for after two winter sessions u^hon ton v ^'T'^n^ement of graduation nary educatiorof tircand latps s^^ examination into the prelimi- have in late yeav^TantreA^^ best American colleges have adopted graded and loiCrc^irfT^^ prehmmary education, very largSy P?ac,.1Sl' nd SonXti^e'thir'h^^^ '^' ^''^'"^'"^ especially by the Universities of Twl,? ' • ^ l^^. l'?^" ^o"« ™ore ChYcago 'Medical ("l egl Sd I be ilvl'^'r f.'^ ^^Harvard, by the College of New York Bes des this hlr' -'' ^^^ Women's Medical made in many of the State to e^fablish-'sSto'V?''"'''- "^^^^ ^«*"^ and to insist upon a prelimLarf exam n„ftS f ^^^°^""ng Boards " study of medicine, a three years' coure of ^tnf°'^ commencing the before a "State Board 'Mbr rSnsetn nLot;^^^^^ preliminary education is ustfv m!^rl i ^ "" "^ medicine. A good of the learned profesLni alt^hoS ft l^l "^'^^^^ *° ^^e members five value of clLics S m! K^t i hi °"'^ '^''P"u*^ ^^ *« ^he rela- Canada, we have Sorted i Sit nnJ^tf ""^' ^'?f >^^" ««"'«^- J" physician should receTe as goo<^^^ ' neS °^^^ "^"f *^°"- ^he of the other 'learned professions 'bmwlf; ''^""'^^^o^ ^^ the members pay great attention trSrSreek liter. tnT^ f '^'T ^^^^^^-^ to while not neglecting these?s£,uld be Wel^^^versed in n^. ^/' Physician, physics. In Canada, before beginni f theTtudv of Sc "e ^t?ie I I I 9j I 11 months must be spff ^a reSiseS sShoof' Twn^nf fT'T' ?{r^ thf sStuh T/'-"/ r^°"^'"^' '^'^ "'^t ^^l'«" lie tliat day visited f, ^.^^]9^^ IV"' ^'"^^' ^'^' ''^'^^ f^onnected for ten of the hauoiest Z^r^ McGillihev hid irf, ''^^ "^ *'" ^^''^^^ ^'^^^ that'elapsed Eo hfleft i!i wia ^ 'i"^^*?*^. °^°^^ progress than in the ten years durintr which t'e^rLruth of Te\t' r^'^"'-% /'? ^f^^""'^ ^'^'^ '^ S li^. hi t^ +i!i^ ,.^ ""^' ^^^ °^i^h<^^ feel excused if he did not refer How irwaVThTtrh'^^'V'^'^^?^ '" *^'? P^'^f^'^^i^" "' that count y. Sltl ", "^3 »h<^t such a shrewd, practical . people as those in tl.H W ftnlo"/^ i^'T ^"^^"^^ ^"^^^ «"«1^ '^ !««««' slipshod way of conduct some sSs ;S*^?h"'^' unintelligible. To think that tvvo se.Ss in sSered oualified .^^^fl^^^s/o^s ^" o"ly a few, a man should be con- xv«rf,?H^ / *^ *^^^ ^^^^'■g® of important lives in the countrv mfn ^^th fy"'''T^'^'« ^^^^'' ^^^°«^ ^rom the abuse that aiyit J^ medical schoofS .?""?? ^^"?^. ^^^ ^^ '^'^'''' ^o establish a ujeuicai 8chooi Irom the state legis ature. In Canada tlipm u-t m:S\1,rst\Xof m"r ^T^f ^^^ eduUe""be?o."Te c r i Sle aS he 1 n^tn'"'^' ^'^ had to pass through four sessions obtainpH^.,-« il rJ^ P^^^^ Stringent examination before he wJ n«! fi ''^"'^- P'^ P^*^P'e of Canada ought to appreciate this because they were m the care of experienced, educated men and not at the mercy of quacks and charlatans. In Ontario a^fd OueW everv SLnHnnp, ;• ^^'^J', ^'^"^ exammin^r boards before which to pfacK *'wh f ''"' ''"°"'^' ?"^*''-^" ^'^'^ to P'^«« to obtain leave n?u?eec reoMe with chan cteristic eloquence the reverend gentleman said Iff ho medical profession did not look upon man as a purely physical Kg ik" as a purely intellectual being. It looked upon him as he ighest type of a vital being, and. the prime state of man was us vitality. They could expect nothing social, not ung moral, nothing •e S ous until thev had vitality, and the medical profession must be ve V near the noblest ..f all professions when it took charge o vitality ii ma.K It appeared to him that there were v'ery close ^^ "ections between the medical profession and the hie of society. One ^erJ •fuse c()nnection was that a great many human beings would not haNe been able to struggle into life at all were it not for the presence of the medi.il inan at hb birth. (Laughter.) The importance of he pre. ession would appear when it was known that the ^lif/^^^,^^ -^f,;; [«;; or want of skill at this important period of Ide might /"^ke a fut r Shakespeare a Milton, or a Newton an imbecile. If the 'Connection wis bX at the beginning of life, there must, indeed, be a very close In nimate connection all through life between this nob e profession and the interests of humanitv. Education was intended to bring into dose an" harn.onious development all those varied powers winch token together, constitute the highest and noblest humanity. How Si they expect to do this without the assistance of their medica friends' It was all verv well for the Arts graduates on one side ol AIcGill Universitv to thhik they could work by themselves. It wa^ a 1 verv wil to imagine that they in the pulpit could do the work by ?hemsehi.s hut thev could neither have active mora ity nor education Sout good health and the knowledge of the law« t .lat gove n mortalitvT He spoke of the trusted position which tlj^Y^ei^J^f f ^ f^^^^^^^^ ant occupied in the family, a position which required abilitj , nitegntj and high moral character, and he was glad to be able to say that a 1 those attainments were possessed by the medical Pi^^^'V^'"'^'"",^;* >^;;: • da. He did not know much about drugs, but he could say that one cheering word from the doctor was better than. -">. ^rug 1^ l^^d ever taken He congratulated the medical profession in Canada on tne progress of medical education in Montreal ; l'«/'o"^^^tulated he city of Montreal on what she had already done and upon w;hat she would So In conclusion he said that in his ideal a pe.rlect physician was a t^rfect man, and of the physician it might be said, as was said ot the {perfect ideal of humanity, " He went about doing good. (Loud applause.) In responding, Dr. Kingston said:-Your President, gentlemen, has displayed this evenincr a knowledge of the highest art oi the gastromet. He has almost'spurred the jaded mental appetite beyond its own better sense. As there comes, however, a moment in every recherch§ repast when, 13 after some rich and well-flavored dish, and when the sense of taste is still reveling in its delights, there comes, I say, a moment, when there must be served up something very plain and simple, and without con- diment of any kind, to afford rest to the appetite, but to artbrd, at the same time, continued exercise to the masticators. Coining, as I do after one ol Montreal's most distinguished and, I mav add, most con- vincing speakers, I am not slow to recognize the function assigned to me : to afford you (to use the, no doubt, oft-used language of mv revered Inend oi.portunity t(^ mark, learn and inwardly digest all that he has so well said to you. The duty of the medical profession to society is in principle, very plain and simple, but in execution sometimes difti- cult and embarrassing. Society is not a simple entity, or bein-' or existence ; nor is it a fjarticular species of being, nor yet an as.socialion ot precisely similar beings,- nor yet is it always united l)y social sym- pathies, nor bound together by true companionship. Tliere is nothing outside of Its self to which it may be compared. Unlike anything in animated nature, it joins, or proposes to join, by mutual consent or interest, or by common accord, very dissimilar ind sometimes very discordant elements. It is frequently artificial in its construction— not a ways healthy m its tone, not always irreproachable in its morals not always correct in its tastes. It has been compared in its whole- ness to a crystal, and in arrangement to the constituent molecules of a cry.stal. But any given crystal on its outer surface presents facets and angles ever the same. Cleave it, and the same facets and the same angles are produced. Reduce each fragment to smaller proportions - and the same unerring plane, the same unerring angles. The outer surface of society does not present the same facets to all, aIthou<'h it presents many rude angularities to all. Cleave it, and its facets and angles are replaced by others of entirely different character. A crys- tal may be examined prr .fe, society must be seen through an atmos- phere which batlies it, which clings to it, which changes and is changed by it. That atmosphere is not always of transparently moral order. Society IS not always noble, generous, unselfish in its aspirations. It has not always a love of God and of neighbour as its end, and the means to that end are not such as can always be approved of by honour or by conscience. Chameleon-like, it is ever changing. Yet in Its changefulness. the members of our profession must be true to it even in its changefulness, and true to themselves— must do their duty to it, and yet do their duty to themselves. And the reconciliation of duty to society, in its changefulness, and to themselves is not of easy accomplishment. There was a time when the highest distinction iii society was that wliich education, culture and knowledge conferred on their possessor,— and at that time no less a criticafobserver than Samuel Johnson accorded to the members of the medical profession the highest position in society for their culture and general knowledge. Is it the same to-day? Norn avonf< change tout vela. The highest dis- tinction to-day is that conferred bv wealth ! Does the phvsician hojie still to be distinguished in that way, where wealth is the chief distinc- tion? \ainliope! The distinction conferred upon the phvsician by knovyledge, when the possession of knowledge was the highest dis- tinction, was an unmixed good to society, but the distinction which • ould be conferred on the {)hysician by wealth, where the possession of wealth is considered the highest distinction, would be an unmixed evil to society. And why? The distinction which he would gain by the possession of such wealth Mould not oiilv tlisqualifv him for that severe and continual mental and physical labour which" the physician must ever prodigalize in the interests of society. As society has 14 rhanged, as tho standard of excellence has changed with it, is there not a danger that tlio profession, too, may change? Is there no evi- dence already that it, too, is experiencing that undesirable change? The commercial spirit is now abroad. It is leveling everything, and birth, education, conduct even, :ue judged by it. Nobles of Europe think themselves not dishonoured at finding their names gracing the bill-heads of commercial lirnis in America or herding cattle in the Far West, w hik- successful miners or contractors are the associates of princes and ruUsrs. Where is to be tho position of the medical profes- sion in this phantasma, where wealth has had given to it illusive importance? Precisely where the medical profession intelligently placs itself. Its influence, its power for good (and that is its chief claim), will never f'iminish so long as its members are true to the best interests of society. And that will be so long as they continue to fit themselves for the proper discharge of their important duties to society. The nut of civil society is the temporal happiness of the subject. Its purpose is to aid man in acquisition and to secure him in enjoyment of temporal goods, in i)eaceful possession of which his mere natural happiness consists. Pope says: — " Rpason'.-i whule ploasiue. nil the joys of sense, Lie in three words : Heiiltli. |)eiice, and coinpetonco." This is hardly an adequate classification of all man's aspirations, even in the I'latural order,— and narrow are the Umits assigned to " Reason's irholv pleasure." To the fund of merely sensible enjoyment these, then (liealtli, i)eace and competence), are principal contributors. But they are not contributors to an equal degree— for wealth only gathers, peace onlv keeps, health alone uses. The pre-eminence of iiealth is undoubted. Without it, wealth has no one to reap for, and peace has no one to hoard for. Of all the goods which constitute man's mere temporal hapjiiness, and whii^h it is the end of society to safeguard, health is first. But society itself has foes. These threaten wealth, they threaten peace, they threaten health. When wealth is threatened, and when commercial crises or changes of forttme occur, they are Init the transferences of wealth from A who lias, to B who desires, its possession. When wars occur, nations engaged in them may still have their enjoyment, and may even regret their termina- tion. But when a plague or an epidemic occurs it is the worst of all, as it removes the enjoyment of all goods. At festive gatherings such as this the usual toasts include the " Houses of Parliament," etc. These are the expressions of society's gratitude to professions to which it has committed grave i)bligations. It looks to the first to enact laws for the i)eople's advantage, such as shall foster and secure the national wealth and safeguard the public credit .... to the Bench and the Bar— law interpreters, law wcirkers, law twisters and torturers— sometimes (though that is vof their function) to preserve to the com- ponent elements of society their goods and chattels, and even_ their good name .... to \he soldier to secure society against foreign foe. It looks (though lese expansively grateful for it, it must be con- ceded) to the medical profession to guard its best of treasures against its worst of foes. This is an honourable trust, but at the same time it has weighty obligations. And what are those obligations upon him who hopes and wishes to discharge his simple duty to that complex, fitful, changing phantasma called society ? Firi^t. He shall fit himself for his duties, ,'^ccoiid. He shall dcrote himself to their discharge ! _ But what do these involve ? Time forbids me to enter upon the first- while most of those around this table know well what the second involves of sacrifice of time, comfort, and even of health. Though not •4 15 i 1 I I )! But a«ked to speak of rights, it is difficult to omit mentioninK that one verv elementary obligation to safeguard the health of society implies the nghtto8uch(x>.operationa8.a discharge of obligation Implie.s The Holdier towhom the physician is so often compared, d(X3s not arm hiniHelf, but iH arme,l against the enemy. He owes sk 11 a.ul .ievoK to duty, and he gives it; hut miUrial means the threatens Uooey must itsell provide. And that so.'iety is most to h,. congratu S «i,i.h knows how best to fultil its obligations towards tlu'g ,a d^ans of Its weal h-.ts imce-but more than all its lu-altl^ withm t vvS weal h and peace may lave a holiday. In ••on.'lusion, it gives me satisfaction to see my old Alma Mater so steadily advancing h. n ibTic avourand UHefulncss, substantial evidence of which was furnished tl'iis^dLV structure the oi,ening of which has been celebmted Sir VViu.iam Dawson proposed "Our Benefactors." II,, said that he present nosition of McGiU was due to the men of princely and liberal mill. s. resi.lents in the city who increased tlie endowment and made its educational mission what it was to-day. In the H'.rlipr history of the University the Medical Facultv had shown so much vigor and progress that public aid seemed more stronglv called for bv other departinents of the work ; but it should be borne in mind that the health of the body dej^nded on the e-iualiy balanced action of all Its organs, and what had been done for other Faculties had reacted favorably on this Now the turn of the Medical Faculty had come and the I^anchoil and Campbell Memorial funds were not only in themselves magnih(-ent gifts, but an earnest of what might be hoped for in future. (Applause.) ^ Mr. Donald A S.Mim on l^ing oalled upon to respond, was cordi- to the lunus of tlie Mdtill T niversity must feel it an honor to be associated with th.it institution. They must look upon it as an honor to be connected with the honorable gentlemen of the medical faculty I hat night they had heard from eminent professional men from the United btates and Canada, notwithstanding the high position of the inedica profe^ssion in Canada, how necessary it was to still improye the facilities for medica education. On the part of the contributors to the medical faculty, he should sav that their desire was to see this progress, and their efforts would be directed to give further and to induce others to give liberally for the cause of education. Dh.Cii^uk proi.ose^l the toast of "The Medical Associations of the United States and Canada." He called attention to the important duties devolving upon these associations, to whoee care were entrusted the higher intere.sts of the profession at large, as well as of the schools and from whose deliberations we should naturally look for guidance in most ''''">* each other in order to see ul at ,1 ' '*.' "/"■''' ^'♦''"^' "'t»' «ntferinK luimunitv i.U n w . r '"''^••'■•••"pl'she.l for tlie relief of fessi.mi.UhatKreat.ounrv (AnnC^^ ••s for a short time our ProLsorWe Ve o , T I '1 "'''^>' ^''""' able to lend him, l)ut we trust luMlJJio ♦• V"'-^ '•"' ^''•^m '" '>« a^ain be with uh cll^llluTl A^ '^ 'ar .l.stant when }.e will with pride and^^uis! ion^lie' l^^^I^Hu; ulise!^" '?[' ^"^">'*"^ .ng inical and patholcioal i n'fo^ma i ';^^ C rrVhin*"?'''""^- ugo, dur.nj. the .■on^r.-^HH of our n.e.liea) men n this •itvotN*. " '"''? I had tiie pleasure of Ikmuk elected Presi ie. t r . .' r " V- ^'*V'^''**"'• Association, whieh en.bra.^es a tS i ^ ;' 1^ . i ' froll^'^T \\f'?^ on the one side to the Pacific on the other Td.vF, '"*" '.ne pride und gratification to n e. 'Z\J (^^^-1, u!^^ "''^■' '""',■ a medical representative at the he.d „V . i '"^•'V ,'" ''^' position of tinction ii, it^seif that am mc h , • l";norable a bocfy is a dis- Our Aseoeiatio i t i s trim is f .. I'l "' '"■"''««?'^>'l,'"i«l't well prize. mt)re numerous than formerly an.l th/L ! . '^"^" "" '^^j'^ : ^Ih'V are into cause and etiec t i S^^^^ j; " "''*; .'^y^ '^»''i' «>' ii" (Miquiry knowledge of cardiac dis.use ^mm,r>\h 'r! [ light on our to stimulate medic'il Virion,. <...,> 1 -• "'".'""">,." hi tend materiallv Ameri.>an r.^Z^ S e en '['Slanl v'^n f "I, '"['• "V "" ^"'•••' tiou which vou Ic.vJ .nxZn r \- thank \ ou for the kmd considera- l>»,l «l.. I ' "''■^.*^^'\^.'it"»t"«*^^w hurried observations tlcit I hiv., mmmmm 18 thpir ronfideiu-e. McGill U niversit v, lie was pruuu tu «a v - •-;\" ■';"/, " 1 wJi tnfho councils and nr^^ed students to comply faithtnlly ^ >r llf t . e r Xi?e lents The assessors or visitors from the gov- eaching^^^ll be found even in excess of that demanded. T)p Rrrhin MP President ofthe Ontario Med'cal Council, responded expressed with the results obtained. xLe toasts of "The Ladies" and " The Press " were duly honored, ^""L r W Campbbil Dean of the Medical Faculty of Bishop's Col- lege proposed the health of Prof Howard, the Clmirman to whose exe;t ons so much of the success recently accomplished by the Facultj was due The toast was received with great entnusiasm. The following lettera of regret were read :— 418 FlKTH AVKNL'E, New York, October 11, 1835. To Professor Howard. ^ ,, ■ : My Dear Sir -I appreciate fully and gratefully the honor of the invi- tatfon to Ee p^esent'at the opening of the new huilding of the Med.ca S partment o'f McGiU University, and 1 assure you i -^^'^^^^^^^f^J^,^;! great pleasure to ofter my congratulations m person anH ^o enjoy the » oa pitality of the dinner. My dutien here, however, compe "^^ « f ^^^^.^"^ nleaRiire I must content myself with an expression of thanks, together with my earnest wishes for the .ontinued prosperity oi the institution with which you are connected. Moat truly yours, Austin b lim'. Toronto, .'=ith 0(tol)er, 1885. My Dfar Dr Howard, I prav vnu to accept my very sincere thanks for yoiuknd consideration in tendering tome an invitation to participate in the rejoicing of vour Faculty on the auspicious occasion o the forma onening^o yom- rew buildings. As the oldest now f ^vjving med ca gSfeo McGill College, it i. very natural that 1 «l^«"ld "^^ 'VeS and abiding interest in everything that gives ^^^^^^^'^'^Zu 'uJ,^^^^^ nroeress of my venerated alma mater, and more especmlly of hei mt-ai- ai school to w^ich I have never ceased to feel grateful, But, my dear doctor, when a mr as stepped over the threshold of iour-score and one, it eems iT me tha? he should begin t,. look i>eyond the confines of time for his ^^pSit me*a^"n to thank you for your invitation, and to -quest you to express to youi Faculty my assurance of high esteem and earnest wishes for the prosperity of your meritorious school. 1 remain, sincerely yours, .Joseph Woukman R. P. Howard, MD., Dean of the Medical Faculty. McOUl College. 19 University College, Toronto, October 9th, 1885. Dear Sir,— You will please convey to the Faculty my hearty congmtu- lations on this evidence of the proi,'re8.s of the McGill Medical School which holds so deservedly high a reputation ; and my best wishes for their continued success. Yours most truly, Dan. Wilson. Dr. R. r. Howard, Dean of Medical Faculty, McGill University. too Maoison Avenuk, New York, Oct. 14th, 1885. Dear Sir, —There are many indications— and this new building of yours IS, f suspect, one of them— that the outside public is beginning to appre- ciate the tact that in promoting the cause of medical education, it is as truly promoting the welfare of humanity as when it gives funds for the building and equipment of hospitals, asylums, or any other forms of chari- table institutions. 1 hope that this feeling will spread and gain strength until our medical schools shall have been placed on the same footing with the leading (non-medical) scientific schools of the country, as regards adequate equipment and endowment. Thanking you for your courteous invitation, and legretting that I shall not be able to accept it, I remain, yours very truly, Albert H. Buck. R. P. Howard, M.D., Dean of the Medical Faculty, McGill University. Montreal, 2) Octobre, 1885. MoN CHER Dr. Howard,— Soye/i persuade que je serai avec vous de cceur et d'esprit, car comme ancien 61eve du College McGill, je siiis trop glorieux des succ^B de mon alma mater pour ne pas m'eu rejouir avec elle, et dans une occasion comme celle-ci je crois devoir lui renouveler Texpression de ma reconnaissance pour tout ce que je lui dois. Puisse-t-elle tonjours, avec des profeeseurs aussi distinguis que ceux qui la dirigent aujourd'hui faire la gloire non seulement de MontrOal main de toute la puissance. ' Tout k vous, Tils. E. d'Odet d'Orsonnbns. Fredericton, N.B., Oct. 18th, 1885. Dr. R. P Howard, Dean, Medical f>eparlmcnt, McGill University. Dear Sir,— As I shall not have the pleasure of meeting you personally, I beg to assure you that the Council of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick feel the deepest interest in medical education in Canada. We now register none excepting those who come from an institution which recjuires a four yeans course, and we are greatly pleased to know that, McGill, at least, insists upon this. Thanking you for your kind consideration, I remain, yours very truly, J. G. Currik. Lewiston, Me., October 19th, 1885. Dean and Members of the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Dear Sih.s,— In behalf of the Maine Medical Association, 1 desire to congratulate you on the completion of an enterprise so full of promise to the interests of the medical profession of the Dominion and sister States of the Union, and to express the wish that your fullest anticipations of future usefulness and prosperity may be realized. Very truly and sincerely yours, 0. A. Horh. 20 London, 8th October, 1885. My Deah Dk. HnwAHD,— Please convey to the Faculty of McGill College tny sincere regrets in not being alili; to accept their kind invitation for 22n(l inst. I assure you that it would attord me very great pleasure could 1 be present on that auspicious occasion, for I have followed with a good deal of satisfaction and pride the advancumetit made by my Alma Mater, and now on receiving such a r lognition, especially by the hand of the Dean, my own highly-honored .ad kindly-remembered preceptor, warmH up afresh memories dear, and stirs within me ii, desire to meet you and my friends again. Having taken a deep interest in things medical, 1 do, indeed, feel it a very great disappointment in denying myself the privilege of being present in person to show how glad I am that you have provided such excellent facilities for the more thorough educational work in all medical branciics. And now allow me the pleasure of congratulating you and your colleagues. Wishing you a very profitable and pleasant time on the 22nd, and wishing you God's speed in this noble work, praying that you yourself may be long spared in your honorable position. Believe nie yours very sincerely, Ei. P. JJdwabps. R. P. Howard, Esq., M.O., Dean, Mr.GiU Colleye, Montreal.. Mo.NTREAi,, 15th October, 1885. Dr. R P. Howari, De