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THE BELGIAN DOCTORS' AND PHARMACISTS' RELIEF FUND.
378 Dr.
Harrington Sainsbury writes:-
As
one
of
Stanley Boyd’s
oldest
friends, , may
I be
allowed a little space in which to attempt a brief record of the man as I knew him’? Our friendship began over 40 years ago at University College, London (he had come up to London from Jersey in 1872); it continued without a break and in close association until his death. Marcus Aurelius devotes the first chapter of his "Thoughts" to the several personalities which came into his life, and he ends up : "To the gods I am indebted for having
good grandfathers, good parents, a good sister, good teachers, good associates, good kinsmen and friends, nearly everything good." Boyd’s debt to the heavenly powers I can go back to the charm of his Jersey was a like one. home at St. H’eliers, and recall happy memories of a visit there when the circle was still complete, Major and Mrs. Boyd, a younger sister and brother forming that circle ; and I can see there, in the simplicities and integrities and unaffected enjoyment of life which prevailed, the natural source of the qualities which characterised and adorned him. It was a military home where duty figured largely and cheerfully, and it has always seemed to me that in consequence Boyd retained much of the soldier’s outlook all through his life : this impression has been deepened since the war began. When Boyd came to London he saw a great deal of his uncle, Henry Newton, who had by then retired from a judgeship in the Indian Courts after a distinguished career in that country. Mr. Newton, who regarded him almost as a son, had a great influence over him, and to that influence on the spiritual side of things much may be traced, in particular his sympathies with the Society of Friends. A great friend of his at University College was William S. Tuke, the prognostics of whose life were brilliant, but the "dark economy of heaven" did not see fit to fulfil them here. Through him Boyd came to know Dr. Hack Tuke and his family, of long-established Quaker origin and traditions ; here he found kindred sympathetic influences and friendships which endured. Among his contemporaries at University College, with whom he was associated, whom he influenced, and by whom in turn he was influenced, I would name in particular Victor Horsley, C. J. Bond of Leicester, Dawson Williams, Arthur Quarry Silcock, Amand Routh, F. W. Mott, Montague Murray; the last three became colleagues of his at Charing Cross Hospital. Amongst his teachers at University College Hospital one name stands out pre-eminently, that of Marcus Beck, a man who figured chiefly in his influence upon others and in the affectionate remembrance which he implanted. From about 1880 onwards began his connexion with the London School of Medicine for Women, to which, in the chivalrous way which was his wont, he gave without stint time and labour; here, as always, recognising one standard only for himself as for others-namely, the highest. Many friendships had their origin in this school, and here he found, as his great reward, his wife, Florence Nightingale Toms. They were married in 1889, and with his marriage began the happiest and fullest period of his life, for the two were united not only by the bonds of affection, but by an exceptional community of tastes, interests, and ideals ; they were husband and wife and at the same time true comrades. Mrs. Boyd died in 1910, to the sorrow of all who knew her, to his grief before all. Henceforward he continued to work with the same thoroughness but not with the same incentive, for joys could no longer be doubled, sorrows halved. He left special directions that his funeral should follow as far as possible, in all details, the funeral service of his wife, and if this was departed from by the introduction of a military element, it was done so after full consideration and in the belief that Mrs. Stanley Boyd would have welcomed the departure, proud of the work which he had given to his country in its hour of need. His mother and sister, who have lived with him since his wife’s death, ’may well be proud of him and herein find their truest consolation.
FRANCIS GETHIN HOPKINS, M.D., B.CH. Dun., .LIEUTENANT, R.A.M.C.; LATE PRINCIPAL MEDICAL OFFICER, GOLD COAST COLONY.
in 1889, taking the M.D. degree in 1903. He entered the West Afrioan Medical Service in 1894, and was in succession medical officer of health for Lagos, deputy principal medical officer at Accra, and principal medical officer of the Gold Coast Colony. He was also a member of the Gold Coast Administrative Executive Council. In September, 1915, he retired from the Colonial Service and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, being attached to the troops at the Citadel, Plymouth. Dr. Hopkins leaves a widow and four children. EDGAR HOWARD LAKE. Edgar Howard Lake, whose death at the early age of 29. as the result of a street accident, occurred on Jan. 19th, was a man whose career in
medicine, though only just opening, was replete with guarantees of accomplishment. Starting medicine later than most men, Mr. Lake matriculated at London University in 1911, and obtained 1st Class Honours in Anatomy at the B.Sc. exam ination in November, 1914. He had gained an unusual number of prizes and distinctions at Middlesex Hospital, where he was demonstrator of anatomy ; and at the time of his death was on his way to complete his final medical examinations. Mr. Lake was an enthusiast with a mind attuned for research ; a man who, possessing a far wider knowledge than that with which most men enter medicine, had the additional advantage of a mechanical genius for the creating of instru ments and an acute appreciation for the exactness of methods. He was already engaged upon an extensive piece of research connected with the size of the palate and overcrowded dentitions which promised most useful results. Mr. Lake had travelled extensively in Europe, was a member of the Swiss Alpine Club, and had a remarkably good climbing record; as a student in London he thought little of starting on a 50-mile walk during the night. On the outbreak of war he joined the Officers Training Corps, into the life of which he infused his invariable keenness; and upon qualification, which was so tragically frustrated, he intended to join the army.
THE BELGIAN DOCTORS’ AND PHARMACISTS’ RELIEF FUND. THE WEEK’S SUBSCRIPTIONS. THE subscriptions to the Belgian Doctors’ and Pharmacists’ Relief Fund received during the week have been as follows :Mr. J.Lynn Thomas, C. B.
Association of Medical Women in fndia(per Dr. M. O’Brien)Dr. Mackenzie Major Godkin, ... Mr. A. Chapman, proceeds of dependants’ ......
prescriptions Liverpool Chemists’ Association (collected by Mr. W. P. Evans) ......
The late A. S. Buck... G. Inman H. Humphreys Jones W. R. Evans ...... Collected by Mr. A. W. Ashcroft G. Kennedy ... ... ... .........
P, .<. R. 8. s. d. 5 0 0 A, W. Ashcroft ...... 0 6 6 J. W. Hasley ...... 0 50 0500 - Cluett Emlvn ........, 0 5a 0 2 6 1 00 E. B. Brigham 4 00 Osborne Hughes...... 0 2 6 D. Prysor Jones.... 0 26 0 26 Wright 0 10 2 Collected by Mr. L. V. Angel0 5 0 J. Girvan 0 50 CT. Nelmes 1 10 L. V. Angel ......... 0 50 1 0 0 0 Miss A. 1 1 10 6 0 A u s t r a l i a n Pharma1 1 0 ceutical Conference (per the Agent-General for Queensland) (total, 0 10 6 127 0 d £986) .........
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Subscriptions to the Fund should be sent to the treasurer of the Fund, Dr. H. A. Des Voeux, at
Francis Gethin Hopkins, who died at Plymouth Feb. 2nd in his fifty-first year, was the son 14, Buckingham-gate, London, S.W., and should of the late Rev. J. W. Hopkins, of Ahern, Fermoy. be made payable to the Belgian Doctors’ and He received his medical education at Trinity Pharmacists’ Relief Fund, crossed Lloyds Bank; College, Dublin, and graduated M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. Limited. on
’
,
Harrington Sainsbury writes:-
As
one
of
Stanley Boyd’s
oldest
friends, , may
I be
allowed a little space in which to attempt a brief record of the man as I knew him’? Our friendship began over 40 years ago at University College, London (he had come up to London from Jersey in 1872); it continued without a break and in close association until his death. Marcus Aurelius devotes the first chapter of his "Thoughts" to the several personalities which came into his life, and he ends up : "To the gods I am indebted for having
good grandfathers, good parents, a good sister, good teachers, good associates, good kinsmen and friends, nearly everything good." Boyd’s debt to the heavenly powers I can go back to the charm of his Jersey was a like one. home at St. H’eliers, and recall happy memories of a visit there when the circle was still complete, Major and Mrs. Boyd, a younger sister and brother forming that circle ; and I can see there, in the simplicities and integrities and unaffected enjoyment of life which prevailed, the natural source of the qualities which characterised and adorned him. It was a military home where duty figured largely and cheerfully, and it has always seemed to me that in consequence Boyd retained much of the soldier’s outlook all through his life : this impression has been deepened since the war began. When Boyd came to London he saw a great deal of his uncle, Henry Newton, who had by then retired from a judgeship in the Indian Courts after a distinguished career in that country. Mr. Newton, who regarded him almost as a son, had a great influence over him, and to that influence on the spiritual side of things much may be traced, in particular his sympathies with the Society of Friends. A great friend of his at University College was William S. Tuke, the prognostics of whose life were brilliant, but the "dark economy of heaven" did not see fit to fulfil them here. Through him Boyd came to know Dr. Hack Tuke and his family, of long-established Quaker origin and traditions ; here he found kindred sympathetic influences and friendships which endured. Among his contemporaries at University College, with whom he was associated, whom he influenced, and by whom in turn he was influenced, I would name in particular Victor Horsley, C. J. Bond of Leicester, Dawson Williams, Arthur Quarry Silcock, Amand Routh, F. W. Mott, Montague Murray; the last three became colleagues of his at Charing Cross Hospital. Amongst his teachers at University College Hospital one name stands out pre-eminently, that of Marcus Beck, a man who figured chiefly in his influence upon others and in the affectionate remembrance which he implanted. From about 1880 onwards began his connexion with the London School of Medicine for Women, to which, in the chivalrous way which was his wont, he gave without stint time and labour; here, as always, recognising one standard only for himself as for others-namely, the highest. Many friendships had their origin in this school, and here he found, as his great reward, his wife, Florence Nightingale Toms. They were married in 1889, and with his marriage began the happiest and fullest period of his life, for the two were united not only by the bonds of affection, but by an exceptional community of tastes, interests, and ideals ; they were husband and wife and at the same time true comrades. Mrs. Boyd died in 1910, to the sorrow of all who knew her, to his grief before all. Henceforward he continued to work with the same thoroughness but not with the same incentive, for joys could no longer be doubled, sorrows halved. He left special directions that his funeral should follow as far as possible, in all details, the funeral service of his wife, and if this was departed from by the introduction of a military element, it was done so after full consideration and in the belief that Mrs. Stanley Boyd would have welcomed the departure, proud of the work which he had given to his country in its hour of need. His mother and sister, who have lived with him since his wife’s death, ’may well be proud of him and herein find their truest consolation.
FRANCIS GETHIN HOPKINS, M.D., B.CH. Dun., .LIEUTENANT, R.A.M.C.; LATE PRINCIPAL MEDICAL OFFICER, GOLD COAST COLONY.
in 1889, taking the M.D. degree in 1903. He entered the West Afrioan Medical Service in 1894, and was in succession medical officer of health for Lagos, deputy principal medical officer at Accra, and principal medical officer of the Gold Coast Colony. He was also a member of the Gold Coast Administrative Executive Council. In September, 1915, he retired from the Colonial Service and joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, being attached to the troops at the Citadel, Plymouth. Dr. Hopkins leaves a widow and four children. EDGAR HOWARD LAKE. Edgar Howard Lake, whose death at the early age of 29. as the result of a street accident, occurred on Jan. 19th, was a man whose career in
medicine, though only just opening, was replete with guarantees of accomplishment. Starting medicine later than most men, Mr. Lake matriculated at London University in 1911, and obtained 1st Class Honours in Anatomy at the B.Sc. exam ination in November, 1914. He had gained an unusual number of prizes and distinctions at Middlesex Hospital, where he was demonstrator of anatomy ; and at the time of his death was on his way to complete his final medical examinations. Mr. Lake was an enthusiast with a mind attuned for research ; a man who, possessing a far wider knowledge than that with which most men enter medicine, had the additional advantage of a mechanical genius for the creating of instru ments and an acute appreciation for the exactness of methods. He was already engaged upon an extensive piece of research connected with the size of the palate and overcrowded dentitions which promised most useful results. Mr. Lake had travelled extensively in Europe, was a member of the Swiss Alpine Club, and had a remarkably good climbing record; as a student in London he thought little of starting on a 50-mile walk during the night. On the outbreak of war he joined the Officers Training Corps, into the life of which he infused his invariable keenness; and upon qualification, which was so tragically frustrated, he intended to join the army.
THE BELGIAN DOCTORS’ AND PHARMACISTS’ RELIEF FUND. THE WEEK’S SUBSCRIPTIONS. THE subscriptions to the Belgian Doctors’ and Pharmacists’ Relief Fund received during the week have been as follows :Mr. J.Lynn Thomas, C. B.
Association of Medical Women in fndia(per Dr. M. O’Brien)Dr. Mackenzie Major Godkin, ... Mr. A. Chapman, proceeds of dependants’ ......
prescriptions Liverpool Chemists’ Association (collected by Mr. W. P. Evans) ......
The late A. S. Buck... G. Inman H. Humphreys Jones W. R. Evans ...... Collected by Mr. A. W. Ashcroft G. Kennedy ... ... ... .........
P, .<. R. 8. s. d. 5 0 0 A, W. Ashcroft ...... 0 6 6 J. W. Hasley ...... 0 50 0500 - Cluett Emlvn ........, 0 5a 0 2 6 1 00 E. B. Brigham 4 00 Osborne Hughes...... 0 2 6 D. Prysor Jones.... 0 26 0 26 Wright 0 10 2 Collected by Mr. L. V. Angel0 5 0 J. Girvan 0 50 CT. Nelmes 1 10 L. V. Angel ......... 0 50 1 0 0 0 Miss A. 1 1 10 6 0 A u s t r a l i a n Pharma1 1 0 ceutical Conference (per the Agent-General for Queensland) (total, 0 10 6 127 0 d £986) .........
-
......
-
.......
..,
.....,
.........
Singha
......
....,...,
..,
Subscriptions to the Fund should be sent to the treasurer of the Fund, Dr. H. A. Des Voeux, at
Francis Gethin Hopkins, who died at Plymouth Feb. 2nd in his fifty-first year, was the son 14, Buckingham-gate, London, S.W., and should of the late Rev. J. W. Hopkins, of Ahern, Fermoy. be made payable to the Belgian Doctors’ and He received his medical education at Trinity Pharmacists’ Relief Fund, crossed Lloyds Bank; College, Dublin, and graduated M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. Limited. on
’
,