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711 death-rate could be reduced to that now tound among the occupying houses of three or more rooms, the annual
classes
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF
ENGLAND. live would amount in Dundee to 127, and probably 1540 persons would be saved from sickness. The first step towards this desirable end is the provision of means for AT a quarterly meeting of the Council, held on Thursday isolation in hospital. As Dr. Anderson pertinently asks, " Of last, the following letter from Mr. Richard Owen, acknowwhat use is it to know when infectious disease exists if the ledging the award of the honorary medal of the College, was necessary measures are not adopted to eradicate it ?" The received and entered on the Minutes :— demand made in these circumstances seems most moderate. Sheen Lodge, Richmond Park, 17th August, 1883. A hospital containing 54 beds, at an estimated cost of £ 4000 and an annual outlay of £ 735, would, in view of the direct MR. PRESIDENT,-I have the honour and pleasure to loss to the community from avoidable sickness and death, acknowledge the reception of your obliging letter, notifying 1nd leaving out of sight higher considerations, provea pro- to me that at a meeting of the Council of the Royal College atable investment; and we hope ere long to hear that the of Surgeons of England the honorary medal of the College was awarded to me by a unanimous vote. building is being proceeded with. My most respectful and grateful acknowledgments are due to the President and the Council for this truly acceptable and encouraging mark of their approbation. But my obligations are greater and of longer standing. To the College I owe the appointments which have made the pursuits most congenial to my tastes a duty, and at the same time have supplied ROBERT HAROLD AINSWORTH SCHOFIELD, the best means and opportunities of fulfilling it. In whatM,A" M.B, OXON., B.Sc. LOND., F,RC.S.E. ever degree, therefore, I may have contributed to the MR. SCHOFIELD, who died on August 1st at the Mission advancement of biology, I can only regard myself as instrumental, in such measure, in carrying out the objects which Station, where he laboured as a medical missionary, Tai- the Royal College of Surgeons had in view :n accepting the Yilen-Fu, in the Province of Shansi, North China, was third important trust of the Hunterian Museum, and which the son of the late Robert Schofield, Esq., of Heybrook, RochCollege has ever since most strenuously promoted. dale. He was born in 1851, and was educated at the Old 1 have the honour to be, Mr. President, Yours most faithfullv and obliged. Trafford School, near Manchester, and subsequently at the RICHARD OWEN. John Marshall, F.R.S., Owens College, Manchester, where he obtained the Victoria President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Scholarship in Classics, and was elected an Associate of A petition, signed by nearly four hundred Fellows of the the College, after taking the degrees of B.A. and B.Sc. in was laid before the Council, urging the Council to the London University. He thus obtained an exhibition to College, devise some scheme by which provincial Fellows might be Lincoln College, Oxford, and began residence there in able to vote at the College elections without the necessity of October, 1870. He graduated with first-class honours in Natural Science, and afterwards filled an appointment in the appearing in person. This matter was, however, already Museum of Comparative Anatomy under the late Professor under the consideration of the Council (see THE LANCET, Rolieston. Gaining the Open Scholarship in Natural June 16th, p. 1071, July 14th, p. 83, and Aug. llth, p. 261). Science at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, he began An interesting memorandum drawn up by the President, there in 1873 the study of that profession to which he had relating to a proposed new complete catalogue of the library always intended to devote himself as his work in life. He of the College, was presented. The document shows that so vigorously prosecuted his work that he won successively the Foster Scholarship in Anatomy, the Junior and Senior the library of the College contains at the present time Stholarships, in their respective years, the Brackenbury 39,197 vols., which comprise 15,353 independent works, and Medical Scholarship, and the Lawrence Scholarship and 39,753 tracts, pamphlets, essays, reports, and theses. The gold medal. About this time he gained the Radcliffe first complete catalogue was made in 1831, when the library Travelling Fellowship in Natural Science at Oxford, and, consisted of only about 11,000 volumes. Subsequently five having graduated, he proceeded to Vienna and Prague to follow his studies there. On the war between Turkey and supplementary catalogues were printed-viz., in 1840, 1849, Servia breaking out, he offered his services as a surgeon to 1853, 1855, and 1860. Since the last-named year between the Red Cross Society, and was put in charge of the hospital seven and eight thousand additions have been made to the at Belgrade during the campaign, and the next year he collection. The total cost of a new catalogue, making served in a like capacity in the Turkish army during the conallowance for certain extra expenses, would be about £ 450, flict between that kingdom and Russia. On the expiration of his Radcliffe Fellowship he returned to St. Bartholomew’s the payment of which would be spread over a year or more. Hospital, and filled successively the appointments of house. It may be added that it is now nearly twenty-three years surgeon and house. physician. (1860) since any similar expenditure has been demanded It was now that he announced his intention to devote him- from the College funds. self to medical missions abroad ; and to that resolve, in spite of all opposition, he steadfastly adhered. In the spring of 1880, after his marriage, he embarked for China, having THE HIND FUND. associated himself with the China Inland Mission, under ;,1r. J, Hudson Taylor, M.R.C.S., as one of their missionaries in that country. He resided first at Cheefoo, but later on it was decided that he should proceed to Tai-Yiien-Fu, in Shansi, in the far North-West, and to this spot he went in January, 1881. The cause of his death was typhus fever. Mr. Schotield was respected by all who knew him. The charm of his personal character was very great ; transparent aimplicity of thought and speech, a gentleness and amiability almost feminine, and a power of sympathy that was practically unbounded, were united to abilities of the highest order, a clear judgment, and a determination of unswerving firm-
saving of
Obituary.
ne-
be
to Dr.
Richardson, F.R.S.,
Subscriptions may paid THE Gilchrist Scholarship of £ 50 at the recent 25, (chairman), Manchester.square ; John Tweedy, Esq., Matriculation Examination of the London Uuiversity has Hon. Treasurer; A. J. Pepper, been gained by Mr. P. J. Duncan, who has also obtained F.R.C.S., 24, Harley-street, the Propert medil and prize of f20 and the senior scholarship Eq., F.R.C.S., 122, Gower-street; and T. Wakley, jun., of i1.5 from Epsom College, and a free medical education Esq., L.R.C.P., 96, Redcliffe-gardena, Hon. Secretaries; or at
Charing-cross Hospital.
-
to Messrs. Coutts &
Co , Strand.
classes
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF
ENGLAND. live would amount in Dundee to 127, and probably 1540 persons would be saved from sickness. The first step towards this desirable end is the provision of means for AT a quarterly meeting of the Council, held on Thursday isolation in hospital. As Dr. Anderson pertinently asks, " Of last, the following letter from Mr. Richard Owen, acknowwhat use is it to know when infectious disease exists if the ledging the award of the honorary medal of the College, was necessary measures are not adopted to eradicate it ?" The received and entered on the Minutes :— demand made in these circumstances seems most moderate. Sheen Lodge, Richmond Park, 17th August, 1883. A hospital containing 54 beds, at an estimated cost of £ 4000 and an annual outlay of £ 735, would, in view of the direct MR. PRESIDENT,-I have the honour and pleasure to loss to the community from avoidable sickness and death, acknowledge the reception of your obliging letter, notifying 1nd leaving out of sight higher considerations, provea pro- to me that at a meeting of the Council of the Royal College atable investment; and we hope ere long to hear that the of Surgeons of England the honorary medal of the College was awarded to me by a unanimous vote. building is being proceeded with. My most respectful and grateful acknowledgments are due to the President and the Council for this truly acceptable and encouraging mark of their approbation. But my obligations are greater and of longer standing. To the College I owe the appointments which have made the pursuits most congenial to my tastes a duty, and at the same time have supplied ROBERT HAROLD AINSWORTH SCHOFIELD, the best means and opportunities of fulfilling it. In whatM,A" M.B, OXON., B.Sc. LOND., F,RC.S.E. ever degree, therefore, I may have contributed to the MR. SCHOFIELD, who died on August 1st at the Mission advancement of biology, I can only regard myself as instrumental, in such measure, in carrying out the objects which Station, where he laboured as a medical missionary, Tai- the Royal College of Surgeons had in view :n accepting the Yilen-Fu, in the Province of Shansi, North China, was third important trust of the Hunterian Museum, and which the son of the late Robert Schofield, Esq., of Heybrook, RochCollege has ever since most strenuously promoted. dale. He was born in 1851, and was educated at the Old 1 have the honour to be, Mr. President, Yours most faithfullv and obliged. Trafford School, near Manchester, and subsequently at the RICHARD OWEN. John Marshall, F.R.S., Owens College, Manchester, where he obtained the Victoria President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Scholarship in Classics, and was elected an Associate of A petition, signed by nearly four hundred Fellows of the the College, after taking the degrees of B.A. and B.Sc. in was laid before the Council, urging the Council to the London University. He thus obtained an exhibition to College, devise some scheme by which provincial Fellows might be Lincoln College, Oxford, and began residence there in able to vote at the College elections without the necessity of October, 1870. He graduated with first-class honours in Natural Science, and afterwards filled an appointment in the appearing in person. This matter was, however, already Museum of Comparative Anatomy under the late Professor under the consideration of the Council (see THE LANCET, Rolieston. Gaining the Open Scholarship in Natural June 16th, p. 1071, July 14th, p. 83, and Aug. llth, p. 261). Science at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, he began An interesting memorandum drawn up by the President, there in 1873 the study of that profession to which he had relating to a proposed new complete catalogue of the library always intended to devote himself as his work in life. He of the College, was presented. The document shows that so vigorously prosecuted his work that he won successively the Foster Scholarship in Anatomy, the Junior and Senior the library of the College contains at the present time Stholarships, in their respective years, the Brackenbury 39,197 vols., which comprise 15,353 independent works, and Medical Scholarship, and the Lawrence Scholarship and 39,753 tracts, pamphlets, essays, reports, and theses. The gold medal. About this time he gained the Radcliffe first complete catalogue was made in 1831, when the library Travelling Fellowship in Natural Science at Oxford, and, consisted of only about 11,000 volumes. Subsequently five having graduated, he proceeded to Vienna and Prague to follow his studies there. On the war between Turkey and supplementary catalogues were printed-viz., in 1840, 1849, Servia breaking out, he offered his services as a surgeon to 1853, 1855, and 1860. Since the last-named year between the Red Cross Society, and was put in charge of the hospital seven and eight thousand additions have been made to the at Belgrade during the campaign, and the next year he collection. The total cost of a new catalogue, making served in a like capacity in the Turkish army during the conallowance for certain extra expenses, would be about £ 450, flict between that kingdom and Russia. On the expiration of his Radcliffe Fellowship he returned to St. Bartholomew’s the payment of which would be spread over a year or more. Hospital, and filled successively the appointments of house. It may be added that it is now nearly twenty-three years surgeon and house. physician. (1860) since any similar expenditure has been demanded It was now that he announced his intention to devote him- from the College funds. self to medical missions abroad ; and to that resolve, in spite of all opposition, he steadfastly adhered. In the spring of 1880, after his marriage, he embarked for China, having THE HIND FUND. associated himself with the China Inland Mission, under ;,1r. J, Hudson Taylor, M.R.C.S., as one of their missionaries in that country. He resided first at Cheefoo, but later on it was decided that he should proceed to Tai-Yiien-Fu, in Shansi, in the far North-West, and to this spot he went in January, 1881. The cause of his death was typhus fever. Mr. Schotield was respected by all who knew him. The charm of his personal character was very great ; transparent aimplicity of thought and speech, a gentleness and amiability almost feminine, and a power of sympathy that was practically unbounded, were united to abilities of the highest order, a clear judgment, and a determination of unswerving firm-
saving of
Obituary.
ne-
be
to Dr.
Richardson, F.R.S.,
Subscriptions may paid THE Gilchrist Scholarship of £ 50 at the recent 25, (chairman), Manchester.square ; John Tweedy, Esq., Matriculation Examination of the London Uuiversity has Hon. Treasurer; A. J. Pepper, been gained by Mr. P. J. Duncan, who has also obtained F.R.C.S., 24, Harley-street, the Propert medil and prize of f20 and the senior scholarship Eq., F.R.C.S., 122, Gower-street; and T. Wakley, jun., of i1.5 from Epsom College, and a free medical education Esq., L.R.C.P., 96, Redcliffe-gardena, Hon. Secretaries; or at
Charing-cross Hospital.
-
to Messrs. Coutts &
Co , Strand.