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EDITED BY JOHN HENDERSON.

Glasgow University.?At a graduation ceremony held on 15th November, the Principal, Sir Donald MacAlister, Bart., conferred degrees in medicine on the following:?

DOCTORS OF MEDICINE (M.D.)

1. With Commendation.

Katherine Octavia Robertson, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B.

11. Ordinary Degree.

Arthur Anderson, M.A., M.B., Ch.B. Alice Cox, M.B., Ch.B. {in absentia).

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY

(M.B., Ch.B.)

Isdale Robertson Taylor.

Medical Research Council.?By an order of the Privy Council, dated 30th October, Professor E. P. Cathcart, C.B.E., M.D., D.Sc., F.R.S., Professor of Chemical Physiology in the

University of Glasgow, has been appointed to the vacancy in the membership of the Medical Research Council caused by the retiral of Professor D. Noel Paton, M.D., F.R.S.

Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow.? The annual business meeting was held on 3rd November, when office-bearers were appointed for the ensuing year as

follows:?President, Dr. T. K. Monro ; Visitor, Mr. J. H. Pringle ; Treasurer, Mr. J. H. Macdonald; Hon. Librarian, Dr. E. H. L.

Oliphant; Councillors?these office-bearers and Dr. James A.

Adams, as representative to the General Medical Council, ex officio, and Mr. J. Mason Noble, Dr. W. G. Dun, Dr. A. Freeland Fergus, Dr. J. M. Munro Kerr, Mr. Thomas Kay, Mr. R. M. Buchanan, Mr. George H. Edington, Dr. John Henderson, Dr. Henry L. G. Leask, Mr. R. Barclay Ness. In addition, a

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number of appointments were made to examinerships for the

Fellowship of the Royal Faculty, the Licence of the Triple Board, and for the Diploma in Public Health, and the Licence

in Dental Surgery of the Royal Faculty. The Annual Dinner of the Royal Faculty was held in the

Faculty Hall, on 21st November. The President, Professor

T. K. Monro, was supported in the Chair by the Treasurer, several past Presidents, the Council, and a large company of

Fellows of Faculty. The toast list was commendably brief, and

elicited some bright speeches. Sheriff Fyfe, C.B.E., in proposing " The Imperial Forces," carried the audience back to the war in describing the work of mustering the medical profession in Scotland and the services of the Royal Army Medical Corps, and Colonel Edington, in reply, projected his thoughts forward in advocating the cause of the Territorial Army and medical

preparedness for war. The "Sister Corporations" provided a

trio of speeches from Dr. Freeland Fergus, Sir Harold Stiles, and Professor Lovell Gulland, full of historical references to the

interrelations of the Edinburgh Colleges and the Glasgow Faculty, and reminiscences of great figures of a bygone day. Professor J. M. Munro Kerr's speech on

" The City of Glasgow "

met with a most informative response from the Convener of

the Health Committee, ex-Bailie W. B. Smith. A notable

appearance was that of Sir Leonard Rogers, who eloquently extolled the Glasgow Medical School. The reply of Professor Archibald Young was well worthy of the subject, and contained an appeal for more intensive support of the Glasgow Medical Journal. The very friendly atmosphere of the dinner was

made even more genial by the humorous recitations of Dr. John

Fergus, and by contributions rendered in excellent taste by a

party of professional musicians.

Glasgow Hospital for Women.?At the annual meeting held recently it was announced that arrangements had been

made to augment the accommodation of this Hospital during the coining year, and that for this purpose the property

adjoining their present building in Burnbank Terrace had been

purchased. The directors' report showed that during the past

year the outdoor consultations, including indoor treatments

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without operation, numbered 4,507, and there were 267

operations performed. The financial statement showed an

ordinary revenue of ?1,936, and an ordinary expenditure of ?2,591, representing a deficiency of about ?655. Under extra-

ordinary revenue there has been received ?689, thus leaving a

surplus for the year of ?34.

Government Appointment.?Captain Walter Elliot, M.C., M.P., D.Sc., M.B., Ch.B.Glasg., has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health for Scotland.

Final Examination for Admission as Barrister-at-Law.?

Among the names of those who have passed this examination and qualified for admission as barrister-at-law of the Inner

Temple, we note the name of Mr. John Glaister, Jr., M.B.,

Ch.B.Glasg.

Appointments.?Glasgow University: The Court has appointed Geoffrey B. Fleming, M.D., to the Lectureship in Medical

Diseases of Infancy and Childhood at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, rendered vacant by the promotion of Leonard

Findlay, M.D., D.Sc., to the Chair of Medical Pediatrics.

Glasgow Royal Infirmary: Mr. Milne Mclntyre, M.B.,

Ch.B.Glasg., F.R.F.P.S.G., has been appointed Visiting Surgeon to the Infirmary.

New Infirmary for Stirling.?At the recent annual

meeting of the Stirling Royal Infirmary the directors sub-

mitted important proposals. In their report they pointed out that fifty years had passed since the present Infirmary was

opened. For several years past they had felt the urgent need for increased accommodation and equipment to enable them to

cope adequately with the ever-growing demands of Stirling and the surrounding area. An extension of the Infirmary on its

present site had been considered, but it was felt that the cost of

altering the old buildings would not give an adequate return. Mr. James Miller, architect, Stirling, had been consulted

regarding the erection of an entirely new infirmary on a site

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on the outskirts of the town to give accommodation for 100

patients, and to contain medical and surgical wards, a nurses' home, and a laundry. It was estimated that the cost of building such an infirmary would be about ?70,000, and the directors recommended the adoption of this larger scheme. They also asked for authority to provide a maternity home in connection with the new infirmary. The meeting unanimously adopted the report and gave the directors powers to proceed with their

enterprise.

Glasgow and West of Scotland Co-operation of Trained

Nurses.?Lady Stirling Maxwell presided at the thirty-second annual meeting which was held at the Nurses' Home, 1

Belhaven Terrace, on 25th November. The annual report submitted showed an income of ?2,797, and expenditure of

?2,277. After providing for outstanding accounts the general fund amounted to ?5,697, the sick fund ?5,622, and the

benevolent fund to ?4,867. The nurses on the staff numbered

180, and during the year 2,415 cases were attended.

The Higginbotham Sick Poor Nursing Association.?The annual meeting of this valuable Association was held at

218 Bath Street on 26th November, when Sir Thomas Paxton, Bart., presided. The report of the year's working, which was submitted and adopted, showed a deficiency of ?1,795, which had to be met by legacies. To cope with the increasing demands on the Association it had been decided to establish

a branch home on the South Side of the city, and for this

purpose a house had been purchased in Princes Square, Strathbungo.

The Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics: Glasgow Club.?A three days'Congress of this Society was held in Glasgow from 13th to 15th November. The work of the Congress consisted of lectures and demon- strations by surgeons and masseuses well known for their

distinguished work in the department of orthopaedics. It is

worth while noting the wide range of knowledge now expected

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of workers in massage and medical gymnastics. The lectures

and demonstrations included the following subjects:?"Future possibilities of the massage movement in Scotland," by G. H. Stevenson, F.RC.S.Ed., Royal Infirmary and Bellahouston

Hospital; " The practical application of autogenous bone-graft,"

by Walter Mercer, F.R.C.S.Ed., Tynecastle Orthopaedic Centre, and Assistant Surgeon, Leith Hospital;

" The importance of

physique and correct posture in relation to medicine," by Dr. W. A. Cochrane, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary;

" Home

exercises for spinal curvatures and the re-education of muscle sense" and "Re-education in a case of infantile hemiplegia," by Miss Shires of the Swedish Institute, London; " Panniculitis and fibrositis," by Dr. G. H. Clark, Western Infirmary; "Fractures," "Treatment of recent fractures," and "Treatment in cases of old injuries," by James B. Mennell, M.B., St. Thomas'

Hospital, London. These lectures and demonstrations proved of extraordinary interest, and the subjects dealt with were

highly appreciated by very large and keen audiences. It was

a matter of regret that so few members of the medical

profession attended any of the meetings, as we are quite certain that it is not yet appreciated how much good can be achieved

by massage and medical gymnastics in preventing paralytic contractures and deformities, and in promoting rapid recovery from injuries of the spine and limbs.