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SCOTLAND

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY

THE celebration of the 350th year of the Universityhas reminded Scotland that, in the founding of the" Tounis College," Edinburgh Town Council has aunique place in Scottish history. At the receptionby Lord Provost Thomson and the Lady Provost,over 1000 guests filed past. The Lord Provostsketched the growth upwards of the university from" two classes with one master in 1583 " to its presentposition with 4000 students-men and women-in 1933. Sir James Barrie, the chancellor, createdthe atmosphere always associated with his character.This was most obvious when Miss Frances HelenSimson, M.A., the first woman graduate of the

university, came forward to receive her honorarydegree. The chancellor assisted her on to the daisand, after the promoter had sketched her distinctionsand the capping ceremony had been performed, ledher on his arm back to her seat far down the aisle.Sir James Crichton-Browne, the doyen amongEdinburgh medical graduates, had a great reception.He went to the university when he was 17 and he isnow 92. He sprang alertly to his name and.walkedup with a swing to be received with both hands bythe chancellor, who, as a former pupil of DumfriesAcademy, was an old friend.

A NEW WORKING MEN’S COLLEGEAlmost on the site of the original university build-

ings-" Kirk-o’-Field "-there is now a house to bedevoted to the purposes of a Working Men’s College.This college is the gift of Prof. Wilkie, professor ofsurgery. The donor’s name was not announced untilthe day of the opening (Saturday, Oct. 28th). Prof.Wilkie, like Sir James Barrie, is a native of Kirriemuir(Thrums) and they are intimate friends. Sir Jamesopened the new premises with his usual felicity. The

college is a happy reminder of the close relationbetween medicine, in the broad sense, and the socialeducation of the working man. Prof. Wilkie, in theevening, made a wireless appeal for the new college.He deserves the thanks of all concerned with adulteducation.

IRELAND

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS)

RESIGNATION OF SIR JOHN MOORE

WITH the beginning of the winter session SirJohn William Moore has retired from two officeswhich he has long filled with distinction-that of

physician to the Meath Hospital and that of repre-sentative of the Royal College of Physicians ofIreland on the General Medical Council. He wasappointed to the staff of the Meath in 1875 in imme-diate succession to the world-famous William Stokes,who had himself been appointed in 1826. The doubletenure, therefore, covers a period of 107 years. SirJohn Moore has been a member of the GeneralMedical Council since 1903. This office, like member-ship of the staff of the Meath, appears to confer

longevity, for since the passing of the Medical Actof 1858 there have been only three representativesof the Irish college-Aquilla Smith, who held officefrom 1858 to 1889 ; Lombe Atthill, who held officefrom that date to 1903 ; and Sir John Moore himself.

Dr. T. G. Moorhead has now been appointed tosucceed him. The offices mentioned have been farfrom exhausting the activities of Sir John. He hasbeen a pioneer in the applications of preventivemedicine ; he has been an agitator for reform inhealth administration; he has served the RoyalCollege of Physicians not only as stated above but asregistrar and president; he has been president ofthe Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. In fact,for over fifty years past he has been at the heart ofevery medical activity in Dublin. At the opening ofthe winter session at the Meath Hospital Sir JohnMoore was presented by his late colleagues at thehospital with a silver salver as a token of their

respect and affection. Although Sir John has thoughtfit to divest himself of some of his responsibilities, hisfriends rejoice to know that he is still active in mindand body, and they wish him long life to enjoy thatblend of leisure and work which will best satisfy him.

THE IRISH HOSPITALS SWEEPSTAKES

The draw in the tenth sweepstake in aid of theIrish hospitals took place from Oct. 21st to 24th. In

opening the draw, Lord Powerscourt, chairman ofthe Hospitals Committee, stated that the total

receipts amounted to E2,726,628. A net sum of:E448,771 will be transferred to the hospital fund.From the ten sweepstakes the sum which has beenor will be available for hospitals is about five millions.Lord Powerscourt emphasised the fact that this sum,large as it seems, is by no means adequate to do allthat is needed. While many overdrafts have beencleared off, and much equipment provided, the

principle of endowment is only beginning to beconsidered. On a previous occasion Lord Powers-court spoke of a total of twelve millions as beingrequired to put the hospitals in good condition andrender their future secure.

A NEW BELFAST HOSPITAL

An important event in hospital development inNorthern Ireland took place on Oct. 21st, whenMrs. Stanley Baldwin formally opened the new RoyalMaternity Hospital at Belfast. The new buildingreplaces the older one in Townsend-street and hasaccommodation for 100 patients. The site is wellchosen, well away from the noise of street traffic andset in behind the Royal Victoria (general hospital)and the Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Theequipment is modern and the interior structure

arranged along the lines of similar new institutionsat home and abroad. It is built in the form of acentral administrative block with east and west wingson three floors. There is a large antenatal depart-ment equipped with dressing cubicles, and the wardsare of ten to twelve beds with some smaller rooms.Arrangements have also been made for the accommo-dation and teaching of students. There is a goodcommon room, lecture theatre, and museum. The

opening of this building completes the immediateplans for hospital development which have been

pursued in the past ten years. The names of the lateProf. J. A. Lindsay, Prof. C. G. Lowry (midwifery),and Prof. R. J. Johnstone (gynaecology) were men-tioned in the course of the speeches as having taken aleading part in the arrangements for the building ofthe hospital.

TRAINING FOR NURSES.-A preliminary trainingschool for nurses has been opened at the WesternInfirmary, Glasgow. Probationer nurses will receive twomonths’ instruction in the school before joining the staffof the infirmary.