Some Landmarks in Surgical Technique

IN welcoming the stu(leits wvho are comillg to hospital for the first time and those who have already attende(d the hospital, I am carryinig on a tradition whiclh has extenided for over sixty years. It is recorde(d in the staff minutes of 2nd(October, 1883, that Dr. Whitla moved and Dr. Byers seconded that the winter sessioni be inaugurated with an address by a member of the staff. Some of the staff did not agree with this andl an amendment was moved by Mr. Fagan, seconded by Dr. Moore, to the effect that the session be opeined by an ordinary clinical lecture and that the introductory be postponed unitil next year, but oIn being put to the vote, the motion was carried an(d Dr. Johni Moore gave an adldress on the following 3rd November. One wontdlers if Dr. Moore supported the amendment because he ha(d to give the address. He w%as a busy Imlanl anld I caCn appreciate his feelings. All xvere famous members of the staff. Dr. \hitla, I)r. Byers, and iIr. Fagan in the course of time were kniglhted, anid Sir \Vmn. \lVhitla's nlamile lives in the school by the WVhitla Medical Institute and the WVhitla Hall at the University, and the Vice-Chancellor's residence, all three projects (lue to his munificenit benefac-tions. I am therefore the sixty-fifthl member of the staff to give the opening address. It is of interest that there were then one hundred and sixty-four medical students atten(ling the hospital. Today wxe have two hundred an(d eighty medical and twenty-seven dental students. Before commencing my addrc-ss it is my pleasant (lut) to give a welcome to the recently elected members of the staff. joins the staff by virtue of his electioin as P'rofessor of Surgerv. P'rofessor Rodgers comes to us from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, wxhere he was Assistant Surgeon. Professor Rodgers served in the army as a surgical specialist for more than six years. and was awar(le(d the O.B.3E. for his services in ltaly and in North Africa. In offering hini a cordial welcome may I wish him a long and happy teniure of office. He comes to a Chair with great traditionis. WVithinl living memory it lhas been held by Gordon, Sinclair, Fullerton, an(d Crymble, all niames that are held in respect by Queen's mnet. Professor Crymble leaves us amidi general regret. He has been associated with the hospital as Assistant Surgeon and Surgeon since …