NEW ZEALAND STUDENTS AT EDINBURGH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2203, 21 May 1896, Page 55

NEW ZEALAND STUDENTS AT EDINBURGH.

The .names of a number of New Zealand students appear in the clasß prize lists of the Univemity of Edinburgh for tho wintoc sess'on 1895-96, which are published in the Scotsman of the 25'h March. The following students from this colony took classes with credit :— Dr 0. Chilton, D Sc. (Dunedin)— "First-clasß honours in lectures on anatomy (senior students) : winner of the senior " Johu Aitken Carlyle bursary in anatomy and physiology; first-class honours in junior practical anatomy ; first-class honours and medallist hrphysiology (junior diviBion). Arthur A. Martin— Second-class honours in chemistry ; second-class honours in practical chemistry ; first-class honours in lectures on anatomy (junior students). H. J. M'Lean (Tiraaru)— Second-class honours in practical chemistry; first-class honours and medallist in lectures on anatomy (junior students). A. O. Sandntein — First-class honours and medallist (being equal for first place) in senior practical anatomy ; flrst-cUss honours in phvs.iology (s-nior division) ; first-class honours and medallist in materia medica. Percy T. Herring — First-clas3 honours and medallist, being second in order of merit, in practice of medicine (senior) ; first-class honours in systematic surgery (senior) ; first-class honours in practical surgery (senior) ; first-t lass honours and medallist jn midwifery ; first-class honours in special course in public health. F. 11. Purchas— Second-clasa honours in practice of medicine (senior) ; first-clans honours in systematic surgery (senior); first-class honours in practical surgery (senior) ; first-class hpuours ia midwifery ; second-class honours in special course in public health. A. J. Orchard— First-class honours in practice of medicine (junior); first-class honours in midwifery ; second-class honours in special course in pub*>-> health. Vw . J. H Hislop— Second-class honours in prao. ti<*e of medicine (junior) ; second-class honours in ; midwifery ; second-class honours in special course in public health.

_ John Stevenson — Second-class honours in practice of medicine (juuior); first-class honours ia systematic surgery (senior) ; first-class honours in practical mrgery (senior) ; first-class honours in midwifery. E. 18. Porritt— S icond-class honors in practice of medicine 'junior). W. C. MucDonaH— Fii'et-class honours in senior practical anatomy ; seeond-c 1 ass honours in materia medica. B. E. Myers— Tirst-clsss honours in senior practical anatomy ; first-class honours iv lectures on anatomy (junior students). W. J. Barclay— First-cla3S honours in junior practical anatomy ; first-class honours and medalist in lectures on anatomy (junior students) ; first-clsss honours in physioloery (junior division); first class honours in systematic surgery (juuiors) # C. B. Smith -First-class honouis in junior practical anatomy ; first - class honours in juuior systematic surgery. H. A. H. Gilrner (Wellington)— Second-class ! honours in senior practical anatomy. I 11. E. Gibbs—Second-c'ass honours in physiology (senior division) ; second-class honours in materia medica. W. M'Kay— First-class honours in physiology (juni .r division) ; second-class honours in matoria medica. W. H. Goldie— First-class honours in midwifery ; second-class honours iv special course in public health. W. Anderson —Second-class honours in midwifery ; second-class honours in special course in i public health. j The names of the following New Zealand students appear in the priz°.-!iafc of the of Medioina of the Royal Co'lege, Edinburgh, for the winter setnion :— Class of Practical Anatomy : Third year's students— W. M Kay, 90S per cent. ; H. B. Gibbs, 89 5 per cent. ; W. 0. Mac Donald, 87 per cent. ; A L. Anderson, 83 per cent. Clans of Surgery, Surgeons' Hall : Senior Division — William Anderson, 85 p?r ct nfe ; W. J. H. HKop, 83 per cent ; B. E. Po r ritt, 82 per cenb. Junior division — R D. Maclacbhn, 86 per cent. Cla-s of Surgery, Minto House— H T. Thacker (third prize), 83 per cent. J. N. Macdonald (sob of Dr John Macdenald, of Dunedin) second class honours in surgery, and elo in the special prize list for deu^sl students. Cl «ss of Practice of Medicine — William Andtrson, 70 per cent. Arthur A. Mt.r 'n, who wae amorg those gaining hono.iro in the Uoivmity of Edinburgh, is the eou of a guard on the Lnmsdet-Invercar-gill railway. He attended the Lawrence District High School, gained a scholarship tbere, but did not take it up ; was appointed to the civil se.-vlca at ellington ; while there continued his studi< a, parsed the medical preliminary, and then resigned his appointment, proceeding to Ediubargh to study for a medical degree.