UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2850, 28 October 1908, Page 65

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

GRADUATION CEREMONIAL. ■ The' MTEwan Ball, Edinburgh, was crowded- on the occasion of the summer, graduation ceremony of the University. Nearly a score of ladles received degrees, and they were warmly applauded as fchey were capped. Th« following five from the Dominion had conferred upon them the degree of Doctor of Medicine: — Percival Douglas \ Cam-eron. M.8., Ch.B, 1907, who was commended for his thesis on physiological and pharmacological studies on cardkic ronieity in mammals. Francis Wiremu Brian Fit-duett, M.8.. CM., 1895, who was highly commended for I his thesis, " A contribution xo oar know- ! ledge of the physiological action of rutin." (In absentia.) Roland Graeme Scott Orbsll. M.8., 0h.8., 1904, who was commended for hig I thesis, '•Endothelioma of tho ovary, with notes on two cases." I Roger St. Clair Steuarfc. M.8., Ch.B.. | 1906. His thesis was "Chorea, and ita ■ treatment with formic acid." Henry Everley Arthur Washburn. >.r.8.. Ch.B. (with second class honours). 1905. His thesis was " Teratogenesis : A brief account of some of the past and present theories, with special reference to auenoephaly." (In absentia.} Upon aaven New -Zealand mentcal students — including two kdies— th*» degree of Bachelor of Medicine was conferred—namely, Eva M&redith, Flora Morrison, John Milne Dahrymple, K«nn*th Mackenzie (with first class honours), Arthur Bushbv Pearson. CharJ-e« Arflmr Purneli, and I WaJdetoar Bartholin Sommers (with second i <"as? I»cnours).. ' The* quarlerlV examinations of the Boarc | of the Royal College' of Physicians of Edm • burgh, Royal College of Surgeons of Edm i burgh, and Facility of Physicians and Sur ! goons of Glasgow, held in Edinburgh, wert ! concluded on July 23. Of 47 candidates • who entered for the third examination o: j tKo five-years* course. 31 passed, including Ti>omas Noel Usher, of New Zealand. Tn the class merit lists some New Zea land names ere to be found, first da« honours ha\ing been &ecur?d by several o the medical students. For instance, twe New Zealanders are bracketed a* equal foi ! first plaep in the subject elementarj . botany. T<- <?ach first class- honours hav< b?C!) accorded. They are Robert Ca-'fipiiel Bejrg a.n-d Sydney A. Smith. Second oia-s: 1 honours in the *>.ume subject have beer obtained by H. W. Wilson. T. Harnsoi i Horrax, and George Oromie. In I practical botany, division A. W. Stewar: ; takes third place, a position carrying wit! j ir honours in tlia first class; in division I j the name of Sydney A. Smith come; second, with first c-las-^ honours, wh'le ir 1 the same division second class honours ha\« | been gained by H. W. Wil«on. i " In practical anatomy A. E. Moore (An<_k ' land) has passed in the senior di\i~icn: ! honours in the second class have beet ! accorded to D. M. Wilson. W. H. Johr. ! ston, H. F. Holmden. and William Kr^v.:.rt j R. 0. Begg (Dunedin) is ror.-ia'h"^.. ai.e } has taken second class honours in the nm..I division of practical anaton;.7. while ii the Bristo Street Department firsi-cia^ honours have been taken by George Cromi< j and second class by F. >•■ Johns. H. F Holmden and J. S. Monro are among th< winners of first class honours in practica phyaiolcgy (hietolog-y), *nd those who havi rorae off with honours in the second clas include Donald Watson (Thames), S. H Arthur. 8. Haneox. Maxwell Ramsay, E F. W. Mackenzie. I Another New Zealand medalh=t is J. Falconer Brown, who conies out top in practical pathology, with first class honours; , honours in the sam© class so to P. M'Nab, W. M. Morrison. F. G. BeU W. H. John I eton, and W. D. Reid; while honours in

T the second class have- been awarded to | Claud© B. Tudehope, D. B. Maunsell, A. Eisdell Moore, E. B. Gunson, and W. J.. Feltham. In practical materia medica, S. 'Haroourt Arthur and E. F. W. Mackenzie are bracketed together as eeeond, with honours in the first class; to W. H. Johnston honours an the second class have fallen. Two New Zealanders are bracketed for first place in experimental -pharmacology — viz., W. J. Feltham and W. Douglas Reid, who take first class honours. Second class honours have fallen to W. Stewart for drawings illustrating work done during the cession. T. Harrison Horrax has taken honours in the second class for microscopical preparations. Second slass honours have been secured by J. Howard Lawry (Auckland) in th« subject diseases of the skin. In public health second class honours have been taken by W. S. Robertson, (Jr. L. Cawkwell, and John M. Scott.