MEDICAL SCIENCE

Southland Times, Issue 21773, 30 July 1932, Page 5

MEDICAL SCIENCE

BRITISH ASSOCIATION , CENTENARY GATHERING IN LONDON MODERN BOY ASSAILED (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7 p.m.) London, July 29. The Prince of Wales was the guest of honour at the centenary dinner of the British Medical Association, one of the largest ever held in London, 2000 guests being present at fhe Albert Hall.

The Prince emphasized the Imperial aspects of the association’s work, and said it was encouraging to think how many overseas members were present Sir Henry Newland, as president of the Australian and New Zealand College of Surgeons, responded on behalf of the guests. The day’s general discussion at the Medical Association’s meeting was largely devoted to the characteristics and management of post-war children Mr C. H. Blakiston, headmaster of Lancing College, in a startling criticism of the modern boy said that by comparison with the boy of 30 years ago he was timid, untruthful and dishonest. He expected to be taken everywhere; above all he feared loneliness and boredom; consequently the old spirit of adventure was destroyed. The war had a definite result on those who were infants between 1914 and 1918; consequently there were a large number of young people who worked feebly and played feebly. Dr. W. H. Simpson (Wellington, New Zealand) read a striking paper on subcleral injections—a new operation for the detachment of the retina and likely to replace the existing methods.