Scope of Medical Society Is Enlarged by More Lectures

On September 1 a letter of welcome, together with a map of the district surrounding the school and a list of approved rooms was sent out to all the incoming students.

Four days prior to the opening of school and on registration day, an information booth was maintained in the Administration Buildings and Handbooks were given out.

Lowell Talks at Reception

On Friday evening, October 3, an informal reception was held for all the students in the School. President Lowell and Dr. Cheever spoke attendance 250.

Meetings held during the year were as follows:

October 27, Dr. William J. Wanless; F. A. C. S., Professor of Surgery at Miraj Medical School. Miraj, India, spoke on "Surgery in the Tropics"-attendance 200.

December 15, Dr. Charles W. Eliot talked on "Opportunities in Public Health", attendance 300.

February 18, Dr. Edwin St. John Ward, Dean of Medicine, American University at Beirut, Syria, gave an address on "Medical Education in the Near East", attendance 100.

March 2, Dr. George B. Magrath, Medical Examiner of Suffolk County, gave an Illustrated lecture on "Sketches from the Log Book of a Medical Examiner"-attendance 350.

March 23, Dr. Richard C. Cabot, Professor of Clinical Medicine and of Social Ethics, talked on "Medical Ethics", attendance 225.

Branches into New Fields

The scope of the Medical School Committee work has been enlarged to some extent this year.

A lean library was started late last May, about is medical text books being donated. It is the aim of the committee to have a large library of books available for those men who can not well afford to buy books.

On October 20 a six-piece orchestra made up of medical students, gave a concert to 70 boys at the Hale House in the South End.