Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-07-30
FIsKE MEDICAL PRIZE QUEs-
TIONS.

V,IlE TRUSTEES OF TIE FlSKE
FUND, at the annual meeting OF Tho
Rhode Island Medical Society holden ,u
Providence on the 24lh Of June, 1870. award
ed their seventh premium, being Gfy doiiars;'
to LEVI Il. HOLDEN, NJ. ID. OF Provide nee,
for the best Dissertation on the Medical Bot
any Of Rhode Island.
II They now propose TO the members Of the
Society, and Ia the Medical Faculty at largc,'
The following questions or subjects Tor le4O-'
Al: viz:
Ist. Spinal Diseases-s,ructural and f,bc-
tional.
3D. Dropsy-its causes, nature, ond trout.
ment.
For the best Dissertation on each Of these
Questions, the Trustees will award and pay
the sum of Jgty dollars, or present gold
medal OF equal value, at the option Of The
successful competitor or competitors.
| 1t is the wish Of the Trustees that tho
Dissertations should possess us little of a
theoretical and as much Of practical char
ocier rs possible; and that their authors
avoid entering minuicy into history of the
diseases, unless there be some spccnl rea.
son for so doing. !, is also recommen nded
that they avoid crowding their productions
with detail of recorded and easily sccessi-
BILE cases As all of these points will be
borne in mind in making the ndjudication,'
competitors are advised to dwell no more
upon them, than may be necessary for clear
understanding OF the subject, and Of the
principles by which they were guided in the
selection Of the treatment by them recon-
mcnded.
Every competitor il is expected will con-
form to the following regulations; viz:
Ist IIp ia reouestad I'm F,rvg ard N Oue of
the Trustees, ON or before the first day OF
May, lS4l. free of oil expenses, o copy of
his Dissertation, with motto written there
upon, and also accompanying it sealed let
ter having the same motto inscribed upon
the outside. and his name and place of rcsI-
dence within. Both, Dissertation and letter
must be written IN clear aud legible man
Il Dcr.
\ ID. Neither a namo nor any other mars
shall be placed upon, or accompany the Dis
serta,ion, or IN any way be coWmunico-
ted to either of the Trustees, (execptiDg nv
the manner above spccifed,) whereby the
author may be known.
3D. Previously to receiving the premium
awarded the author Of each successful Dis-
serta,lon must transfer TO the Trnstees,ln
behalf Of the Rhode Island Medical Society
all his right, title and interest in and 10 the
same, for the use, benefit aud bchcoi Of the
Fiskc Fund.
The letters accompanying the uns,'cccssfeI
Disser rtatons will be destroyed by The Trus-
tees. unopened and the Dissertations may
be procured Ivy ihcIr respective spibors, from
the Trustees to whom they were dlrecteds
\ if application BE- made therefor within three
months frun, thu annual meeting but all
such ns remain uncallcd for. after TIA sxpi-
raj non of the time here specified, Will b. con-
sidercd ss pnpery Of the Soeicty, TO he
disposcd Of in surh q ma,intr as msy 10
decmed most advisable.
\ RICHMOND BRowHgLf, Of Providence,
II TntorHILus G. DEW, VI Newport
\ JEREai,m WmLiAss, Of Wareo,
/ Trustees vf the FI-ke Fund.
Thomas II. Webb, Secretary Vi the Trustees.
| July 2-6w.