Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-07-23
FiSKE MEDICAL PRIZE CUES
TlONS.

'yNlE TRUSTEES OF TIE FISK h
FUND, at the annual meeting of tho
Rhode Island Medical Socicty buldef jm
Providence OH the 24Ih Of June, Is40. award
cd their seventh premium, being .ffiy dollars,
to Law II. HOLDEN, nj. ID. Of Provljrnce,
for the best Dissertation Oh The Medical Bot
any OF Rhode Island.
\ They now propose 10 the members Of the
Society, and to the Medical Faculty oi large,
the following questions or subjects for lS4O-
IIII: VIZ:
ls,. Spinal Diseases structural aud func-
,ional
I ID. Dropsy-iis causes nature, ana treat
ment.
! For the best Dissertation on each Of these
Questions, the Trustees will award and pay
the sum of GWy dollars, or present geld
medal of equal value, al the option of the
successful competitor or competitors 4,
1t is the wish Of the Trustees that the
Dissertations should possess MS liitlo Of u
theoretical and as much OF a PRACTICAL char
actcr MS possible; and that their authos
avoid entering mlnuicly into history at the
diseases; unless there be some special rea-
son for So doing. II is also recommended
that they avoid crowding their productions
with a detail of recorded and easily aCeessi-
bile cases. As all Of these points vii be
borne in mind in making the adhdication,
competitors ara advised 10 dwell no more
upon them, than may be necessary for q clear
understanding OF the subject, and of the
principles by which they were guided IN lire
selection of the treatment by them teconi.
mended.
Every competitor it is expected will con.
form to the following regulations; viz:
| LIST. lie is requested TO forward to one of
the Trustees, on or before the first day oi
May, 1871. free Of all expenses, copy Of
his Dissertation, with motto written there.
upon and also accompanying It II senled let
ter having the same motto inscribed upon
The outside, and his name and place Of rtsi-
dcnce within. Both, Dissertation aud leitcf
must be written in clear aud lcgible man
ncr.
! 2d. Neither narno nor any otrcf mark
.hall be placed upon, or accompany the Dis
serla,lon, or III any way be connunlca-
ted o either Of the Trustees, lcxceping in
the manner above speciied,) whereby ,ho
author may be known.
! I'd. Previously to receiving the premium
awarded, the author Of each successful Dis
SrrlatIon must transfer to the Trustees, IN
behalf of The Rhode Island Medical Ssocieiy
all his right, tile aud interest III and To the
same, for the use, benefit aud befroof Of the
Flske Fund.
The letters accompanying the unsuccessful
Dissertations will be destroyed by the Tras.
tees, unopened ; and the Dissertations may
be procured 10y their respective authors, from
Tho Trustees To whom they were directed,
# application be- made therefor within three
months from The annual meeting; but all
sncli as remain uncalled for. after the txpi-
ration of ,he time here specified, will be con-
,idered as property of the Society, to be
disposed Of ~ such a manner as may 10
decmod most advisable.
|, RICHMOND BRowNELL, Of Providence,
THroPHILus &. Dunn, of Newport.
JERENIAm WILLIAMS, of Warren,
Trustees Of the Flskc Fund.
Thomas Webb, Secretary OF the Trustcccy
July 2-Gw.