Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-08-13
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VNilE Trustees of the Flske Fund AT the nn--
Il nual meeting OF the Rhode Island Medical
Society. holden al Providence, on "Wednesday.
June 81, 1915 gave n0iaa ihni 'bs Prne DisSei--
taiioa aa" the bea mode oi irBaiing md. Ihe-l-s,l
appasain. Tor The mana ageneai of iraeinres oiill..
ihi gh," by Wm EdwarJ Coale, NJ. ID. of Bos-.
,Dls had b.eS published. and oan.bs procured by
the mo,nhrr- oI the Socieiy on'applcaiion At the
office oi l.. l.. Miller. NJ d., of Providence, os
David King. NJ ID. Of \eNpoIi.
No award was made on either of the que
tions proposed for The year lsib-46.
The Trustees now propose tho follow ing sub
ieci Tor the year lSi6-I1 viz
TIE Therapeutic properfies Of Ekee;rtciy~m@ 1f"g-
nefism the d,soAscs M nhch these ocen.s are
most Hkeiy to srore sergioso5ie and NE best mo'e of
employing ihem for mtdici"ai purposes.
For the best Dissertation on his SUBJ rci.
ShouI' an award he made, the Trustees will pay
The SUN cf Fifty DOiIdTs the award 10 bc an.
noupced nj The aDnual meeting oi the Rhode
Island Medical Society. to he held Al Providence
on the lnSi "Wednesday in lime 4. ID. hSi7, 90
through Tie columns nf the foxhence Jonfnah
and Newport Herald ofihe Times. as soon there
fter as prncicahle
II i. tue wish Of the Trustees that the Dis.rr-.
Ons should possess as Iiilr oi theoretical and
as much ofn practical character aS possible ib
i the rriore recommended that the writers dweln
~, mare upon The 2s0ry of The causes and nature
than They NAV deem ssary Tor IL clear ,ldrr-
standing of The principles by which they were
guided IN reaching the resuli- lo which they niny
arrive; It j. also recommended that they a,"nh
crow ding their paper with details OF printed and
easily accessible cases
Every compriiinr for a preminm ~ sespected nv
cnnioi ~ Ia the following regulations, Wa
Ist. To inrward 10 one Of the Trustees. on "r
before III. enlh day OF May. A. ID. 1917. Tree Of
Iallexpense, n copy Of his Dissertations. with ~
motto written ih.reupou, and al>e accMnpan, ing
il n sealed letter having the same moits iuscrlh-
ed upon the outside aud his name and place ~
residence within. Both Dissertation and h,tios
,nnsi he written in clear and legbe manner
2d Neither name nor any other mark shalh
be pat upon The Dissertation, or any aecom9anv.
ing paper say. in the manner above deSg mated.
whereby the author vii be known 10 the FIii,-
tees.
Sd. Previously to receiving the premium ~
warded the nuthor Of The ,uccrssiul Dissertations
mus, transfer io the Trustees all his lebi iiiie
and interest la aud to HE same, for ue use, ben
eli and behoor of the F'sks FMIL
The letters accompam, ing HE ,nnsurces>iuf
Dissertations viii be DESTROYED by the Trustees
unopened aud the Dissertations may b" pro-
cared hy their respective authors from the Trns-
tee 10 whom they were directed. if application hr'
made therefore within three months from the
SocielyS annual meeting: but all such ~ re-
main uncallrd for after the expiration OF ilp'
time here sprr,ied, will be considered aH prop
eriv Of the Socieuy. to he disposed ot ~ sneh m"i
ner as the Trustees may deem mn,+ advisable.
LEWIS l.. MiLLER Providence.
JABEZ HOLMES, Bristol,
DAVID KING. Newport,
Trustees oftho Fsko Fund
TupM,s ". WEBB. Secretary.
Tn,orr convenient, Dissertations may he seat
To The care Of the Secretary, Boston. or M'>sr'.
Bartlett d Wexford, No 229 Brodjway,N York.
July 9-6w.