Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-19
Fiske Medical Prize Questions.

rlNllE Trustees OF the Flske Fund, at the
Annual Meeting Of the Rhode Island
Medical Society, held at Providence, June
30lh, 1917, gave notice that no award was
made on the Question proposed for the year
! lS46-I7.
They propose the following subjects for
lS47-'48:
|. us Medtcai,,r .Natwr How far should
II be relied on in the treatment of Diseases?
Ship Fever, so called--lts history, nature,
and best mode of treatment.
For the best Dissertation on each OF thes'
subjects should an award be made. the Trns.
tees will pay the sum of Fifty Dollars the
award to be announced at the annual meet
ing of the Rhode Island Medical Society, L.
be held at Providence on the last Wednesday
IN June, A. d.. 1913, or through the columns
%. the Providence Journal and Newport Her
aid Of the Times, as soon thereafter as practi
cable.
It is the wish of the Trustees that the Dis
| sertations should possess as little OF ,heO.
| logical and as much of practical character
is possible it is therefore recommended
J lhat the writer's dwell no more upon thu
Meory Of the causes and nature, when the
question or subject relates to the disease, ,thaD
they may deem necessary for n clear under
standing ofthe principles by which they were
guided in reaching the results TO which they
may arrive; II is also recommended that they
avoid crowdlng their paper with details ol
printed and easily accessible cases.
| Every competitor tor premium Is expected
10 conform TO the following regulations. VIZ:
| let. TO forward TO one Of the Trustees. on
or before the tenth day OF May, A. ID. 1913,
free Of all expense, copy Of his Dissertation
with q motto written thereupon, and also nc j.
companylng 1t sealed letter, having the
same motto inscribed on the outside, and his
name and place of residence within. Both
Il Dissertation and letter must be written in q
clear and Iegible manner.
II ID Neither name nor any other mark
shall be put upon the Dissertation, or any
accompanying paper, (save in the manned
above designated) whereby the author will
be known to the Trustees.
Il Sd. Previously TO receiving the premium
awarded, the author Of the successful Dlsser
tatlon must transfer to the Trustees all hi,
/ right, title and interest in and TO the same
! for The use, benefit and behoof Of tho Fisk,
| Fund.
| The letters accompanying the unsuccessful
| Dissertations will be destroyed by the Trus
! tees, unopened, aud the Dissertations may b,
! procured by their respective authors from th
! Trustee to whom they were directed, il ap
| pIication be made therefor within three month
from the Socie,y's annual meeting a; but al
such as remain uncaled for, after The expira
uon Of the time here specified, will be con
sidered as properly OF the Society. to be dis
posed OF in such manner as the Trustees ma
deem most advisable.
II JOSEPH MAURAN, Providence,
II DAVID KING, Newport,
II S. AUGUSTUS ARNOLD. .Proyidonc,
II Trustees OF the Flske Funt
Il THOMAS II. WEBB, Secretary.
II II more convenient, Dissertations may b
sent to the care Of he Secretary, Boston, c
Messrs Bartlett * Wexford, No. 800 Broad
way, New York.
II July 2g-6w.