Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-11-15

Mr.. President and FeliDw Members:

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On the present occasion we are under more
than common obligations, associated together
for laudsbe purposes, which are designed to-
gether for laudable purposes, which are de-
signed to accomplish both a general and a
special good, and he whose death we depore,
was amongst the projectors of our associa-
ton. As he was with US from the beginning,
teaching by his learning and experience, im-
parting to his fellow members the fruits of
many years. labor anG research. But he has
passed from amongst us and lies, forgotten
bv the world, where the wicked cease from
troubling and the weary find rest" But with
us he lives ia memory-and will ever hold a
haIlowed place in the archives of this associa-
ton.
or the first periods cf the life of Joseph
Hewetson, the subject of this sketch, or his
ancestry, we have nothing very definite
We learn, however, that his father, John
Hewetson, was a farmer; and that his son
was born August 18th, 1904, upon the tene-
ment occupied by his anc estors for more than
three generations, some OF them living to the
advanced age OF one hundred years. This
was near Thorn hill, DUN mlriesshire, North
Britain.
Joseph's elementary education was COM
! menced at the parish school, situated near his
fathers residence. How long he remained
there, we are no. able to say. We next find
him, without dates, at Thorn Hill, which was
probably grammar school of such character
as to prepare youth for entering college. We
I here lose sight of him until 1920, making
| him sixteen years of age, we find him admit
ted to the senior Humanity class, in the COL
lege of Edinburgh, for the session of 1890.
! Accompanying his tickets, we find the
certificate of Prot. james Pillans to his un
except onably good conduct, his regular at
tendance and performance Of all the writer
exercises prescribed.
The requirements of these time hono-el
Institutions of learning, being ofsuch charac
ter, that the persons admitted to their col
| lege class, would, in this country, be consd
cred on advanced standing. The tickets o
Prof George Dunbar, admit him to the
Junior Greek class, Nov, 10Th. 1920. Ac
companying Prof. Dun6ar's tickets are certi
fcates, showing his regular attendance ant
his eptionable moral character ind ustri
ous habits and satisfactory proficiency up t.
Oct. 1894. But that his knowledge Of thu
Latin and Greek language was above th'
ordinary standard cannot be doubted, as HI
retained his acquaintance with them to de
gree rarely equaled amongst professiona
men, whose pursuits do not necessarily re
quire their frequent use as reference. W.
ascertain from his papers that while prosecu
ting his collegiate course, he combined will
his classical stuiies the lectures of Prof
John Barclay on Anatomy and Surgery. Hi
tickets and certificates show that during hi
collegiate course, he attended four course
on these professional branches, under tn
teachings of Prof, Barclay. Certificates ais
from the same Professor, Of his unexception
able moral character, habits Of in iustry an
the mos, satisfactory proficiency in these pro
fessional branches. And in all the depar,
ments Of Surgery and Medicine, tickets an
certificates of his proficiency, morals and up
. right course given by the respective proie.
3 sors of the various departments ale found wit
|, his papers, viz: Anatomy, Surgery an
Pharmscy Chemistry, Materia Medica e. OF
: stetrics, Theory and Practice of Medicine, Ii
o stitutes of Medicirs, Principles, Practice an