Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-26
Two Famous Brothers,

In a recent copy of the Mineral
Point Tribune we noUlce the following
article about DR.. Byron Robinson,
now of Chicago. but formerly a resi-
dent of this city, where he is favorably
known and highly thought of, also of
his brother Prof. Warren Robinson of
Mineral Point, Wis.
History and romance cite but few
instances of greater achievements
than those of two sons of an unpre-
tentiouS pioneer farmer of Iowa
county. Through boyhood these
brothers labored. assisting their
father, the late William Robinson, in
the task of reclaiming from nature
the lands upon which he had located,
II miles east of this city, and convert
ing the same into a productive farm.
With no educational advantages other
than such as provided in the country
district school of sparsely settled dis
trictS 25 years ago, they yet were
ambitious to acquire knowledge, and
with rare courage set out to over
come all obstacles to that END. The
elder of these brothers,
DIR. BYRON ROBINSON,
with barely sufficient money to
pay matriculation fees, gained
admission to the Wisconsin State
University as preparatory stu
dent. and, by working at anything
he could find to do, sustained himself
there until he had acquired a col
legiate education. Deciding to adopt
the medical profession, he in a like
manner worked through the Rush
Medical College of Chicago, and later
secured the advantages of special
training in great medical institutions
of Europe. Returning to Chicago he
soon took first rank among the men of
his profession iD that great city, and
today is known throughout the nation
as one of it's greatest operating sur
geons Almost, if not quite on the
par with the famous DR.. Sem, Dr.
Robinson is frequently called by tele-
graph to distant states and cities for
operations and counsel in the most
intricate surgical cases. DR.. Robin
son has for dozen years been profeS-
sor of the diseases of women and
abdominal surgery in several medical
colleges, and in addition to his prac-
tice has written seven standard
medical volumes, and made numerous
original contributions to standard
medical literature. He was honored
at the Joint meeting of Northwestern
Wisconsin and Fox River Valley
Medical Societies on August Ii by a
special vote of thanks for his valuable
medical discoveries, and his original
contributions to the science of medi-
cine.
PROF. WARREN ROBINSON, NJ. A.
The younger of these talented
brothers was mute and deaf from
early childhood. When quite young
he entered the state school for unfort-
unates of his class at Delevan, and
graduated therefrOm with honor, and
later from Gallaudet College. For
several years he has been an instruc-
tor in the state school. and during
that time has acquired speech, being
able now to express himself in fault
less English, although unable to hear
a word spoken within his recOilectiOn.
He has devised a method of teaching
language to the deaf which is proving
successful. He is president Of the
State Deaf Association. chairman Of
the Industrial Section Of the COnven-
tion of American, Instructors of Deaf,
being reelected to both those positions
recently at meetings held IN Lacrosse,
Wis. and Buffalo, n. Y, respectively.
With the example of these two men
before them, the boys Of America
should be stimulated to strive for the
attainment of any desirable goal,
unswerved by any obstacles. They
are an honor to their country, and the
friends and neighbors OF their boy
hood may properly feel special pride
in them.