The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-24
DR.. JOHNSTON'S FUNERAL.
Services Over the Remains to Be Held
This Afternoon.

Funeral services over the remains oil
DIR. William Warning Johnston. the emil
nent physician who died of heart failure
early Saturday morning at Atlantic City
VIII be held at st. Thomas Episcopal
church. Eighteenth and Madison Streets
northwest, at o'clock this afternoon
The funeral sermon will be preached by
REV.. A. Aspinwail. the rector of the
church. The interment, which will be
private. will be made at Oak HILL Most
of the honorary paiihearers have been Sc
lected from among prominent members
OF the medical profession of the District.
Inc faculty of the Columbian UnIver-
sity Medical School, and the medical
board of the University Hospital, at a
special meeting held March %. 1902.
adopted the following memorial with re-
gard to the late Prof. william w. John
ston, and the same was voted to be
placed on record:
DR.. William Waring Johnston was eloet-
ed professor OF the theory and practice
OF medicine in this school in 1871. since
which time he had continuously perform
eu the duty OF teaching the science and
art oil medical practice, both by didactic
lectures at the college, and by clinical
instruction at several hospitals, notably,
during the last few years, at the Column
bian University Hospital
In the beginning of his career, having
received very complete medical educa-
ton In Philadelphia and New York, he
spent a considerable time in Europe
where, for several years he was the guest
and pupil OF Prof. John Hughes Bennett
at the University of Edinburgh, under
whose teaching at the Edinburgh Hos
pitaj he became thoroughly converted to
the then somewhat new method of treat
ing disease by rest, food, and hygiene,
instead of by dosing with drugs On his
return to Washington he became one of
the early pioneers in advocating this i'm
provement in medical practice, and on his
election to the prOfessorship which he
so ably filed until his recent de-
cease. he at once began to teach and
practice the new method, which has now
become universal. 1t may be said that
this substitution of hygienic treatment in
place OF drugs was one of the golden
threads that shone through the web and
wool of his teachings and practice, and
largely contributed to their effectiveness
and brilliancy.
Always enthusiastic in promoting the
interests OF the Medical School, by adopt
ing the ldleSL UlelnouS OIL improved IN
struction. by accentuating especially
clinical teaching as being superior to text
book learning. and by advocating an ele-
waited standard of admission and gradua-
tion for medical pupils, he was at once
an accomplished teacher. a faithful friend
to the college, as well as a most skillful
diagnostician and efficient practitioner of
medicine.
Honored and beloved by his colleagues
in the faculty, as he was revered and ad-
mired by the students who enjoyed his
teaching. we deeply mourn his loss, and
sympathize with his bereaved family.
Resolved. That in respect for his men,
DRY the Medical School be closed for one
week, and the faculty and students at
tend his funeral in a body. and that
copy of these resolutions be forwarded to
his family.
A. F. A. KING.
J. FORD THOMPSON,
II. G. YARROW,
WALTER REED,
CHARLES w. RICHARDSON,
Committee.