The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-07-06
SPLENDID CARE
FOR HUBERT BEARD
SOME OF MOST NOTED SURGEONS
IN WORLD ON HIS cAsE-DR.
/ AND MRS. BEARD WILL GO TO
ENGLAND-Hu5ERT WILL RE-
coVER--MAY LEAVE OXFORD.

Owing to the fact that Hubert
Beard. although he will recover from
his serious illness, may be compelled
TO leave Oxford because of it, DR.. r.
A. Beard, pastor OF the First Con-
gregational church of Fargo has de-
cided that he will visit his son, who
is a Rhodes scholar at Oxford in
England. Mrs. Beard will accompany
him. The trustees of the church
absence for two months and the doc
tor and wife expect to leave for New
York from where they will sail the
first of the coming week.
1t will be remembered that Hubert
Beard has just passed through most
critical illness, and was operated on
for appendicitis and for a time it was
feared that he could not recover, Had
it not been for skill and care that
was bestowed on him by the people
connected with the great university
1t is hardly likely that he would be
alive today.
DR.. Beard in speaking of the matter
said that he had received several let
ters from Oxford, which throw a flood
of light upon the environment that
surrounds the Rhodes scholars from
the states. A representative Of The
Forum has been accorded the privilege
of reading some of the letters.
On June IL, Hubert Beard was op-
Grated upon by DR.. Dickson at the
Acland home and one of the surgeons
| in consultation was the world famous
surgeon, Sir William Osler, formerly
of the United States. 1t was found
that Mr.. Beard had q very severe
case of appendicitis coupled with peri
tonitis and that gangrene was present
| in the abdominal cavity in consider
able quantity 1t is very rare that a
patient survives under such condi-
tions.
In the letter sent by DIR. Dickson
to DIR, Beard and in another to DR..
Darrow of Fargo giving details of
the condition, the seriousness of the
case was first made known in Fargo.
| 1t was DR.. Dickson who sought the
CO. operation Of DR.. OsIer. The care
full and sympathetic way in which DR..
/ Dickson writes to DIR. and Mrs. Beard
is commendable in the highest de-
gree.
A long letter from Geo. r. Parkin,
| who is president of the Rhodes
| scholarship trust gives many details
4 showing his great personal interest in
the case. He speaks reassuringly OF
the hospital. the nurses and doctors
who had the case in hand and asked
| DR.. Osler to wire him his opinion
of the case He arranged to have a
Miss Crocker, an American lady who
| is living at Oxford and who is a friend
of the American students. to visit Mr.
Beard every morning and then tele-
phone him at London. 1t was Mr.
| Parkin who kept DR.. Beard informed
by cablegran1. Among other things
The said he saw a good deal of spe-
cial friend Of Mr.. Boards, Mr.
Grassland of Alabama and added. cal
the American scholars have beer
kindness itselfp Miss Crocker ar
ranged to meet Miss Beard upon hel
arrival at Oxford.
A letter from Mr.. Beard himseli
on June % when sitting up in bed
says, this home is Al, the nurses
are splendid and everybody is anaz.
ed at my progress. Everybody has
been good to me, have had abundance
of flowers, and droves of people In.
duired about me and stacks Of people
call to see me now. Sir William Os.
Ter has been In several times. Presi.
dent Parker has been much concerned
about me and Miss Crocker calls upor
me each day. Please don't be anxfou.
about me, I am feeling fine Other
letters show the warm hearted sym.
pathy that has been shown Mr. BearC
! and his family by their friends across
} the sea.