The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
EMINENT PHYSICIANS
OGATHER In BUFFALO
International Congress on School Hy.
giene Has Among Its Delegates
Two Noted Enghshmen.

Among the English delegates to tina
Hygiene, which is to meet in Buffalo
on August $3.50 next. are DR.. James
Kerr. of London, and the celebrated
physician, Sir Lauder Brunton. also of
London.
The Hon DR.. R. A. Pyne, minister Of
education for Ontario, made an official
statement the other day in Toronto be-
fore the Ontario Educational Assocfa-
ton at its annual meeting that the
provincial government had invited DR..
James Kerr to make a tour OF the prin-
cipal cities in Ontario Immediately after
the close of the congress and deliver
addresses on school hygiene. and espe-
cially on the medical inspection Of
schools
More than any other man, Dr. Kerr
has been instrumental in securing the
benefit of medical inspection for the
elementary schools of Great Britain.
He was the founder, as 1t were. of the
school of younger physicians, men and
women who took up this work and trained
for it and who look up to him as their
leader. Thus DR.. Hogarth, who has
written perhaps the best book in the
language on medical inspection of
James Kerr-the first school doctor"
IN person DR.. Kerr is big and burly.
with a simplicity and cordiality which
never fail TO take with an audience.
He is in the prime Of life. and possessed
OF great energy and personal efficiency.
Like many successful Londoners, he is
Scotchman. and he has such a thor
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can make it interesting without any eff
fort
Sir Lauder Brunton has of late years,
from patriotic motives. devoted his
great talents and personal Influence to
the cause Of school hygiene. II Is safe
to say that no doctor who knows any,
thing will fail to recognize his name
as the author of most valuable books
on medical subjects and the discoverer
OF several remedies and modes OF treat
ment which are now used all over the
world. No English physician or con-
sultant has attended to a larger prac-
tice than Sir Lauder. His services are
always in great demand among the
aristocracy, but he Is as charming and
kind in word and deed to the poor and
unknown as to the rich and famous
There is a beautiful story about King
Edward VII and SIR Lauder Brunton
which IL Is to be hopes somebody will
be able to persuade Sir Lauder to tell
after dinner during his say in Buffalo.
Sir Lauder Brunton's cousin was the
well-known Mr.. Adam. at one time
Mayor of Buffalo, whose sudden death
deprived the city of Buffalo of one Of
her best citizens. Sir Lauder Ia uni
versaIly beloved and admired In Eng
land, as the following little stofy viii
show. Prof. Halliburton. the eminent
psychologist, was giving evidence be-
fore the royal commission on vivisection
and referred in his evidence to the fact
that the observation-disclosures had made
insinuations Of cruelty about him and
certain others. Prof. Halliburton de-
Tended himself by remarking that he
would allow such insinuations to pass
in regard TO himself because he observed
that the name of Sir Lauder Brunton was
also mentioned in connection Herewith
and because. though he prof. Halibur-
toni would not like to think himself des-
tltute of the milk of human kindness"
he and everybody else knew that Sir
Lauder Brunton was 'Devonahirs erssm
erom top to to-"