New-York tribune., 1920-02-09
DIR. Southard,
Scientist, Dies
OF Pneumonia
Was Bullard Professor of
Neuropathology at Har-
ward and One of Noted
Psychiatrists of Nation
Came Here to Lecture
Served as Major in the
Chemical Warfare Ser
vice During the War

DR.. Elmer Ernest Southard, of 76
Francis Avenue, Cambridge, Mass,
Bullard professor Of neuropathology
at the Harvard Medical School and one
Of the foremost psychiatrists in the
country, died at noon yesterday in the
Prince George Hotel. His death was
caused by pneumonia. His wife, DR.
Mabel Austin Southard, lecturer at
Wellesley College, was at his bedside
DR.. Southard coptracted pneumonia
Thursday night. He was attended by
DR.. Albert r Lamb and DR.. w. T.
Longcope, Of the Presbyterian Hos
pital. DR.. Southland came here from
Boston week ago to deliver an ad-
and to attend tho convention Of the
Association of Mental Hygiene. He
also delivered an address at the Acad-
cmy of Medicine.
DR.. Southard was born in Boston
forty-two years ago. He received q
bachelor of arts degree from Harvard
in 1897 and his M. D. in 1901. He at
tended the Senckenberg Institute at
Frankfort, Germany, and also the Uni
versity Of Heidelberg. He was made
a doctor Of science by George Wash
ington University in 1917.
Served in Boston hospital
After his graduation from medical
assistant pathologist and finally as.
sistant visiting pathologist at the Bos.
ton City Hospital. He was made ar
instructor in neuropathology at Har.
ward in 1904 and then became assistant
professor in 1905. He was recently
assistant professor of psychology a,
Harvard College as we'll as Bullard
professor of neuropathology at the
Harvard Medical School.
DR.. Southland served as physicist and
pathologist to the Danvers State Hos
pital for three years and was patholo.
glst to the Massachusetts Commission
on Mental Diseases since 1909. Since
1912 he was director of the Boston
Psychopathic Hospital. He was direc.
tor of the Eugenics Record Office OF
q member Of the board of scientife
directors Of the Bedford Hills Labora-
tory. and Bureau of Social Hygiene
Bedford Hills, NJ Y.
At the time of his death DR.. South.
ard was assistant editor of "The Jour.
nal of Nervous and Mental Diseases
THE Psychiatric Bulletin" and "The
Journal Of Clinic and Laboratory Med
icine." He was the author of "Shell.
shock and Neuropschiatry," the IVA.
verify Research Papers," which were
written in collaboration with DR.. H. E
Fernold, and "Neuro-Syphilis," writer
in cola boration with DR.. II. c.. Solo.
mon. DR.. Southard was .modernist
in his methods of treating nervous dis
eases and mental diseases.
Was Major in Chemical Service
During the war he was a major il
the chemical warfare service and made
valuable contributions to the research
work on shell-shock patients. He wa,
also chairman Of the committee OF
psychiatry and neurology Of the Ma
tional Research Council
He was president of the Boston So.
ciety of Psychiatry and Neurology ant
vice-president Of the American Medico
Psyche Association. He was a mem.
Der of the American Academy of Art
and Sciences, the Association Of Ameri
can Physicians, the American Neu
rology Association, the American Asso
citation of Pathologists and severa
other neurological and psychologists
societies.
DR.. Southard is survived by his
widow, his mother, Mrs. Martin South.
ard, of Boston, two sons, Austin anc
| Ordway Southard, and a daught. .r
Anne Southard.
Dr. Southard's body was taken to the
Campbell Funeral Church and will be
sent to Boston to-day