Evening star., 1924-03-12
MEDICAL RESEARCH
SARE SOUGHT
Banting Foundation Calls for
Aid to Foster Work Like
Discovery of InsuIin.

The Banting Research Foundation
of Toronto, Canada, Is appealing to
the public for funds in order that
by skilled investigators for. the dis
lcovery and circumvention of the
strategy of diseases which still be-
I: set mankind.
= In a letter to The Star today, +.
r.I.orne Hutchison, honorary secretary
of the foundation, said the discovery
and development of insulin, by DR..
+. G. Banting, c. Fl. Best and
other cooperating investigators has
brought relief to a multitude of suf-
Terers from diabetes throughout the
world. At low price. he said. this
boon has been placed within reach of
all.
Discovery Only n Start.
But" continues Mr.. Hutchison, ut
is we'll known that only beginning
has been made in alleviation even of
this one malady. Notwithstanding the
magnificent advances that have been
effected in arreSting or arert1ng many
of the most grievous attacks OF dis
ease on human life, mankind is be-
set by enemies. Their strategy must
be discovered and circumvented. Thls
can be done only by patient research
conducted in the main by skilled IN
vestigators who devote their nves 10
scientific inquiry. For these inveSti-
gators. the public at large must pro-
vide the means of support, for they
It is, who benefit Immensely tnere-
by. Such work has been going on
quietly all over the world. Labora-
tories in the universities have groups
of investigators working in co-opera- :
tion under the direction of competent
scientists.
But only now and then does re-
suit such as DR.. ,Banting achievea
strike the imagination of the world.
II is. therefore. but appropriate that
advantage should be taken OF IL 10
appeal to the grateful pubic Tor sup
port in making possible the continu,
apce and prosecution of this WORK
and of other Investigations in medi-
cal science. To effect this and TO
signalize the discovery and develop
rnent of insulin, the Banting Re-
search Foundation has been created.
"The purpose of this foundation
have been defined to be:
"(a) To provide, in the first IN
stance, further funds for the support
of the Banting and best chair OF HiTo- Ta
.ical research at the University OF To-
ronto.
adequate financial support OF such
scientific workers as may nave pro,
posed definite problems of medical
reasearch and for whom funds are
not otherwise available. Such as
Sistance may be given TO persons
working in the University OF Toronto
or elsewhei =" !,
Subscriptions to the 1uno VIII pc
welcome at any time, and should be
made PAYABLE to. the Bantfng Re-
search Foundation, Toronto. Canada
Mr.. Hutchison added. "a.
All financial arrangements IN con-
nection with the collection and re-
canfion of the Drincipa1 and SubSe-
uuent expenditures Of the income or
the fund have been vested in a board
Of trustees. the members OF which
are appointed for q term of three
years, subject to reappointment at
the end of their respective terms OF
Office Trustees have now been ap-
pointed as follows:
Personnel Of Trustees.
Chairman-Sir Robert A. Falconer.
K. c. NJ G.. D. Lift. LII D., d. D..
Edin; D. c. L., Oxon; president Of
the University Of Toronto.
R. HSnGreDH w. EeoHard msmSer Of the ard
of governors Of the University Of
Members-Rey, Canon H. ]. Cody
d. D., LII. D., chairman board of gov
crrors. University of Toronto.
c. S. Macdonald. NJ. A. general
manager Confederation. Life Asso-
citation.
W. E. Gallie. NJ D.. F. A. c. s.,
+. r. c. s.. Eng, surgepn-in -chief,
Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto.
Prof. J. G. Fitzgerald. NJ. D.. F. r.
S. c.. professor Of hygiene and pre-
ventive medicine, director Connaught
laboratories, University of Toronto.
professor of pharmacology, Uni
yersity of Toronto.