1926.100 March 8 1926

Regular Meeting. Mar. 8, 1926.

In an endeavor to suit the convenience of Prof. Moritz of Harvard, the regular meeting of the Tuesday Club, was held on Monday March eighth, at the Unitarian Parish House. In spite of the change of day, however, Prof. Moritz found it impossible to keep his engagement, abandoning the Club to Fate at the eleventh hour. But Fate was kind, and when Mrs. Rees on opening the meeting presented and welcomed Miss Heloise Hersey, the prolonged applause testified to the satisfaction and pleasure of the Club. Miss Hersey's subject was "The Life of Dr. William Osler", by Dr. Harvey Cushing revieweing the book as only Miss Hersey can. Dr. Osler was born in Canada in 1849. The youngest of nine chiclren, in a parsonage, plain living and high thinking were his inevitable heritage. It is impossible to epitomize a life that Dr. Cushing found worthy of two volumes, but it is interesting to note two basic

words of character that Dr. Osler set as a standard for himself, and constantly suggested for his students, "imperturabibility", and "equanimity", while a favorite quotation from Macbeth, "The flighty purpose never is o'ertook, unless the deed go with it", was another constant spur to endeavor. Evidence of this was shown by Dr. Osler's book, "Principles and Practice of Medicine". Written in 1889. Dr. Osler was constantly revising it, and was working on the ninth version at the time of his death in 1919. Although taken so seriosuly by the general public, Dr. Osler's suggestion of "suicide at sixty", was simply a facetious remark, inspired by reading two books of fiction, dealing with the humorous possibilities of such a course. When called to account, however Dr. Osler did advocate "rest" after sixty, for those able to indluge in that luxury. Dr. Osler lived to be seventy, but the last ten years, although bringing him the honor of the baronetcy in recognition of his splendid work in Canada and Oxford, brought him also the tragedy of the death of his only son in the World War. To have gone at

sixty would have spared him much. The afternoon was in charge of the Literature Department, Mrs. Alonzo G.* Webb, Chairman. A Cake Sale was held before and after the meeting.

Respectfully submitted, Lucy E. Henderson, Rec. Sec.