WILLIAM WARING JOHNSTON 395 



seven years, and at the opening of the new Columbian Univer- 

 sity Hospital in 1898, he began weekly clinics in this institution, 

 which were continued during the college term, until the end of 

 his life. His last lecture was given on March 6, the day on 

 which his fatal illness began, and 15 days before his death on 

 March 21. 



Dr. Johnston was not only an able and successful teacher, 

 but also a strenuous advocate of improvement and reform in the 

 general methods of medical education. He especiallv insisted 

 that the student should devote more time to practical training at 

 the bedside and less to the theoretical teaching of text-books — 

 a reform, the wisdom of which has been demonstrated through- 

 out the civilized world. 



As a public-spirited citizen Dr. Johnston had been instru- 

 mental in promoting the establishment of the "Children's Hos- 

 pital" of this city, and was also one of the founders of the 

 "Garfield Memorial Hospital" and served as consulting phy- 

 sician on its medical staff from 1882 until 1897, when he 

 resigned. He was also on the consulting staff of the " Emer- 

 gency Hospital," the " Washington Asylum Hospital," " Provi- 

 dence Hospital," the "Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital " and 

 the " Government Hospital for the Insane." 



It was however to the Columbian University Hospital that he 

 was most devoted during the last few years of his life, in recog- 

 nition of which the medical wards of this new hospital are to 

 be known as the " W. W. Johnston Wards." 



Finally, in municipal affairs, Dr. Johnston was an earnest 

 advocate of scientific sanitary reform and a promoter of all laud- 

 able measures for the prevention of disease in his native city. 



A. F. A. King. 



