564 Sir William Macewen on Lord Lister. L-June 7, 



sented with a farewell address from the students. As he rose to 

 reply, the air was rent with a rousing cheer that shook the building 

 to its foundation. A cheer such as only British students — at rare 

 moments — know how to give. It is spontaneous, and bursts like a 

 blast from the throat of a whirlwind. Lister was fairly overcome. 

 One who was near him, as a quiet observer, saw that he first became 

 pale, and then a blush covered all his visible anatomy to the tips of 

 his fingers. In a few moments he recovered, and said : " G-entlemen, 

 I can recall my reception in the surgical theatre in Munich, on my 

 visit to Nussbaum, where I was greeted with a German ' Hoch.' It 

 was to me almost overpowering in its enthusiasm, but it was as 

 nothing compared to this." (Dr. Young.) 



That spontaneous outburst issuing from four hundred throats 

 made amends for much. It was the laurel crown offered by the 

 students. That rousing cheer reverberated through his whole being, 

 and left such deep impression as doubtless would be with him to 

 the end. 



Allow me to thank the President and the Council of the Royal 

 Institution for permitting an old student to place a stone on the 

 cairn of a beloved master. 



[W. M.] 



AVEEKLY EVENING MEETING, 

 Friday, June 14, 19] 2. 



His Geace The Duke of Northumberland, K.G. P.C. D.C.L. 

 LL.D. F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



A. Henry Savage Landor, Esq., M.R.I. 



Uiihioivii Parts of South America. 

 [No Abstract.] 



