JUL 18 1903 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ROYAL PHYSICAL SOCIETY. 



SESSION CXXXL 



Wednesday, 20th November 1901. — Professor J. Cossak 

 EwART, M.D., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



David Hepbukn, Esq., M.D., CM., F.E.S.K, University 

 Lecturer on Eegional Anatomy, Vice-President, delivered 

 the following opening address, entitled " Some Morpho- 

 logical Evidences of the Evolution of Man": — 



Although it is now two years since you were good enough 

 to give me a place in your list of Vice-Presidents, an oppor- 

 tunity for publicly expressing my thanks has not hitherto 

 presented itself; but nevertheless I have not ceased to 

 regard myself as one of the humblest and least deserving 

 upon that roll of distinguished men which stretches back for 

 one hundred and thirty years, and to which in your kindness 

 you have added my name. Having now reached the com- 

 mencement of the year which completes my tenure of this 

 office, I am permitted by the time-honoured custom of the 

 Society to open the session by delivering an address (from 

 the Chair). As an occasion for expressing my deep sense 

 of the honour done to me in my election, the custom could 

 not well be improved upon : as a reason for delivering an 

 address, the custom has no doubt the approval of all but the 

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