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setting were to me most interesting and impres- 

 sive. At noon the audience of distinguished schol- 

 ars and guests assembled in the " Divinity Room," 

 the most beautiful assembly room in Oxford. At 

 one end of the hall the Vice- Chancellor of the 

 University presided and halfway down one of the 

 sides was the high seat of the orator. The distin- 

 guished company, the brightly coloured academic 

 gowns and hoods, the traditional ceremonies for 

 such an occasion in Oxford, the figure of Osier him- 

 self, the charm and interest of the address and its cor- 

 dial appreciation and reception by the audience, 

 all combined to make a scene of brilliancy and de- 

 light which I shall always carry in my memory. 



At the close of the address the vote of thanks 

 was moved by Sir Herbert Warren, the President 

 of Magdalen College, who described Osier as the 

 modern Galen, and was seconded by Sir John Bar- 

 ran, the member of Parliament from Leeds, in 

 felicitous words of discriminating praise of the 

 President's address. The audience responded most 

 enthusiastically. 



I shall never forget the hour which I spent with 

 Osier just before the address, in inspecting the won- 

 derful collection of scientific instruments of his- 

 torical interest which Mr. Gunther had assembled 

 at Osier's request from the various colleges at Ox- 



