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to cultivate such a measure of equanimity as would enable me to bear success 

 with humility, the affection of my friends without pride, and to be ready when 

 the day of sorrow and grief came to meet it with the courage befitting a man." 



The honors bestowed upon Osier are almost too numerous to 

 recount. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from McGill 

 University in 1895, from the universities of Aberdeen and Edin- 

 burgh in 1898, from the University of Toronto in 1899, from Yale 

 University in 1901, from Harvard University in 1904, and from 

 Johns Hopkins in 1905. The degree of Doctor of Civil Law was 

 conferred by Trinity University, Toronto, in 1902, and the Uni- 

 versity of Durham in 1913; the degree of Doctor of Science from 

 Oxford University in 1904, Liverpool University in 1910, and the 

 University of Dublin in 1912. He was made a fellow of the 

 Royal College of Physicians in 1883, and a fellow of the Royal 

 Society in 1898. In 1911 Osier was created a Baronet of the 

 United Kingdoms by King George V. In 1918 Sir William was 

 made president of the British Classical Association, a rare honor 

 to be bestowed upon one whose training had been that of a physi- 

 cian purely and simply. 



Osier's interest in America, in its medical institutions, and in 

 his countless friends and pupils was genuine and lasting until the 

 end. His work in Oxford equaled his achievements in Montreal, 

 Philadelphia, and Baltimore. In answer to an inquiry prior to the 

 publication of an article on "The Tuberculosis Situation After the 

 World War," Sir William wrote the author under date of May 26, 

 1919, "All goes well here and I hope we will get the tuberculosis 

 problem settled ere long on national lines." During the war he 

 worked for the health of the English and Allied armies. The 

 death of his only son in the world war was a terrible blow to 

 this great and good man, but he bore up under it bravely. In 

 reply to a letter of condolence from the author, after expressing 

 his thanks with his usual warmheartedness, Sir William merely 

 added: "It has, of course, been a pretty hard business." Then, 

 forgetful of his own sorrow, he went on to speak of our duties as 

 physicians in the world war. He kept on working for the sol- 

 diers and with the soldiers. He talked to them on subjects of 

 hygiene, how to preserve their health and to prevent tuberculosis. 



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