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malady. He collapsed on one occasion during a 

 sitting and I was obliged to administer stimulants 

 to revive him. He was a very patient sitter, al- 

 though I knew he was suffering from disease, and 

 had never before given a sitting to a sculptor. 



I think the university is to be congratulated on 

 obtaining possession of the work and I can assure 

 you and the other subscribers that nothing could 

 be more pleasing to me. It is an exact duplicate 

 of the head even in measurement, every feature be- 

 ing transferred and reproduced in the clay by 

 means of calipers, such as are used by sculptors, 

 so that the work has a sort of scientific value as a 

 human document. I used calipers with points espe- 

 cially protected with little cork balls. This seemed 

 to amuse Professor Cope and yet he showed consid- 

 erable fear that I might do some damage to his 

 features with the instrument. The plaster bust was 

 made from the clay by myself in a matrix of plas- 

 ter which was destroyed in the process known to 

 sculptors as the "waste mould process." 



As far as known, tliis bust of Professor Cope 

 is the only one in existence modelled from life, 

 altbough a deaith-mask was taken and is pre- 

 served in the University Museum. Although 

 he never saw the present zoological laboratory 

 of the University of Pennsylvania, it seems 

 fitting that this building, which houses his 

 osteological collection and many of his books, 

 should also be enriched by this bust. 



Philip P. Calvert 

 The University of Pennsylvania 



SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 



THE HENRY PHIPPS INSTITUTE 



The Henry Phipps Institute for the study 

 and prevention of tuberculosis, a part of the 

 University of Pennsylvania, is engaged in a 

 campaign to raise $3,000,000 to enable it to 

 continue its work. Dr. Charles J. Hatfield is 

 executive director; Dr. H. R. M. Landis, di- 

 rector of the clinical and sociological depart- 

 ments, and Dr. Paul A. Lewis, director of the 

 pathological department. The text of the in- 

 stitute's appeal is in part as follows: 



Whereas, The support which has been so gen- 

 erously contributed during the past 16 years by 

 Mr. Henry Phipps can no longer be extended; 



Whereas, The board of trustees of the Univer- 



sity of Pennsylvania see no prospect of being able 

 to support the work of the Henry Phipps Insti- 

 tute from the funds at present available; 



Whereas, It is deemed important that the work 

 of the Henry Phipps Institute be continued upon 

 an even larger scale: 



The directors of the departments of the Henry 

 Phipps Institute announce a campaign to raise a 

 Foundation Fund of $3,000,000. 



It is confidently expected that America will rally 

 to the support of this enterprise which has already 

 accomplished so much for the betterment of hu- 

 mandty in so difficult a field of endeavor. 



The Henry Phipps Institute was the first or- 

 ganization brought into existence for the express 

 purpose of eradicating tuberculosis through inten- 

 sive and scientific research. 



The institute was conceived when Dr. Lawrence 

 P. Flick, about to start a tuberculosis clinic with 

 a total backing of $1,000, met Mr. Henry Phipps 

 by appointment and discussed the venture with 

 him. Mr. Phipps at once offered to underwrite a 

 much more extensive enterprise aimed at the exter- 

 mination of tuberculosis. 



On February 1, 1903, the institute began work 

 on an old remodeled building equipped with 52 

 beds, a small laboratory and facilities for opera- 

 ting a large dispensary. 



During the ten years that followed, its work was 

 so successful that Mr. Phipps not only agreed to 

 continue his support over another stipulated period 

 of time, but also supplied funds for the purchase 

 of land and the erection of the splendid property 

 dn which the institute is now housed. 



In order that the standing of the institute might 

 be assured and the integrity of the enterprise guar- 

 anteed, it was on July 1, 1910, placed in charge of 

 the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, 

 with the contractual understanding that Mr. Phipps 

 would be responsible for its support over a stipu- 

 lated period of time. 



The new building erected at Mr. Phipps ' expense 

 provided adequate facilities for every branch of 

 medical and sociological research bearing upon- the 

 problem of tuberculosis. 



The period for which Mr. Henry Phipps had 

 agreed by contract to support the work of the in- 

 stitute came to an end in May, 1919. Because of 

 ill health Mr. Phipps is not able to continue his 

 interest and support. Other means of maintenance 

 must be found or the institute must close. In this 

 event one of man's strongest defenses in the battle 

 against tuberculosis will be abandoned. 



