. John Shaw Billings : a memoir . y in his residence in Philadelphia, he enjoyed thevarious Wistar parties, Mahogany Tree diversions, andother features of the social life of the city. We get a glimpse of his university activities from one ortwo of his letters to Sir Henry Acland (Oxford): 2115 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. October 22, moved over here to the above address on October I, andare slowly settling down into our new place. I had a sharpattack of gravel . . but I managed to give all my lecturesand am now feeling fairly well, though not very vigorous, for,as you kno
. John Shaw Billings : a memoir . y in his residence in Philadelphia, he enjoyed thevarious Wistar parties, Mahogany Tree diversions, andother features of the social life of the city. We get a glimpse of his university activities from one ortwo of his letters to Sir Henry Acland (Oxford): 2115 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. October 22, moved over here to the above address on October I, andare slowly settling down into our new place. I had a sharpattack of gravel . . but I managed to give all my lecturesand am now feeling fairly well, though not very vigorous, for,as you know, a milk diet and alkalies are not stimulating. . .I am going to have plenty to do here and if I am physicallywell I shall enjoy it. The associations are pleasant—we have afairly comfortable house, and there is a chance to do some goodwork. I have in my laboratory a bright young woman, of Zurich and a pupil of Koch, who has found severalnew species of pathogenic yeasts and is now engaged in experi-menting with JOHN SHAW 51 Philadelphia 281 November 23, 1895. I am now feeling very well, and havesome enjoyment in work, of which I find plenty. I am givingmy lectures to the graduating class of medical students, andlooking after the work in my laboratory, some of which is veryinteresting. I have two good laboratory assistants and demon-strators, and if I can only get means to keep two or three menon original research work, I shall be quite happy—for a littlewhile. On November 27, 1895, Mr. John L. Cadwalader, oneof the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees ofthe New York Public Library informed Dr. Billings that hehad been chosen as the Director of the proposed due discussion and deliberation, the latter referredthe question to Mr. Charles C. Harrison, Provost of theUniversity of Pennsylvania, at the end of the year (Decem-ber 3Oth), stating that he had been in the service of theUniversity for five years, during which time th
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