National Eclectic Medical Association quarterly . 000. Dr. Stratford took his medical course at Albany College, in 1844. In1855 he came to Chicago, and has practiced in Chicago and Austin, whichis now a part of Chicago, ever since. Although now ninety-two years ofage, on the sixth day of August, it is less than two years since he discon-tinued practicing, and in fact yet prescribes-for some of his special friends. Dr. Stratford has served two sessions as President of the Illinois StateEclectic Medical Society, and in 1884 and 1885 he served as President ofthe National Association, which met at
National Eclectic Medical Association quarterly . 000. Dr. Stratford took his medical course at Albany College, in 1844. In1855 he came to Chicago, and has practiced in Chicago and Austin, whichis now a part of Chicago, ever since. Although now ninety-two years ofage, on the sixth day of August, it is less than two years since he discon-tinued practicing, and in fact yet prescribes-for some of his special friends. Dr. Stratford has served two sessions as President of the Illinois StateEclectic Medical Society, and in 1884 and 1885 he served as President ofthe National Association, which met at Altoona, Pa. In 1870, with Drs. Jay, Clark, Scudder, King, Johnson, Olin, Garrison,Davis, Baker and others, he organized the National Eclectic Medical Asso-ciation, and is therefore one of the four charter members living. The doctor has recently sustained a fracture of the great trochanter ofthe left femur, which will leave him a cripple for life, but his mental facul-ties are as acute and vigorous as in the past and he talks most interestingly. STEPHEN B. MUNN, EDITORIAL. 69 of everything pertaining to Eclecticism and the National Association. In1880, in Chicago, he presented the Association with the ivory gavel which isnow used by the presidents of the Association. Stephen B. Munn, Stephen Benjamin Munn was born at Southington, Conn., Sept. 8, parentage was originally Scotch, but may be better described as Yankee,of the distilled character found in that State. His father died six monthsbefore. The family was in straitened circumstances, and young Munn hadprivation and hunger to endure as well as cruelty. In 1833 the family removed to Farmington, where he for a short periodattended the district school. Children did not learn much at school in thosedays,—little except to read, write, and obtain a little knowledge of arithmeticand geography. On Saturday afternoons the exercises consisted of a re-citing of the Catechism >nd the Saybrook Platform—a state
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