Letter to George Dock from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Explains that he will not send him a copy of his Remsen letter, as he specifically stated that it was a family affair, only for the Faculty. He agrees with the idea of having a few men at Research Institutes, Cole at the Rockefeller for example, but dreads having a class of clinicians growing up out of touch. To have a whole Faculty made up of Halsted's type of men would be a very good thing for science, but a very bad thing for the profession. Announces that he will lecture on "the Evolution of Modern Medicine" at Yale next Autumn. Will try to visit him in St. Louis though it is doubtful he can. Civilities.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. No, he will not come to America because of the war. He and Grace are very busy. Mentions that he is knocking about the hospitals and camps. Revere has joined the Officers Training Corps. Details on the success of the recruiting in England. Mentions that they will take time to train, but as long as England holds the seas, there is no hurry. Asks him to send a photograph of the hospital and an account of the opening. Civilities.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Thanks for his letter of the 25th. Glad to hear that W.W. Francis has decided to go back. They are busy and interested in many Americans who are here. He is tied up with all sorts of Bibliographical affairs. His catalogue of Incunabula to 1480 is under revision at the British Museum. Hopes to have it out next year. Mentions the Historical section. He has bought ten Incunabula, among them the Ed. Prin. of Averroes. Sends him one of Revere's books with his bookplate.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad to receive his annual Budget, as the Royal Commission on Welsh University is deep in the problem of the National Medical School. Haldane makes a splendid Chairman. Mentions that they have been upset in the Canadian Medical Corps by the vagaries of General Sam Hugues. Details on his position in the matter. Details on the cases in the hospitals. There are few medical cases, except the shell shocks and hearts. Typhoid has disappeared. Interested in local Tetanus. News of Revere who is with his Battery on the Somme. Glad to hear from Packard of the new Historical Journal. Civilities.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Asks news of Dock's son. Invitation to the latter. The American news has cheered them. Sure that American troops will have to come, as Germany is still very strong. News of Revere. Hopes that Revere will have a leave. Asks him if he has sent his Wesly paper. Comments on Wesly's work. Mentions his work on his catalogue. The Persian Embassy sent him a Rhazes manuscript in Arabic. Thinks it comes from Sa'eed. Details about some malaria cases.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Acknowledges his letter of the 7th. Thanks for sending information to Richards. Anxious that the Government should get the Egypt Medical School into order. Suggests he take a sabbatical year in England and in Paris. Would join him.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Glad that they had the Beaumont collection, which is more appropriate there than at the Surgeon General's. Asks him for a photograph of St. Martin at 81 (Alexis St. Martin). They are busy medically. Details on the cerebro-spinal fever epidemic, and of his work with the typhoid inoculation. Noted that it is curious that the paratyphoid is prevailing so extensively. He lectured at Chester to the North Wales Medical Society on the soldier's heart. Mentions that there are many cases of the old-fashioned irritable heart of DaCosta, of worry, tobacco, and too much exercise. He had bought the Withering Paper, a manuscript of Perigrination of Andrew Boorde, and an edition of Aristotle. Revere has joined the Canadian Contingent and is assigned to Cliveden Hospital as orderly officer. He will go to France with the McGill Unit. Mentions Revere's interest in books and literature. Sends him a copy of his bookplate. Mentions the 22 Belgian professors and their families living on American money. Things are beginning to look hopeful. Civilities.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He has no negative of St. Martin (Alexis St. Martin). Thinks that Gray has the negative of the photograph given to Osler by Judge Bauby. Asks him to send the reports on the celebration. Glad that he got all the documents relating to Beaumont. News from Oxford. If it was not for the men in khaki and the daily death roll, they would not realize that war was in progress. He is busy and sees a lot of interesting things in the hospitals. Revere went south of Calais with the McGill Unit. Details about his training in Cliveden. Civilities.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Gives his opinion on the matter of the full time professorship. Warns him about the danger of this situation. Mentions that Ewald told him that there is growling in Germany about the ignorance of the younger men of ordinary details. Will touch that matter in his Introductory Lecture at Jefferson. Civilities.

Letter to George Dock from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Acknowledges his letter of the 26th when he got back from a War Office discussion about gas and gassing. Hopes Dock's son will be able to visit him before going back. The American Hospitals are rapidly closing. Will have 25 of the Denver Unit for lunch and 25 from Dartford Hospital. Kind comments on the American Hospitals. The Portsmouth one (from Albany) is a model. He has seen a lot of Norris and Gibbon of Philadelphia. News of his library. Project to print his circulation cards as a sort of example. Mentions the influenza outbreak. Glad that Dock saw Shipley and Walker. Mentions that there is no chance for him of getting over next year. Civilities. P.S. Sad about Jacobi.