Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 7, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Congratulations for Howard's election to the Montreal General Hospital. News from the examinations in Oxford. Gibson and Schorstein are the examiners in Medicine. Positive comments of the portrait that Sargent made of the Staff. Osler is asking him to send the Tenany paper to the American Journal. News from the family.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, From the Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Dr. Osler's secretary, Blanche Humpton, will send him the notes of three cases to help write a short paper in connection with the original pneumonocus arthristis.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Cannot get away this month. In arrears with articles and in the work on his text-book. Asks him to come directly at their home. Would like to introduce him to some younger fellows in London. Thanks him for his cable (congratulations on his title).

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He is not aware of any special arrangement that has been made in Montreal about Muller's lecture. He thinks they expect him and he had written to Peterson and Roddick. He is giving him letters to Marie and Raymond , and to Crouzon. Recommends he go to the St. Louis and see the work of Chantemesse. Civilites.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Mentions their distress and worries about Ottilie's illness. Hopes the baby is better. Love to Ottilie.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Compliment on his paper in the Journal of Medical Research. It will increase Howard's rising stock in the medical market. Mention of a case of polycythemia and cyanosis, on which a clinical lecture will appear in the Lancet. It seems to be a primary bone marrow affair. News of their Christmas. Revere has skate for the first time. Hope that things are going smoothly at the college. Thinks that it will take time before things can be straightened out. Civilities.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Sends him a copy of the Medico-Nautical Studies of the North American Medical Society (Joke). Glad that the Montreal General Hospital is going on with him. Asks him to keep W.W. Francis at work if possible. Mentions Marjorie. Asks him to look after Harry Wright. Marion has been with them for Christmas. News of Revere. Civilities. P.S. News of Jared.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Allusion to a flattering offer he received. He has two objections : first, if it is only academic he would hesitate, and second, he does not like J. B. Murphy personally. Maybe it is because he does not know him well. Would like to talk about it with him on Wednesday. Would prefer to see him in Montreal with a good clinic at one of the McGill Hospitals. Mentions that he had hoped to talk with Peterson about it, but the latter has not come over. Mentions that Revere is worrying about whether his job is the right one or not. He feels that he is not earning his salt. Osler dares say he is an awful duffer. Civilities.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Encouragement after Ottilie's illness. Discussions about her case. Civilities.

Letter to Campbell Palmer Howard from William Osler, 13, Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Touched by his kind offer. Suggests waiting until the spring and if he hears of a good billet for the summer he will tell him. Supposes that he is still attached to the CAMC. Explains that the shortage of men in France is beginning to tell and very many are laid up. The P.U.O. is knocking out several Medical men, among them Norman Gwyn and Archibald Malloch. Details about the symptoms of the P.U.O. (pyrexia of unknown origin). News of Revere who is in the Ancre. He says that he is happier than at any time since the war began. Rejoiced in the exit of Sam Hughes who treated Jones disgracefully. A committee has been appointed to review the Bruce report. Osler declined Borden's offer to go on. Approves the nomination of Turner. Mrs. Wright, Marion and W.W. Francis are here for Christmas. Civilities.