Correspondence and statements regarding the teaching of clinical medicine in the University of Edinburgh, 1855-1857 : with a sequel / by T. Laycock.

  • Thomas Laycock
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1857
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Credit: Correspondence and statements regarding the teaching of clinical medicine in the University of Edinburgh, 1855-1857 : with a sequel / by T. Laycock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to observe a different rule henceforth. The cause is some change of regulation of the London boards ; the object an equal distribution according to work done. I see no alternative as to turn of service, except adhering to our old rule, when there were three professors ready to take equal duty at all seasons ; viz,, that each shall take a trimestre in succession, and that each shall take the summer trimestre in turn. To you, as junior, would belong the first summer. As you are anxious to take winter duty, I wish I could accommo¬ date you. But I had set aside next summer’s exemption from University duty for a special object, which in any other way I cannot attain, and which I ought to have attained two years ago ; and I had made all my prospective arrangements for a spriyig spell at clinical lecturing as usual.—I am, yours truly, R. Christison. Dr. Laycoch. Wishing clearly to comprehend the plan of rotation thus laid down by Dr. Christison, I wrote as follows:— 2. Dr. Latcock to Ur. Christison. 29 York Place, 5th January 1856. Dear Sir—I presume the following will be the arrangement of our courses of clinical lectures, according to the plan of successive trimestres which you have proposed :— Wmter Session of 1855-56.—Bennett and Christison. Summer Session, 1856.—Laycock, Autumnal attendance only, 1856.—Bennett. Winter Session, 1856-57.—Christison and Laycock. Summer Session, 1857.—Bennett, Autumnal attendance only, 1857.—Christison. Winter Session, 1857-58.—Laycock and Bennett. Summer Session, 1858.—Christison. Autumnal attendance only, 1858.—Laycock. Dr. Bennett commencing the Session of 1858-59. With this arrangement, the entire receipts from both the winter and summer courses will constitute one fund to be divided into three equal parts, so that it will be of no consequence as to the amount of fees divided, whether the respective classes of summer and winter be large or small. By taking a cycle of three years, the fees and the labour are equalized, I should be glad to know if this is the arrangement which you and Dr. Bennett wish,—I am, dear sir, faithfully yours, Professor Christison. T. Laycock. Dr. Christison replied in explanation as follows:— 3. Dr. Christison to Dr. Laycock. 40 Moray Place, Qth January 1856. Dear Sir—I do not feel sure that you have rightly understood what I , wrote about the division of the clinical fees. The practice has been, to divide the winter fees into three parts, two for the professors who lecture during the six months of the winter session, and