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Credit: A memoir of John Deakin Heaton, M. D., of Leeds. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![)iiiiul that he would ciKhiavouj- to ciuuhitc their course. Accordin<^ly he plunged into a severe course of cramming, thinking of nothing 1)ut tlie prize he had set liis lieart upon winning, and devoting his whole time to work in connection witli it. Annloniy was the subject to whicli lie devoted himself, and for which he neglected all other studies. Finding that the practical process of dissection was too slow to ]iermit him to make the progress he desired, he devoted himself wholly to books and plates, and by means of these acquired such an amount of knowledge that by the end of the session he was able to give the anatomy of almost any part of the human body from memory, ' though,' he adds, when stating this fact, ' I fear I could not have demonstrated the parts from the dissected body very efhciently.' The end of this sudden and fierce spurt was that, to the astonishment of his friends and the dehi^ht of his' parents, Dr. Heaton gained the prize in Anatomy, his chief rival in the competition being a much older man than himself. Nor was this all: for at the distribution of prizes he was specially complimented by the Council on the excellence of his answers, and at the subsequent dinner of the students which was attended by the members of the Council, he had to take the place of honour in returning thanks for the successful students. This was his first appearance as a public speaker ; and it is not surprising that he F 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21209741_0081.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
