A Discourse Commemorative of the Late William E. Horner, M.D., Professor of Anatomy

Excerpt from A Discourse Commemorative of the Late William E. Horner, M.D., Professor of Anatomy: Delivered Before the Faculty and Students of the University of Pennsylvania, October 10, 1853 Another year has passed: today is the annual opening of the courses of medical instruction in this Institution. We are assem bled for that ceremonial; but I shall not address you, as on former occasions, on matters in connection with my chair. Another topic claims attention, not altogether inappropriate, and I hepe will prove neither uninteresting nor unprofitable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.