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...Royal College of Surgeons, for a time associated with Sir Frederick Treves, King Edward's surgeon, Dr. Grenfell has been engaged in medical and philanthropic work among the inhabitants of Labrador for over 14 years. He has charge of four hospitals, and by means of his hospital ship, the "Strathcona" cruises the length of the coast in summer, and during the winter covers great distances with dog-teams in his tours among the sparse and needy population. On one of his voyages he made the first chart of the coast which is in any way accurate. Dr. Grenfell...
...graduate of King's College, Oxford, and the Royal College of Surgeons, Dr. Grenfell has been engaged in medical work among the natives and fishermen of Labrador for over 14 years. In the summer he has cruised the length of the coast in his steel hospital ship, the "Strathcona," in winter making long tours with his dog-teams. He has recently been made a companion of St. Michael and St. George by the King of England for his heroic missionary work. Dr. Grenfell gave this lecture in the Union two years ago, and showed himself peculiarly well-fitted to treat...
...clock H. B. Webster 1M will give an account of his trip and experiences in Labrador last summer. Webster spent several weeks in assisting Dr. Grenfell, who spoke in the Union last year, in his medical work on the hospital ship "Strathcona," and in the hospitals for fishermen on the Labrado coast. A quartette from the Glee Club will sing several selections. Books from the House libraries and magazines will be available for use during the afternoon...
...holder of the Board of Trade certificate of competency as master mariner. For the last twelve years Dr. Grenfell has been engaged in medical work among the natives and fishermen of Labrador, cruising in the summer the length of the coast in his steel hospital-ship, the "Strathcona." On one of these voyages he made the first chart of the coast which is in any way accurate. An athlete, and interested in all branches of college activity, Dr. Grenfell is peculiarly well-fitted to treat his subject from the point of view of interest to college...
...Andrew Clark and was for a time associated with Sir Frederick Treves, King Edward's surgeon. For the last twelve years he has been engaged in medical work among the natives and fishermen of Labrador, cruising in summer the length of the coast in his steel hospital ship, the "Strathcona"; and in winter travelling through the country by dog team. He has founded three small hospitals, an industrial school, a mill and several co-operative stores; and plans to build a home for derelict children. His pictures give a very clear idea of the features of the barron coast...