Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 May 1937, p. 34

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In a serie s of letters to metnbers of bis faniily Dr. Seymour Burge, son of Mr. and Mrs.,E. H. Rurge, 924 Forest avenue, Wilmette, has written interest- ingly of. his experiences'in Newfour- land, where he -is attached .oGrnfell'-ý h.ospital. After completing his medical cou rse and interneship at the Presbyterian hos- piaD.Burge left lini July.of 1936 for a year at the Grenfel hospital, located at St. Anthony, t was a part 'of h is, duty to "ride ýcircuit,". to borrow a term from the ministerial'profession, visiting. many of the Grenf eil stations through- ouft that part of the bleak and barren country, whose climate, people and to- pographyare littie known to the average American. - The general- idea of it is perhaps best expressed by, a quotation referring to its neighbor, L.abrador, but equall3J applicable tÀo Newfoundland: God nade most of, the, world in. five days, [Labrador on the sixth, and spent. the seventh day throwi»g strnes at it." Letters Teil Experience i *Dr. Burge arrived at St. Anthony, on Sunday, july 12, and began his series of letters on the following Wednesday. \Vhile it is impossible to publish these *letters in full, the followitg. excerpts will reveal in some mneasure the kind -4~ life the young physician, is leading in the far nith. "The arri vai here was a nost agree- able urrirkp for it is. the center of all .4borc:. Sccne'h yia Netv4oliidlanld <'nrsd A4 b 0 v : Occasionally a t4s.rfing yqcht' breaks thé Fllolotoliy. Right: Dog teain i cady fa answer an eegnyci for hiospital. most of themi hard--w\orkinig but îiot an about 6 inches Ioig fastened to a .fish- <» bitious to do anything but fish as did shaped. sinker on 20-30. fathons -)f Iune r' their grandparents. The coast is typi- xhich is put on the bottom and then D'r. Glyenrank £0 cally rocky, with scrubby. impenetrahib ekd paddw ypln h u Address LakeP~rs pine and junipér. M.eadowv lark., red acr;sS the gunwale xvith a sweeping 11o- » et poils, fox-sparrows, gray chiecked ,.îhi tion (f die armn-tiresome work, and not College G~radua tes herniit thrushes nest ail about, alff always fruit .fui, even with hait on the GenFak oe etrr rtr there are plenty of bear and caribou lin- 1100k, Which is seldoni used., 1 have tried .GnFandkfornotped eoftuer, wvrsit sid. Thr ruw od ru-,rait and disagree wit.h those NOio .laim it adfre rsdn fteUiest suhi de.' in dhere a c. e tspoort, t~,trai~f nor no atter how large the of T isconsin, wil. be the speaker I~~~- fl-,i falkig. ditanc n .*p. >1 rk2L at the annual commencement exer- is cozy, w.jth a bear rug, etchings, radio and a fine fireplace, and off the two last mentioned rooms is a long conservatorv with luxuriant fuchsia and azalea in full bloon. The hospital has 100 patients. We do ail the laboratory work, historie's, exarnînations, X-rays and everything else that nurses anid helpers do not take care of, so it", a busy time, what with people coming ýnto the *di spensary al the time as new patients or for dressings. E~verv wtiustle or new miast is investi-, gated from the sunporch wvindow., and each ship that cornes inl niay have a nem: set of prospects for hospitalization. Last week I went by boat four timles brin g in a patient once. That was a ten- mile jaunt In the 74-foot schooner-yacht 'Jessie Goldthwait.' t was the day fol- lowing a big storin and there was still a 'big sea running,' and I just missed beitig.stricken as 1 sat down below: with trap Is closed. and the fisherman may take *Out a whole dory load 'of cod if the fishing is good.> Thifd, there are a few witli set trawl lines but uiot many., Last Sunday 1I went outwith Eiesrnan and we caught 14. uice speckled' trout in the brook at the bottomù of the, bay.' Hope to go down the coast 'for larger trout aid salion soon." At about this stage the .you.ng doctor's appetite began to yearn for inother's Active as an author, the 'former Wisconsin president has publishcd several books, "The Politics of ln- dustry," "An Amnerican Looks .ut His World," "Thunder and Dawn.i)" and ¶Studies in 'the Outlook forWe- ern Civilizationy" A prominent figure Ini the. educa- tionlal'world, he has received hionoir- ary- degrees from several American universities and is a member of Pil Beta Kappa. trizngs, rtrning Up %Wth nzames Juke Where Fishing la Toil Curtis and Lawless. "Fishing is far reinoved f romf angling, Pewpe Simple, Intelligent for it is ail toil for the daily fisherman. "The people are simple Ipt, not un- There a re three-main methods -first,: intelligent, kind, courteous, and honest, 'jiggling,' with a'sinigle or double hook HOUSE GUESTS HERE Dr.. and Mrs. D. Conzett of Du- buque, Iowa, were the house guests Tuesday and Xednesday of last week of Nir. and Mrs. Franklin B. Schniick. Mfr. and, Mrs. Schmoick mo ved, the end of April, froun 727 Ashland -ave- nute to 1136 Shrdn road. .Mrs. Victor Biarr of Nasflvile, Teini.. left thé village Monday iiighit after a ten-dav visit with hier cousin. Mrs.. E. E. Kendall of 258 Ridge avenue. The entertaining in 'NMrs. Barr's honor includeda dinnier dance givenl Wednesday evening last week at the:Drake hiotel by Mrs.,KeindaWs'- brother, .R.;W. McMahoôn. v I i

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