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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 06/27/1914

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Md.

    June 27, 1914

    Dear Mother and Father,

    Well everything runs along about as usual. McClure has been away two days and I have been in charge again but haven't had much to do. Dr. Finney operated yesterday-5 big cases. I helped him. He had a big clinic for visiting physicians.

    I did two brain cases this week, but no startling developments. I am going down to the place I went two years ago and spend 3-4 days in real recreation, over the 4th of July. Have been working pretty hard recently and think that will be enough rest for the summer. I want to get back and do some writing which counts more than anything else.

    I haven't seen Dr. Young yet about Chicago. Dr. Finney probably forgot about it as he hasn't said anything and he was very busy starting up the new school of surgery corresponding to the English F.R.C.S. You can't get in until you have been out 8 years practicing surgery.

    Dr. Wood was here from Sedalia. He was quite enthusiastic about my prospects and envied my opportunities. There was nothing new in Sedalia.…

    There was a big annual meeting of the American Medical Association at Atlantic City. Several of the men went there from here. Cushing was there. Goetsch dropped in here on his way. He told me Cushing told his men to pay no attention to my paper at Philadelphia last Xmas and not discuss it. Two of his men, one of them his staunchest admirer, has had a scrap and quit him and is coming back here with Dr. Mall. He was the one whom Cushing got to try to disprove my work on hydrocephalus. I think Cushing has passed his highest mark and is now only marking time and making money or reaping the harvest.

    The surgical staff had a photograph taken. Will send you one. We are having fine weather. It is pretty hot but we are getting a nice shower nearly every evening.

    Dr. Rowntree who was in with me on that German article is going to get married. Several of the other doctors are getting married. I wish I had someone picked out and waiting but I probably wouldn't work very hard if I had. I had better sow work seed thick while the opportunity is present.

    Well it won't be so very long until it will be time for you to come back. I think probably furnished rooms or unfurnished rooms might be better than renting a house. What do you think. I may wander off to Chicago and Minneapolis next month but I believe it is too much money to spend. If I stay next year, I am going to strike Dr. Halsted for some salary.

    MoPac is not jumping very fast, but it will after July 4. With much love.

    Your loving son, Walter

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