Remarks on Dr. Hope's 'Summary', presented to the patrons of the University / [D.B. Reid].

  • Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863
Date:
1833]
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Credit: Remarks on Dr. Hope's 'Summary', presented to the patrons of the University / [D.B. Reid]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    His words are, a In return for this, he was to have the use of a Class-room within the College, and the usual allowance given to the Professor’s Assistant.” Memorial, page 18. Dr Reid does still consider the use of a room in the College as the prominent remuneration bestowed by Dr Hope, for no teacher of Practical Chemistry could obtain for L.50, a room so advantageously situated, as one within the College, conferring at the same time the privilege of teaching that branch of education exclusively within its walls. The use of the room was what Dr Reid went to the College for ; the L.50 was altogether a matter of minor consideration. As to the second agreement, Dr Hope states, “ Dr Reid has chosen to give an incorrect statement of this agreement. He represents that Dr Hope drew one-third of the profits, and loaded Dr Reid with the whole heavy current expenses, as well as the expense of provid¬ ing an extension of the apparatus, and that, in consequence, Dr Reid derived the most trifling and inadequate remuneration for his meritorious labour and expenditure Summary, page 13. Dr Reid is quite at a loss to understand on what grounds Dr Hope can have called Dr Reid’s statement incorrect. The agree¬ ment was exactly what Dr Hope states as incorrect. L Dr Hope did draw one-third of the profits. 2. Dr Reid did pay the whole of the current expenses. 3. Dr Reid paid each successive year for every extension of the apparatus. 4. And, in consequence of the above, Dr Reid derived the most inadequate remuneration for his labour. A few observations on each of these points will be satisfactory. I. Dr Hope drew one-third of the profits. When the new regulations of the College of Surgeons appeared, it was agreed that Dr Hope was to receive some remuneration from Dr Reid, for what he then said he would do for Dr Reid’s Class, and this remuneration was put into the form of one-third of the profits, the current expenses alone being deducted from the gross income in estimating these profits. Dr Reid has given to Mr Sinclair the book in which the income and expenditure of the Class during this agreement is stated, and it will there be seen that Dr Hope did draw one-third of the profits, nothing having been deducted in estimating these profits, but the cur¬ rent expenses, which were paid by Dr Reid. The following are the reasons why Dr Reid agreed to give Di- Hope any allowance from the Practical Class.