not quite pleasing to the father, as it was felt that the boy could not be spared. After attending a district school one term, he entered a seminary in Kewanee, Ill. While attending school at this seminary he joined the Baptist church, but finally united with the Christian church. Manifesting a talent for public speaking, he was urged to the ministry. He was ordained a minister, and preached acceptably for a number of years; his labors were quite successful, and were crowned with numerous converts. In 1859 he entered Abingdon College, in Knox Co., Illinois, as a student, where he pursued his studies in the English branches, and made some advancement in Greek and Latin, though not to entire completion or graduation.

The practice of medicine still dominating in his mind, he gradually drew out of the ministry and set himself more earnestly to the medical profession. It was in the above college where he formed the acquaintance of Miss S. M. Hart, whom he married, April 28th, 1861. He has now two children, both daughters, and now young women. Shortly after his marriage he settled in West Liberty, Iowa, where he practiced medicine and passed through a severe epidemic of typhoid fever without the loss of a patient. He contracted the disease himself, and claims that his recovery is due to the nursing of his wife and mother. In 1863 he removed to Long Grove, Iowa, and met with an epidemic of diphtheria of the malignant type. In 1865 he sold out and entered the E. M. Institute, of Cincinnati, and graduated in the Spring term of 1866. Returning now to Abingdon, Ill., where he formerly entered college and met his wife, he began his practice and soon became widely known in that country. In 1872 he was burned out of all he had, and no insurance, and shortly afer this he was induced to go to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he met with other misfortunes, the results of drouth and grasshoppers. In 1875 he received a call from the trustees and faculty of the American Medical College to take charge of the Chair of Surgery, a position which he has held ever since. Professor E. Younkin has been a hard worker, and

his way through many embarrassments. He has stations, civil, religious, political and profession some, assisted in their birth; treated them

gordian knot; performed the baptismal ceremony; and performed the last solemn rites of their funerals.

He has gone to the head of the medical profession, having been president both of the State and National Associations. As a surgeon he is known all over the United States, and is the acknowledged ovariotomist of the West. He is quick of perception, and acute as a diagnostician.

As a lecturer, he is smooth, terse and logical. He centralizes his thoughts and feelings, and is capable of eliminating from his mind all considerations that do not belong to his subject. His language is characterized by precision and method. He deals with facts, and at times rises into the eloquent.

He is not much preyed upon by external surroundings; he is fearless and independent, caring more for a conscientious right than what others might say of him. Like the oak, he meets the breeze without succumbing to it; he wastes no time in display, and in an argument burns but few blank cartridges. He has held several public debates upon different topics, and is rather fond of discussion. Whatever may be his dislikes to what he deems untenable ground, he exercises great liberality in his feelings towards his opponent. His ideas, when wrought upon, are affluent, and culminate in keenness of expression, and at times in sarcastic witticisms and irony. His temperament contributes sprightliness of manner, though his intellect is of the German type.

Prof. E. Younkin has strong benevolence, which impresses his character with friendship and sympathy. He has often given his services, and at the same time drawn from his pocket the last dollar for the relief of suffering. He trusts to energy and prac tical skill rather than to luck and fortune. He is now in his 47th year, and is enjoying good health.

Right of the State Board of Health of Missouri to Reject the Diploma of a Medical College.

In the case of Granville vs. The State Board of Health, the Supreme Court to-day decided, in an opinion delivered by Judge Sherwood, that a medical college incorporated under the laws of the State has the right in its corporate capacity to issue

diplomas as evidence that the person to whom a diploma is issued has pursued the course of study prescribed by the college necessary to entitle him to such diploma. It was also further decided that the mere fact of his holding such diploma and presenting it to the State Board of Health for verification did not make it compulsory upon the Board to issue him a certificate entitling him to practice medicine, inasmuch as the law requires that the Board shall require proof that the diploma was issued by a medical college in good standing, and have the power to pass upon the evidence offered, or to make such investigation regarding the standing of the college as will satisfy them that it is a medical college of good standing. Inasmuch as relator, in presenting his diploma, offered no evidence to show that it was issued by a medical college in good standing, his petition is held to be fatally defective, and the demurrer to it is sustained, with leave to the relator to plead further.

The above is an action brought against the State Board of Health of Missouri for refusing to issue a certificate to one E. J. Granville, holding a diploma from the Kansas City Hospital College of Medicine. The decision of Judge Sherwood sets forth the fact clearly that a medical college must not merely possess a chartered right to issue a diploma, but that the holder of the diploma, in order to practice medicine, must possess a diploma from a medical college, chartered and in good standing. State Boards of Health thus far have taken the ground that the term "good standing" implies that colleges must have a good record, and must stand in with the school to which they belong. An evidence of good standing in the schools is made to signify that colleges must be recognized with their respective State and National Associations. This is right, and will only stimulate more watchfulness and greater need of thorough organization. The idea of it all is, therefore, to make State Boards, and State and National Societies, kind of acting vigilance committees, who in time will suppress the disgraceful practices of a few lawless cranks who try to run rough-shod over the rights of the profession. The above college was a hybrid. It belonged to nothing; but claimed to have Allopaths, Homeopaths and Eclectics on its faculty.

Y.