Dr. Victor C. Vaughan

Dr. Victor C. Vaugban, who is workmg with the boys in blue at Santiago, has received a merited promotion, President McKinley having sent in bis name as división surgeon, with tbe rank of major, just before tbe adjonrninent. Some of onr daily contemporaries in the state had it that fche President bad appoiuted him snrgeon of the 33d Michigan. Tbis was manifestly a raistake as Gov. Pingree bad prevousiy appointed bim to that position. Ie bas simply been promoted to a higber sphere. T he Free Press bas he following sketoh of the well known alented and patriotio doctor: Víctor C. Vangban was born in Randolph connty, Mo., Ootober 27,1851. As a boy he received instruction frotn a ;utor, as was common in the soutb, until 10 years of age, when he entered ;be Central college of Fayette, Missonri, where he remained one year, goïng from that institntion to Mt. Pleasaut college, at Hnntsville, Missouri, frota which latter he graduated in 1872. After finishing bis oourse be accepted a professorship in the college as a eacher of Latin, which position he beid fur two years. At tbe end of that time he entered the literary departmeot of the üniversity oí Michigan, taking bismaster'sdegree in 1875, and the following year adding the title of Dootor of Pbilosopby. In 1876 he entered tbe medioal department of the Üniversity of gan, graduatng tberefroru in li8. ae immedately began the iraotice of his profession in Ann Arbor. In 1886 he was given charge of the departtnent of pbysiological cheinistry and thefollowing year was rnade director of the byeitinic laboratory and professor of hygine and physiological cbernietiy. Dr. Vaughan's protuinenoe iu his profession is uDquestioned and for important disooveries in the science of obemistry and medicine be has won for himself world-wide farne. It is his knowledge of hygiëne that won for him his recent military appointment witb rank, in the United States ariny, it being the most apparent desire of the war department to conduct the Amerioan side of tbe present conflict along tbe lines of tbe bighest Roienne. In oamps, their laying ont and oonduot, Dr. Vaugban's knowledge of the science of sanitation and its relation to disease wil be of inestimable valne to cur soldiers at the front. Besides beiug a member of various collegiate sooieties, Dr. Vanghan is a member of tbe Germán cliuical sooiety of Berlin. He is also a foreign ruember of the Frenoh Society of Hygiëne, and his couneotion with and valnable services as a member of tbe state board of health are too recent to require more than mere mentiou. Some years ago Dr. Vaugbau was made dean of the mediaal department of the üniversity, and has been given a year's leave of absence, wbile he is in thfi service.