Establishment of a Wilbur C Smith Medical Student Loan Fund climaxed a testimonial dinner a The Roosevelt Thursday nigh honoring Dr. Smith, the new deai of the school of medicine of Loui siana State university.
Brandishing checks totaling $1550, Dr. Emmet Irwin, the toastmaster, announced that the money had been subscribed dur ing the banquet and declared the gesture to be "one of the finesi tributes" that could be paid to s medical dean. The movement was launched by a former medical student who had been financially assisted in completing his medical schooling, Dr. Irwin explained. Called Most Popular
Dr. Smith, who up to September 1 was athletic director and head of the department of anatomy at Tulane university, ''is called the most popular faculty member among the alumni of the medical school," Dr. Hiram W. Kostmayer, dean of the Tulane medical school, declared.
[PHOTO CAPTION READS]: NEW MEDICAL DEAN IS HONORED--Dr. Wilbur C. Smith (center), recently appointed dean of the school of medicine of Louisiana State university, is shown with Dr. Hiram W Kost-mayer (left), dean of the Tulane university medical school, and Dr. W. B. Hatcher, president of L. S. U., at a banquet held at The Roosevelt Thursday night in Dr. Smith's honor
