The late Professor Edgar A. Pask, O.B.E., M.D., M.A., M.B., B.Chir., D.A., F.F.A.R.C.S., who was a member of the Committee of Management of the Institution, was honoured at an informal ceremony in November in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.

The occasion was the presentation to Mrs. Pask of the vellum awarded in conjunction with a medal for services rendered by Professor Pask whose great work in the field of life saving was described in the September issue of THE LIFE-BOAT, page 160..