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with which he viewed the addition to the medical installations on the Walter Reed grounds of "this great center of pathology, unique and unparalleled in the field of medicine."

The principal address at the cornerstone laying was delivered by Dr. Melvin A. Casberg (fig. 95), Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health and Medical), who, in a reminiscent mood, traced the development of "this great new Armed Forces Institute of Pathology as the culmination of the dreams of a host of distinguished men of American medicine." The removal from the "old red brick building," with all its associations and atmosphere, stirred many vivid recollections—of John Shaw Billings whose "professional prestige, influence and foresight did much to obtain the close cooperation of these military establishments, medical schools * * * and other scientific institutions"; of Walter Reed who "in that same building completed his work on typhoid fever," and "there, he and Carroll formulated plans for the famous yellow fever studies."

World War I, Dr. Casberg said, "saw a resurgence of activity at the Museum," and, in 1920, the "more recent era" was initiated by General Cal-