Portrait of Doctor Smith

The College will presently come into possession of an unusually fine portrait of the late Doctor William T. Smith, Dean of the Medical School, and professor of Physiology and Surgery from 1885 to 1909. In his will Doctor Smith made provision for the painting of such a portrait, which should be given to the College. The duty of choosing an artist and of supervising the work devolved upon his brother, Henry L. Smith '69, of New York. Excellent judgment was shown in the selecting of W. H. Lippincott, N.A., to paint the portrait. Although he was obliged to depend entire- ly upon photographs, Mr. Lippincott has succeeded admirably in presenting a likeness of Doctor Smith which is at once accurate and sympathetic. The portrait will probably be hung for a brief period in College Hall, after which it will be transferred to Webster.