What are the Lane Popular Lectures?
In the establishment of the Cooper Medical College, a condition was imposed that every year, between the months of January and May, a course of public lectures should be given, and that admission to these lectures should be free. Most of the lectures were on medical subjects, matters of public health, but they were not limited to that field. There was no fund for these lectures and they were given primarily by faculty. The property of the College was donated by Lane on the condition that the faculty give the course each year. Due to a reduced audience, the last evening series was given in 1952. The following year a series of noontime lectures was inaugurated for the benefit of medical students. Although principally for students, the public was not barred. This series was also discontinued because of poor attendance. This series is not to be confused with the Lane Medical Lectures which were intended for medical scholars and researchers.
