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On motion of Dr. Mothershead, the Secretary was directed to furnish a full list of all the members of the Society, to be published with the proceedings of this session.

The Executive Committee reported the following committees to be appointed for the next year :

In addition to the report of yesterday, the Executive Committee would beg leave to recommend to the society, the appointment of committes to report on the following subjects:

1. On the Causes, Pathology, and Treatment of Schirrus— Drs. Bray, McClelland, and Moffat;

2. On the Causes, Pathology, and Treatment of non-malignant Tumours-Drs. Sloan, W. Davidson, and Reid;

3. Diseases and Displacements of the Uterus-Drs. Walker, Lomax, and Jewett ;

4. Neuralgia-Drs. Grimes, Link, and Jessup ;

5. Scarlatina-Drs. Kersey, Pennington, and Bullard ; 6. Typhoid Diseases-Drs. Mothershead, McFarland, and M. Sexton;

7. On the Progress of Medicine-Drs. Brower, Clark, and Coleman ;

8. On the Progress of Surgery-Drs. Yeakle, Bobbs, and B. F. Mullen;

9. On the Progress of Chemistry—Drs. Maclean, Brown, and Newcomer;

10. Obstetrics and Puerperal Fever-Drs. Davidson, Bullard, and Mitchell;

11. On Medical Education-Drs. Mears, Bray, and Deming;

12. On Medical Literature-Drs. A. Clapp, Byford, and Reagan ;

13. Practice of Medicine in Indiana-Drs. N. Johnson, Dunlap, and Cornett;

14. Diseases peculiar to Emigrants-Drs. Gall, Harding, and Chestnut ;

15. Pathological indications of the Urine-Drs. Brown, Mayo, and Spotswood;

16. On Erysipelas-Drs. Sutton, Wilson, and Ritter; 17. Diseases of the Eye-Drs. Fry, Parry, and Everts. Which was adopted, and the committees filled as above. Dr. Sutton, chairman of the committee on the Medical History of Cholera, made an able and interesting report; which was laid on the table and made the order of the day for 2 o'clock P. M.

On motion, the Society adjourned until 2 o'clock, P. M.

THURSDAY, 2 O'CLOCK, P. M.

Society met.

Dr. Sloan, from the Nominating Committee, made the following report:

The Committee on Nominations, would beg leave to make the following report:

For President,

E. DEMING, M. D., Lafayette.

Vice Presidents,

DR. N. JOHNSON, Cambridge City;

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JAMES MCCLELLAND, Jefferson, Clinton County;
M. H. HARDING, Lawrenceburgh;

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DR. H. LINK, Greenville.

Delegates to American Medical Association,
DR. C. F. WILSTACH, Lafayette ;
"WM. H. BYFORD, Evansville;
" T. W. FRY, Crawfordsville;
" WM. COOPER, New Albany;
"M. H. HARDING, Lawrenceburgh;
"J. S. BOBBS, Indianapolis;
"MARSHALL SEXTON, Rushville;
-- E. W. H. BECK, Delphi;
"A. M. HUNT, Indianapoils;
"SAMUEL REID, Salem ;

"A. W. REAGAN, Mooresville;
" J. H. BROWER, Lawrenceburgh.

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Contingent Delegates,

DR. JOHN SLOAN, New Albany;
"M. J. BRAY, Evansville;
“ Luther JeweTT, Lafayette;
" J. PENNINGTON, Milton;
"C. ANGELL, Pittsburgh;
"J. W. WILSON, Rossville;
"WEST, Jackson County;
"MOFFATT, Rushville;
"YEAKLE, Lafayette ;
"BROWN, Crawfordsville.

Committee on Admissions,

DR. PENNINGTON, Milton;
“ CASSELBERRY, Evansville;
"P. S. SHIELDS, New Albany;
"MCFARLAND, Lafayette ;

"LOMAX, Marion, Grant County.

JOHN SLOAN, Chairman.

All of whom were elected as reported.

The President then appointed the following standing committees for the next year:

Executive Committee.-Drs. Byford, Morgan, Florer, Walker, and Angell.

Committee on Publication.-Drs. Bobbs, Bowman, Hunt, Woodburn, and O'Farrel.

On Ethics.-Drs. Reid, Town, Casselberry, Wilstach, and Beck.

On Finance.-Drs. Bullard, W. A. Clapp, B. K. Davidson, Johnson, and Link.

The amendment to the By-Laws, proposed at the last meeting, locating the society at Indianapolis, was taken up and indefinitely postponed.

The Society then determined to accept the invitation of the Evansville Medical Society, to hold their next session in that city.

Dr. Mears offered the following resolution, which was adopted :

Resolved, That the thanks of this Association are due, and

are hereby presented to Dr. A. Clapp, of New Albany, for the able and comprehensive report, on the Indigenous Botany of Indiana, compiled at the request of the American Medical Association.

The following resolution was offered by Dr. Sloan, and laid

over:

Resolved, That Section 4, of Article 3, of By-Laws, be so amended as to allow the Finance committee to assess a pro rato not exceeding $3 00 per annum.

On motion of Dr. Jewett, it was

Resolved, That the commmittee on Publication, be instructed to have bound in a suitable manner, 10 copies of the proceedings of all the sessions of this Society, to be kept with the books and papers, for future reference.

Dr. Brower offered the following resolution, which lies over till next session :

Resolved, That Article 3, of the Constitution, be so amended as to provide a standing committee on Vital Statistics.

Dr. Sutton offered the following resolution, which lies over till next session:

Resolved, That the regular annual meeting of this Society, shall be held at such place as the Society may adjourn to, on Tuesday preceding the 4th Monday in May of each year.

The report of the committee on Cholera was then taken up, and discussed at large by Drs. Harding, Sutton, Moffat, Lomax, Bobbs, Clark, Deming, Ritter, Mears, Reid, Yeakle, and others of the Society, when the report was referred to the committee on Publication, and the committee requested to continue the investigation and report at the next session. Society adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock, P. M.

THURSDAY, 8 O'CLOCK, P. M.

Society met. The minutes were read and approved.
On motion of Dr. Kersey, it was

Resolved, That local and County Medical Societies, be requested to forward to this Society at its annual meetings, co

pies of all reports, essays, &c., read to such associations, upon the subject of medicine and the collateral sciences, with a view of having all matters of practical importance embodied and printed with the transactions of this Society.

On motion of Dr. McFarland, it was

Resolved, That when reports are referred to the committee on Publication, without instructions, with regard to their being printed, that the comnittee be authorized to exercise their discretion upon that subject.

On motion of Dr. Hunt, it was

Resolved, That the Indiana State Medical Society, appoint Dr. J. H. Brower, and any other gentlemen who may wish to attend, delegates to the Ohio State Medical Society; and that Dr. Sloan be delegated to represent this society at the State Medical Society of Kentucky.

Dr. Kersey, one of the delegates to the American Medical Association, made an interesting report of his attendance at the late meeting.

On motion of Dr. Bullard, it was

Resolved, That the thanks of this Society are hereby tendered to Mr. Luce, the Editor of the Lafayette Daily Journal, for his attention in noticing the proceedings of the Society.

On motion of Dr. Lomax, the thanks of the Society was tendered to Dr. Sutton, for his very able and interesting report on the "Medical History of Cholera."

On motion of Dr. Kersey, it was

Resolved, That the thanks of the Society are hereby tendered to the medical profession in Lafayette, for their hospitable attentions to the members of the Society during the present session.

On motion, the Society adjourned to meet at Evansville, on the third Wednesday in May, 1854.

A. M. HUNT,
CHAS. BOWMAN,

J. H. BROWER, President.

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