On motion of Dr. J. L. ATLEE, Dr. Curwen was requested to furnish that portion of his address relating to the subject of education to Mr. Wickersham, State Superintendent of Schools, for publication in the School Journal, and to the Board of Education of Philadelphia, and that the whole of his address be accepted by the Society, with thanks. The Committee on Nominations reported the following officers for 1876: Resolved, That the Philadelphia Delegates be authorized to appoint the Committee of Arrangements. [Note. In accordance with this action the following were appointed: Drs. T. M. DRYSDALE, Chairman, RICHARD J. LEVIS, WM. PEPPER, RICHARD J. DUNGLISON, JAMES TYSON, L. TURNBULL, WM. GOODELL, and Wм. B. ATKINSON.] On motion, the report was unanimously adopted. The Committee on Unfinished Business reported but one matter, the Amendment to the Constitution, offered last year. The President then made the following appointments: To make the Address in Surgery, Dr. D. HAYES AGNEW, Philadelphia. Address in Obstetrics, Dr. R. DAVIS, Luzerne. Address in Medicine, Dr. JAS. AITKEN MEIGS, Philadelphia. Address in Mental Disorders, Dr. JOHN CURWEN, Dauphin. Dr. C. F. DESHLER, representative from New Jersey, was introduced by Dr. A. H. HALBERSTADT, and made a humorous address as to what he should report when he went home. The President reappointed as the Standing Committee, Drs. JAS. KING and R. B. MowRY, of Allegheny, and TRAILL GREEN, of Northampton. Dr. SIBBET offered a resolution on Distribution of the Code of Ethics, which, after much discussion, was withdrawn. On motion of Dr. J. L. ATLEE, the Amendment to the Constitution was laid over for another year. The Treasurer presented his report, which was read and referred to auditors, Drs. T. GREEN, T. LYON, and E. A. WOOD. Dr. STETLER having offered a resolution to declare Greene Co. dissolved, it being in arrears four years, the President declared it dissolved according to law, without a motion. Dr. H. CORSON, of Montgomery, offered a resolution that the report presented by Dr. NEBINGER to the Society, at Erie, some five years ago, and not printed, be referred to the Committee of Publication. Objected to, and a motion made to lay it on the table. Carried by a vote of 38 to 13. Dr. L. TURNBULL, of Philadelphia, read a paper "On Closure of the Eustachian Tube," from thickening of the mucous membrane, and exhibited a new instrument for remedying it. On motion, it was referred to the Committee of Publication. The Permanent Secretary read the following, which, on motion, was received : The Committee of Publication respectfully report that they had printed 1200 copies of the volume of Transactions for 1874, at an expense of $1434.15. Distributed On motion of Dr. STETLER, of Philadelphia, by unanimous con-sent, the word "majority" was substituted for the word "three," in section five of article five of the Constitution, defining what shall: constitute a quorum of censors. |