DR. B. W. JAMES moved, and it was carried, that the whole matter be placed in the hands of a committee of three, to report to the Institute for its action. Dr. James suggested that either Dr. Lilienthal or Dr. Gause be chairman of the committee.

THE PRESIDENT: The committee will consist of Dr. S. Lilienthal, of New York, R. Ludlam, of Chicago, and O. B. Gause, of Philadelphia.

THE PRESIDENT: We will now proceed with the interrupted regular order of business, and hear the report and papers of the

BUREAU OF PÆDOLOGY,

Which are, I believe, in the hands of Dr. W. H. Jenney. W. H. JENNEY M.D., of Kansas City, Mo.: Mr. President and Gentlemen: The papers of this bureau came into my hands but a short time ago, and I have scarcely had time to examine them. They are on the subject of hydrocephalus and hydrocephaloid and their treatment. I cannot promise to read them fluently, but will do the best I can. The first paper is by the chairman of the bureau, Dr. T. C. Duncan, of Chicago, and I will now proceed to read it to the best of my ability.

Precedence

Dr. T. P. WILSON: I rise to a point of order. in the reading of papers should be given to those members of the bureau who are present and able to read their own productions. It should then be left to the Institute to say whether it will hear any or all of the other papers or not. The Chair should give a ruling on these points.

THE PRESIDENT: The Chair will rule on the subject of papers, according to precedent, as follows: Members of bureaus who are present will have the privilege of reading their papers first; papers the authors of which are not present will not be read unless called for by a vote of the Institute; fifteen minutes will be allotted to the reading of a paper, and no more, unless by a special vote. If this ruling of the Chair is not objected to, it will be considered as the rule of the Institute.

Dr. JENNEY: I shall then read only my own paper, as I am the only member of the bureau present. The bureau, however, presents the following papers :

Pathology and Morbid Anatomy of Hydrocephalus and Hydrocephaloid; by C. D. CRANK, M.D., of Cincinati, O.

Differential Diagnosis of Hydrocephalus and Hydrocephaloid; by N. R. MORSE, M.D., of Salem, Mass.

Prevention of Hydrocephalus and Hydrocephaloid; by T. C. DUNCAN, M.D., of Chicago.

Treatment of Hydrocephaloid; by H. V. MILLER, M.D., of Syracuse, N. Y.

Experience with Hydrocephalus and Hydrocephaloid in California; by W. N. GRISWOLD, M.D., of San Francisco.

Experience in the Treatment of Hydrocephalus and Hydrocephaloid in the Mississippi Valley; by W. H. JENNEY, M.D., Kansas City, Mo.

Dr. Jenney then read his paper with the above title.

On motion of Dr. Philo G. Valentine, Dr. Griswold's paper was then read by the Secretary.

The subject presented by the bureau was then discussed at some length. (See Section XII.)

On motion of Dr. B. W. James, the papers of the bureau were then accepted and referred to the Committee of Publication, and the bureau was declared closed.

THE PRESIDENT: In accordance with the rules, it is now the duty of the Institute to elect a chairman of the Bureau of Pædology, for the ensuing year.

DR. W. H. JENNEY, of Kansas City, Mo., was thereupon elected Chairman of the Bureau of Pædology for the ensuing

year.

F. R. MCMANUS, M.D., of Baltimore, Chairman of the Board of Censors, then presented the first report of the Board, reading the names of a number of applicants for membership, with the recommendation that they be elected. Objection, however, was made to the admission of one applicant who claimed to have a diploma issued by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, on the recommendation of a Board of Examiners appointed under the authority of the State.

LEWIS SHERMAN, M.D., of Milwaukee, Wis., claimed that there was no such medical institution as the one mentioned in the application. Considerable discussion on the subject then fol

lowed, whereupon Dr. McManus, with the permission of the house, withdrew the report.

The Institute then adjourned to meet in the evening at 8 o'clock, after which the members gathered around Dr. C. F. Ormes, of Jamestown, N. Y., who presented a very interesting case in gynecological surgery.

EVENING SESSION.

The Institute was called to order at 8 o'clock, by the President, Dr. E. C. Franklin.

THE PRESIDENT: We will now proceed with the order of business, and take up the report and papers of the

BUREAU OF GYNECOLOGY.

J. C. BURGHER, M.D., of Pittsburg, Pa., chairman of the bureau, announced that the Bureau of Gynecology had selected as a special subject for presentation and discussion, Pelvic Cellulitis, and that Dr. S. R. Beckwith had promised to prepare a paper on that subject, but, he regretted to say, the paper had not as yet reached his hands, and its author was absent. He had the pleasure of presenting, however, the following valuable papers, although not on the subject selected by the bureau :

Rheumatism of the Womb and Metastasis to the Brain; by C. F. ORMES, M.D., of Jamestown, N. Y.

Ovariotomy; by S. S. LUNGREN, M D., of Toledo, O.

On Clinical Thermometry applied to Diseases of Women; by R. LUDLAM, M.D., of Chicago.

It was moved and carried unanimously that the papers of Drs. Ormes, Lungren and Ludlam, although not on the subject selected by the bureau, be read.

DR. C. F. ORMES then read his paper on Rheumatism of the Womb and Metastasis to the Brain.

DR. S. S. LUNGREN read his paper on Ovariotomy, and DR. R. LUDLAM read his paper on Clinical Thermometry applied to the Diseases of Women.

THE PRESIDENT then announced that the papers were open for discussion, and requested the members to speak briefly and promptly, so as to expedite business.

The papers were then discussed, after which a motion was made and carried that they be referred to the Committee of Publication and the bureau closed. (See Section XI.)

HENRY N. GUERNSEY, M.D., of Philadelphia, was elected Chairman of the Bureau of Gynecology for the ensuing year.

DR. B. W. JAMES, of Philadelphia: Mr. President: In behalf of the committee to prepare resolutions in memory of our late President, Dr. Carroll Dunham, I beg leave to report that your committee is desirous that the Institute should set apart an hour to be devoted to a special Memorial Session, during which time those who wish will have an opportunity to express their grief at our great loss, and to pay a tribute to the memory of our departed colleague. I would move that we go into a Memorial Session to-morrow at noon.

Agreed to unanimously.

DR. J. C. SANDERS, of Cleveland, Ohio, called attention to the fact that in consequence of objection having been made to the admission of one applicant for membership reported by the Board of Censors, all other applicants on the list had been kept out by the action of the Institute, and that many of these being present and desirous of taking part in the business and discussions, it seemed an act of injustice to debar them from these privileges. He therefore moved that the report of the Censors, made in the morning session, be taken up and disposed of.

Agreed to.

The report of the Censors was then taken up, and objection was still made to the admission of one applicant. This was followed by a general discussion on the merits of the case, pro and con; whereupon the Secretary moved, and it was carried unanimously, that the application objected to be referred back to the Censors, for them to take testimony in the case and make a final report to the Institute, and that the remaining report of the Censors be received.

It was then moved and carried that the applicants for membership whose names had just been received, be declared members of the Institute. (See Complete Report of the Board of Censors.) The Institute then adjourned.

SECOND DAY.

MORNING SESSION.

The Institute was called to order at 9 o'clock by the President.

THE PRESIDENT: The first business in order this morning will be a report from the

BUREAU OF OBSTETRICS,

of which Dr. O. B. Gause, of Philadelphia, is chairman.

O. B. GAUSE, M.D., of Philadelphia: The Bureau of Obstetrics has selected Haemorrhage as a Complication of Gestation and Childbirth as a subject for presentation and discussion. We have four papers on that subject to offer. Dr. Mercy B. Jackson, of Boston, had assigned to her the therapeutics of uterine hæmorrhage under the above conditions, but she has given us reports of two cases of post-partum hæmorrhage merely. The papers of the bureau are:

Uterine Hæmorrhage during Pregnancy and after Delivery at Term; by J. F. COOPER, M.D., of Allegheny, Pa.

Treatment of Puerperal Hæmorrhage by other than Therapeutic Measures; by J. C. SANDERS, M.D., of Cleveland, O. The Homœopathic Treatment of Post-partum Hæmorrhage; by MERCY B. JACKSON, M.D., of Boston.

Uterine Hæmorrhage as a Complication of Gestation and Childbirth; by O. B. GAUSE, M.D., of Philadelphia.

DR. J. C. SANDERS read his paper on The Treatment of Puerperal Hæmorrhage by other than Therapeutic Measures.

DR. O. B. GAUSE then read his paper on Uterine Haemorrhage as a Complication of Gestation and Childbirth.

On motion, the papers of the bureau were accepted and referred to the Committee of Publication, and the bureau was declared closed, it having been understood that the Bureau of Obstetrics in conjunction with the Bureau of Gynecology would go into sectional meeting in the afternoon at 3 o'clock.