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COMMITTEE ON THE MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS.

Edward W. Goodenough, Chairman. Thomas G. Sloan.
Charles P. Botsford.

J. J. Cohane.

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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FIRST SESSION.

The first meeting of the House of Delegates was held at the Hunt Memorial Building, Hartford, at 10.15 A. M., on Wednesday, May 15, 1918. The following officers and delegates were present during the meeting: President, E. K. Root; VicePresident, C. C. Godfrey; Secretary, J. E. Lane; Treasurer, P. H. Ingalls; Councilors, F. H. Barnes, Fairfield County; G. N. Lawson, Middlesex County; W. H. Carmalt, New Haven County; C. C. Gildersleeve, New London County; R. C. White, Windham County. Delegates: Fairfield County, H. S. Miles, J. D. Gold, P. W. Bill, W. H. Donaldson, W. C. Watson, J. W. Avery; Hartford County, G. N. Bell, J. B. Boucher, S. W. Irving, J. A. Coogan, G. C. Segur; Litchfield County, W. S. Richards, R. Hazen; Middlesex County, F. K. Hallock, F. E. Potter; New Haven County, G. Blumer, M. Mailhouse, E. S. Moulton, F. G. Graves; New London County, W. K. Tingley, C. F. Ferrin; Tolland County, F. W. Walsh; Windham County, S. B. Overlock, C. E. Simonds.

The following reports were read, accepted, and ordered on file:

(The reports of the Councilor of Litchfield County and of Tolland County, and the reports of the Committee on Medical Examinations and Medical Education, the Committee on Arrangements, the Committee on Medical Defense, were not read at the meeting.)

(1) Report of the President, Dr. Edward K. Root (Hartford).

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.

Gentlemen and Members of the House of Delegates:

My report to you as President will necessarily be brief as you have many important questions to consider during this session. The responsibilities thrust upon me by my election to the office

I hold have not proved onerous; they have proved most agreeable and profitable. It has been my good fortune to be able to attend the meetings of all the component County Societies, except the New London County Medical Association, which I regret to say, I was not able to attend. The County meetings have been well attended. The papers and discussions have been admirable, and neither commendation, which is superfluous, nor criticisms, which are uncalled for, are ventured upon at this time. I also had the pleasure of attending the convention and annual dinner of the Massachusetts Medical Society held in Boston, May 12th, 1917, where the papers read and discussed were fully up to the high standard of that ancient organization. It is noteworthy that both at the meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society as well as nearly all of our County meetings the tendency is growing of inviting addresses from members out of the state, or at least, out of the society in session. This custom has its advantages; it also has its disadvantages. The advantages are obvious enough; it brings new light from an outside luminary to enliven the discussion and contribute to the general fund of knowledge; it relieves the local members of the society in question, at least one of them, from the labor of preparing a paper and having it discussed before his brethren; it offers a very tempting and dangerous precedent to turn the Society into a lecture lyceum where the members simply come to listen. A happy medium between the two extremes is obviously the safest and wisest course for our component County Societies to take.

During the past year all our efforts and energies have been increasingly engrossed in the great world conflict-the war. You will hear in detail of the numbers of our members who are now serving with the colors at home and abroad, and of the additions that must be made to their ranks from time to time.

At our last annual meeting the war was too new for any official action to be taken, but I beg to suggest, and I recommend to this Society, that as a very slight appreciation of the patriotism and self-sacrifice of members absent serving with the colors that their dues be remitted until they return to civil life.

Respectfully submitted,

EDWARD K. ROOT,

President.

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