The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-19
Chas Bowman, ] B Wilson, w A Clapp, G

Welsh.
COMMITTEES Oh ETHICS: J II Brewer, V
Kinsey, g w Mears, R Town, M Lexton.
FRANCE COMMITTEE: Chas Parry. NJ Har-
ding, II Roualds, d Funkhausen,W w Hit.
COMMITTEES ON Practice OF MEDICINE:
K G Brown, Somes, DR. Sutton.
COMMITTEE ON PRACTICE OF SURGE Y:
Drs. De Bruler, Bobbs, . Terrol.
The Convention then adjourned TO 2 Il. n.
Some remarks were made by DR.. Walker
on the subject of supporting the Evansville
Medical College, followed by a resolution
from DR.. Brewer:
Resolved, That this Society regard with
great satisfaction, the project advanced by
the Faculty of the Evansville Medical Col
lege, Of Publishing Medical Journal at this
place, as ready and appropriate means OF
REORGANIZATION by the Profession,
throughout the State, on subjects connected
with Medical Science, and eminently entitled
to The cordial support of every member of
the profession in the State.
r0 AFTERsooN SESSION. -
Society met pursuant to adjournment.
Pres. Deming no, being in attendance, DR..
Harding acted as President pro TEN.
Some discussion about the committee on
numbers first occupied the attention Of the
S. ciety, and the committee were on motion
continued, to report ut next meeting Of So
ciety.
A motion to reconsider a motion passed
yesterday for continuing all the speciei COM
mittee that had not reported, was passed.
| 1t was then determined by the Society to
act upon each committee separately, and be-
! ing called over as they stood IN ordsr of the
Journal OF proceedings of last meeting, those
who had failed 10 report were discontinued,
| by motion, to be re-flled BY the President
with such of the members of the Society, as
had manifested sufficient interest to war
rant hope that reports would be ready by
the next annual meeting of the Society.
Or. Brown proposed to take up the reso-
luton laid on the table al the close Of the
morning session, in relation TO the Evans
vile Medical College. The resolution, as
published above, was taken up, and amended
so as to state that Drs. Ronalls and Byiord
were the publishers and not the Medical Col
lege. The resolution passed as amended.
A. ter the passage of tbs resolution it wit
ably ami eloquently discussed. Many mem.
bers from abroad supported the project of the
publication of Medical Journal in Evans
willie with zeal and abili,y.
DR.. Byfo d, being called upon for a speech
favored the Convention with all exposition
of his views, in relation to the necessity o
the publication Of Medical Journal in Indi
ana, in which he sustained his position will
marked ability. He thanked the Convention
for the generous disposition manifested to
ward the support Of the enterprise, and es
pecialy the compliments paid his ability al
a medical writer.
"THE lSD:ANA MEDICAL JOURNAL" was re
commended as an appropriate name for tn,
, publication, subject to the pleasure of it
publishers, who had previously chosen th
title of Evansville Medical Journal"
Committee was appointed by the Preti
dent to procure Charter for the Associa
lion.
Drs. Town, Bobbs, Mo,hershcad, Sloar
and Harding. were appointed that committee
Committees on Neuralgia, Scarleiina, rh
Eye, Obstetrics, &C., having tailed to report
alter the lapse of two or three years, wer,
discharged IN their places filled with NOR,
efficient members.
A committee ON the medical topography o
the State was raised on motion OF DR.
Hatchltt. Drs. Brown, Somes and Sutton
were appointed that Committee.
Dr.. Reid offered n resolution recom,ne nd
ing the Evansville Medical College to The ia
vor and patronage Of the profession through
out the State. II was discussed at consider
able length and finally withdrawn.
On motion, the Convention rendered voi,
, of thanks 10 the professors of the Evansville
Medical College for the use Of their hall, an,
for the many courtesies extended to it by III,
profession of the city generally.
A vote of thank. was rendered una nimous
ly by the Convention, to DR.. Deming, tn
President of the Association, for the adj,
manner in v hich he had presided over tn
/, deliberations of the Society, and for the abb
and interesting address delivered on Wed
nesday evening, at the Methodist Church.
A vote OF thanks was also rendered to tn
press of the city of Evansville for their favor
able notce and full reports of proceedings o
the convention.
On motion, the Convention then adjourn
ed to meet at indianapolis on the secon,
Tuesday preceding the fourth Monday il
May. 1855.