Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-04

Kssoeiation-FIrst Days session
TnA roINr 0ueNtIom.

ports and papers, ~ followai
/. Chemistry and mAteriA medloa, ..
2, Practical medicine and ob'tetries,
1. MetsofoioSy, modest Topography And cpl.
8. Medical Jurisprrdenes, hygiene and phys
iology. . .
The eonveniioa IL presided over by Dr. Geo.
Mendenhall, OF Oineinnati, Ohio, and Dr.W.B.
| Aikinaon, OF PhliadelphlAi Pa. .- L
The following vice presidents occupied seats
sylvaniaJ h. A. ssyfe, Of New York, watTen
Stone, Of LouisianA, and J. s. Moore, OF Mis-
kt il O'Clock the convention was called TO
| order by the president, and was opened with
| prayer by Rev. Dr. Boynton.
Dt. Antisell, OF the Oommittse OF Attsp5e.
| menta, made q report, and eNtof ded to the
| delegates pregent a cordial weloome, aud he
| was happy to see such a large representation
| from the southern section OF the country,
TbS duty Of The association was TO search out
| aud demonstrate the truth OF hotence. You
| have met here for work, and the committee
| has not made any special arrangements tOr
| SoeIsIIty. A unity Of sentiment was leading
| feature Of the AsaOeiatlon'a work, 10 eonelu'
| sion he announced the programme lot the week;
| The roll Of membership was then called, ana
nearly every State and city in the linton wAs
| found to be represented, the whole number
| present AggregAtiug at least four hundred req.
fesentaliyes, and a hner and more intellectual
| aaaembly Of gentlemen we never remember TO
have seen collected together.
| Dr. II. Reyburn, OF ID, o., ehAirmAn OF ere
ueauA,.l Ivy sIs ,Ips,I,tp.. o'''''"b
Inc eommittee on credentials have excluded
n ,heiii ipptn,, ~ w".hinSian' ii d ! dele
MsaieM Soo,e,yso n.r,ssn hs.sasny Of MedI.
cine, ID. o. Howard University Modest Col
~, ~ Gsaraeiown ,loIicre. and also The
| NM mn, H. hnsnitsis On ibe ssound that thsv
consult With oolorsd physlcians, who arc reg.
Dt. Reybuta then read his minority report,
which was received aud referred TO the CON
~ s.ro, ~ '''o'
| "nhePSg, s,y.,t of DI.,rI,t of OoIumbIa. AI.o
,.Da.teJ a prois.t 10 Inc msiority report vi ieh
| - Ne ssfsrreL A. aboye
Wa a N ~. nt"Vs,., M ,,oI,r,L, cro
| ..st:d a nra5c.t ,utnsrou,iv sIgneJ arnInst
he sSmi,sIon of nT' ii 81 Ijox. Of MARYLAND,
scn,ns'nta,iys from aid state no.
ss,,sd '0" ''
"ns n.yi. of III aid he hoped no dI.ous.
,ian IonlJ fave piaee until The Committees
hI ~, ~ nv ~ Mas. saIJ a mart of his dele.
| -. hsi h.sn rsIused nnd a mart rerlateTed
and no moved the subject relating thereto be
| NJ. s.rIisst concentrated 50 referred
M nsxi. moysd mai ali Ines. subIsct. h,
referred 10 the same committee; which was
IN. T,,Lo, of p.i,forni. than movcd that
- nnsb ~ ,hc msIoTIty rcnoTt AS related 10
the subject nstter Of the majority repor, be
'Tm. S..Sa cbsIsman AZ tho CommIttee on
ribI.s ISsnI one IN IN. Vice nresIJents Of the
Assooiation,) said a pamphlet had been pub
.Ia,'. ~ -" AZ rbsrscter and ssteJ mat inc
.nhis.t he rsfssred 10 a Ipeei.I oommIttee.
| DE-. Davis moved that the Chair sppoint =
1870, Ss.,, yshish was asreeJ Ia.
Ths TX ~ .nnoin,ed INC folioWinF, Alfred
stilie, PsansyiySaiSj N. @. Davis, Illinois;
]. N. Keller, Rentuekyi II. y Askew, Della
Amer which the convention took = recess OF
Bminutes.
Upou teaasembling, Prof George Menden-
halt delivered the annual address TO the as
sooiation, eongratulating the delegates that
entire county. lie expressed gratitude for
the honor conferred upon h'm 10 being
Il was With fssiiSss % great disiTuSt Of his
that he accepted II, and he relied mAinly
upon the co operation Of the membership 10
disshArginG that duty. He thea dwelt on the
| great good accomplished by the organic Ntion,
from its inoipleney to the present time. TO
estimate the extent Of the good accomplished,
II wsa necessary TO allude TO the period prior
to the organization OF the Asaooiation, when
part Of the medical profession; but now
branches OF the association are established
IN very nook Of our Land, the result heins =
| higher standard Of morals, responsibility, aud
large development OF science, aud a Stimulus
70 1890 tnS msdisai Iiteps,uT y ''H''Ou''"N
The association had been prosperous foi
twenty-three years, period sufnelont for de
| VelOpnent lhto lulihclh anu maturity huu Oht
OF great progress and OF stirring events. TIT
advancement Of medical science had been %
great that It was impossible to consider II ia
connection with an address. At no time had
the medical mind been 80 active In Its Held o
discovery or more aueeeaaful 10 its results. IL
some Instances = spirit OF fault. finding hAl
usurped the place OF well.dlreeted efforts Z,
remedy our deficiencies. Attempts had beef
made by these detrAetors TO make cheap rep
utAtlon for critical aoumen without invest
ment OF either labor or learning, aud the ques
. ton has been asked, what had the America
Medical Association done to entitle II to TIT
respect OF the professional
, The speaker bAid they now had a code o
| medical ethics, which was written law
clearly defined, and OF acknowledged force ant
! effect, that prevails throughout the Union
. He thought that pledge should be required
! from each student to support the code As
condition OF graduation, and that the college
should reserve the power 10 revoke the degree
, 10 case the pledge be violated.
: The breaident said the subject OF medioA
education would occupy their earnest atien
: toni the signs OF the lines Indicated that thu
period for some more decisive action had ar.
rived. The plans however should be discussed
, with great caution and nrmnesa. As the de
: feotl OF the profession had been described
. nd ha FOnnnnHlllR in