The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-09-06
Meeting of the Medical Society Of
the Third Judicial District.
ALBASY. Sent. :. lS7s.

ALBANY. Sept. 3, 1872.
Mr.. ED!ToR: The Medical Society of
the Third Judicial District held its regular
quarterly convocation at the Court House
in this city, yesterday and to-day, DR..
Hill, President, occupying the Chair
Seventeen professional gentlemen were
present, the District being thus very fairly
represented.
In the order of business Monday after
noon, the committee appointed ut the last
meeting to prepare certain memorials for
presentation to our next Legislature, for
the regulation OF medical practice, and
for other purposes, reported, laying before
the Society three bills:
One, for the protection of the people
against imposition and quackery.
Another. for the protection Of medical
practitioners.
The third, an act for the promotion Of
anatomical research.
These were most critically and delibcr-
atcly examined by sections, subjected to
some alterations. and unanimously agreed
unon a. just and righteous towards the
people. and very reasonable and liberal
toward every honest and competent mdi-
yi'lual engaged in, or about TO engage in,
the practice OF medicine. surgery, 0bstet-
rics or pharmacy, plaring no restrictions
whatever on his or her peculiar tenets,
but requiring every such individual 30 en-
gagged or 20 desiring to engage, to produce
proof. either by diploma or hy censorial
examination, that he or she Ii qualified to
practice the particular branches under
taken.
The committee was instructed to pre-
sent these bills to the Legislature, and
urge their passage.
The Beard of CcnsnrS rcnOrted fnvornbly
npon the annlication Of llr. Mary +. Saw
telle for admission TO membership. Re-
fore the vote was taken, q warm and in
teresiing debate was indulged IN IA to
whether scN should dPlnr an individual,
and ii was finally. and Il believe uDani-
inously, conceded that she, coming to MS
with II dinloma from IN acknowledged
medical college. was, by virtue of that
document, Justly entitled to the same re-
ception due to any individual under like
circumstances.
In the evening, DIR. Hall delivered pub
lie lecture upon subjects pertaining TO
medical science: DR. Flske. also, made
some interesting remarks IN regard to the
climatic neculiarities of Oregon, and our
needs, medical and hygicnic, dwelling at
some length upon the duties of the pro
ft'ssiOn towards the people, Of the people
towards the profession. and Of bTh towards
our institution OF medical learning.
This Tuesday, forenoon was devoted
mainly to reports of tslses. md n free III
terchange of ideas upOn subjects rertain-
ing especially TO practical medicine and
surgery.
Prior to adjournment, the following res
olution was enthusiast tiCHlly passed:
R'aired, That we. members Of the metli-
cal Society Of the Third Judicial District,
from other points of the District, hereby
tender our grlteful thanks to our medical
brethren Of Albany for the fratcrnal and
hOspitable treatment We have received
while In attendance Hpon our meeting
here. and ask that u copy OF this he furn-
ished to the severll papers Of the city for
publication.
Respectfully, o. p. s. PLUMMER, Sec.