, 1875-03-09

VoS4L1. i no tn6etihE WAC An ADJOURNED unF.
and certain business deferred from tho rroslou"
meeting waa first diepoAei Of. A motion thcn
subritted by Mrs. Dyas. that Tho Hoard Of
Connss1ora DO enlarged from twenty, thu prch.
cut number, to thirty, with tho privilege Of add
inE tel, additional honorary membosr, WAS lilcu
tskca MP, anu resolution nltcriuC tho bylaws
to that efrcck vaA unanimously adopted. On
motion, tlib following nominations, to coustttuto
rftE HOARD OF CouNaELong.
were confirmed: afrs. J. Q. liiitont President !;
Mrs. Dyas, Fist v,co-rroailent; Mrs II, ..
Stuno, Second fica-iresnlcnt, Mrs. u. A.. Gage,
Secretary; Atrn: J.: N. Camp. Treasurer; and
a}csialncs L. d. Fitch j.. j. Colby, George
Hall, Mcueseor Williams. .. +. tirooyes, 4.
Catnphol1; j. q. Hall. i. u. Williams. ". v.
!. rike, 9. W: Dcane. Horny strong, n. A. FoH-
TER. II. II. Knapp, Gordon s. Hubbard. Chris
iiultz. T. u. blackstone, Miss Sherwood, Miss
toaephins Sand, and DR.. Mary II. Thompson.
Honorary members, s!ss. T. u. Gardner. Mrs. l..
pr. III dgo tl.cn cn1lct1 up resolution, of1orcd
by him q: tho PREVIOUS meeting,
CHANGING THE ny-LAws
10 TINT. instead Of requiring that tue oflccs Of
physician aud sturgeon for diseases otllo- than
thoao peculiar TO wonlon 10 filled f,Y woEnon, tho
restriction be that they bo members OF tho fncnl-
ty Of tho College. Iis support of his v,ows l,n
argued that tho College and Hospital should DO
80 conductod na 10 promote each otlser'a intnr.
cats, and this e!lnngo was necessary in ordcr TINT
tho College mlcht llaye tho bonoht Of tho IIospt-
tai for chemical instruction. There werc not tro
women In tho Faculty Of the College. 30 that IL
tho present rulo wero enforced tho otFlccs would
Of tho College. tl,ts Separating tho two lnsttti-
tlons. lie also referred 10 tito fact that some
two ycnts ago tho Relief and Aid Society had
givoo tLe Hospital S25, QUO. OH tho condition that
n male physician and d tnaio surgeon should bo
appointed to it. They would 10 acting In bad
faith unless they observed tho agreement.
A1r. Hubbard, tho lier. Or. Ryder, and othcrs,
spoke against tho proposed amendment, as being
had boon founded, VIZ: that IT should bo ont,o-
iy under tho control and management OF women.
Tho proposition was Waved us the opening
wcslge TO enhvcrting tho present inanag genant
md n bringing It under malo I'D n'nistsstton; Tho
Rov. Ir. Nytlor said that, oven should lady ply
stclans be not quite 30 coinpotcnt ~ motl It
would be better to endure the deficiency than
giro up tho prsuciplo.
Dr.. MarY II. Thompson, the head plyalcian
Of tho Hospital, explained TINT tho condition OF
tho slit Of tho Roiief and AID Society had boon
complied With, aa she had appointed pra. 1Iogue
and Foster as the physician and surgeon re-
sprctisoly until competent women could be OBJ
tainod 10 fill tho Offices.
This explanation created considerable Of
sensation. ~ Dr.: Bridge medintoIypointod out
that what ho wished to hnys done was simply
what Was being dons III violation Of law. and
his resolution simply conformed tho law to the
more showed that tho Offices should bo filled by
election Of tho Board Of TrustecB. Dr.~Dridge
then set the dilemma before them in this wiao
either to conform tho ruio to tho practice, aud
TINS comply With tho condition of tho Rift Of the
Relief aud Aid Society, or conform tho prac-
tlco to tho rulc, and break faith with the
Society. Tho Inter horn Of tho dilemma wns
solicited, the resolution Of DR.. bridge WAS voted
down, his own being tho oulY rote In fuyor, aud
q motion WINS made that
THE ELECTION OF WOMEN
to tho offices IN question bo proceeded with at
once. Somo discussion ensued as 10 the pro-
pgiety Of rostuoning action or referring tho sub
tcct to committee, and tho result was tint tho
body got INTO parliamentary snar,. hav-
to tho election OF phys.clan, and ia post
rono tho election Of d surgeon. BY unAni-
sarah Ilacsitt Stevenson ras otoctod' rhysc1an,
aud Miss Rosa Ecgctt Surgeon. During tho
discussion. tFibnsoH wcre Paid to tho great abiii-
ties OF both theso Indies, and confident belief
1asezpressed In their competence, It was aftcr-
without experiences in actual hosritsl practice,
altnouRh we'll up In tho theory OF medicine, eri
Miss Thompson expressed some doabt as to her
practical capacity Oh that account.
lating the appointment Of aasiatanss in tho hog
ptal be ch.need 80 that 1t DO required tbat they
DO subjected TO
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.
The motion led 70 aa animated discussion,
Miss Thompson maufestine aome opposition to
It. The preaent practice iB for ilor to appoint
tho assBsants or y internes a. thoy aro styled,
aud Bho proposed that II any change bo mado
that the two assistant vlaiattng phyhicians just
elected appoint their own assistants. rhie shc
would appoint her own. It WAS argued. hovov-
er, that such svstcm would contluco to partiali-
ty. and tue matter wAH finally settled by tho ap-
rolntment OF the three Waiting phyaicians to
constitute, together with tho uoarl OF Consult
inc phv4fetanA A 1SnnrH ft1r Ao rtrs ~