The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-27
Annual Meeting Of the Portage
COuuty Medical Society.


County Medical society.
Society met in DIR. Alcorn's Office, at II a. m.
DIR. Proctor presiding.
Members present. Dr's Alcorn, Leonard
Loughead. Morath. Proctor. spiers and Hngus.
Minutes of last regular and of adjourned
meeting were read and approved.
The reports of the Committees on Ethics, Adj
missions, Finance and Executive were read.
and on motion were received.
Dr. Loughead reported the case of a man 62
years of age. who whilst in apparent good
health, being seated in an open carriage. was
suddenly seized with Vertigo, and fell from the
seat to the ground. There was a moderate de-
gree of shock resulting from the fall, but by the
use of appropriate remedies, no i'll results fol-
lowed.
DIR. Hugus reported case of Functional Ma
mia. resulting from an injury received by the
person jumping from a wagon. whilst in rapid
motion. and being thrown upon the head aud
shoulders.
Society took a recess until half past one O'Clock
when 1t again convened. DIR. Proctor in the
chair.
Members present. Dr's Alcorn, Davis, Loug-
head, Morath, j. Price. E. W. Price, Proctor.
Sherman, Spiers. Warrington and Hugus, and
DIR. Starr, a member OF Mahoning County So
ciety.
On motion, DIR. Starr was invited to partic;-
pate in the exercises of the meeting.
A nnmherof cases being presented were ex-
amined and treatment RECOMMENDED
DIR. Spiers read an essay upon "Alcohol in
Health,' which was very favorably received by
the Society, and he was requested to continue
the subject with essay upon Alcohol in Di-
sease.''
Dr. Loughead read an essay upon 1.-The Pro-
that the profession is second to that OF no 9TH
er county. in the progress and improvements
made.
DIR. j. Price read an address upon Medical
Education-the Duties and Responsibilities of
Preccptors to their Students. and to the Profess
sion.'' At the present time, when the subject
of Medical education is receiving SO much at
tention, the address was of more than ordinary
interest.
The election OF officers for the ensuing year
being next in ORDER On motion the rules were
suspended SO rs to permit OF their election by
acclamatiOn.
Under suspension of the rules On motion,
DIR. Il. w, Price, was elected president; DIR.
Louyhea,l, fice-Presidont; Dr. Hugus, Secre-
tary and Or. Leonard, Treasurer.
The retiring President, DIR. Proctor, made
some remarks upon the duties of Medical So
their endeavoring to obtain the formation OF
State Boards of Health. He also gave Il con-
lensed report Of the proceedings of the Ameri-
can Medical Association.
On motion the Trumbull County Medical SO-
cicty, be invited to meet this Society, in joint
session, in Kent, Thursday, August list, at 10
o'cloek IL. ~.
The President made the following appoint
ments Of standing Committees for the ensuing
year;
Committee on Ethics-Dr's j. Price, Belding
and Spicrs.
Committee ON AdmissiOns-Dr's Sherman. AL
corn and Waggoner.
Committee on Finance-Dr's Shiveey, Hugus
and Warrington.
Executive Committee-Dr's Leonard. Davis
and MOrath.
Essayists-Dr's Morath and Spiers.
Committee on written Reports of Cases-Dr's
Davis, Leonard and w arlington.
Essayists for August meeting-Dr's Loug-
he ad and Alcorn.
On motion. the Society adjourned to meet in
Dr. Waggoner's Office the second Thursday II tn
of July. H. p. HUGus, See'y.
Rayenna, o., June IS, 1878