New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-02
TIE WORK OF TIE FIRST DAY.

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TIE WORK OF TIE FIRST DAY.
The thirty frs. annual meeting of tie AmcI-
can Mcdlca. Association waF begun IA A''"''''' l',.
at IL a. IN. ycstcrd ". uc'c-a''S were p'N'I .".''
every State in tie Uniou TER n"noer "''
nauy Gis,lnaushcd plys'ci ms ana surgeons '''''0
the del Gates present were the following .,
Nev-Yora and Brcot'yn-Dr@ IeVc a. .'yr'' w.
l.rd Tn""4s; Carrie \. Sn,.ia. Es6eri T. Wc.r,
S SssGH : Sn'H " NJ Pok NJ H. In.loA. Ei%4d -
rcI v p. Gltncv Leonard ~ rElu, G. A. Lr4icJ nrS
l.. LIic, r. H. K'I"G;'i' GTg' y,,- Tird tcia
Austin F:in w.. IL III. n,l son -. H. h'"'lW'i' a." 10
M"rs rdiuAh JaI"ni' I.i''' W, NJ d.Iiaii
CntI,- h Mills. ncIi .nln Lee " H. pnr"irl' " :
b. AtkimS.r j. Y. snor'ra.er' IlIlS9n Aico ., VI =
Tr,mc ;. v. Gro,, n.d =. VII NJ ehc ho,t'IInw
G. 4. waisor, IlAMArtnI~E WarnEr. ,i
H. Mrtllc. j. Mct ANA J: T. ih"ctd DR.. Ioi1 iiog'
OF New Orleans q H. hEcy, 81 4Ilr. ""u V "
J,uu-ai al Grsi RaIrs, Nchi w l. hf SS@' ~ -I,>,'
ylIc, Tenn Il. yer q" ~ ~ aa,,n,. ~ h. j.
n',o. :" D-"Tt' ,..'; d" + now
;o Gni c' y W,o w ,a w.. il F. Cai1r6 Of IN
T~ta Ga: H. H. G,O.Ou Elaot cones aui D. IL ~ "''
o. tLc tnted : 1t N't 4; a. iI",iU V' Il, O.
Nnrcy Of CnmhrId:c. vi 49,; W. G. Van Bi' T. q" 'i''-
NOR; joan D. Billings. - = A.; ana john l. ""u-'h %
T.aseult.c va, cal "a t. order Icy the President
Lewis A. slyre ant toe exercises we" 'h'h "lc"'" d!
prayrr by the Rev. ID. v. L. Morgan. NJ address o.
1ye,ro,ne was tu,n mad rs Or. 4. Gul!ai IAol's Of
y,
Alb rltt extract from his Sp'ceA!s Is follows
The characteristic 1catnre. the pfo"in III factor o. oar
time c0njlnuA. cViuUlr.e ana !c'l'.t ut'I'i-
Hug Ol tisOu-h TIE pI.LtiuS picsS' ihe I 'oL "Iu
tnt telgr ,pA THESE. adj THESE "Vhe, dtc va hdIc
rendered our civIizatloh superior 10 any W. mas
prc,e icd 4. Il % OIL: -" H iht'c WV ~ -
and The actively c'rcu aiIng Narrs q. our n'cc''u'
pool would boc"nc a. siI an" - - - I
made Wilu the theories .! The schools tue ddshs Z"
the scots and the die OF the masters .,..,,..,.,
Another grand result wlncn they nav awe, ,, ,
has been the general elevation "l lio!'sHoh"I u4.'
THROUGHOUT the world From s nal tllaG" rs II -
ST tls moIn,ut ~ the IeVrcsnatlC men o. "'.i I'n
vi America. We haN Gu'.l!u J.! a. C't' I" ''
Yuuu. tu about 10 cucr Jha Tie eu:bnOrih e" SUE
cess IA iIcdiciuc tod ~ Is mcii-iiirS Hn'"lhi'
ing u:.al Dyed mci. Time was. and moi 80 IohS AGO
When The powered WIZ jhc SotHctrri Gaze, TOE rIt
tcnttous pres and tue sonoroHS Nlc' were lass
nor,s and tmIneuce ~ medicine; BU these
are Ocdd-kIlcd 10y steam, Uccuc.,I dh' the p i'n"
press. No aVOcation III Ae void t' iloie l'ip''I ~
XcOvcd than lnrdciuo. In feW years from now every
VOICE lcn to-day heard Az tins bad VIII be silent .o
Lei us hope tiai lEC W'fa Nil'H We SIu! 't0"
pllsh III this convention may 1--we ai'ci US
Alter TIE calling Of the roll by Dr. William T. Atkn-
son. the permanent secretary President sayrc dcliv-
cred an address, and alter reviewing thoreccn achieve
ments of tue medica p Profession i'll this country sad IN
part:
For many Years past there has been almost annua!
complaint about the publ> hlnG 81 TRANSACTIONS lh
considering carefully tho objections winch have hc
facresinc every year. w0ut Icdl Appchr as there
some just ground Oi cImpailt. would FtSptcl.
fully suggest that tir association give II very serious
ration CeTtaihiy our present pia!' besides g.
inc very expensive does NOT Glye entire st'lN atoA -
gu stiOnaOe whether TIE muit uiHntV ~ Ia
j1urn Il would not an lunr"N "incnt an orr
preseG system. Tie Bi,ish journal Is Tue exclusive
10 accomplish editor WcrAlI "a ion i -.
bu nSra of IN an: ~ '" %Hr' Il VIZ ne iec15.hE
editor -: rccOgrizr' p"Srn. INC question - "i"
winch ppu,rs b. wei. worthy a. thorough tNIlina-
tlon by tIe cOGnI and mcnbrs II us as,yta,!O" g
cat It JOer0by certain that ;! Tor The pr">h!
tranSc;iOIs could he substituted an active yEol-
Gus weekly journal ITad syerI wh,Ie, 3h4 TL i@rRe
ytrt!siis sheet there wOnld ne IN such change tr
earnest 1i a RAPID ana important growth In tbs mem
brs. IAl nee aud useiulLe o. 'Le -A5'c'' 'N'U>
Association.
The remainder OF the morning session was occupied III
the of members and the discussion OF scV"d re-
ports winch will come up More fully ,ubs cGUent -
Sons. hundred and eight -fOGi m c b'Tc t ell sen
III ID at the present meeting III order TO iarii-
tatotc work Of the dssciIun as A.uou 's osaic c-
tO.ls have been org zrd o. DISCUSS o1ric sGljrctS
eacn WIT, a chairman AMI secretary, wncn are {" 10
plectincs every att moon. Payers were reah
Yesterday Afternoon. am.u- Gem being one ny
Dr. j. 5. BilHug c. The United at, AHLy, on I"c
National Board o. uc.,ta" AM one on - n>-ni'I5 III
Gluccu-," by Dr. y. y. bcli, %. tHis ely. Dr. l. So
cur's paper was on 1.-The .oILysiooSich TrnhiDS
OF Idodc Eyes"
In Me section o. Prqclicc Of Ncd,rpr Of tie par
ticans ia the disr;o-ioa regarding the clas~"t II
OF III -d.rinr WAS Mr. Dr. May Pu'n@n JarohL Cum
siderable interest Was shown, in tic >'cu0A Vi "toIcH
Jurisprudence in the paper pre- 'rci by Dr. Carcs L.
Diy,d Il, LOndOn, Lu-Ina "d The Gctih-Ic Ul Ia"
TIE i anesS ant death OF tic poorer caS-"s j. almost
exclusively due {, the unfortunate p,~i:on in viii
man them placed with rcslcc, 10 1o"d dive! o
inca ,lJtHg aud other requisites If h'althH exist.
Poverty l. naturally caused 10y low wages aud ~
"a old ana cIyIzcd countri it Is by the most M
loInt C OF premature dealt au1 The main Oi~ttri"
to AL sanitary Improvement.
In order permanently 10 lessen the death rate, lid
the speaker. must tni ou low TO lessen ihat i"v
Crty which meets us lac. 10 taco at eNaN turn N our
weIlthicr ciJ.c- Ny argument l. ;t our l'H is Over
stocked WITH human aan1' ana Ltt tLlS j. inc real
cause o! The permanent dct' rate oil our citts, hF
conviction that 80 long a. tc pcpul'"h continues "
iGcr@,>c az n 1ns PG,r FAC II Is s j tx
have low wages ana cannot Afford better and nor"
less educated tIe poor citssca aIt - !" 80
only ceriar way to owgr ne death rate III -i"iorc al
least, l., TO Slacken the blrh raio.
II resolved by the members OF the section 10 have
DR.. Drysd 10 paper printed.
TIE MEDICAL COLArGr ASSOCIATION
In CONNECT with the meeting OF the Medical q! ocia
zion the fourth animal meeting Of the American Medical
College Association was held yesterday at 0 q.
College of Physicians and Surgeons There WCra
twcnty-iOur COLLEGES represented Attcr much discns-
sion I was decided Increase the for graduation
in all the medical college from two totErcc
The chaI is 10 take effect AZ and after the session, Of
19S2-e3. Among the colleges belonging to 'hr
cation the following: College Of Physicians and
Surgeons New-YOrk; jefferson, Chicago and Detroi;
Medical Col.cses Medical Departments T Iowa state
University, Western Reserve UaiVrr,i'ie> Vernon:
bLU Ilchlgdn 9lVUiCd! college. At
The meeting yesterday the following officers we're
elcctOi Tor ;hC tiISiIBG year
ITeSideHf-proic~sOl : D. Gross, Of PhilaAeluha.
Vice- PrcSi,lcHt-Ir,cs,or n. = DAYS, OF Chicago.
Secretary ant UeasnreT-Icartus Conner OF Detroit.
MEETINGS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
Tlcfitth annual session @! the Association Of Ancri-
Can Medical Editors held ut The Fiah Avenue Iu-
To- Monday evening. Dr. F. Woodbury.. v.ccpIt,idrnt.
and EdtoT OF The Boston Aedica anil SYico' JoHrHGl
pre-iI-d Tie address # tHc pre- dent. ~. TioH"s T.
Powell OF Atlanta, Ga Editor of Thc HpaLcl Mcdical
Record. read, the -ubect bci.g NJ ic.l Ministry
and Medical Reform" TIE following Cilc'rs were
elected:
ITeSident-Dr. George F. SchIadv. az New York.
Iicc fTesidtnt-Dr.E T.. NJ Nelson, OF - Louis
Seer. LlLA-DM .-LX s. II IN N. Ids. o. L..-L.A.- ~