Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-29
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
The Annual meeting-The Election of
 Officers.

The Annual meeting-The Election of
 At the annual meeting of the president and fellows of the State Medical society in Hart ford officers were chosen as follows;
 President, E. c. Kinney of Norwich; vice. president, Samuel Hutchins of Danielsonville; treasurer E. F. Swasey of New Britain; sec retary, s. B. St. John of Hartford; commit tee on matters of professional interest in the State,s O.. J. Fox of Willimantic, W. H. Holmes of Waterbury, and A. M. Shew of clan to the retreat for insane, R. s. Goodwin and Lowell Holbrook; committee on publication, I. W. Lyon; com
 nittee of arrangements, 0. A. Lindsley, 0. E. Park and M. c. O'Connor; dissertator, F. Beckwith, alternate, A. E. Abrams; dele c. Vile, George L. Porter, George s. Avery, E. A. Hill, F. L.. Dickinson, c. E. Hammond, H. w. Buell., s. G. Porter, o. H. Pinney: delegates to Maine Medical society, A. A. Holmes and H. L. Hammond; to New Hampshire Medical society, James Campbell ty,C M Carleton and W. w Knight; to Massa- chusetts Medical society, l.. B. Almy and A. B. Worthington; to Rhode Island Medical society, w H. Carmalt and J. B. Kent: to New Jersey Medical society, F. E. Beckwith and C. H. Rogers; to New York Medical so- D.. u. V. I.
 The reception at Dr. Davis residence on Wednesday evening was largely attended and very enjoyable:
 The annual tor mass) meeting was held yesterday, the exercises being conducted &C., cording to the following programme:
 Report of secretary-s. B. St. John of Hart Annual address by the president-B N. Comings, of New Britain. '.Nervousness.''
 R of Reception of delegates from other societies Reportsof delegates to other societies.
 Introduction of business; cases of interest and Miscellaneous business.
 The essays were as follows:
 Are there any Symptoms or criteria by which we may Diagnose Insanity ?'-P. Cassidy of Nor ''The Internal use of Germicides',-We W. Knight "The Treatment of Structure of the Urethra'-F H; .tta Whittenors aasea of New z Haven a ,,,..4o Centennial Observations on the Past, Present Surgical Cases from the Case Book of General Practitoner"-W. O. Vile of Sandy Hook. Among those present at the session yester- day morning were: Professor s. G. Hubbard Professor M. c. White, Professor w. H. Carmalt, Professor F. B. Beekwith of the Yale Medical school of New Haven President Comings, of New Britain, called the assemblage to order and Secretary s. B. St. John, of Waterbury, made his report. He said the increase of membership of last year was gratifying Haven county furnish ing 10; Fairfield, g.; Hartford, S. Holland, 3; Litchfeld, Windham and Middlesex, each g New London, 1. Eight deaths occurred in the society the last year. The death of Dr. Chamberlain was appropriately referred to.
 President Comings read his address on Nervousness" It occupied over an hour and 1,ad ia111o to tbo7 ness brought on and developed by the school of the present day. There should be more physical exercise and less overwork on the part of the pupils in our graded schools. We are to day raising race of mothers who are physically unable to occupy that position, and the cause of this is easily found in the ovefpressures on those persons when young girls and while attending school. Fully one-haf of the time now occupied in study by children of twelve years and under should be given to physical labor or training. The address was general overhauling of the present alleged methods of stunting the physical growth of scholars by too close ap- plication and discipline in study. A sug gestion was made by member that the ad- dress be printed and widely circulated.
 Dr. N. E. Wordin, of Bridgeport, followed the president with his report on "Matters of Professional Interest"
 The gentleman spoke encouraging1y of the Yale Medical school, and drew the attention ot the meeting to the high education neces- sary for such physicians as are to be success full and 8 blessing to their patients. An elaborate report was read, having been re- ceived by the committee iron Prof. Russell, on the value of several new remedial agents. Dr. Carmalt, of New Haven, had some what to say in favor of cocaine as an anaes- thetic. He finds it valuable in local appli- cations; but where the incisions have been deep cocaine has not given quite much satisfaction. The new anasthetic has also been used with satisfactory results in throat troubles.
 A resolution was passed adopting the views of overwork in schools as stated in the pres ident's address.
 James M. Brown, of Manchester, N. H., was introduced as visiting delegate and spoke briefly.
 These gentlemen have been appointed es- sayists for next year: R. M. Griswold of Wright of Fairfield, H. L. Hammond of Windham,S W. s. Munger of Litchfeld, J. G. l Stanton of New London, T. B. Bloomfield of Middlesex, Henry s. Dean of Holland.
 Dr. s. G. Hubbard, of New Haven, who is in terested in securing an amendment to the charter of the society that shall make all members fellows and therefore on an equality in all matters pertaining to the society, pre- sented paper entitled: Centennial Observations on the Past, Present and Fortune of the Connecticut Medical Society,"" In this he argued that the old charter is outgrown and that change must be made in order to bring the best men to the front and insure further life and useful ness to the ancient and valuable organiza- ton.
 Dr. F. H. Whittemore, of New Haven, had 8 paper on the treatment of ''Stricture of the Urethra"
 The annual dinner at :45 was at the Unit ed States Hotel.