The morning call., 1894-01-28

Members are only elected after a proper
examination of their diplomas by the
executive committee, and must pass
through the severe ballot OF one In ten.
The Initiation fees and subscriptions are
vested in the society, and any memoe
leaving from any cause has no claim on
any OF Its property.
a payment of $500 entities any memDer
Oh the profession whose standing is good
10 Dec me an honorary member, and any
one formally elected by ballot may become
HE member on payment OF SlOO. AS
protection to the profession and the puollc
alike the following quotation from rule
AIV Will suffice 10 show that the COM
mittee demands from every member hlgh
standard of professional etiquette:
In case any member OF this society shall be
charged with unprofessional conduct IN DIS IN
teIcOurse with his fellow members, or Is Otner-
wise charged with ungentlemanly or lnnuman
conduct IN his relations either with the med-
Cal profession or the public, such accusations
silaii De reduced 10 writing, signed Dy the party
bringing the charge, shall be presented publicly
al regular meeting of the society. and shall
DC referred 10 the executive committee 1Or
shall be final.
The building will be known to most
GALL readers, and The interior is in keep
ing with its pretty architecture. The
main room is the library, and here there
are over hundred and fifty medical
journals from nearly every civilized part
OF the world. The advantage of having
the latest thought of all the greatest
thinkers IN the medical world cannot be
observation-disclosures tor the younger
members OF the academy. Long before
new IDEAS reach the textbooks In colleges
or universities they are discussed in the
periodicals. advancing our thought here
ana there with conservative care, Ietard-
Ing hot-headed euthus asm.
Inc books. many of which are exceed
lngly valuable. are ranged round in hand
some glass cases, each OF which has been
presented by some member of the club,
ana the donors name is in plain brass
plate above. These names are: Mclean.
mcmillan the first presidenD, Humid,
Sawyer. Swan, FitzgibbOns, Leonard,
Robinson. Callandreau, and the present
president, Morse.
Several pictures and photographs hang
over the bookcases. one of them being
that OF deceased mem Der. DR.. Kane,
son OF the Dublin chemist, whose works
on chemistry are known and used all over
the world to the present day. DIR. Kane
was brother of the gallant Captain
name, who took the British man. of-war
Calllope out of the Apia Harbor during the
the fearful Samoan disaster which cost so
many ships and lives.
Another picture is an excellent likeness
OIL In. Sawyer, WHO has done wonders for
the academy and who was recently enter
tanned by It's members to mark their pleas
ure at his return to practice in San Fran
cisco.
All matters relating TO the library are
now governed by Literary Chapter"
which was organized in 1891. This body
exercises the greatest care in seeing that
all new journals or publications of interest
TO me ACADEMY are ON its table-their Sc
lection does them infinite credit.
Inc comfort of members is looked after
and their convenience studied by provid-
log laboratory, dissecling rooms, etc. In
TIE library there stands large black DO ard
on an easel for the purpose of illustrating
lectures. The rooms are handsomely car
peted, the large stained windows are arIis-
tlcaliy draped with heavy curtains and the
general tone Of the academy stamps it rs a
resting place for intellect
The enthusiasm of its members and the
interest they take in sustaining its pres
tige must insure greatsand useful future
Tor the academy and honor TO those who,
like Drs. Morse. Robinson and Sawyer,
have devoted SO much time to its advance
ment.