Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-25
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Almost n Hundred Attend First Day
of Convention,

Almost n Hundred Attend First Day
of Convention,
The opening sessions yesterday OF the
eighteenth annual meeting of the Medical
Society of the Missouri Valley were marked
by an attendance OF close upon 100 MEM
bers, the largest for several years. Owing
to the late arrival of many of the out-of-
town members the opening session was
postponed from the morning until after
noon and short session was held in the
evening before the members boarded the
cars for Lake Manawa, where the visitors
were the guests OF the local NEEDLES at a
smoker The opening session was called to
order by DIR. v. L. Treynor Of this city,
chairman Of the committee on arrange
ments and a short address OF welcome
was made by Mayor Macrae in his dual
capacity as chief executive OF the mu-
nicipality and member OF the society. DR..
William Jepson OF Sioux City. president OF
the Iowa State Medical society. made a
happy response and then the meeting set
tied down to business such as the reading
of reports of the several committees and
other routine work. The election OF Of
ficers, however, was postponed until IL
o'clock this morning
A particularly interesting feature OF the
opening session was the annual address Of
the president Dr. S. Grover Burnett OF
Kansas City who took for his subject
"Oslerism Bearded; or. a Study OF Age in
Relation to Work" In introducing his sub
ject DIR. Burnett said;
am proud to know that an Organization
80 great, active and influential as the Med
ical Society OF the Missouri Valley disdains
political tntrigues and cllques in It's eXecu-
i've ma Management S i gives her sr member, 1s6 S
interests OF the society, but the stamp OF
gentlemen allied in a thoughtful and COM
that We are sim thinking. and that we
have not yet reached the OsleTian epoch
OF the comparative uselessness' OF men
US are nearing a peaceful departure by
chloroform.
We know that mans tissues have their
and 40; at this age they stand the greatest
steam pressure. Also that giving away OF
tissues, resulting in paisied status prior TO
age. THESE are problems which tell the
physiological truth and TO which the gem
erality OF man must bow submissvely.
Accepting these facts, is there proof OF
the comparative uselessness OF man after
% years o. 9 age IN reT oS Sass sav TSSia DSsl
lively no The methods OF achieving men
tai work undergo changes, The past las
been devoted TO storing thought ana Ne
tangible shaping of thought into fact~ by
that great teacher, experience. Al the time
when thought and experience are on equal
ity the method OF work Is changed from
mental storing to mental output. To cut
a man on at 40 would be to cut his &C
comnlishments in two. The value OF the
irst half OF his life Is enhanced by origi-
naiitv OF thought ambition aud enthusi-
asm; but the last half depends upon that
keen cut knowledge. the essence. the alta
loidal product, known as experience that
lends delcacy OF shade, tint and color,
making a picture Of life before which we
am pause In reverential meditation. II inn
presses US; Il Is complete.
BasinE our reasoning upon tne phSsloiosle sc
rise and the natholOgic recession, can we
say that the world IN eeneral would lose
~ the funk heap az 409 No The world can
not afford 10 lose its early thought that
becomes fully riDened In the sunshine OF
experience between 10 and 50 wears of age.
The report OF Br. Charles Wood aBssett
tha secretary. showed that the society had
enjoyed healthy growth during -" last
year ana that the membership had in