The Washington herald., 1907-05-07

Dakota. the Vanderbilt University at
Nashville. Tenn. and the State College
Of Physicians and Surgeons at Indian
apolis. Ind.
William J. Means. NJ D. of Columbus.
Ohio. chairman of the judicial council.
was reelected for another term, as was
also a. A. d'Ancona. Of San Francisco
DR.. A. W MaeAlister. Of the University
OF Missouri. was elected 10 I'll an unex-
pired term Of two years.
Cleveland. Ohio. was selected as the
next meeting place Of the association. and
Monday, March 2, 1908, as the time
DIR. KOber Presides.
DR.. George VI. Kober, Of this city, pres
ldent, delivered the opening address
when the society convened. Many
papers relative to the teaching and study
of medicine were read and discussed. The
most important Of these vas on Giving
credit for work done in literary colleges;
the combined course" by DR.. Egbert lie
Fevre Of New York The discussion upon
the subject was led by Ors. Howard J..
Rogers. of Albany. N. Y; J. II. T. Main
GTinneil, Iowa, and Henry B. Ward. Lin
cOln Nebr Another paper that excited
general interest was that by Or. William
J. Means. Of Columbus, Ohio. on Should
licensure examinations be In two parts.
and how shall they be conductedY' Il
was the consensus Of opinion that licen-
sure examinations should be taken in two
parts. at the conclusion Of the second
aud fourth years. for the reason that such
a course would obviate the necessity Of
the candidates for a license 'cramming
for the State board examination, and
they would have the two courses in mind
when they were examined. The discus
sion was opened by DR.. B. d. Harrison,
OF Detroit Mich
A committee composed Of Secretary
Treasurer Fred c. Zapffe. DR.. William J.
Means, and DR.. J. R. Guthrie. Of Du-
buque, Iowa, was named to confer with
similar committee from the State exam
lining boards all over the country. with
view Of establishing uniform standard
for medical colleges.
Tuberculosis Experts Meet
tuberculosis in children was thoroughly
discussed at the meeting of the National
Association for the Study and Prevention
Of tuberculosis at the Willard yesterday
afternoon.
DR.. Thomas Morgan Rotch, Of Boston,
chairman Of the section Of tuberculosis
IN children, made the opening address on
living pathology Of tuberculosis Of the
bones IN early life DR.. Rotch said in
part that II, before a diagnosis was made.
the patient was submitted to a careful ex-
animation with the X-rays many serious
mistakes would be avoided To illustrate
this fact an X-ray photograph was
shown representing a child Of five years
supposedly suffering from hip disease and
found By means Of the rays TO have
fracture Of the femur. or thigh bone.
The recent advances in knowledge Of tu-
berculOsis in children was the subject OF
an essay by DR.. Charles r. Dunn. also OF
Boston. Statistics were presented by DR..
Dunn showing the mortality Of children
due 10 tuberculosis 10 he greater in their
extreme youth, and that the disease was
not nearly as fatal 10 children beyond
the age Of six. DR.. Dunn agreed with
Van Buren's theory that the disease was
acquired through eating food containing
bacteria. but that any exclusive source Of
acquisition was against the theory of
tuberculosis
The next 10 speak upon the transmissi-
bility Of bovine tuberculosis was Dr
Henry J.. X Shaw, of Albany, with sta
ustics 70 back his statement Dr. Shaw
said that the presence OF tuberculosis in
cattle IN the United States is far from
uncommon, milk being a pronounced
source Of spreading the disease among
children.
One Of the most prominent physicians
OF Washington, DR.. Samuel S. Adams.
read an interesting essay on the liability
of children as sources OF infection
DR.. Theoid Smith. a welI-known author
ty on pulmonary disease. expressed views
on the subject, which prompted DR.. N
Ravenen. the noted bacteriologist Of Phil
adeiphia. to speak After Drs EIford
Myer and S. II. Pitt had discoursed along
the same lines, DR.. II. /. Shaw suggested
that further investigation be made into
the transmission Of bovine tuberculosis
as the present data was by no means
complete