Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-02

and Eddy county with q membership
Of eleven. To the efforts Of our able
secretary, DR.. G. S. McLandress, may
be credited these organizations as 1t
was through his efforts that the or
ganizations were perfected.
greatly regret that was unable.
to officially visit each one of the
component county societies during my
term of office, but circumstances over
which / had no control prevented this
/ have outlined a plan and presented
it. to the house of delegates for con-
sideration whereby future presidents
may be permitted to more readily pay
an annual official visit to such So
cities as may need his help and as
sstance as well as to such counties
where. an organization seems pos
sible. l believe that the president of
the territorial organization should
make an annual visit to the compo-
nent county societies and this at the
expense of the territorial organiza-
ton. This could be accomplished by
my plan which / trust the house of
delegates will look upon with enough
favor to report it to the general meet
ing for consideration and discussion.
To US in this favored section of our
common country is given a most won
derful opportunity to work out some
of the problems that are battling med
ical science, notably in tuberculosis.
With the wealth of material that an
nually comes within our reach 1t
seems to me that there should be
some concerted action on the part of
this society looking to the establish
ment of a thoroughly equipped lab
oratory in charge of some competent
man and having for its specific OBJ
ject and the solving of some of those
numerous problems which are hold
ing the attention of scientists the
world over. The search for a specific
for tuberculosis Is a work worthy of
the best among US and there seems
to me to be no just and good reason
why this work should not be carried
on in this territory.
Whether this be done by private
subscription or by governmental aid
and private subscription combined is
a question. but it appears to me that
there is a great opportunity presented
t. us and we should not overlook it. l
would invite a thorough discussion Of
this question at some time during this
committee to carefully examine into
this matter and TO report a year
hence The number of ethlcally con-
Quoted Institutions in the neighbor-
hood might offer some starting point
for the establishment of a research
laboratory within the confines OF the
territory would soon strengthen our
knowledge along other lines of work
and be productive of many good re-
suits. / leave this suggestion with
you, trusting that you will give 1t
careful thought and attention.
Medical education and Just medical
laws are subjects upon which opinions
differ widely and in approaching them
l am fully conscious Of these differ
ences in ideas but they are, neverthe-
less, OF vital importance and should
receive some attention at our hands.
At the last annual conference of
the Council on Medical Education of
the American Medical association
held in Chicago during last April our
society was represented by DR.. G.. w.
Harrison of Albuquerque. I here take
great pleasure in thanking DR.. Harri-
son for his unselhshness in attending
this and other meetings In the inter-
est OF our society at his personal ex-
pense.
At this gathering a free discussion
CONTINUED on Pare Fourl