The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-12

committee on credentials and tho
organizations og the house, the TO.
ports from the various councils and
committees OF the association were
presented
The secretary TT Alexander r.
Craig. OF Chicago. reported that the
membership OF the association A.
present is 1901, a gain OF 2,'o1
during The past year and that o..
rhe 5000. 1885 were fellows ~
The association During the past
year. AL fellows died.
Tic report of The board Of trus-
tees was presented by Pro-. William
r. Councilman. o: Harvard Medical
college. uoston Mass The rcpor;
showed that during the past yea-
'ra various activities o; the asso.
citation bad been carried on with
good results.
Tho tairi7l council report. PFC.
s.nre. by Ur Alexander Lambert. OF
New York recommended the cleo
unn 81 % speaker for the house OF
delegates 10 preside I'm place OF the
rra tdsut and also recommended
shat ran judicial council DO given
power 10 pass on all cases which
arise between individual, or inits
@, the sooariou insofar rs they
rotate 90 quaarons Of law and pro-
csaur. bH' not OF fact The council
ALSO commanded The adoption %
an aue-tuan. 10 tho constitution
m4s.ul % trustee eligible for any
other elective ONCE during his term
Of service.
The council ON medical education
reviewed the campaign ;or tho i'm.
nroyement OF medical education
which has been carried on during
IN" past 10 years and which has r..
duccd the number % medical col.
leeo- from lGe In 1914 10 o. q. tho
present time, with a marked in.
crease ir the standards of admi-.
ion. courses Of instruction and 70.
Qu,remonts for graduation There
are now In the United States 40
medical schools which will compare
fayorably with the medical schools
ot ans other country The organ.
Ization OF national board Of mcdj.
cal examiners WAS indorsed by the
council
The report Of the council on
health and public instruction was
presented by Or Henry W Brack.
on. Of ST Paul. chairman Of tine
council since tho death Of Dr. Henry
- Favill ~ Chicago. This coun-
cil has endeayored during tho past
scar 10 develop further the program
which IL has been following for the
last i've years and which involves
an investigation Of present public
health conditions. tho education Of
tho public by every possible means
70 an understanding Of the increas-
ing pOssibilitics ~ disease proven.
ton and the crystallizing Of such
public sentiment for the conserya.
ton ~ human Ifo During tho last
year. the report Of UT Charles V.
Chaplin ~ Providence r. l.. sum.
marlzing state public health condi.
iious in the United States has been
issued a similar survey OF fed
eral and municipal health activities
b. under consideration During
1915. the council printed and
distributed 1I2a.5eo educational
pamphlets ou various subjects. a
standard study program for women's
clubs covering the fela Of public
health has been prepared and
printed.
The reports Of the subcommit.
tees ~ the council were also pre-
scntod The committee on social
insurance made n voluminous report
covering Tho entire field 81 social
and industrial insurance In this
country and abroad The commit.
'a' ON women and chlldrens vol
fare has stimulated baby heath
conferences throug nt the country
In cooperation with the general fed