12 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



the Section in their several departments during the year, were read 

 and accepted. 



Dr. Isaac Norris and Mr. Warner were appointed to examine the 

 Treasurer's account, and, after investigation, reported that it was 

 found to be correct. 



The annual elections being next in order, Dr. J. H. McQuillen 

 and Mr. T. W. Starr were requested to act as tellers, and the De- 

 partment proceeded to elect officers for the ensuing year, as follows : 



Director, S. W. Mitchell, M. D. 



Vice-Director, . . Wm. Pepper, M. D. 



Recorder, . . . Jos. G. Richardson, M. D. 



Corresponding Secretary, Prof. J. H. McQuillen, M. D. 



Treasurer, . . . L. S. Bolles, M. D. 



Curator, . . . W. H. Walmsley. 



Publication Committee. 



Recorder, ex off., Chairman, L. S. Bolles, M. D., 



F. W. Lewis, M. D., M. W. McAllister, 



W. Pepper, M. D., J. G. Hunt, M. D. 



Committee of Curators. 



Wm. H. Walmsley, ex off., Chairman, 



T. W. Starr, Wm. F. Norris, M. D., 



F. W. Lewis, M. D., J. G. Richardson, M. D. 



Committee of Auditors. 

 H. M. Bellows, M. D., J. W. Queen, 



W. McFadden. 



December 19th, 1870. 

 (Conversational Meeting.) 

 Dr. J. G. Hunt in the Chair. 

 Seven members present. 



Mr. T. W. Starr exhibited a slide containing a specimen of a spe- 

 cies of Chelifer, a parasite of the common house fly, strongly resem- 

 bling a scorpion, also one showing scales of the Platessa plana or 

 Flounder, mounted in carbolic acid water. 



In answer to a question from Dr. McQuillen, Mr. Starr stated 

 that his experience in the use of glycerin jelly had been by no 

 means satisfactory. 



Prof. J. H. McQuillen exhibited a remarkable specimen of so- 

 called exostosis at the root of an upper molar tooth from the human 

 mbject, the growth being more than an inch in diameter. Dr. Mc- 

 Quillen gave some account of this curious case, and also showed 

 some specimens of teeth with calcified dentine, and under the mi- 

 croscope some thin sections of the same. 



