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8. Resolved, That the faculty of each Medical School be requested 

 annually, and as early as possible, to furnish the Chairman of the 

 Committee on Education with a statement of the number of its 

 pupils and graduates, together with such other information as may 

 expedite the labours of the committee, and enable it to discharge the 

 duties assigned by the constitution under which it acts. 



On motion of Dr. Stille, the Association went into Committee 

 of the Whole to discuss these resolutions. 



Dr. Knight, of Conn., in the chair. 



The first four resolutions were adopted without dissent. 



Pending the discussion on the fifth resolution, the committee, on 

 motion of Dr. F. C. Stewart, rose and reported progress, in order 

 to give an opportunity to the Chairman of the Committee on Prac- 

 tical Medicine to make a verbal statement of the contents of the 

 written report, which, by an unavoidable accident, could not be pre- 

 sented to the Association. (For this report, see Appendix B.) The 

 committee had leave to sit again. 



Dr. Hays proposed the following, which was passed. 



Resolved, That the Chairman of the Committee on Practical Me- 

 dicine be requested to transmit a copy of his report to the Committee 

 on Publication. 



Dr. Hays asked permission to inquire whether it was the sense of 

 the Association, in referring the minutes, reports of the standing 

 committees with the accompanying documents, and other papers to 

 the Committee on Publication, that they should be published entire, 

 or that the Committee should have discretionary powers ? Where- 

 upon it was, on motion, Resolved, That discretionary powers be 

 vested in the Committee. 



The Association again went into Committee of the Whole, and 

 continued the discussion of resolution fifth presented by the Com- 

 mittee on Medical Education. Dr. Knight in the chair. 



Various amendments and substitutes were offered, and the discus- 

 sion continued until near the usual hour of adjournment. The com- 

 mittee then rose, reported progress and unfinished business, and 

 asked leave to sit again during the afternoon session. Granted. 



Afternoon Session. 

 The Association met at 4 P. M. The President in the chair. 

 Dr. J. Wynne called up the resolution offered by him, during the 

 morning session, relative to the appointment of a committee to con- 



