29S The American Association of Anatornists [Jan. 



soh: Pyridine-silver preparations of the spinal cord of the cat and 

 the Rhesus monkey. — Katherine J. Scott: Preparations showing 

 the vital stain applied to the study of wound healing. — R. E. Shel- 

 don: Preparations and drawings showing the results of a modified 

 Weigert technique, applied to serial paraffin sections of the adult 

 brain. — H. G. Weiskotten and H. S. Steensland: On the nature of 

 the fat cells. — H. S. Steensland: Marchi technique : Safer and easier 

 Clearing and mounting of sections. 



Executive proceedings. New members: E. A. Baumgartner, 

 Univ. of Minn. ; H. Bayon, Tulane Univ.; T. H. Bryce, Univ. of 

 Glasgow ; F.P. Chillingworth, Tulane Univ. ; Eleanor L. Clark, Johns 

 Hopkins Med. Seh. ; G. W. Corner, Johns Hopkins Med. Seh. ; R. 

 S. Cunningham, Johns Hopkins Med. Seh. ; A. C. Geddes, McGill 

 Univ.; 6'. R. Guild, Univ. of Mich.; G. V. A. Kappers, Internat. 

 Central Inst, for Brain Research, Holland; H. S. Murphy, Univ. 

 of la. ; D. A. Rheinhart, Indiana Univ.; A. Robinson, Univ. of 

 Edinburgh; Katherine J. Scott, Johns Hopkins Med. Seh.; P. G. 

 Shipley, Johns Hopkins Med. Seh.; i?. W. Shufeldt, U. S. A. (Re- 

 tired) ; G. E. Smith, Victoria Univ.; P. G. Snow, Univ. of Utah; 

 /. Symington, Queens Univ. ; /. Thorkelson, Coli, of Physicians and 

 Surgeons, Balt. ; R. West, Columbia Univ. ; /. T. Wilson, Univ. of 

 Sydney. 



Officers-elect : President — G. C. Huber; Vice-President — 

 F. T. Lewis; Secretary-treasurer — C R. Stockard; Additional 

 members of the Executive Committee for the term expiring in 19 17 

 — C. J. Herrick, W. H. Lewis. 



Vote of thanks. On motion the Association tendered its 

 sincere thanks and appreciation of Professor Piersol and the mem- 

 bers of his staff and the local committee, and to Provost Smith and 

 other officers of the University of Pennsylvania for the very effi- 

 cient arrangements made and for their hearty Cooperation in fur- 

 thering the success of this meeting. 



Resolution adopted: "That this Association accepts with 

 regret the resignation of Dr. G. Carl Huber from the office of Sec- 

 retary-Treasurer and desires to place on record its high appreciation 

 of his Services and its recognition of the prominent part he has 

 taken in bringing the Association to its present prosperous condi- 



