45^ Biochemical News, Notes and Comment [June-September 



2. Proceedings of the Association 

 Edgar G. Miller, Jr., Secretary 



Twenty-third (sixth annual) meeting. The concluding quar- 

 terly meeting of the Assoc, for 1914-15, was held in the Library 

 of the Columbia Med. Seh., May 28, at 8 p. m. This meeting fol- 

 lowed an informal dinner at 6.30 in the same room, which was 

 greatly enjoyed by all in attendance. 



The feature of the program was Dr. C. F. Bolduan's interesting 

 discussion of the " Educational lunch room," conducted by the Bur. 

 of Public-Health Educ. of the Dep't of Health, N. Y. City, of which 

 Dr. Bolduan is director. Abstracts of the papers comprising the 

 biochem. proc. will be published in the next number of the Biochem. 

 Bull. The matters of public interest in the exec. proc. are noted 



below. 



The commit. " to endeavor to quicken the interest of Amer. med. 

 men" in the proposed "Medical Brotherhood," Organization of 

 which was suggested by Dr. Meltzer at the fourth annual dinner 

 (pages 263, 267 and 292), was appointed as follows: S. J. Meltzer, 

 chairman; Carl L. Aisberg, Nellis B. Foster, Wm. J. Gies, A. J. 

 Goldfarb, Alfred F. Hess, Lafayette B. Mendel. 



The time for the recurrent annual meeting was changed from 

 that of the last regulär meeting of the academic year to that of the 

 last regulär meeting of the calendar year. 



It was voted to reelect the present officers, to serve until the elec- 

 tion of their successors at the regulär Dec. meeting. (The list of 

 officers was printed on page 228.) 



The register of members of the Assoc, as published by the 

 sec'y in No. 13 of the Biochem. Bull., was made the official role 

 of membership to date. 



Miss Hattie L. Heft was unanimously elected assis. sec'y for the 

 term ending Dec, 1915- 



The next regulär meeting of the Assoc will be held on Dec 3. 



3. Columbia Biochemical Department 

 Appointments. From the staEf. Dr. Arthur D. Emmett, 

 instr. in this dep't during the past year, has been reappointed assis. 

 Chief, animal nutr., Agric Exp. Station, Univ. of III, Urbana. 



