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prolonged intravenous injections. — D. E. Jackson: New apparatus. 

 — Raymond Spaeth: Apparatus for recording graphically the move- 

 ments of melanophores. — E. C. Rosenow: Elective localization of 

 Streptococci. — P. A. Koher: Nephelometrie methods; Reagents for 

 the estimation of proteins, nucleic acids, purin bases, uric acid, phos- 

 phorus, and ammonia (Graves' reagent). — G. W. Fitz: Perfected 

 "shadow pupillometer." — E. G. Martin: Simple rheostat for labo- 

 ratory use; A motor-driven circuit-breaker. 



Executive proceedings. Exec. Commit. für 191 6. Chair- 

 man, Simon Flexner; secretary, Peyton Rons (Pathol. Soc.) ; W. 

 B. Cannon, C. W. Greene (Physiol. Soc.) ; Walter Jones, S. R. 

 Benedict (Biochem. Soc.) ; Reid Hnnt, John Auer (Pharmacol. 

 Soc). 



Next meeting. The next annual session of the Fed. will be 

 held in New York City, in affiliation with the Amer. Assoc. for the 

 Adv. of Science. 



Chairman Sollmann's address at the dinner. Prof. Torald 

 Sollmann, Pres't of the Pharmacol. Soc, and Chairman of the 

 Exec. Commit. of the Fed., for 1915, addressed the Fed. at the first 

 " Joint dinner and smoker," on Dec 27th, in substance as follows : 



It may not be useless to review the objects that the Fed. was 

 intended to accomplish; to see how well these have been attained; 

 and to examine what if any changes may be desirable, 



The object of the Fed. was to facilitate the affairs that con- 

 cern all the constituent societies — societies with common Ideals, and 

 common Standards; differing only in their technical features. To 

 the founders it seemed that a working federation of these societies 

 would prevent a good deal of unnecessary motion and dissipation 

 of energy. It would effect a saving of time for the Councils and 

 secretaries in arranging places of meetings and other associated 

 details, and in preparation of the programs. It would provide a 

 method of taking care, at least temporarily, of the growing number 

 of papers, and to a certain extent distribute them more equally 

 among the various societies. It would be a standing invitation to 

 hold Joint meetings and thus to heal the wounds of fission that 

 modern specialization has made unavoidable. Above all, it would 

 constantly keep before the consciousness of the members of the spe- 



