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of the two evils is the smaller. Whilst permanent relief is not to 

 be foreseen, we may safely leave a few problems to onr intellectual 

 and academic descendants. 



We will have done cur füll duty if we meet this problem in our 

 own generation. There are several possible ways of relief for the 

 present congestion. It is not necessary to discuss all of them. 

 There are objections to each and one need not take up the more 

 objectionable until that becomes necessary. The mildest method is 

 that already adopted by most of the societies, namely, of progres- 

 sively limiting the number of papers that may be offered by any one 

 worker, if the program is congested. 



Whilst we would all like to hear about all the work that each 

 member has done each year, that is manifestly impossible. And, 

 since it is impossible, it may not be too much of an imposition to 

 ask each worker to present only the one topic which he himself be- 

 lieves to be most interesting or valuable. I suggest, therefore, that 

 each member be entitled to read but one paper before the Fed. each 

 year but that additional papers may be accepted by the secretaries, 

 if the condition of the programs permits. Before admitting these 

 additional papers, however, the secretaries should arrange for the 

 desirable number of Joint sessions; and should also assure them- 

 selves that enough time is given to encourage discussion. 



A final subject, which future Councils will have to take up, is the 

 question of loose or close affiliation with other societies, for instance 

 the Anatomists. This subject is too large for consideration tonight. 



Further general comment, on the affairs of the Fed., is published 

 on p. 44. 



IL AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY: 

 TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING 



C. W. Greene, Secretary 



The Amer. Physiol. Soc. held its twenty-eighth annual meeting 

 at the Harvard Med. Seh., Boston, Mass., Dec. 26-29, 1915. An 

 unusually strong program of scientific papers was presented. Many 

 papers called for vigorous discussion and the interest in the meet- 



