1^ [Feb. 21, 



Stated Meeting, February 21, 1896. 



Present, 51 members. 



The President, Mr. Fraley, in the Chair. 



After the meeting had been called to order. Dr. Frazer 

 moved that the regular order of business be suspended until 

 after the demonstration of the Eontgen ray, and that the Pres- 

 ident be authorized at his discretion at the close of the dis- 

 cussion to declare the meeting adjourned until February 28. 



The motion having been carried by the requisite affirma- 

 tive vote. Dr. Goodspeed was given the floor, and presented 

 the entire subject in detail. 



Prof. Houston followed with a discussion of the subject 

 from its electrical side. 



Mr. Sachse followed in its photographic relations, and gave 

 his experiences with different styles of plates. 



Prof. Robb stated that he had in his laboratory repeated 

 the Riintgen experiments and found that a Crooke's tube was 

 not essential. 



Mr. Carbutt gave his experience in the manufacture of 

 ].)lates, dwelling on the probable utility of those with a cellu- 

 loid basis. 



Mr. Jos. Wharton exhibited a tube containing argon, and 

 showed its action under the induction current. 



Dr. Pepper exhibited photographs from Prof. John Cox, of 

 McGill University, one of which illustrated the method of 

 obtaining a confirmation of the suspected position of a bullet 

 between the tibia and fibula. 



The papers of these speakers will be found in the Proceed- 

 ings, in extenso, together with the discussion which ensued. 



Dr. Frazer moved the thanks of the Societv to the Electric 

 Storage Battery Renting Co. for their loan of a storage bat- 

 tery for the present demonstration. 



At 10.30 the President declared the meeting adjourned un- 

 til Friday, February 28. 



