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shaped to represent actual sections of the 

 cord or brain. These are colored, so as 

 to differentiate the tissues forming the 

 cord or brain at that point. 



The whole apparatus being constructed 

 on a very large scale, makes it compara- 

 tively easy for the student to understand 

 the relative arrangement of the nerve 

 tracts and their courses, as well as their 

 relation to each other, and to other parts 

 of the brain. 



Minutes of Meeting of the American Micro- 

 scopical Society, held at Syracuse, N.Y. 

 August 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1898.* 



Tuesday, August 30, 1898, 10 A. M. 

 Meeting was opened by Dr. A. Clifford 

 Mercer, who introduced Professor Chas. 

 W. Hargitt. He delivered an address of 

 welcome in behalf of the Syracuse Acad- 

 emy of Science. Professor John Van 

 Duyn was then introduced by Dr. Mercer, 



Physiological Laboratory, Medical Department, Syracuse University. 



The Syracuse Medical College admits 

 women to its courses, and while it has as 

 yet only very few female students, it has 

 made a special provision for their com- 

 fort, in the fitting up of a special 

 women's study for their exclusive use. 

 A photograph of this study is reproduced 

 as a suggestion to medical colleges in 

 general. 



While each of the departments is pro- 

 vided with a set of reference books for 

 immediate use, the general medical lib- 

 rary is located on the first floor of the 

 building, and arranged in fireproof book 

 cases, as shown in the illustration. This 

 method permits the storing in accessible 

 form of a very large number of volumes 

 in a very limited space. 



who welcomed the society on behalf of 

 the Medical college of Syracuse. The 

 acting president responded on behalf of 

 the society, after which he declared the 

 meeting ready for business. 



In absence of the secretary, Dr. W. C. 

 Krauss, detained by sickness, Magnus 

 Pflaum was appointed acting secretary. 



The executive committee recommended 

 the following for membership: 



Miss Mary Amanda Dixon Jones, New 

 York city. 



Dr. Henry D. Didema, Syracuse, N. T. 



Dr. F. W. Higgins, Cortland, N. Y. 



Mr. Luther B. Elliott, Rochester, N. Y. 



Dr. J. W. Mobley, Milledgeville, Ga. 



The following report of the meeting is 

 taken from the report of the secretary. 



*Mr. Magnus Pflaum has kindly furnished 

 this manuscript in advance of his report. 

 We are indebted to Dr. A. C. Mercer, Dr. 

 I. H. Levy and Dr. W. H. May, for Infor- 

 mation regarding the medical college. 



