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hold in our halls of research and learning. Therefore, all members 

 of this Society should carry on incessantly and enthusiastically 

 an active propaganda for bacteriology, for more bacteriology', and 

 for still more bacteriology until the subject becomes more wide- 

 spread in its benediction and embraces all classes and all institu- 

 tions of secondary and higher learning. 



A subject, which has achieved so much for the rehef of suffering 

 and the prevention of disease and whose effective progress and 

 definite mission can be measured almost daily merits the early 

 attention of the pupil and student. 



Let us remember the words of the Greek philosopher, Prodicus, 

 "That which benefits human life is God." 



CONCLUSION 



In conclusion, let me state that I have made these suggestions 

 in the hope that they will be freely discussed by our members. 

 We have a live Society, we are all interested in a subject that has 

 advanced in the last forty years by leaps and bounds, there is 

 much to investigate and nothing can provide an investigator with 

 quite so pleasant a decoy as the persuasion that his chosen theme 

 is in the nature of virgin soil. Here is a true adventure of the 

 spirit, for he is adding a few sovereign grains of gold to the riches 

 of his science for the enrichment of present life. 



If little labour little are our gaines; 

 Man's fortunes are according to his paines. 



— Herrick. 



