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me two preparations, both excellent, which I thought would in- 

 terest you. One is of the Bacillus tuberculosis^ the other is of mi- 

 crococcus. As has been stated by Dr, Bates this evening, ob- 

 servers differ in opinion as to the relation between bacterial or- 

 ganisms and Pneumo-enteritis, or swine-plague. Dr. Klein has 

 decided in favor of the bacillus, and has maintained his position 

 a long time ; but I think that the evidence is decidedly against 

 him. Recently, Dr. Salmon has demonstrated the presence of 

 micrococcus in swine-plague; and a few days ago I received a note 

 from Dr. Sternberg, informing me that he had himself just ob- 

 tained a pure culture of the micrococcus oi this disease, while 

 previously he had seen only the bacillus. The credit of the 

 discovery of micrococci he freely accords to Dr. Salmon. The 

 study of micrococcus is perplexing, because of the invariable 

 presence of bacilli in the material examined, and because of 

 the greater ease of finding them than of finding micrococci." 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The President announced the closing of the polls, and the fol- 

 lowing was declared to be the result of the balloting : — 

 For President, Cornelius Van Brunt. 

 For Vice-President, C. F. Cox. 

 For Recording Secretary, A. D. Balen. 

 For Corresponding Secretary, Edward G. Day. 

 For Treasurer, M. M. Le Brun. 

 For Librarian and Curator, W. G. De Witt. 



Edward C. Bogert, 

 For Auditors; \ Frederick W. Devoe, 



William R. Mitchell. 



Meeting of January i6th. — The Annual Meeting 



The President, Mr. C. Van Brunt, in the chair. 



Thirty-six persons present. 



The second regular session of the Society in January is the 

 Annual Meeting. At this meeting the officers present their Re- 

 ports. 



REPORT of the PRESIDENT, ON THE STATE 

 OF THE SOCIETY. 



" My Report," said the President, " will be brief. The Society 



