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tors at their meeting on March 7, 1914, were unanimously en- 

 dorsed by the general meeting: 



WHEREAS, Dr. Livingston Farrand, who has served as executive secretary 

 of The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis 

 since January 15, 1905, or practically during the entire existence of the organ- 

 ization, has resigned to accept the presidency of the University of the State of 

 Colorado, and 



WHEREAS, The executive secretary, Dr. Farrand, has been largely re- 

 sponsible both for suggesting the lines of policy and work of The National 

 Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and for carrying 

 into effect the policies and lines of activity approved by the board of directors, 

 and 



WHEREAS, During the nine years of Dr. Farrand's incumbency of the 

 position of executive secretary the number of organizations engaged in the 

 prevention of tuberculosis has increased from a very few to over 1,200; the num- 

 ber of hospitals and sanatoria has increased to 550, with more than 35,000 beds; 

 the number of dispensaries to 400; the number of visiting nurses to 3,000; the 

 number of open-air schools and fresh-air schools to over 200; and advanced laws 

 dealing with the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis have been enacted in 

 45 states, and 



WHEREAS, These results are the most eloquent and conclusive justification 

 possible of the policies suggested to the Association by Dr. Farrand during the 

 early years of his incumbency of the position of executive secretary, therefore 

 be it 



Resolved, That The National Association for the Study and Prevention of 

 Tuberculosis hereby places on record an expression of its recognition of the far- 

 reaching benefit and value to the people of the country as a whole of the ser- 

 vices which Dr. Farrand has rendered as executive secretary of The National 

 Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis during the past nine 

 years; of its appreciation of the admirable spirit he has shown in all his dealings 

 with the officers and members of the Association; of his exceptional far-sighted- 

 ness and sagacity in meeting the problems that have arisen from year to year; 

 of his unqualified devotion to the success of the cause; of his sound judgment 

 on the wide variety of medical, scientific, social, political, and practical ques- 

 tions arising in its work; and of the very great regard and affection felt for him 

 by every member of the Association who has had the pleasure of working with 

 him, and 



Resolved, That we part from him as executive secretary with the greatest 

 regret and extend to him our best wishes and confident assurance of his com- 

 plete success in the new position to which he has been called, and urge him to 

 continue, to the largest extent compatible with his new duties, his active inter- 

 est in the cause of public health and in the work of this Association. 



At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held on Friday after- 



