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reference to uniformity in methods, a condition 

 which has been brought about largely through 

 the efforts of the Bacteriological Committee 

 and Standing Committees of our own Section. 

 The development of American bacteriology 

 has just begun, but we may fairly say it has 

 been well begun. The present shows a strong 

 school of experimenters, broadly trained, and 

 approaching their problems from a wide range 

 in point of view, a condition that enables them 

 to obtain that proper perspective which is so 

 essential to successful specialization. The 

 future is even richer in promise. 



FUTURE PROSPECTS. 



Xhe great impetus which is now being given 

 to medical instruction is sure to aid materially 

 in the development of bacteriological work. 

 Within the past decade the requirements of 

 medical instruction have been greatly aug- 

 mented, and among the sciences to which much 

 more attention is being paid is that of bacteri- 

 ology. The establishment of research labora- 

 tories in connection with greatly improved hos- 

 pital facilities gives an opportunity for gradu- 

 ate work which will soon equal if not excel the 

 facilities offered anywhere else in the world. 



One of the marked characteristics of Ameri- 

 , can philanthropy has been its devotion to edu- 

 cation. Of the millions that are annually given 

 to this purpose, not an inconsiderable amount 

 will naturally be used to foster and develop 



