No. 4.] MILK SUPPLY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 45 



meeting, and the necessity of their being away so much during 

 the week, and the fact that the college must go on, he could 

 not leave and could not arrange to send it. I am very sorry 

 that this is so. 



The Chairman. After singing by the quartette, we shall 

 adjourn until two o'clock this afternoon. 



Adjourned. 



Afternoon Session. 



The meeting was called together at 2 p.m. by the secre- 

 tar}^ who said : — 



The time has arrived for the opening of the afternoon exer- 

 cises. The vice-president, in charge of the meeting, has 

 requested Dr. Goodell, president of the Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural College, to preside this afternoon. 



Dr. Goodell. Gentlemen of the Board, ladies and gentle- 

 men : We have for our discussion this afternoon one of the 

 most important of the subjects that is to come before you at 

 this session. It is the "Milk supply and the public health." 

 We have with us to-day one who has studied for years the 

 question of sanitation and of public health, one who is con- 

 sidered an expert throughout this country. I have the pleas- 

 ure of introducing to you Prof. W. T. Sedgwick of the 

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology of Boston. 



