COUNCIL — SEPTEMBER 1912 — 8 — 



First Sitting : Wednesday September 18th at 10 a. m. 



The Vice-President, Prof. 0. Petieksson in the chair. 

 Pre.sent: the Members, Experts etc. (list. p. 3). 



Under Head 1 of the Agenda (Opening of the Proceedings, Resigna- 

 tion of President Archer, Election of a new President, Administra- 

 tive Report, Nomination of Sections) the Vice-President, Professor 0. 

 Pettersson opened the sitting at 10 a. m. by saying : — 



■'Gentlemen, I am sorry to inform you that I have just received a letter from 

 President Archer, in which he states that his health does not allow him to preside 

 here, and asks me as the oldest Vice-President to open the meeting, which I have 

 agreed to. 



In the name of the Bureau I therefore declare the eleventh annual meeting 

 of the Council opened and take pleasure in wishing you heartily welcome, especi- 

 ally Mr. Maurice, Dr. Hugh Smith and Kontre-Admiral Tydeman, attending for the 

 first time as delegates, and with whom we hope to work together in pleasant 

 agreement, as also Dr. Fischer and Professor Levander, attending for the first time 

 as experts. 



Next I would suggest that a telegram should be sent to His Majesty the 

 King ot Denmark, conveying our respectful sentiments, 



I would also suggest that a telegram with the greetings of the Council should 

 be sent to our old colleague Professor Krümmel, who on account of ill health has 

 been obhged to withdraw as a member of the Council; he will, however, be 

 remembered for the good work he has done". 



These telegrams were agreed to. 



After this the General Secretary said : — "I beg to draw your attention to 

 the Report on the Administration for the year 1910 — 11, which has just been 

 distributed during the meeting, and which will be included in Vol. XIV of the 

 Pi'ocès-Verbaux ; if any gentleman present desires to di"aw attention to any point 

 in this Report, he will perhaps take this opportunity of doing so". — No remarks 

 were made. 



