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preparators in charge for the collection of 

 material was suggested. It was developed in 

 the course of the discussion that the advanced 

 grade of museum work which the institute 

 strives to do and investigation are inseparable. 

 It was considered that the pursuit of a well 

 defined line of researches was necessary for 

 the proper collection and preparation of ma- 

 terials. Neurology, embryology and compar- 

 ative anatomy were discussed as the broad 

 lines of work to be developed and it was 

 thought that neurological researches should be 

 the first to receive attention. 



The first session was closed after having 

 appointed a committee of three with instruc- 

 tions to formulate a series of propositions to 

 be discussed at the morning meeting on April 

 12. The committee consisted of Chairman 

 Minot, Dr. Donaldson and Dr. Mall. 



The second session of the conference was 

 called on Wednesday, April 12, at twelve 

 o'clock ; Chairman Minot presided. The com- 

 mittee presented its report, which is as fol- 

 lows : 



" Notes taken at the meeting of the com- 

 mittee yesterday are presented in the follow- 

 ing order: (1) The principal object of the 

 institute to be research and under these head- 

 ings: (a) a chief of investigation, (h) re- 

 search assistants or assistantships and men 

 who shall divide their services between the 

 museum proper and research, (c) technical 

 assistants. (2) Research and materials: (a) 

 research shall be in the field of neurology, 

 (b) comparative anatomy and embryology. 

 (3) Relations: (a) committee recommends 

 that the subvention to the Journal of An- 

 atomy be granted, (h) committee be appointed 

 to consider relations of the Wistar Institute 

 to American anatomists, (c) the Wistar Insti- 

 tute to apply to the Association of American 

 Anatomists for cooperation. (4) That an ad- 

 visory board of ten be appointed for general 

 purposes: (a) to form a subcommittee on 

 neurology as well as other sub-committees 

 that may be needed, (h) to establish relations 

 with the committee of the International Asso- 

 ciation of Academies for Brain Investigation 

 and with other committees for collective in- 

 vestigation, (c) the committee recommends 



that the board bear in mind that while the 

 general trend of work above outlined is recom- 

 mended there is no intention to advise limita- 

 tion of the functions of the institute to it 

 exclusively. 



A brief discussion followed and the recom- 

 mendations of the committee were unani- 

 mously adopted by the conference. Chairman 

 Minot then presented these recommendations 

 to the Wistar Institute as the finished work 

 of the conference. 



General Wistar thereupon expressed the ap- 

 proval of the Wistar Institute in every detail 

 of the recommendations and asked the ten 

 anatomists present if they would become mem- 

 bers of a permanent advisory board of an- 

 atomists of the Wistar Institute and proceed 

 to organize and appoint such committees as 

 were recommended. General Wistar explained 

 that he voiced the sentiment of the members 

 of the board of managers present and he 

 would assume authority for the creation of 

 such a board and the appointment of its mem- 

 bers and he had no doubt that the creation of 

 the advisory board of anatomists and the per- 

 sonnel of its membership would be officially 

 confirmed by the board of managers at its 

 next meeting. The members of the confer- 

 ence consented and the advisory board was 

 organized by electing Dr. Charles S. Minot as 

 chairman and Dr. M. J. Greenman as perma- 

 nent secretary. 



The advisory board proceeded to appoint 

 the following committees : on neurology and 

 the establishment of relations with the Inter- 

 national Association of Academies, Dr. L. F. 

 Barker, Dr. H. H. Donaldson, Dr. F. P. Mall, 

 Dr. J. P. McMurrich, Dr. C. S. Minot (this 

 committee to elect its own chairman) ; on 

 relations of the Wistar Institute to American 

 Anatomists, Professor S. H. Gage, chairman. 

 Dr. Geo. A. Piersol, Dr. G. Carl Huber; on 

 comparative anatomy and embryology. Dr. 

 Geo. S. Huntington, chairman, Dr. E. G. 

 Conklin, Dr. F. P. Mall. 



At the close of the meeting Dr. L. F. Barker 

 was called upon by the conference to express 

 its thanks to the Wistar Institute for the re- 

 ception which was tendered the members of 

 the conference and for the opportunity which 



