SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
521 
The Board of Censors reported favorably the following appli¬ 
cants . F. C. Gernside, Mt. Morris 5 Harry D. Gill, New York ; 
G. C. Kister, Holley; John T. Riddle, West Shelby ; F. d! 
Markham, Utica ; J. O. Moore, Wilson ; Charles John Mulvey 
Moore’s; J. A. McCrank, Plattsburg ; W. H. Pendry, Brook¬ 
lyn; Romanzo Perkins, Hardy’s; W. U. Williams, Ithaca: 
Mark D. Williams, Middleport. 
A motion was carried to suspend section third of Article V, 
relative to the election of candidates, and that the candidates 
presented be received into the Society by unanimous consent. 
A motion was carried to levy an assessment on the members 
of sufficient size conforming with the By-Uaws to meet the obli¬ 
gations of the Society, and that half of the requisite amount 
shall be collected during the years 1896-97, but members elected 
at the annual meeting of 1896 shall be exempted from said as¬ 
sessment. 
Meeting adjourned. 
September yth.—Second Day's Session. 
Meeting called to order at 9 A. m. by the Secretary. Dr. R. 
R. Bell was asked to preside, Dr. Hinkley being absent. Un¬ 
finished and miscellaneous business was taken up. Fetters of 
regret were presented from Drs. Uatourell, of Yonkers, Giffen, 
of New York City, U. McLean, of Brooklyn, and J. W. Darbv, 
of Port Plain. 
The resignation of Dr. J. H. Ferster, of New York City, was 
offered. . A motion prevailed to lay the matter on the table with 
instructions directing the Secretary to communicate with Dr. 
Ferster to ascertain the cause, and report at the next annual 
meeting. 
Dr. Crowforth, of Lockport, presented grievances relative to 
a paper read by him at the last annual meeting of the Society, 
on the ground that his paper did not receive professional recog¬ 
nition after the same had been solicited by the editor of the 
Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Archives. 
The journal, after receiving Dr. Crowforth’s paper, refused to 
publish it, accusing the author of plagiarism. Drs. Geo. Berns 
and John Wende held to opinions, which were coincident, that 
Dr. Crowforth’s complaint was out of order. The Chair, Dr. 
R. R. Bell, overruled these opinions, on the ground that Dr. 
Crowforth was a member of the Society ; that he had been 
asked by its president to prepare and read a paper ; he had com¬ 
plied, which made his paper association property, and therefore 
