years with, usually, triennial sessions. We cull from published reports the following account: Pursuant to a resolution of a medical convention of physicians held in the city of Columbus on the 5th day of January, A. D. 1835, the following members of the medical profession assembled at the court room of the United States District Court in the said city of Columbus on Monday, January 1, A. D. 1838, to-wit: From the counties of Trumbull, Peter Allen and Ira G. Bronson; Portage, Daniel Upsom and F. W. Upsom; Fairfield, J. M. Biglow, L. Helmick, M. Z. Kreider, E. L. Miner, W. W. Talbott, L. Wolfley and A. Clarke; Franklin, Robert Thompson, J. B. Thompson, James Iron, N. M. Miller, W. M. Awl, S. Parsons, J. A. Waterman, P. Sisson, C. F. Schenck, Kingsly Ray, B. F. Gard, A. N. Boalse, E. Whitehead, Geo. Snow, James Robinson and Geo. Ritchie; Knox, Lyman Wright; Jefferson, W. J. Bates; Clarke, Robert Rogers and W. M. Murdock; Licking, H. Fassett, G. W. Landon, W. Ş. Richards and David Anderson; Muskingum, W. Morehead, A. M. Lewis; Guernsey, S. P. Hunt, Milton Greene, James Hood, Jas. M. Mitchell and J. F. Martin; Greene, Isaac S. Perkins; Montgomery, D. S. Gans; Hamilton, Daniel Drake, J. A. Wade, M. B. Wright and J. P. Kirtland; Warren, Elias Fisher; Ross, J. M. Brown, J. S. Putman and W. E. Thompson; Pickaway, P. K. Hall and B. S. Olds; Delaware, R. Hills, E. Corney, J. M. Roberts, C. S. Clark, B. Page and J. Longworth; Madison, C. Ankelen and Aguila Toland; Perry, W. Trevitt, David Chambers and B. Stone; Scioto, G. S. B. Hempstead; Cuyahoga, D. L. M. Peixotto; Logan, J. Ordway, Jas. Crew; Shelby, H. S. Conklin; Belmont, Thos. Carroll, E. Gartow and Isaac Hoover; Washington, S. P. Hildreth; Richland, J. P. Henderson; Lorain, E. M. Hubbard; Union, J. C. Norton; Morgan, T. Martin. Dr. Peter Allen, president, 1835; Samuel P. Hildreth, president, January 1, 1838; S. P. Hildreth, president, Cleveland, second Tuesday in May, 1839. "This convention, while it did not in its nature combine the elements of perpetuity, did, even in its infancy, originate and promote the establishment of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum and the School for the Education of the Blind, which will stand as perpetual monuments of the philanthropy and wisdom of the Ohio Medical Convention." II. OHIO STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY. The first meeting of the Ohio State Medical Society was held at the Neil House, Columbus, Ohio, Thursday evening, May 14, 1846. A number of medical gentlemen assembled and organized a meeting by the selection of G. W. Boerstler, chairman, and Jas. F. Hibberd, secretary. A central board of seven censors was appointed by the chairman to receive names of applicants and decide upon their qualifications for membership. The board consisted of Drs. F. Carter, J. P. Kirtland, J. W. Bigelow, J. F. Hibberd, E. H. Davis, J. J. McIlhenry and J. P. Judkins. The other members of the society were Drs. G.. W. Boerstler, Wm. Trevitt, G. J. Sachse, H. Lathrop, D. A. Coy, R. Thompson, Jno. Butterfield, R. L. Howard, A. H. Baker, S. St. John, A. O. Lindsley, A. W. Thompson, R. Hills, W. R. Kable, David Williams, M. Z. Kreider, J. Thompson and S. M. Smith, making twenty-five members in all. Presidents. G W. Boerstler.. G. W. Boerstler. K. Thompson W. W. Rickey. Julius S. Taylor... F. T. Harxthal. L. Firestone H. S. Conklin. M. B. Wright. J. W. Russell. W. P. Kincard. G. C. Weber.. B. S. Brown.. Presidents. B. B. Leonard. N. R. Coleman.. R. B. Hall.... E. C. Brush. III. OHIO STATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. At the Toledo meeting a new constitution was adopted and the name of the organization changed to that of the Ohio State Medical Association, the purpose of which is, as stated in the constitution, "to federate and bring into one compact organization the entire medical profession of the state of Ohio, and to unite with similar associations in other states to form the American Medical Association; with a view to the extension of medical knowledge, and to the advancement of medical science; to the elevation of the standard of medical education, and to the enactment and enforcement of just medical laws; to the promotion of friendly intercourse among physicians, and to the guarding and fostering of their material interests; and to the enlightenment and direction of public opinion in regard to the great problems of state medicine, so that the profession shall become more capable and honorable within itself, and more useful to the public in the prevention and cure of disease, and in prolonging and adding comfort to life." New life and interest were manifested at this meeting and the membership increased to 2202. The first board of councilors *The Society held no sessions on account of the meeting of the A. M. A. at Cleveland that year. consisted of Brooks F. Beebe, Harry H. Jacobs, Horace Bonner, J. C. M. Floyd, Frank D. Bain, E. C. Brush, Julius H. Jacobson, John E. Sylvester, Thomas Charles Martin and T. W. Rankin. The presidents since the reorganization have been: CONFEDERATION OF RECIPROCATING BOARDS. Confederation of members of Reciprocating State Medical Examining and Licensing Boards, which now includes fourteen of the middle and western states, met at Indianapolis April 26. The Association transacted business of more than usual interest; two important measures bearing upon medical education were adopted. One of these was the adoption of the curriculum provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges published elsewhere in this issue, and the other the adoption of the Medical College Association standard for advanced standing, i. e., "No advanced standing shall be given in any medical college except to graduuates of literary colleges whose course has included sciences equivalent to those in the first medical year; and this advanced standing shall be granted only on the certificate of certified state examiners appointed by the several State Boards of Medical Registration and Examination." We regard this as a most important step in promoting medical education. The Ohio State Board has had under consideration, for some time, an amendment to its rules quite similar to the above, identical in reference to the condition of advanced standing except that it did not provide that the advanced standing should be given only under authority of the State Board. The latter proposition is an important one to give efficiency to the measure, for if left to the medical colleges themselves, without some means of enforcing it by the Licensing Boards, the rule would become a dead letter. This is a measure for which we have contended for the past two years and we are glad that the Confederation of State Medical Boards has decided to effectually enforce it. The significance of these important measures is hard to over-estimate. Their adoption by these important boards and the extension of reciprocity, as shown by the growth of the latter association, are signs of better times for the medical profession. STATE EXAMINERS AND MEDICAL COLLEGES. We have at different times referred with pleasure to the excellent work accomplished by the Ohio Board of Medical Registration and Examination. Probably no state board has done more to elevate professional and educational standards, to harmonize the profession and prevent the illegal practice of medicine, than the Ohio Board. The high standing of the individual members of the board has done much to commend it and make further progress in the same lines not only possible but almost certain. We have no word of criticism for any member of the board, and while we believe that men connected with medical colleges are especially fitted to discharge the duties of membership on the board, yet we believe that the interests of the profession as a whole will be best served by having the board composed of persons not connected with medical colleges. While medical teachers have been foremost in promoting medical legislation, it is a well recognized fact that the interests of medical education in the several states have been greatly advanced by having the entrance as well as the licensing examinations conducted by a board whose members are in no way connected with medical colleges. A former member of the board set, as we believe, an excellent example when, on receiving appointment on the board, he severed all connection from the college with which he had previously been identified, and another distinguished medical teacher while serving on the board held aloof from college work. Barring the statutory requirement the argument against having the entrance examination conducted by men connected with medical colleges obtains with equal force against having licensing examinations held by physicians in any way connected with these institutions. A LIFE OF REAL BENEVOLENCE. Several years ago when we had occasion to inquire into the education of mentally defective children, and had directed our quest for information to the appropriate department of the University of Chicago, we were informed that the best solution of this problem had been reached in Columbus in the School for Feeble Minded Youth, through the genius of its superintendent, Dr. Gustavus A. Doren. By general consent it was asserted that Dr. Doren's achievements were regarded by ex |