Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

EDITORIAL. oD
Ham Jones, of High Point. ciety, having joined in 1889, he has persist-
Obituary—Dr. C. A. Julian, of Thomas- eiitly declined to permit his name to be
ville, Dr. R. P. McFaj-den, of Randleman, offered for election to high office. The
Ur. J. W. McGhee. of Raleigh. innate modesty and unselfishness of the
Delegates to the Mississippi Association— man led him ever to prefer honor for his
Dr. C. J. O. Laughinghouse, of Greenville, friends rather than for himself. Aside from
Dr. J. S. Rhodes, of Williamston, Dr. J. W. having been made vice-president in 1896, he
Hooper, of Wilmington, Dr. C. S. Jordan, has received but one other office at the hands
of Asheville, Dr. J. R. McCracken, of of the society—that position he still holds.
Waynesville, Dr. \V. H. Cobb, Jr., of We refer to his having been made a mem-
Goldsboro. ber of the North Carolina State Board of
Delegates to the Virginia Association— Health, an office which he accepted most
Dr. M. Bolton, of Rich'Square, Dr. F. R. reluctantly and indeed unwillingly. Dr.
Harris, of Henderson, Dr. R. E. Lee, of Burroughs has been a most faithful attend-
Goldsboro, Dr, S. M. Mann, of Moyock, ant upon society meetings, and a prolific
Dr. D. O. Dees, of Greensboro. contributor of numerous valuable papers on
Delegates to the South Carolina Associa- a great variety of medical subjects. Untiou—Dr.
C. A. Patterson, of Mitchell failingly answering the roll call, he is and
county. Dr. W. H. Ward, of Plymouth, Dr, has always been ready to engage enthusi-
J. E. Ashcraft, of Monroe, Dr. J. D. Wal- astically in the discussions—business and
drop, of Ileiulersonville. scientific—whicb go to make up the round
A committee was appointed to represent of society duties. Open-hearted and honest
North Carolina in the revision of the United he is one of the most genial gentlemen in the
States Pharmacopoeia, which will be revised world, a pleasant companion and a friend
next year. The committee appointed con- worth having. A student of men and things
sists of Dr. W. L. Dunn, of Asheville, Dr. he is unerring in his estimates, and to his in-
Wiiliam DeB. MacNider of the University fluence and aid have been due the successful
of North Carolina medical faculty and Dr. launching of many younger men on useful
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J. Wood, of Wilmington. careers. A highly successful practitioner,
To sav that the visiting doctors were well !'« '« at the same time a man who has- pretaken
care of is to tell onlv half a truth, served the attitude of the investigator. A
Thev were royally entertained as onlv Ashe- close observer, his studies have resulted in
villeknowshowloentertain. Evervth'ingwas l'»e contribution of a large number of genudone
that could be to insure a pleasant '"«!>'
stav.
scientific articles which show a most
A good old-time barbecue was given at comprehensive knowledgeofthingsmedical.
Overlook Park. A reception and dance at '-""S familiar with society affairs, he will
IJatter^' Park Hotel, a reception and niusi- prove himself a thoroughly capable presidcale
at tiie splendid home of Dr. R. S. Car- '"K officer; his honesty will render him fair
roll, drives, luncheons, &c., afforded a andimpartial in hisrulingsand hisunfailing
never-ending series of pleasures. The visit- courtesy and geniality will recommend him
ors were frank in their expressions of ap- ^° all. We would offer him our congratupreciation
of the manner in which their
lations. our best wishes, and our support
unstintedly.
every comfort and desire was considered.
The next meeting will be held at Wrightsville,
beginning on the third Tuesday of human ftwo boviine tubercuuosis.
June, 191(J. The time honored controversy concerning
the identity of human and bovine tubercu-
THE PRBSiOBrnr or tub mbdic/xu so- losis continues to afford a fruitful field for
ciBrv OF rue s*rArB-or NOMrri theorizing and experiment. The eminent
ortROBiNA.
discoverer of the tubercle bacillus, Robt.
It is with many pleasurable sensations Koch, stands almost alone in his belief that
that the Journal thus indulges in favor- the human and bovine bacillus respectively
able emendations concerning him who are essentially distinct. He maintains that
now occupies tlie highest seat of honor the bovine bacillus cannot, except on the
in the gift of the Medical Society of the rarest occasions, produce the disease in
State of North Carolina. Dr. James A. man, and that, even when it does so, the
Burroughs, of Asheville, N. C, needs no disease is local and not progressive; the
introduction to the medical profession of same being true of the human bacillus in
this Slate, or indeed of the whole country,
He is widely known and favorably known.
That he will wear the honor conferred upon
him worthily and dignify and grace the
office he now occupies no one can deny,
For many years a member of the State Soits
relation to the ox. Arrayed against
Koch is practically the whole scientific
world, yet such is the weight of authority
which any pronouncement of Koch's carries
with it, that, even after several years of
searching investigation, the question seems