1893-1894 - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

FIFTH BIENNIAL KEPOKT. 1 H*
it of his hearty support in its efforts to [)romote the welfare
of the State in the all-important matter of healtli.
The first order of business being the selection of a permanent
chairman, Dr. Thomas nominated Col. W. 11. S.
Burgwyn, a man who had shown himself to be actively
interested in the health matters of North Carolina. Col.
Burgw}'!! was unanimously elected Jind on assuming the
cliair expressed himself as feeling highly honored by beinginvited
to preside over the meeting and gladly offered all
the assistance in his power to the Conference in improving
the safeguards against the ravages of plagues and epidemics.
The prosperity of the country is largely dependent
upon the medical profession, and this is especially noteworthy
of the next twelve months when the country is to
undertake the stupendous task of entertaining the whole
world and, at the same time, guard her citizens from the
terrible plague which caused such destruction of life in
Europe last 3''ear and wliich is apparently only waiting for
the ap})roach of warm weather to renew its work of devastation
and destruction.
The Secretary presented as the first duty of the Conference
the amendment of the health laws of the State,
and read a co])y of a law suggested by the President, after
which he stated that a substitute for the old law had been
drawn up by himself for the consideration of the Conference.
It was moved and decided that the Secretarv read his
proposed substitute for the existing laws section by section
and if there be no objection raised the section be considered
as approved by the Conference.
Section 1. Adopted without objection.
Sec. 2. There being some doubt as to whether the proposed
reading would call for the election of six new members
of the Board this year, it was corrected to make the