The President appointed Dr. D.W. Neubauer and Dr. Harold J. Rowe to act as Tellers for the balloting on membership.
Proposed for Permanent membership were: Charles R. Blake, M.D.
Virginia M. Cobb, M.D.
Frank Cohen, M.D.
Edgar R. Updegraff, M.D.
T.E.A. von Dedenroth, M.D.
Proposed for Term Membership were: Robert George Austin, M.D.
Harold Noland Clark, Jr., M.D.
Jack Herman Demlow, M.D.
Gordon Joseph Hippert, M.D.
James Norman Lane, M.D.
Upon receiving the report of the Tellers, Dr. Bernstein announced that all were elected to membership as proposed above, and introduced these members, asking them to stand and be recognized. He welcomed the new members of the Society and expressed hope that they would be active.
At 9: P.M. the meeting was interrupted for a short period in order to bring in the Television program provided by the Society on medical subjects. The speaker was Dr. D.L. Secrist on the subject of "Athletic Injuries." The television set was furnished by the courtesy of the Roh Radio and Television Company for this purpose. Following this program the President thanked Dr. Gibson for allowing this interruption and the question and answer period was briefly resumed.
The President called of reading of the Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors on January 7th, 1974, and these were read by the Secretary.
A statement of accounts, giving the total assets of the Society at the end of 1953 was made by the Secretary.
The President then addressed the meeting, as follows:
"Gentlemen, before proceeding with further business, I want to call your attention to certain things. It is my desire that the members of the Society show active interest in the business of the Society. Actually, the Medical Society serves you in many ways. I think, after being more thoroughly acquainted with the business that goes through it, many of you will realize how important it is to you in so many ways--your standing in the community, your practice and economic situation. It would behoove you to be active and to offer suggestions and try to guide us in doing what we can to help you. It is the function of the officers to carry out your desires, but if it is not known what they are nothing can be done about them. Therefore, please be active and vocal, and we will do our part to see you are all represented and your requests are given thorough consideration.
Some of the things we hope to accomplish this year are--
1. Settle the question of a meeting place. In the past this room was satisfactory, then we moved out to St. Mary's, and now we are back. Should anyone have suggestions, please let us know of them.
2. Newcomers to the Society. Some of us who have been here for a period of time should act as a type of panel to assist the younger and the newer men in the problems of practice. Some of us have made errors and wasted a lot of time struggling along by ourselves, and one of the functions of the Society should be to help the younger men who come into membership. It would seem to me more brotherly if we did something to help them start out besides presenting them with a bill for $110.00.
3. We plan to give you information about what goes on in the Society. If you are not interested in this, let us know and we will not burden you with it.
