Delegates, continued
W.R. Hewitt B. Pasternack F.A. Shallenberger
Louis Hirsch A.J. Present George Shetter
E.L. Kettenbach Hermann S. Rhu W.B. Steen
David Marcus C.L. Robbins C.A.L. Stephens
D.W. Neubauer Stuart Sanger Hugh C. Thompson
Raymond F. Oyler Blair W. Saylor A.C. Van Ravenswaay
The President declared the meeting open for nominations from the floor.
Dr. Farness addressed the chair, stating that he appreciated the privilege of being a nominee for elective office, but that for a personal reason he wished to withdraw his name from the ballot a this time.
The President accepted Dr. Farness' withdrawal, stating that he believed it to be done in all seriousness.
There being no further nominations for the office of President-Elect, they were declared closed upon motion of Dr. H.J. Stanford, seconded by Dr. W.B. Steen.
There were no additional nominations from the floor for any of the offices listed above, and the President therefore declared the nominations closed. Ballots are to be mailed to the membership at the appointed time. (A copy of same, with date, is attached to the following pages.)
The President spoke about the Community Chest campaign, stating that he has been advised that it was proposed to write the Society a letter advising of the failure of the physicians to meet their quota of collections. This letter, upon second thought, was withheld, but the fact remains that 130 doctors out of an approximate of 200 have contributed, only 17 of these having given $100.00 or more, 17 $25.00 or less, and 70 not having contributed at all to date. The medical profession, he said, has only 68% of its quota, and he feared this had left a poor impression from the standpoint of public relations in the community.
Dr. Griess stated that he was rather tired of the fact that the Society allows this type of criticism, that physicians are not doing their part. While he has himself contributed to the Community Chest and has no criticism of that function, he felt that the work done by the physicians at the Pima County Hospital is worth something, too. He wondered what other group is doing its part in this way, and thought this should be pointed out.
Dr. Stanford offered it as his thought that public relations is not good, and that perhaps this is so because public relations is not organized and because the doctors themselves are on the defensive. He related this to the fact that the enrollment of young men in medical schools is decreasing, and that, by being on the defensive the profession may be contributing to the discouragement of young men of great ability from entering the profession of medicine.
Dr. Bernstein acknowledged this point, also acknowledging that the physicians give much of their time and energy in ways unknown to the public, but pointed out that there still remain a few members of the profession who do not understand and will not take their places in the community. He also spoke about the fact that each year members of the Society are appointed to represent the Society in the Community Council meetings, but that these meetings seem never to be attended by the physicians appointed. He also stated that we will not permit the members of the Society to be covered in the usual way for the community Chest Drive, but insist upon having it done by the members of the auxiliary. Even so, he said, these ladies are not too will received and apparently must go away with insufficient returns. He felt that this has definitely cost the Society something in local good public relations.
