hibition of pathological specimens and new instruments. Finally, upon the roll call of the Secretary, each member, in response to his name, shall have the opportunity of briefly reporting cases, which shall be open for general discussion.

"A member must be present at the roll call to be credited as present at the meeting.

"No papers shall be read before this Society."

The officers of the Society have been as follows:

1904 President, A. S. Lobingier; 1st Vice-President, F. C. E. Mattison; 2nd Vice-President, J. H. Utley; Secretary, F. D. Bullard; Treasurer, John R. Haynes.

1905 President, J. H. Utley; 1st Vice-Pres., C. B. Nichols; 2nd Vice-Pres., C. D. Lockwood; Secretary, Chas. L. King; Treasurer, W. W. Beckett. 1906-President, Geo. L. Cole; 1st Vice-Pres., II. H. Sherk; 2nd Vice-Pres., O. O. Witherbee; Secretary, Albert Soiland; Treasurer, Carl Kurtz. 1907-President, W. W. Beckett; 1st Vice-Pres., E. R. Smith; 2nd Vice-Pres., M. L. Moore; Secretary, Titian Coffey; Treasurer, Carl Kurtz. 1908 President, H. G. Brainerd; 1st Vice-Pres., Wm. A. Edwards; 2nd VicePres., W. H. Roberts; Secretary, Harvey McNeil; Treas., Harvey McNeil. 1909-President, H. Bert. Ellis; 1st Vice-Pres., Carl Kurtz; 2nd Vice-Pres., Ross Moore; Secretary, C. W. Pierce; Treasurer, C. W. Pierce. 1910-President, M. L. Moore; 1st Vice-Pres., Frank Bullard; 2nd Vice-Pres., O. O. Witherbee; Secretary, Dudley Fulton; Treasurer. Dudley Fulton. The Society meets once every month, and following the presentation of specimens, patients and verbal case reports, there is a buffet luncheon, which has been found to add greatly to the development of good fellowship among the members of the Society.

The membership at the time this sketch is written includes the following physicians:

THE MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES.

In the fall of 1905, several of the younger medical men of Los Angeles conceived the idea of organizing a society whose membership was to be confined to the young men, and whose object was to be the study of advanced medical thought, teaching and procedure as indicated by its name; its meetings were to take the shape of a symposium upon the subject for study.

Organization was effected in October, 1905, with Dr. H. G. McNeil as its first President and with Dr. Dudley Fulton as Secretary. The following were

charter members:

Dr. Titian J. Coffey

Dr. Guy Cochran

Dr. J. B. Cook

Dr. E. J. Cook
Dr. John Colliver

Dr. A. J. Downs

Dr. Frank Dillingham
Dr. E. J. Dillon
Dr. Dudley Fulton
Dr. John C. Ferbert
Dr. Alfred Fellows

Dr. Harry Garcelon

Dr. L. J. Huff

Dr. George Laubersheimer
Dr. E. C. Moore
Dr. Albert Moore

Dr. Ross Moore
Dr. H. G. McNeil
Dr. Wm. R. Molony
Dr. C. W. Pierce
Dr. Leon Roth
Dr. Don Skeel

Dr. Albert Soiland

Dr. Rea Smith

Dr. Raymon Taylor.

The meetings were held in the offices of the various members, were well attended and full of instruction and profit to all.

The first meeting of each year took the form of a formal dinner, which occasions were the scene of great pleasure and friendly feeling to all members. The year 1906-07 saw Dr. John C. Ferbert as President and Dr. E. C. Moore as Secretary.

During 1907-08 Dr. Wm. R. Molony was President and Dr. Arthur Godin was Secretary.

1908-09 saw Dr. Rea Smith in the chair and Dr. Don Frick as Secretary. During this year the policy of the Society was modified so as to provide for the consideration of case reports, clinical cases and pathological specimens at each regular meeting. This feature has proved to be a success and has added much to the interest of the programs.

The officers-elect for 1909-10 are President, Dr. Don Frick, and Secretary, Dr. C. W. Anderson.

Since the organization of the Society several members have dropped out and their places have been filled by Drs. W. W. Richardson, E. H. Wiley, P. H. Lunde, Harry Voorhees, T. R. McNab, M. Creamer, Don Frick and II. H. Lissner, and as honorary member, Dr. E. L. Leonard.

The Society has a membership limited to thirty; this number seems to be most satisfactory, in that it provides ample opportunity for all members to present a paper from time to time and to frequently take part in the discussions.

The Society has proven its value and its future success seems assured, in that the interest of its members and the quality of the work done has improved year by year.

CHAPTER VI.

MEDICAL COLLEGES.

THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.

This institution during the years 1885 to 1909 was the medical department of the University of Southern California. In July, 1909, the property of the college was deeded to the State University of California, and its faculty became the faculty of the Los Angeles Department of the College of Medicine of the University of California. The history of the institution deals therefore with two periods: the University of Southern California period, from 1885 to 1909, and the State University of California period, beginning in the latter year.

First as regards the origin of the institution:

In the year 1880 the State of California chartered the University of Southern California, and the College of Liberal Arts began its work of teaching in the following year. Five years later, the Board of Trustees empowered Dr. J. P. Widney to take steps toward the organization of a medical department of the University and upon his call, the first faculty met at his office and formally established "The College of Medicine of the University of Southern California."

The minutes of the first meeting give the following account of the proceedings:

"A preliminary meeting of the Profession was held in the office of Dr. J. P. Widney in the Widney Building on First Street near Spring on March 31, 1885, to consider the advisability of organizing a Medical Department of the University of Southern California.

"Dr. Widney, who had been elected Dean of the Faculty by the Board of Directors of the University, with power to organize the Medical Department, occupied the Chair. On motion of Dr. Lindley, Dr. Percival was elected Secretary of the meeting.

"The opinions expressed were largely in favor of prompt and energetic action in regard to the matter, and one and all without exception, recommended that the institution be placed at once on a footing equal to any, and superior to the majority of medical colleges of the United States. Many expressed themselves as being unwilling to have any hand in the organization of any school, other than the very best."

This thought of a college aiming to do work equal to the very best, which was laid down by the founders of the College, many of whom are still associated with the institution, has been kept constantly in mind. This College was the fourth in the United States to insist upon a three-year course of medicine and from its inception almost, has been a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges, subscribing in all particulars to its requirements, and endeavoring always to raise the standard of medical education and attainment in the Great Southwest.

The first session of the College was held in a brick building still standing at 447 Aliso Street, and there, for many years, the work of instruction was carried on.

In 1895 the College came into possession of its present extensive site extending from Buena Vista to Castelar, between Ord and Alpine Streets, on which lots the buildings named below have been erected. This location is in the oldest portion of the city, founded more than a hundred years ago, and it is in this section of the city that the Mexican and foreign population is crowded. For these reasons, it has an admirable environment to draw from for clinical material. more than 15,000 patients receiving aid at this Dispensary annually.

The Founders' Building. In 1895, this building, a three-story structure facing Buena Vista Street, was erected at a cost of $20,000. This structure has been named the Founders' Building, as a tribute to the loyalty and work of the original members of the Faculty and their immediate successors, whose efforts made the erection of this building possible. The original Faculty included Doctors M. M. Bovard, J. P. Widney, W. G. Cochran, H. H. Maynard, Joseph Kurtz, W. Le Moyne Wills, G. W. Lasher, H. S. Orme, Walter Lindley, F. T. Bicknell, J. H. Utley, W. B. Percival, C. A. H. de Szigethy, A. McFarland, E. A. Follansbee, J. S. Baker, H. Nadeau, A. F. Darling and R. M. Widney. Among those who later became identified with the original faculty were Doctors W. L. Wade, F. L. Haynes, J. R. Haynes, H. Bert Ellis, D. G. MacGowan, H. G. Brainerd, D. C. Barber, N. P. Conrey, Wm. D. Babcock, F. D. Bullard, W. W. Beckett, George L. Cole.

The Hendryx Pathological Laboratory.-On January 6th, 1899, Dr. W. A. Hendryx, as a memorial to his wife, Lucy Sheppard Hendryx, presented to the College an admirably arranged and equipped two-story building, designed by Professor Stanley P. Black, for the Department of Pathology. This building, which cost $10,000, is located some distance from the noise and dust of the street. The Dispensary Building.-The dispensary clinic rooms, until 1905, were in Founders' Building, but in that year, at a cost of $20,000, a new building to the rear and south of the Hendryx Laboratory, was erected.

The Barlow Medical Library. In 1906, Dr. W. Jarvis Barlow, a member of the faculty, erected on Buena Vista Street, just opposite Founders' Building, a library which he presented to the medical profession of the Great Southwest. It is a handsomely equipped fire-proof concrete-brick structure costing more than thirty thousand dollars. In this building the College has placed its library of more than five thousand volumes. The library facilities are open to the medical students and profession of the city and of the entire Southwest.

The careers of the alumni of the institution as measured by professional attainments and honors, during this brief quarter of a century, may be taken as an index of the standards and character of instruction which has pervaded this College of Medicine from its inception. The list of graduates is as follows: