The Candidates' Association during the past year, succeeded in developing a satisfying and practical “modus operandi.” Several innovations were made: 1) A minimum of five meetings was scheduled for the year, more to be held if necessary, 2) The cumbrous and exhausting linkage of each Candidates' Association Meeting with each Interval Meeting of the AAP on Sunday afternoons was broken, 3) Meetings were held in the homes of members, a factor which added considerably to the feeling of personal communication, 4) Food and drink were served during the early part of the evening, important aids to the “socializing” phase of each meeting, 5) Business matters were held to a minimum, the bulk of the organization's routine having been handled by the Executive Committee in separate sessions, 6) The major part of each of the five Candidates' Association meetings was devoted to a scientific presentation and discussion, with emphasis on clinical experience.