The Midwinter Meetings December 1949

The midwinter meetings were held this year at the Hotel Statler in New York on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 16, 17 and 18. Following our usual custom, we have abstracted the essential features of the business and scientific sessions for the readers of the Bulletin. In this issue we are presenting the reports of the Executive Council and Board on Professional Standards as well as the Executive Session. In the next issue we will present the reporters' summaries of the various panel discussions.

1) Meeting of the Executive Council

The Executive Council met under the chairmanship of Dr. M. Ralph Kaufman. The first order of business dealt with the report of the Executive Assistant who indicated that his office has been functioning much more effectively and smoothly and a good part of his work is devoted to the facilitation of the various Committees' functionings. A budget of $4,000. for the running of the office was approved by the Council. Mr. Whitney, who has been the Executive Assistant, tendered his resignation since he has undertaken responsibilities elsewhere which have made it difficult for him to do justice to his work for the American. This resignation was accepted with regrets.

The meeting then went over to the Treasurer's report which indicated that the Treasury had $14,828, and had had disbursements of $10,000. As of November 30th, there was $4,256. in the Treasury plus about $1,400. which was to come in as a result of the Montreal meetings so that at the present time there is about $5,600. on hand in the Treasury.

The Editor of the Bulletin presented his report indicating that financially the Bulletin has kept within its anticipated budget and that the expected income was realized in the two years of its existence. Some of the members of the Executive Council felt that the Bulletin's scope should be widened scientifically and there was a great deal of discussion about this. It was agreed to leave these matters to the discretio