Society Proceedings

1903 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)  
Under the presidency of Daniel R. Brower, M.D., Chicago, this association met in the Hotel Windsor, Atlantic City, its sessions being unusually well attended. President's Address. Dr. Brower, in his address, referred feelingly to the death of Dr. Robert Newman, a very prominent member and an officer, and the association passed resolutions testifying to the esteem in which he was held and the loss sustained in his death. Dr. Brower congratulated the association on the active interest being taken
more » ... in electrotherapy, but he called attention to the ignorance of many practitioners concerning this agency, and urged that, in view of the Avide use which it will soon receive, knowledge of the principles of the methods should be widely disseminated. Fundamental facts that have been established by expert experimentation should be known to all to prevent errors and useless research. Dr. Brower suggested that the terms "faradism," "galvanism" and "franklinism" should give way to scientific nomenclature. Election of Officers. The following officers were elected : President, Dr. A. D.
doi:10.1001/jama.1903.02490350033018 fatcat:k53owbq7gzhbdejt5646lngsey