American Dental Association. [Volume: 2, Issue: 2, September, 1860, pp. 91-100]

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THE DENTAL COSMOS.

Arrangements, whose duty it shall be to thoroughly examine into the case
and report at the next meeting, if the charges be sustained. Whereupon,
by vote, the offending member may be reprimanded or expelled: a twothird vote being required for expulsion, a plurality vote being sufficient
for a reprimand.
ARTICE IV.-DEBATE.
No member shall be permitted to address the meeting more than twice
upon the same subject, nor shall he consume more than fifteen minutes,
unless by consent of the Association.
ARTICLE V.-AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS.
These By-Laws may be amended or added to by a vote of two-thirds of
all the members present at any regular meeting.
(Signed) WM. CAHOON,
J. L. SUESSEROTT,
W. W. ALLPORT.
The report was accepted.
On motion, it was taken up by sections, and adopted.
The following resolution was then offered by Dr. J. W. Van Osten, of
Philadelphia:Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to confer with dental practitioners throughout the Union, with a view to the formation of
local societies, and to report to this Association at its next stated meeting.
Adopted.
The Chair appointed Drs. Van Osten, Allport, and Rogers as that
committee.
On motion of Dr. Allport, it was
Resolved, That the American Dental Association respectfully recommend to dental colleges the necessity of their being more stringent in
requiring of matriculants a higher order of general literary and scientific
education, and a rigid enforcement of their standard requirements for
graduation.
Adjourned to meet at four o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Nominating Committee offered the following report for standing
committees:Committee of Arrangements-Drs. Cahoon, Atkinson, and Fitch.
On Publication —Drs. Taft, Rogers, Dillingham, Van Osten, and
Allport.
On Prize Essays-Drs. Hunt, Clark, Gildea, Rogers, and Suesserott.
On Dental Physiology-Drs. McQuillen, Barker, and McFarland.
On Dental Pathology and Surgery-Drs. Suesserott, Atkinson, Flagg,
Hunt, and Allport.
On Dental Chemistry-Drs. Pease, Taft, and Van Osten.