American College of Surgeons - Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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OFFICERS 1914-1915 J. M. T. FINNEY, Baltimore President W. W, CHIPMAN, Montreal First Vice-President RUDOLPH MATAS, New Orleans Second Vice-President FRANKLIN H. MARTIN, Chicago General Secretary ALBERT J. OCHSNER, Chicago Treasurer BOARD OF REGENTS TERM EXPIRING 1915 GEORGE E. ARMSTRONG, Montreal FREDERIC J. COTTON, Boston EDWARD MARTIN, Philadelphia JOHN B. MURPHY, Chicago TERM EXPIRING 1916 HERBERT A. BRUCE, Toronto GEORGE W. CRILE, Cleveland CHARLES H. MAYO, Rochester HARRY M. SHERMAN, San Francisco TERM EXPIRING 1917 ROBERT E. McKECHNIE, Vancouver WILLIAM D. HAGGARD, Nashville GEORGE E. BREWER, New York CHARLES F. STOKES, Philadelphia Ex Officio J. M. T. FINNEY, Baltimore FRANKLIN H. MARTIN, Chicago ALBERT J. OCHSNER, Chicago ix