American College of Surgeons - Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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12 American College of Surgeons At the second Convocation,held in Philadelphia on June 22,1914 Fellowships were conferred upon 1065 candidates. The Fellowship address was delivered by Dr. James G. Mumford. Honorary Fellowships were conferred upon the following: Edmond Souchon of New Orleans, Francis J. Shepherd of Montreal, and Thomas Addis Emmet of New York. The third Convocation was held in Washington, D. C, on the evening of November 16, 1914. Fellowships were conferred upon 646 candidates. The Fellowship address was delivered by Dr. Edward H. Bradford, Dean of Harvard University Medical School. Honorary Fellowships were conferred upon Dudley P. Allen of Cleveland, William C. Gorgas of Washington, Lewis Stephen Pilcher of Brooklyn, Sir Thomas George Roddick of Montreal, and J. William White of Philadelphia. The fourth Convocation was held in Boston on October 29, 1915. Fellowships were conferred upon 484 candidates. The Fellowship address was delivered by President E. J. James of the University of Illinois. Honorary Fellowships were conferred upon David William Cheever of Boston, Wilfred Thomason Grenfell of Labrador, Stephen Smith of New York, and Louis McLane Tiffany of Baltimore. ACADEMIC ROBE After due consideration the Board of Regents adopted a distinct Fellowship gown which, in their judgment, will add dignity, uniformity, and distinction to the Convocations of the College. The gown adopted consists of a body of navy blue mohair. A scarlet velvet facing five inches wide extends around the neck and down each side of the front. The cap is of the same material with a scarlet tassel. John G. Bowman. November 10, 191 5.

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General Survey ii 8. Do you believe from your knowledge of the applicant ' s life that we can accept in good faith his fulfilment of the principles in- volved in the enclosed declaration if signed by him? 9. Remarks. II. Surgeons widely recognized by the profession as leaders of progress and exponents of finished technique, by a unanimous vote of the Board of Regents may be admitted to Fellowship on recommendation of the Committee on Examination. CONVOCATIONS The first Convocation was held in Chicago on November 13, 1 9 13. The Fellowship address was delivered by Sir Rickman J. Godlee, Bart., President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Eng- land. Fellowships were conferred upon 1059 candidates and Hon- orary Fellowships upon the following: Sir Rickman J. Godlee, Bart., of London, England, W. W. Keen of Philadelphia, William S. Halsted of Baltimore, J. Collins Warren of Boston, and Robert F. Weir of New York. At this time Sir Rickman presented to the College greetings from the Royal College of Surgeons of England as follows, — We, the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, have heard with much interest of the approaching inauguration of the American College of Surgeons. We hereby convey to it our hearty good wishes, and express the hope that it may have a successful career and fill a position beneficial alike to the Profes- sion and to the Community. We cannot forget the important advances in the Science and Art of Surgery achieved by many distinguished Surgeons in the Continent of America during the past, and are proud to have enrolled upon our list of Honorary Fellows the names of some of the most active workers in these fields at the present day. In accepting the invitation for our President to take a part in the opening Ceremony we desire to show that we appreciate the intention of the American College to strengthen the bonds that already unite the Medical Profession amongst English-speaking peoples. It is a sentiment which always meets with a cordial response in this country, and it is one which this College will endeavour to support by all the means in its power. In witness whereof we have caused the Common Seal of the College to be hereunto affixed this 9th day of October, 19 13. President Rickman J. Godlee -,. T, ., , G. H. Makins Vice-Presidents ( Eve.

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THE BY-LAWS 1. Name. The name of the corporation shall be the American College of Surgeons. n. Object. The object of the College shall be to elevate the standard of surgery, to establish a standard of competency and of character for practitioners of surgery, to provide a method of granting Fellowships in the organization, and to educate the public and the profession to understand that the practice of surgery calls for special training and that the surgeon elected to Fellowship in this College has had such training and is properly qualified to practice surgery. III. The College, i. The College shall consist of all members of the corporation. Such members are to be designated as Fel- lows. The College shall vest the general management of the cor- poration in a Board of Governors. The Board of Governors shall, in turn, vest the details of the management in a board of trustees to be known as the Board of Regents. 2. The College shall hold an annual meeting on the day and at the place selected for the annual meeting of the Board of Go vernors. IV. Board of Governors, i. The original Board of Gov- ernors shall consist of the surgeons invited by the Organization Committee to serve as Founders of the College, who have qualified as Fellows. The members of this first Board of Governors shall also be known as the Founders of the American College of Surgeons. 2. The original Board of Governors shall be divided by lot into three classes to serve one, two, and three years, respectively. At the annual meeting in 1914, and at the annual meeting in each year thereafter, the Fellows of the College shall elect (in a manner to be determined by the Board of Regents) fifty surgeons from among the Fellows of the College to membership on the Board of Governors, each to serve for a term of three years; thirty of these members are to be elected from a list of nominations, consisting of three members each nominated by the following sixteen surgical associa- 13