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161 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Section XVI THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF KING'S COLLEGE LONDON President for 1855-6 Farre Prof Α Beale Prof Bell Prof Bowman Esq Budd Prof Ferguson Esq Fergusson Prof Forbes Prof Guy Prof Α Honorary Presidents Henfrey Prof Arthur Jones Prof Rymer Miller Prof Α Partridge Prof Royle Prof Todd Esq Watson Esq Griffiths Headland Pittard Vice-Presidents Salter Hyde Smith Wood John Hon Secretaries Riding ft Siccama Hon Treasurer John Way The object of this Society is the cultivation of Medicine and the auxiliary sciences by the propagation of spirit of original observation and research and of feeling of friendship and cooperation among those engaged in the pursuit of these sciences The Society consists of Honorary Corresponding and Ordi- nary Members with Office-bearers who are all elected by the Society An Ordinary Meeting is held on one evening in the week during the Winter Session in the Medical Library of the College At each meeting paper is read on some medical or auxiliary subject and discussion on it follows Com- munications from Corresponding Members are also read and discussed Each member has the privilege of introducing two friends at every ordinary meeting and the author of the paper of the evening an unlimited number Papers and essays are solicited from all members of the Society and it is requested that the Secretaries may receive notice of such papers as early in the Session as possible