A report to our founders.

Ix IS EX.ACTLY fOHY \'Y.l\R~ ago that the Allleriom ('Allege of ~urg<'Ons .,;ame intu existence. From smail b.:glnnings it has become the largest and most active surgicai organization in the world. It ha~ cxcned an enQrmous influen~"e not only on lil.:.rgery but un all other phases of medical practice. t'-: It h;1S elevated ethical as \'it'll as n:chnic;;;i <,tand~ "':.,f ani", The whole U;ltion 11 in i:s debt, for :hc 2d~ , -t1 vances willeh II ha, hdptx! m hring about have iIn~ ~. ~ proved the health llnd well-beL .. g of the entire ~,~ populati,on.. . ':t (hl.r lounders, I reel well ::.~~urcd, would nave t~~ reaM.ln to 2Fprovc tl:e ~e?Olt of tb.e achieveI:teoh }~ of the American College ?f S~~nf which 1 P~Q~ ~ pOM: to make to them oomght 1ll me addr¢i.~ whIch ~,-J: is oue of the dutic~ of the retiring president. For ~ Po out patt) Jet '.IS never lb~ that. whatever we ffiwe 01' Ail achi..:vcd~ we nwe to them, those wise an;} far~ ~ .. seeing mell who sel our fcet upon the ;?Utb that ~ we sh,mld nead: who pointed to the Stars upon it "which we should ii..x our eyes. ~ I.et me begin by recoUcctlog wirh you tbose '" N early days of The College, when th.:se surg,,'On~, ~;;: most of rhe;n !lOW gone to their re'A"3rd, wrought F so wi~dy and so "id!. , . ~< FOuNDING OF 'rUE COLLEGIi