ARTICLE V.

COMMITTEES.

Executive Committee.

Section 1. The Board of Trustees may appoint at its discretion an Executive Committee of not less than three members from its own number, who shall in the interim between meetings of the Board of Trustees, exercise all the powers of that Body in accordance with the general policy of the corporation and the instructions of the Board of Trustees.

Meetings of the Executive Committee shall be held on the call of the President, or of any two members of the Committee. All members of the Committee shall be notified of its meetings, and a major

ber of all standing committees, shall have such powers and perform such other duties as are incidental to his office.

The Vice-President.

Sec. 3. In the absence or disability of the President the Vice-President shall possess all of the powers and perform all of the duties of that office. He shall perform such other duties as the Board of Trustees may require.

The Secretary and Assistant Secretary.

Sec. 4. The Secretary shall issue notices of all meetings of the corporation and of the Board of Trustees; shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the members, and record the transactions of the Board of Trustees and conduct that part of the correspondence relating to the Board and to his duties; shall have custody of the seal of the corporation and shall affix the same, attested by his signature, to such instruments as may require it.

The Secretary shall make such reports to the Board of Trustees as it may request and perform such other duties as may be incidental to his office.

The Assistant Secretary shall aid the Secretary in keeping the records of the corporation and perform such duties as may from time to time be required.

The Treasurer.

Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall, subject to specific directions by the Board of Trustees, have the custody of all moneys of the corporation, and deposit the same in the name of the corporation in such depository or depositories as are designated by the Board of Trustees.

He shall keep full and accurate records and accounts in books belonging to the corporation, showing the transactions of the corporation, its accounts, liabilities and financial condition, and shall see that all expenditures are duly authorized and are evidenced by proper receipts and vouchers. He shall make disbursements as directed by the Board of Trustees.

His books and accounts shall be open at all times during business hours to the inspection of any Trustee of the corporation.

He shall make full report of the financial condition of the corporation for the annual meeting of the corporation and shall make such other reports and statements as may be required of him by the Board of Trustees.

He shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his duties as the Board of Trustees may determine.

Managing Director.

Sec. 6. The Managing Director, subject to the control of the Board of Trustees, shall have general charge of all matters of administration and supervision of all arrangements for research and other scientific work undertaken by the corporation, and the carrying on of its educational, charitable, benevolent and kindred works and purposes.

He shall devote his entire time to the affairs of the corporation, unless otherwise arranged by the Board of Trustees.

He shall prepare and submit to the Board of Trustees plans and suggestions for the work of the corporation and shall conduct its general correspondence.

He shall, with the President of the corporation, countersign all checks drawn by the Treasurer for the payment of money.

He shall submit to the Board of Trustees, at least five days before the annual meeting of the corporation, a written report of the operations and business of the corporation for the preceding fiscal year, with his recommendations for work and appropriations for the succeeding fiscal year, which shall be forthwith transmitted to each member of the Board.

He shall attend all meetings of the Board of Trustees.

The office of President and Managing Director may be held by the same per

son.

All proposals and requests for grants

compensation for the transaction of the business coming within the authority of the Trustees.

Checks, Notes and Other Obligations.

Sec. 5. All checks, notes and other obligations for the payment of money shall be signed by the Treasurer of the corporation, and countersigned by the President and by the Managing Director, in the event said offices are held by different individuals.

No indebtedness shall be incurred by, or on behalf of, the corporation unless there is, at the time, in the hands of the Treasurer sufficient money or tangible assets to meet such indebtedness.

ARTICLE VIII.

SUNDRY PROVISIONS.

Corporate Seal.

Section 1. Corporate Seal. The Corporate Seal of the corporation shall have inscribed thereon around the margin thereof the name of the corporation and across the center the words "Corporate Seal, Cleveland, Ohio."

Amendment.

Sec. 2. Amendment. These By-laws may be amended at any annual or special meeting of the members of the corporation by a two-thirds vote of the members present, provided written notice of the proposed amendment shall have been served personally upon or mailed to the usual address of each member of the corporation at least twenty days prior to the meeting.

W

E HAVE no prospect, as yet, of any person, or group of persons, who will adequately endow The Research Institute. We have assurances, however, of assistance. We believe that the very intrinsic need that humanity has for the service that will be rendered and the practical opportunity that is offered to the dental profession to help both humanity and itself, will commend the Institute so highly that it will receive splendid support from both. Continually the members of the dental profession are expressing their pleasure and satisfaction in having the opportunity to assist by their five annual subscriptions in the support of the work as it is being conducted. The research work will not be completed when these five payments are made, for the task is a very long one. Many dentists have paid their five year subscriptions in advance and then immediately subscribed again. But even this plan continued would mean that each individual dentist's part in the work must, at best, soon terminate. Many have said they would like to have a means for making their part in the work permanent and we believe every contributor would be glad to know his support could and would continue in

definitely. We have provided a plan which we believe will be adopted by a large portion of the contributors. It is to provide, either by paying personally or by securing the contributions from friends and patients, an amount equal to four times the amount being contributed in the five payments, or twenty times annual the amount of each payment. This will be placed at interest and the interest will continue perpetually the annual payments. The interest on this money will be used only for research or building funds as specified, and the principal cannot be used except to bear interest. For example, a dentist who is paying $5.00 per year for five years will raise $100.00 for the endowment fund, which will be invested in trust for him at five or six per cent interest. This Institution belongs to the National Dental Association and our National profession could easily, in this way, completely provide for its perpetual maintenance. We greatly wish you to assist. The officers will furnish you with literature, both for outlining the plan of the organization and also of the urgency of many of the problems confronting humanity and the medical and dental professions.

ment will be established in The Research Institute of the National Dental Association.

The metals, Tungsten and Molybdenum, bare and coated with gold and gold and palladium, to be used as substitutes for platinum iridium and platinum gold compounds, are now available, at cost for the profession, to try out in practical work. The Tungsten is of great advantage for casting over to control dimension changes and for casting gold bases around when used for posts for porcelain crowns; at least one large crown manufacturing company is preparing to change their crowns by providing much smaller post holes to be used with the Tungsten posts. Special hollow drills are available for telescoping over the Tungsten posts for removing the cement from around them if, at any time, it is desired to remove them easily. These metals are also very valuable for orthodontia appliances.

SUBSTITUTES FOR PLATINUM.

For some weeks the price of platinum has been increasing very rapidly, practically at the rate of $5.00 per ounce per week. People in position to advise state that it probably will go considerably higher and that it will be some time before the price will be diminished. The rate on October 1st, was about $62.00 per ounce wholesale. For a great many of the uses for platinum in dentistry, palladium can be substituted at a price per unit bulk less than half the price of platinum. We have desired that the dental dealers would stock your palladium to sell for uses for which pure platinum would be desired. We are receiving a great many inquiries for the palladium and until the dealers do supply it to the profession, our Research Department will undertake to do so in foil and plate, at cost plus the trouble of handling. We will also furnish alloys of palladium and gold at prices just a little above the price of pure gold. Palladium is a very

light metal, having approximately twice the bulk of gold for given weight, which makes its cost per unit bulk but a little more than that of gold. No accounts will be opened.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

We wish to begin, in this Department of the Journal, a scientific question and answer section. We will ask the members of the profession to submit scientific questions, either on metallurgy, chemistry, physics, physical chemistry, electro chemistry, bacteriology and allied subjects. These will be submitted to various departments or to members of our Advisory Board or the membership of the Institute, many of whom are connected with scientific departments of other institutions. Metallurgical, physical and chemical problems needing solution will be taken under advisement and, if possible, definite assistance will be given with them at the earliest available time. Address all communications to the President of the Research Institute of the National Dental Association, Cleveland, Ohio.

A LIBRARY FOR THE RESEARCH
INSTITUTE.

The Research Institute of the National Dental Association will, ultimately, carry the most complete reference and current journal dental library in the country. We greatly desire for this contributions of books, bound volumes of journals and current journals. Many dentists have bound volumes of the older dental journals, which they, no doubt, would be glad to have become a part of this permanent library. The donors will be given full credit in proper form for their contributions. If you have any of the above, or a dental library, that you would be willing to bequeath to the Research Institute, the corporation will gladly provide the express for packing, shipping, etc. Please address Weston A. Price, President Research Institute of the National Dental Association, Cleveland, Ohio.