A special meeting of the Executive Board of the American Academy of Pediatrics was held at the Atlanta-Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., at 8:00 p.m., Friday evening, April 15, 1949. The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. Warren R. Sisson. There were present Drs. Sisson, Shaw, Beaven, Barba, Stringfield, McElhenney, Bost, Martmer, London, Wishropp, and Hurtado. Dr. Munns was present on Saturday only. Also in attendance were Drs. Wall, Hubbard and Pease.
Motion was made, seconded and carried that the Academy pay for the badges for the Second Pan-American Congress of Pediatrics meeting in Mexico City (1000 badges at 35 cents each) and also pay the expenses of Mrs. Bundy while in residence at Mexico City and her transportation so that she might take charge of registration from the United States and Canada.
Motion was made, seconded and carried that the additional expenses of the President and Secretary of the Academy in attending the Second Pan-American Congress be paid by the Academy.
Motion was made, seconded and carried that Dr. Hugh McCulloch be authorized to open a bank account for Pediatrics in the name of the Academy.
Motion was made, seconded and carried that the Committee on Contact Infections be requested to report to the Executive Board in June an outline of the revisions they wish to make in the "Child Health Record" and that the Committee be advised that it is the Board's suggestion that the trend of the revisions be toward simplification.
Motion was made, seconded and carried that the decision as to reprinting the "Child Health Record" up to 5000 copies be left to the discretion of the Executive Secretary.