โ Scribed by J. Claude Bennett
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
I would like to discuss the status of the American Rheumatism Association, to reflect on the achievements of American rheumatology , and finally to discuss some of the problems that are facing rheumatology as an academic discipline and as a professional endeavor. I have taken the title of this address from the published diary of the late Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold (1). Markings was published in 1965 and was conceived as a personal diary, to be published after Mr. Hammarskjold's death, in which he logged his thoughts that reflected special events, special turning points, and significant new directions in his life, as well as in the life and fortunes of the United Nations. In a similar way there have been events in the life of our Association and in the development of American rheumatology that stand a? having special significance and representing unique contributions to medicine.
During the rnid-l920s, in response to urging by European organizers of La Ligue Internationale contre le Rhumatisme, an American committee was formed (2). That group first met at the Racquet Club in Philadelphia in 1928, with Ralph Pemberton serving as Chairman. It worked for several years holding exhibits and discussions in conjunction with the annual conventions of the American Medical Association, until it adopted the name, The American Association for the Study and Control of Rheumatic Diseases, holding its
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