A NEW YEAR'S GREETING FROM THE PRESIDENT AT THE BEGINNING Of this new year, allow me to express the following wishes: First, I sincerely hope that the ofllcers of the Society will be able to lend their complete and spontaneous assistance to our association. May all the teachers and department heads utilize to the utmost their knowledge and devotion m an effort to transmit the best possible theoretical and practical instruction to young anaesthetists. May all candidates for training in this specialty follow their teachers' in- structions carefully and study this vast and rapidly groveing science enthusi- astically. May all anaesthesists work in a peaceful environment and maintain the most cordial relations with eyeD'one with whom they come into contact in the daily practice of their functions. Enjoy your work! Perform it faithfully and with gusto! Be apostles of devotion and charityl Live happily 'vcith your family and friends! . . . May these, wishes ]I express ensure all the members of the Canadian Anaes- thetists' Society a prosperous and happy year in 1959. A l'aurore de cette nouvelle a~m6e, permettez-moi de t:ormuler les quelques vceux suivants: En premier lieu, ie souhaite aux ofl~ciers de pouvoir apporter leur contribution enti~re et spontan6e ~ notre association. Puissent aussi tousles professeurs et les chefs de service utilizer leur savoir et leur d~vouement ~ transmettre aux jeunes anesth~sistes le mei]:leur des enseigzm- ments th~oriques et pratiques. Que tousles candidats ~ cette sp6cialit~ suivent ~ la lettre les instructions de leurs maitres et 6tudient...