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LAWSON WILKINS, M.D.
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Submitted for publication May 9, 1962.


Am J Dis Child. 1962;104(5):449-456. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1962.02080030451003.
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In 1921 when I entered practice after declining an invitation to continue in the academic fold, I asked my friend, Wilburt Davison, whether I should apply for membership in the American Pediatric Society. He very kindly explained that things were not done that way. I shall not discuss the devious means by which I finally crawled under the tent. Last spring while on a honeymoon in Europe I was told that I had been given the presidency as a wedding present. I appreciate the honor and thank you all.

Along with the honor of the office comes the formidable task of delivering a presidential address. In reading over the speeches of my predecessors I was much impressed with their high standards, and I feel quite incapable of equaling their excellence in philosophizing upon the pathways of pediatric practice, education, or research. In fact all the geographic landmarks such as the

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Wood, G. M.: A Treatise on Therapeutics, and Pharmacology or Materia Medica , Ed. 2, Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1860;.
Fields, E. M.:  Treatment of Metabolic Insufficiency and Hypothyroidism with Sodium Liothyronine , J.A.M.A. 163:817-820 ( (March 9) ) 1957;.
Meigs, J. F., and Pepper, W.: A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Childhood , Ed. 6, Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston, 1879;.
Lauder Brunton, T.: A Textbook of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Materia Medica , Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, Publishers, 1885;.
The words in italics were slightly altered by Dr. Gordon Millichap. Such alterations are not unheard of in pharmaceutical advertising.
Rotch, T. M.: Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children , Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896;.
Wilkins, L., and Jones, H. W., Jr.:  Partial Masculinization of the Female Fetus by the Administration of Oral and Intramuscular Progestins During Gestation , Letter to the Editor, Pediatrics 21:513 ( (March) ) 1958;.
Wilkins, L., and Jones, H. W., Jr.:  Masculinization of the Female Fetus , Letter to Editor, Obstet. Gynec. 11:355 ( (March) ) 1958;.
Wilkins, L.; Jones, H. W., Jr.; Holman, G. H., and Stempfel, R. S., Jr.:  Masculinization of the Female Fetus Associated with Administration of Oral and Intramuscular Progestins During Gestation , J. Clin. Endocr. 18:559-585 ( (June) ) 1958;.
Wilkins, L.:  Masculinization of Female Fetus Due to Use of Orally Given Progestins , J.A.M.A. 172:1028 ( (March 5) ) 1960;.
Green, O. C.; Cleveland, W. W., and Wilkins, L.:  Triamcinolone Therapy in the Adrenogenital Syndrome , Pediatrics 27:292-299 ( (Feb.) ) 1961;.
Van Metre, T. E., Jr.; Niermann, W. A., and Rosen, L. J.:  A Comparison of the Growth Suppressive Effect of Cortisone, Prednisone, and Other Adrenal Cortical Hormones , J. Allergy 31:531-542 ( (Nov.) -Dec.) 1960;.
Adams, S. H.: The Great American Fraud: Articles on the Nostrum Evil and Quacks , reprinted from Collier's Weekly, Ed. 4, from the Press of American Medical Association, Chicago, 1907;.
Moser, R. H.:  Diseases of Medical Progress , Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 2:446-522 ( (July) -Aug.) 1961;.
May, C. D.:  Selling Drugs by "Educating" Physicians , J. Med. Educ. 36:1-23 ( (Jan.) ) 1961;.
Lasagna, L.: The Doctors' Dilemmas ,  Chapter VIII , New York, Harper and Brothers, 1962;.
 Ethical Drugs—Who Shall Educate the Physician?  Editorial, New Engl. J. Med. 265:910-912 ( (Nov. 2) ) 1961;.
 Industry and Profession , Editorial, Lancet 2: 411-412 ( (Aug. 19) ) 1961;.
Shakespeare, W.: Hamlet, 1603, Act I, Scene 3.

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References

Wood, G. M.: A Treatise on Therapeutics, and Pharmacology or Materia Medica , Ed. 2, Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1860;.
Fields, E. M.:  Treatment of Metabolic Insufficiency and Hypothyroidism with Sodium Liothyronine , J.A.M.A. 163:817-820 ( (March 9) ) 1957;.
Meigs, J. F., and Pepper, W.: A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Childhood , Ed. 6, Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston, 1879;.
Lauder Brunton, T.: A Textbook of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Materia Medica , Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, Publishers, 1885;.
The words in italics were slightly altered by Dr. Gordon Millichap. Such alterations are not unheard of in pharmaceutical advertising.
Rotch, T. M.: Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children , Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896;.
Wilkins, L., and Jones, H. W., Jr.:  Partial Masculinization of the Female Fetus by the Administration of Oral and Intramuscular Progestins During Gestation , Letter to the Editor, Pediatrics 21:513 ( (March) ) 1958;.
Wilkins, L., and Jones, H. W., Jr.:  Masculinization of the Female Fetus , Letter to Editor, Obstet. Gynec. 11:355 ( (March) ) 1958;.
Wilkins, L.; Jones, H. W., Jr.; Holman, G. H., and Stempfel, R. S., Jr.:  Masculinization of the Female Fetus Associated with Administration of Oral and Intramuscular Progestins During Gestation , J. Clin. Endocr. 18:559-585 ( (June) ) 1958;.
Wilkins, L.:  Masculinization of Female Fetus Due to Use of Orally Given Progestins , J.A.M.A. 172:1028 ( (March 5) ) 1960;.
Green, O. C.; Cleveland, W. W., and Wilkins, L.:  Triamcinolone Therapy in the Adrenogenital Syndrome , Pediatrics 27:292-299 ( (Feb.) ) 1961;.
Van Metre, T. E., Jr.; Niermann, W. A., and Rosen, L. J.:  A Comparison of the Growth Suppressive Effect of Cortisone, Prednisone, and Other Adrenal Cortical Hormones , J. Allergy 31:531-542 ( (Nov.) -Dec.) 1960;.
Adams, S. H.: The Great American Fraud: Articles on the Nostrum Evil and Quacks , reprinted from Collier's Weekly, Ed. 4, from the Press of American Medical Association, Chicago, 1907;.
Moser, R. H.:  Diseases of Medical Progress , Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 2:446-522 ( (July) -Aug.) 1961;.
May, C. D.:  Selling Drugs by "Educating" Physicians , J. Med. Educ. 36:1-23 ( (Jan.) ) 1961;.
Lasagna, L.: The Doctors' Dilemmas ,  Chapter VIII , New York, Harper and Brothers, 1962;.
 Ethical Drugs—Who Shall Educate the Physician?  Editorial, New Engl. J. Med. 265:910-912 ( (Nov. 2) ) 1961;.
 Industry and Profession , Editorial, Lancet 2: 411-412 ( (Aug. 19) ) 1961;.
Shakespeare, W.: Hamlet, 1603, Act I, Scene 3.

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