Fifth Inter-American Congress of Radiology: Opening Address

Abstract

Once again we are assembled to inaugurate an Inter-American Congress of Radiology, the Fifth. It was most fitting that the Capital of our country be chosen for the celebration of this Congress. In the name of all radiologists of the United States I have the honor to welcome you to this beautiful city, in the midst of the most revered monuments in the history of our Republic. The term “melting pot” has often been used to describe the character of our citizenry, which is composed of emigrants and descendants of emigrants from almost every country in the world. As a matter of fact, all of the New World republics have, in a lesser or greater degree, received immigration from the Old World and thus become “melting pots” or crucibles for the fusion of diverse nationalities. Actually, regardless of our birthplace or of the race of our ancestors, whether of the South or of the North, we are all Americans, citizens of this hemisphere and representatives of the strength of the New World. The rapid development of ra...