6. State board examinations should be in keeping with modem concepts and should be pointed toward dental appli cation. It is unreasonable to require of older graduates rigid, formal examina tions in the basic sciences when a more comprehensive practical examination can be developed to indicate the candidate’s application of years of practice and ex perience. Few candidates out of school five or more years can pass written ex aminations in the basic sciences. Perhaps these courses could be streamlined to ward the more essential dental aspects. 7. The practical or clinical state board examinations should be revised to obviate the necessity for schools to overempha size certain operations. Valuable time is wasted in pointing students for state boards at the expense of a well rounded clinical training. 8. The Council on Dental Education is to be commended for its progressive attitude in striving for better dental edu cation; for its splendid survey of dental schools which has been responsible for improvements in individual schools,' and for promoting the cooperation of schools and state boards. It is for the member ship to go on from there to develop for the people of America an ever improving system of providing dental personnel to render the finest possible dental health service.— /50 East State Street.