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gatherings, as well as send a rei3resentative to the annual conference of 

 the New York State Veterinarians, held under the auspices of the New 

 York State Veterinary College, Cornell University. We have also en- 

 tertained in a two days' convention the Michigan State Veterinary Medi- 

 cal Association, thereby helping to more intimately unite the interests 

 that are common to this department of instruction and the practicing 

 veterinarians of Michigan ; in this connection it may be mentioned that 

 an invitation has been extended for the same association to meet with 

 us for its next annual convention, and likewise that we are hoping 

 to find it convenient to arrange for a winter's short course in veterinary 

 science subjects, to be open to graduated practitioners of the state. 



It is our aim to train students as thoroughly high classed practition- 

 ers, and thus meet the increasing demand to render help to live stock 

 owners of this state, and realizing the value of a broad and liberal pre- 

 liminary training, it is our desire to make the course attractive to 

 graduates of land-grant agricultural colleges. With this thought upper- 

 most, the following resolution was recently presented to the faculty 

 of the college and received their endorsement: 



'^A.ny graduate of an accredited agricultural college which includes 

 in its curriculum not less than ten credits of veterinary science under 

 a regularly graduated veterinarian, will be admitted to the junior year 

 of the veterinary course, but will be required, prior to the spring term 

 of the senior year, to pass otf or provide proper substitutions for all fresh- 

 man and sophomore technical subjects. 



"To pass on these matters, a standing committee of three, with power, 

 shall be appointed by the president. 



"Provided, however, that the head of any department offering a sub- 

 ject in the junior or senior year may specify the prerequisite qualifica- 

 tions for that subject." 



We fully believe that many students will eventuall}' avail themselves 

 of the opportunity that is here offered, and that the results will be in- 

 fluential toward manifest returns in the protection of the live stock 

 of Michigan against disease. 



Respectful Iv submitted, 



RICHARD P. LYMAN, 

 Dean of Veterinary Division. 



East Lansing June 30, 1912. 



