ANNUAL MinrnXG of the AMERICAN VETF.RINARY 

 MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 



E. V. Wiuox, I'll. ])., 



Office tif J'J.rjicfiiiiciit iStaCujuii. 



The fortieth aiuuitil meeting of this association was held in the coun- 

 cil chanibcr of the city hall at Ottawa, Canada, September 1-4, 11>03. 

 An unusually large num])er of meml)ers and visitors were in attendance, 

 and the meeting as a whole was considered to be one of the most 

 important and instructive in the histor}' of the association. 



The usual order of business was observed on the tirstda}', beginning 

 with the address of welcome by Hon. Frederick Cook, ma3'or of 

 Ottawa, followed b}' a response by Dr. D. E. Salmon of this Depart- 

 ment; reports of committees and outgoing officers, as well as of State 

 secretaries, and closing with the election of the following officers for 

 1903-4: President, R. K. Bell; vice-presidents, M. E. Knowles, J. G. 

 Rutherford, C. J. Marshall, W. H. Dalrymple, J. E. Ryder; secretary. 

 J. J. Repp; treasurer, W. H. Lowe. 



The president, S. Stewart, in his annual address, called attention to 

 the necessity of improving veterinary education b}' raising the standard 

 of entrance requirements and the courses of study in certain veterinary 

 colleges. He recommended that the association make a special investi- 

 gation of the courses of stud}' in all institutions which give veterinary 

 instructions, in order that the status of veterinary courses ma}^ be 

 made known to the profession, and especially to the association. He 

 spoke in an optimistic manner regarding the prospects for young gradu- 

 ates from veterinary schools and the demands for qualitied veterina- 

 rians in various parts of the countr3^ Brief mention was also made of 

 recent veterinary legislation in various States; and the subject of clinics 

 in connection with meetings of the association was discussed and highly 

 recommended. 



The connnittee on intelligence and education made a report on liter 

 ature which may he ol)tained l)y members of the association. This 

 literature includes public documents, State publications, and various 

 other books and pamphlets. The conmiittee on army legislation 

 reported that no further efforts had been made in that direction, but 

 expressed the hope that conditions might soon become more favorable 

 for legislation looking toward a more elaborate organization of the 

 army veterinary staff'. 



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