300 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VETERINARY SCHOOLS. 



among the veterinarians of tlie state at this time, and were called 

 upon to advise and take part in it. The former was bj far the most 

 influential of the trio. He was born in Stuttgart, the 7th of De- 

 cember, 1771, and died there, February 4, 1834. He received his 

 first education in the gymnasium of his native city, and then in the 

 Karls School of Philosophy, where he studied natural philosophy 

 and the general j)rinciples of medicine, at the same time acquaint- 

 ing himself with pharmacy in the shop of his father. Having se- 

 lected veterinary medicine as his means of livelihood, he went to 

 Vienna, for a time enjoying the teachings of Wolstein ; then visited 

 the breeding establishments in Austria and Hungary ; thence his 

 travels brought him to Dresden, where he tarried at the Veterinary 

 School for a while ; then visiting the Universities of Jena, Erfurt, 

 Leipsic, and Halle, and finally at Berlin, where he remained for 

 nine months at the School of Veterinary Medicine. The reputation 

 which the school at Copenhagen acquired under Abildgaard drew 

 him to Denmark ; at the same time he studied medicine in the 

 hospital of the city under Bang and "Winslow. After three years' 

 absence he returned to Stuttgart by way of Hoya, Hanover, and 

 Gottingen, and on the 9th of September, 1794, received the po- 

 sition of an ofiicial veterinarian, having the supervision of the en- 

 tire veterinary system of the dukedom. He soon became a member 

 of the sanitary commission, and of many scientific and public associa- 

 tions. "Walz was one of the first who asserted that the cheapest and 

 best way to stamp out the rinderpest was to kill all diseased animals, 

 as well as those exposed to infection. The invasion began in 1795, 

 but so many difficulties presented themselves to the proper execu- 

 tion of these principles that it was not until 1801 that the pest was 

 finally got rid of, at a cost of some 40,000 cattle. His treatment of 

 the scabies of sheep has become one of the fundamental elements of 

 the veterinary practice. He took a most active part in advocating 

 a governmental veterinary school, his efforts being finally rewarded 

 by success ; his life was eminently successful, and he died respected 

 by all and mourned by many. 



The conditions of admittance to the school were at first very 

 easy, requiring applicants to be — 



1. Twenty years old. 



2. A healthy physique, with sufficient strength. 



3. Free from military duty. 



4. The necessary educational qualifications. 



5. Of good moral character. 



6. Must know some trade. 



