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branches of the Government service, 16 ; reinstatements, 82. During 

 tlie same period there were 1,956 separations from the service, as fol- 

 lows: Resignations, 1,087; deaths, 39; transfers to other bureaus or 

 departments of the Government, 25 ; removals for cause, 8 ; all other 

 separations, 797. This last item includes terminations of appoint- 

 ment by limitation or for administrative reasons, exclusive of separa- 

 tions for disciplinary reasons. At the end of the fiscal year the 

 bureau personnel numbered 4,821, a decrease of 400 over the number 

 at the beginning of the year. The unusually large number of resig- 

 nations is accounted for by the fact that many of the veterinarians 

 and lay inspectors resigned to accept other employment at higher 

 j-nlarios and that the special war work for stimulating agriculture 

 was discontinued with the lapse of the special appropriation. The 

 return of men who were in military service caused the bureau to ter- 

 minate the appointments of many temporary employees. Because 

 of the low salaries paid by the Government, the Civil Service Com- 

 mission has not been able to supply a sufficient number of eligibles 

 who will accept appointment. Nearly all the women who were em- 

 ployed to assist, in meat-inspection work at the packing houses 

 because men were not available have been replaced by men. 



During the year nine civil-service examinations were requested and 

 subjeits and weights were furnished to the Civil Service Conunis- 

 sion. 



VETERINARY EDUCATION. 



The regulations governing entrance to the examination for veteri- 

 nary inspector were revised, effective Septemlx i .). 1918. The prin- 

 cipal change consisted in raising the matriculation requirement to 

 two years' high-school education of at least seven full units or their 

 equivalent, instead of the former requirement of a first-grade civil- 

 service examination, which is considered equivalent to a grammar- 

 school education. The four-years' course of study is now in ciFect 

 at all accredited votorinary colleges. 



Thp Student Army Tiaiiiing Corps was inaugurated about Oc- 

 tober 1 at veterinarv colleges as well as at other educational insti- 

 tutions, and applied principally to students who were high-school 

 graduates. The War Department urged all veterinary students who 

 Avere high-school graduates to attend State veterinary colleges. As 

 many or these students had matriculated already at colleges where 

 the session commenced about the middle of September, great con- 

 fusion was caused by their transfer from one college to another. 

 Following the armistice the corps was ordered disbanded the latter 

 jDart of December, and still further confusion was caused by the 

 return of many students to the colleges where they previously had 

 matriculated. By reason of these disturbing elements the number of 

 students in attendance at veterinary colleges was much less than 

 usual. The total number of freshmen enrolled in all veterinary 

 colleges for the session beginnino; in the fall of 1918 was 264 against 

 338 for the preceding year. The combined attendance at all veteri- 

 nary colleges was 1,114 against 1,841 for the former year. The num- 

 ber of .graduates was 214 against 867 for the preceding year. Two 

 of the five accredited agricultural colleges did not enroll any veteri- 

 nary students, and the other three enrolled an aggregate of only 30. 

 Because of war conditions which prevented it from procuring an 



