typewvriting by night study; was transferred to Boston May 1, 1897, and to Wash- 
ington Dec. 18, 1899, and on Jan. 1, 1900, was promoted to clerk, having passed 
examination for promotion. 
RoyaL G. SrepMan, Messenger, was born Sept. 25, 1876, at Owosso, Mich.; 
came to Washington, D. C., and for three years was in employ of Pope Manufac- 
turing Co.; served in Spanish War as private in Ist D. C. Vols., from May 10 to 
Dec, 23, 1898: was in Cuba from July 10 to Aug. 23, and was on the firing line at 
time of surrender of Santiago, July 14; was appointed in the Bureau June 1, 
1900. 
PATILOLOGICAL DIVISION. 
Victor A. Norcaarp, Chief of Pathological Division, was born at Copenhagen, 
Denmark, Nov. 14, 1868; was educated in preparatory and high schools (1874- 
1884) and Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College, Copenhagen, (1884-1889, 
nine semestres), receiving degree of V. S.; came to the United States in Feb. 
ruary, 1890; practised veterinary medicine first in Massachusetts and later in 
Wisconsin until appointed in the Bureau; took out first naturalization papers 
in Viroqua, Wis., in 1891, and became a citizen of the United States in Texas in 
1896; was appointed inspector in the meat-inspection service at Chicago Aug. 1, 
1891; shortly afterwards the now famous lumpy-jaw controversy between Nelson 
Morris and the Illinois Board of Live Stock Commissioners reached its climax, 
and having had previous experience with this disease the Doctor proceeded to 
demonstrate the efficacy of the iodide of potash treatment; on Feb. 1, 1893, was 
transferred to the Pathological Division in Washington; in June of the same 
year was ordered to Texas to investigate various outbreaks of diseases, and 
from there was sent to Nebraska with instructions to test various remedies for 
hog cholJera; returned to Texas in July, 1894, and remained there experimenting 
with dipping of cattle for ticks; married Miss Lena Tyson, of Cuero, Texas, in 
April, 1895; returned to Washington and was made Chief of the Pathological Di- 
vision Nov. 1, 1896; represented the Department of Agriculture at the Seventh 
International Veterinary Congress in Baden Baden, Germany, in August, 1899, at 
the same time visiting the principal pathological institutions of Europe; since 
then has attended, on behalf of the Bureau, the more important annual meetings 
of various live stock associations in the United States, and is a member of the 
sanitary committee of the National Live Stock Association. 
JoHN R. Morver, Veterinary Inspector and First Assistant, was born at Phila- 
delphia, Pa., May 9, 1875; attended Philadelphia Central High School four years, 
Temple College one year, veterinary department of University of Pennsylvania 
three years; holds degrees of A. B. and V. M. D.; engaged in veterinary prac- 
tice at Philadelphia from June, 1896, until entering the Bureau service, Jan. 21. 
1897, when he was appointed assistant inspector through civil-service examina- 
tion and assigned to duty in the Texas fever quarantine work and Mexican in- 
spection, being stationed at El Paso, Texas, and afterwards at San Diego, Cal: 
was transferred to the meat-inspection service at Kansas City Sept. 7, 1897, and 
to Milwaukee a month later; while at the latter place took a special course of 
two years at the Milwaukee Medical College; on June 1, 1899, was transferred 
to Washington for scientific work in the laboratory of the Pathological Division, 
and on July 1, 1899, was promoted to his present position. 
HERMAN A. CHRISTMANN, Veterinary Inspector, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., 
Nov. 29, 1874; attended the public schools of that city and the veterinary de- 
partment of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with degree of V. M. D.; 
was assistant demonstrator of veterinary anatomy at that university, and en- 
gaged in veterinary practice; was appointed assistant inspector in meat-inspec- 
tion service Feb. 1, 1898, through civil-service examination, and stationed at 
Milwaukee; in December, 1899, transferred to Sioux City, Iowa, and on June 1, 
1900, to the pathological laboratory at Washington; was promoted to his present 
position Sept. 1, 1900. 
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