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VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
that there has been no lack of talent displayed by the pupils 
of this session. 
At our first meeting in October, the following gentlemen 
M ere chosen as vice-presidents: 
Mr. Noakes, * Mr. Tailby, •' 1 
„ Marsden, „ Ison, 
„ Crowhurst, „ Woodger ; 
and I was likewise honoured by being elected your acting 
secretary. 
No prize being awarded last session for the best essay of 
the year, as a necessary consequence, the time of the second 
meeting was not occupied as usual, but Mr. Noakes supplied 
an excellent substitute by reading the history of an interesting 
case of purpura hcemorrhagica which came under his notice 
during the summer vacation. Subsequently to this meeting, 
the following essays were brought before us, namely— 
On Anatomy , Physiology , and Pathology of the Foot of the 
Ilorse. By Mr. Crowhurst. 
Influenza of the Horse. By Mr. Noakes. 
Pleuro-pneumonia in Cattle. By Mr. Marsden. 
Structure of the Mammary Gland of the Cow. By Mr. Coe. 
Spavin and Physiology of the Hock. By Mr. Tailby. 
Colic and Enteritis in the Horse. By Mr. Dollar. 
Anatomy and Physiology of the Kidney , and Nephritis. By 
Mr. Sharp. 
Farcy and Glanders. By Mr. Woodger. 
Anatomy and Physiology of the Lungs and Pneumonia. By 
Mr. Withers. 
Chemistry in relation to Health and Disease. By Mr. Berry. 
Anatomy , Physiology, and Pathology of the Fore Extremity. By 
Mr. Barclay. 
Comparative Anatomy. By Mr. Howell. 
Navicular disease. By Mr. Ison. 
In addition to these, a communication was received from 
Mr. Cave, of Nottingham, on strangulation of the intestine 
by a fatty tumour, which Mas accompanied by the morbid 
specimen, and led to an interesting discussion. 
Our friends in the country have not been so liberal as in 
former years, in sending us morbid specimens of unusual 
diseases, but I trust that such may not be the case in the future. 
Many of vou ere long will have acquired the standing of 
qualified veterinary surgeons, and I would desire to remind 
you that, although you may be placed at considerable dis¬ 
tance from the college, you Mill still be members of the 
Veterinary Medical Association. Bear in mind that if each of 
