VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
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you contribute only an occasional case, you are doing much 
to promote the best interests of the profession, by lending a 
helping hand to others in imparting practical instruction to 
its future members. It is a source of much pleasure to be 
enabled to state that the discussions throughout the entire 
} r ear have been conducted in the most peaceful and gentle¬ 
manly manner, but still a sufficient spirit has always been 
thrown into the argument to call forth all the energy and 
eloquence of the respective speakers, and to make these 
meetings our most pleasurable as well as profitable reunions . 
(Signed) W. Good. 
SPECIAL MEETING OE COUNCIL. 
A meeting of the Council was held in the board-room of 
the college, on the evening of June the 25th, I860. 
Present :—The Treasurer, Assistant-Professor Varnell, 
J. D. Broad, Esq., and Professor Morton. 
Professor Simonds in the chair. 
The minutes of the council meeting held October 6, 1859, 
were read and confirmed. 
Communications were read from Mr. Stevens, apologising 
for his absence, and Mr. Stickney, acknowledging the receipt 
of his silver medal. 
The Acting Secretary’s report for the past session was read 
and approved of. 
The accounts were audited and found correct; the total 
balance in hand of the Treasurer, all outstanding liabilities 
being disbursed, was stated to be £63 14s. 
The Hon. Secretary stated that he had received two essays 
in competition for the silver medal, which he had handed to 
the President, Professor Spooner, for his perusal. 
The anatomical preparation, “ showing the distribution of 
the pneumogastric, superior laryngeal, and recurrent nerves 
of an adult subject,” was laid on the table. 
The members of the council, having examined it, una¬ 
nimously awarded to the dissector thereof the silver medal. 
The dissector was announced to be Mr. P. S. Dollar, 
student. 
Messrs. Broad, Woodger, and Batt were appointed a 
committee to examine the essays discussed during the past 
session, as to their merits for the distinction of Honorary 
Fellows, to be conferred on the authors. 
