COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. 
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Y.; Major Schofield, Brooklyn, N. Y.; John Tjaden, New York; 
Charles Robert Utz, Freeport, T. I.; Max Wendel, Middle Vil¬ 
lage, T. I.; Walter Herbert Yingst, Harrisburg, Pa. 
The exercises at the college were followed by a dinner of the 
faculty and graduating class at the Hotel Marlborough, about 
sixty sitting down to the banquet table, when the following 
stated toasts were responded to : 
The New York College of Veterinary Surgeons, H. M. 
Biggs, M. D., President of Trustees ; The Trustees, C. C. Sav¬ 
age ; Practice, H. D. Gill, V. S., Dean of Faculty; Good-fel¬ 
lowship, M. Schofield; The Alumni, J. H. Ferster, V. S., Pres¬ 
ident of Alumni Association ; The Future, C. R. Scattergood; 
The State and Veterinary Science, R. W. Hickman, Ph. G., V. 
M. D.; The Student, T. M. Quinn ; Post-Graduate Study, W. 
Bellman, D. V. M. Toast Master, J. H. Huddleston, M. D. 
KANSAS CITY VETERINARY CORTEGE. 
The fifth annual commencement exercises of this college 
were held in the Masonic Building, March 19. The address to 
the students was delivered by Prof. Wolf, and President Wattles 
presented the diploma of the college (conferring the degree of 
D. V. S.) upon the following gentlemen: Frank H. Ames, 
Waverly, Mo.; Albert A. Immel, Springfield, Mo.; William A. 
Cock, Clinton, Mo.; Charles F. Hickman, Galena, Kan.; Edward 
E. McCrea, Tamar, Mo.; El wood J. Netherton, Gallatin, Mo.; 
Samuel Sheldon, Turney, Mo.; William N. Hobbs, Kensington, 
Kan.; James C. Keeley, Waterford, Ireland. 
MCKITTIP VETERINARY CORTEGE. 
As this college had no senior class, the exercises consisted of 
addresses to the students upon the principles of the profession, 
interspersed with good advce to the embrional veterinarians. 
The following students received certificates for admission to the 
graduating class of 1897 : H. S. Caldwell, O. R. Dubia, J. B. 
Boomer, H. O. Davis, George Danderan, of Illinois ; W. S. 
Powell, J. H. Crawford, of Wisconsin ; W. P. Ellenberger, E. 
Merillat, of Ohio ; J. G. Tyner, of Indiana; George R. White, of 
Tennessee ; C. N. Ferrier, E. H. Brown, of North Dakota. 
INDIANA VETERINARY CORTEGE. 
The exercises were held in the College building, 24 South 
East Street, Indianapolis, March 13, when addresses were deliv¬ 
ered by President Armstrong and W. S. Tomlin, M. D. Re- 
