American Veterinary Review. 
NOVEMBER, 1896. 
EDITORIAL. 
UNIFORMITY OF STATE VETERINARY EXAMINING 
BOARDS. 
At the Buffalo meeting" of the Association of Veterinary 
Faculties of North America the above subject was very fully 
discussed, and the conclusion reached by the delegates of the 
various schools was that the State Boards should be organized 
as far as possible upon the same lines, that the requirements 
should be similar, and that the action of any single board should 
be recognized by the others. In this way a license obtained by 
an applicant would be accepted in any other State of the union 
having a similar licensing body, and the licensee would be ad¬ 
mitted to practice by a simple endorsement by the resident 
board, without examination. This method, it was deemed, 
would as nearly approach the much-discussed “ National Board 
of Veterinary Examiners ” as it is possible to attain. It was 
shown that, with the exception of New York State, the require¬ 
ments in all the other commonwealths (eight in all, we believe) 
are very similar, and steps were taken by the Faculties Associa¬ 
tion to endeavor to insinuate similar provisions into the laws 
of all States contemplating the enactment of such statutes. 
Now, the Empire State, in her efforts to secure protective laws 
for the veterinary profession, obtained more than she needed, 
much more than was good for her, and in consequence she must 
stand alone in the enjoyment of her stringent requirements, as 
the profession in other States certainly cannot afford to follow 
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