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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
mode to be adopted for endeavoring to secure it, and it was 
strongly urged that all members of the profession should act in 
unison, as only by that means can it be hoped to attain the ob¬ 
ject in view. Several other matters of interest were brought 
forward and discussed. The sum of $25 was appropriated for a 
medal to be competed for by the students of the Ontario Veter¬ 
inary College at the approaching spring examination, and the 
meeting adjourned. C. H. SwEETAPPEE, Secretary. 
KEYSTONE VETERINARY MEDICAR ASSOCIATION. 
The December meeting of this association was held on the 
8th, with the following members of the profession present: 
Drs. Allen, H. P. Eves, Chas. T. Goentner, J. R. Hart, W. H. 
Hoskins, W. S. Kooker, J. T. McAnulty, Leonard Pearson, W. 
L. Rhoads, and a few students. 
A report of the Committee on Certificates was made, the 
certificates were issued to those present, and the committee, 
having completed its task, was discharged. 
Under unfinished business, the election of Dr. E. A. A. 
Grange as an honorary member was in order, and it was unani¬ 
mous. 
The following amendment to Article II, Section 3, of the 
By Laws was offered by Drs. Leonard Pearson and W. H. Hos¬ 
kins : u Candidates for honorary membership must be proposed 
in writing by two active members of the Association, and their 
names referred to the Board of Trustees and acted upon at a 
following meeting.” 
The applications of Dr. Thomas B. Rayner and Dr. B. A. 
Christmann, both of Chestnut Hill, having been favorably re¬ 
ported by the Board of Trustees, were acted upon by the Asso¬ 
ciation, and they were unanimously elected to active member¬ 
ship. 
Dr. Ravenal, of the State Bacteriological Laboratory now 
gave an interesting talk on u Bacteriology in its Relation to 
Veterinary Science,” during which he spoke of the great inter¬ 
est taken in science by a great number of veterinarians, the 
works of some having been epoch markers, the field of pre¬ 
ventive medicine having so far proven more productive to the 
veterinarian than to his brothers in the healing art. Based 011 
bacteriology we have quarantine, etc.; preventive inoculations 
(he spoke of the three distinct types of vaccinations). He then 
spoke of the best way for the general practitioner to assist the 
specialist in bacteriology in his work for their mutual benefit. 
