SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
877 
WISCONSIN SOCIETY OF VETERINARY GRADUATES. 
The annual meeting of this society was held in the City 
Hall at Madison, Feb. 5th. 
The meeting was called to order by the President, Dr. Leech, 
at 2 P. M. On roll-call the following members responded : Drs. 
Arpke, B. L- Clark, W. G. Clark, Hartwig, Kuoni, Leech, Laws, 
Ormond, E. D. Roberts, Roub, and L. A. Wright. Dr. A. H. 
Wright, of Lake Mills, was also present. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 
The Secretary’s report was read and accepted. The Treas¬ 
urer’s report was read and accepted. 
Dr. Leech then gave his annual address, which was very in¬ 
teresting and instructive, and contained a great deal of good 
advice to the practitioner. On motion a vote of thanks was 
tendered to Dr. Leech for his able address. 
The following addition to the Code of Ethics was discussed, 
and, on motion, adopted : u It shall be deemed a violation of the 
code of ethics for any member of this society to contract with or 
through the officers of any live-stock insurance company for the 
professional treatment of the members’ stock so insured, but this 
rule shall not prevent any member from becoming the examiner 
of risks and to act in the capacity of an expert for the same.” 
The application of Dr. S. S. Snyder, of Cedarburg, was then 
presented for membership. It was referred to the Board of 
Censors while the society took a short recess. The censors re¬ 
porting favorably, it was moved and seconded that Dr. Snyder 
be elected to membership. Carried. 
Dr. Leech, as chairman of the Committee on Legislation, re¬ 
ported that a bill to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine 
and surgery had been drafted and was ready for presentation to 
the legislature, and gave the important parts of the same. The 
bill was discussed by Drs. Roberts, Hartwig, Ormond, Clark and 
Wright. On motion, the report of the committee was accepted. 
It was moved and seconded that the Secretary send each mem¬ 
ber a copy of the bill when printed. Carried. 
The Secretary read a letter from Dr. Salmon requesting a 
contribution to the Pasteur Memorial Fund. On motion, the 
Secretary was instructed to send five dollars. 
The Secretary reported correspondence in regard to the Army 
Veterinary Bill. On motion, further correspondence in regard 
to army veterinary legislation was left to the Secretary. 
Dr. Oberst being absent, on account of sickness, the Secre¬ 
tary read his paper on “Tuberculosis.” 
