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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Physicians, Thirteenth and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, W. 
S. Kooker, presiding. Veterinarians from all parts of the 
State were present, and the meeting was the most successful 
in the history of the Association, this being the first time the 
University of Pennsylvania has taken a prominent part. 
The sessions began at io o’clock, when the following offi¬ 
cers were elected; President, Dr. Horace Hoskins; Vice- 
Presidents, Dr. Thomas B. Raynor, Dr. R. G. Webster, Dr. 
Zeno S. Keil; Recording Secretary, Dr. Robert Gladfelter ; 
Corresponding Secretary, Dr. W. H. Ridge; Treasurer, Dr. 
John R. Hart; Trustees, Dr. W. S. Kooker, Dr. W. L. Zuill, 
Dr. S. J. J. Harger, Dr. James B. Raynor and Dr. J. Curtis 
Michener. Dr. R. S. Huidekoper was made an honorary 
member, and several new members were admitted. 
Several committee reports were presented, the most im¬ 
portant of which was that of the Committee on Sanitary Sci¬ 
ence and Police, read by Dr. W. L. Zuill. He gave a descrip¬ 
tion and explanation of the investigations into tuberculosis in 
'cattle, and the effect of tuberclin and preatine in the cure of 
the disease. The appointment of milk and meat inspectors 
in this city was also referred to. 
The members was entertained at lunch at Boothby’s by 
the University Veterinary Faculty, and at the afternoon ses¬ 
sion Dr. S. J. J. Harger read an interesting paper on “ Laryn- 
gotomy,” dwelling on the details of the cure for “ roaring, 
so familiar in horses. The disease, the doctor said, was com* 
mon among trotting and running horses, and Ormonde, the 
famous English sire, was a victim. Dr. Harger’s paper was 
discussed by the members, who differed as to the merits of 
the operation and its usefulness for ordinary practitioners. 
Dr. Alexander Glass read a paper by Dr. James A. Waugh, 
of Pittsburg, on “The Veterinarian—Intellectually, Socially 
and Morally.” The paper treated of a number of interesting 
points, and was earnest in its antagonism to “ mushroom ” 
veterinary schools, run for profit, and having no scientific 
course of instruction. 
Dr. W. H. Ridge presented a criticism upon several cases 
previously reported, and after it had been discussed the Treas- 
