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or more, of such places, and he must know more about them. 
One day by chance his eyes fall on the pages of a sport¬ 
ing paper. He was reading some interesting article of sport¬ 
ing nature, the report of a trotting race, the victory of some 
well-known thoroughbred in a running match, the report of a: 
baseball match, or of a prize fight. Every young man in this 
country has more or less sporting blood in him, and by a 
mere chance his eyes fall on a rear page of this sporting; 
paper, to alight, at last, on what he wanted, and his troubles 
now truly begin. The advertisement of one offers him 
three years’ course with unequalled facilities for practical 
instruction.” Another offers him “the advantage of a ful 
university course, with the opportunities of acquiringyi thorj 
ough scientific training.” A third, more modest, mereh 
promising him, “the most complete course of veterinary in 
struction in America.” A fourth tells him that “it is thi 
most successful on this continent.” A fifth says, “ that it i: 
not only the most successful veterinary institution in America,’ 
bnt “that it has experienced teachers.” A sixth informs hin ! 
“ that it is the only institution empowered to grant diplomas, I 
and so on, until the poor fellow is more than ever embarrasse( 
as to where he had better go for the training he seeks. 
Let me ask you, Is this ethics? Is it worthy of our prc 
fession ? Is it becoming in those worthy gentlemen who ar 
supposed to be working for science to lower themselves t 
the standing of the advertising merchant who booms his bust 
ness by announcing “ the largest stock, the best goods, an 
the lowest prices ” in the country, and whose name is legion 
At any rate the young candidate for veterinary honors r 
last makes his selection. He enters college ; stays t.heie th 
required time, and gets out Avith his degree. What degiee 
It should be supposed that veterinary titles should be, t 
least in one country, the same all over, and that as the tern: 
veterinary surgeons, thierarzt, medecin veterinaire, etc., etc 
have the same meaning all over England, Germany or Franc 
and other countries, they should have the same signihcaticj 
throughout America. But no! The booming of the advej 
tisement is here again visible, and the new graduate becomJ 
a V.S., a D.V.S., a D.V.M., a a B.V.S., or what not?| 
