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SUNDRIES. 
SUNDRY ITEMS, 
- From the Edinburgh Veterinary Gazette we extract the fc 
lowing changes made in the Faculty of Dick Veterinai 
College: 
The new appointments in connection with the Roy; 
(Dick’s) Veterinary College, consequent on the resignation <' 
Professor M’Fadyean, are as follows :—Chair of Veterinar 
Surgery and Obstetrics, J. R. M. Dewar, F.R.'C.V.S.; Cha 
of Anatomy and Histology, A. E. Mettam, M.R.C.V.S.; ar 
Lectureship in Pathological Histology and College Assistan 
S. Stockman, M.R.C.V.S. All three gentlemen are grad 
ates of the college. Mr. Dewar was a distinguished membt 
of Sir Joseph Lister’s class in the University. Mr. Metta 
gained the Dick Bursary for 1889, and was also first priz 
man in the Fitzwygram competition for that year. M| 
Stockman, after graduation, went to Alfort, and worked : 
Nocard’s laboratory. 
New Dog Hospital. —Among the important and inte 
esting buildings recently started in Philadelphia, there is or 
of unusual interest from the particular purpose to which 
is devoted. Some time since the Trustees of the Universit 
of Pennsylvania authorized the building of a hospital for dog 
the architects appointed being Frank Miles Day & Brothe 
Considerable time was taken for giving the plans and tl 
entire project the fullest consideration in order to make tl 
building the most complete and efficient of its kind in tl 
world, which it will be, though the first in this countrj 
There are several in Europe, a notable one being at Berli 
which, in some particulars, this will resemble, though it wi : 
be larger and more complete. 
Under the supervision of the architects it is now bein 
erected on the grounds of the University of Pennsylvania 
West Philadelphia, and will be completed in September. 
The exterior will be very attractive, of Roman hydraul 
pressed face-brick and pebble-dashing, with Lake Superb 
