American Veterinary Review, 
OCTOBER, 1892 . 
EDITORIAL 
United States Veterinary Medical Association.— 
The twenty-ninth annual meeting of the United States 
sterinary Medical Association is just over, and its members 
ly justly leel proud of the results which have been accom- 
ished. We are sure that those who were so fortunate as to 
present will never forget the profit and pleasure attending 
|e sociable and friendly gathering of 1892 in Boston. 
It is not our intention at present to present a resume of 
p entire transactions of the three days during which the 
ieting continued in session. Peculiar circumstances com- 
Ring us to postpone this, aside from the fact that they are 
be published by the Association. We, however, desire to 
11 the attention of our friends to some points of importance 
lich should not be overlooked, and need not be deferred, 
nong these we first refer to the increase of membership by 
p admission of 101 out of a list of 106 candidates, the larg- 
• accession ever known in the history of the Association, 
d bringing its roll of membership to over 350 associates. 
Secondly .—The adoption of the amendment presented last 
ir, which reads as follows: 
“Article I. Any applicant for membership shall submit his name upon 
1 of the Association’s application blanks, duly vouched for by one or more 
nbers of the Association, or by the resident State Secretary of his respective 
e. He shall be a graduate of a regularly organized and recognized veteri- 
T school, which shall have a curriculum of at least three years, of six months 
f 1, specially devoted to the study of veterinary science, and whose corps of 
