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3d. A young calf was found to be very lame, in conse¬ 
quence of falling into a large excavation, the hock being pain¬ 
ful and much enlarged. Upon being slaughtered, the os calcis 
was found to be fractured, obliquely, about an inch below its 
summit, with a laceration at that point, of the tendon of the 
perforatus muscle. The fracture took place at about the 
union of the two nuclei of ossification of the bone.— Ibid. 
SPRINGHALT AND METATARSAL TENOTOMY. 
By M. L. Sergent. 
As a point in the statistical argument in favor of this mode 
of treatment of the disease in question, the author, following the 
directions recommended by Bocca, Brogniez, Delwart, Palat 
and Degive, reports that he has performed the division of the 
tendon of the lateral extensors of phalanges upon fourteen 
horses suffering with springhalt in various degrees, and has ob¬ 
tained the following results : Nine recovered completely ; four 
showed a very satisfactory improvement, almost a recovery ; 
and one was slightly improved. Metatarsal tenotomy is a 
perfectly simple and harmless operation, and offers sufficient 
chances of success to encourage its performance, and justify 
its adoption into the domain of common practice by the guild 
of qualified veterinarians.— Ibid. 
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS. 
CHICAGO VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The close of the eighth session of this institution took 
place on the 24th of March at Hooley’s Theatre before a 
large audience of the friends of the College and of its Alumni 
Association. The degree of D.V.S. was conferred by Prof. 
R. J. Withers upon the following gentlemen : 
Allen, J. M. 
Archibald, R. A... 
Annand James G 
Arpke, A. H. 
Bagnall, Wm. P... 
Barnett, J. A.. 
Barnett, Otis. 
Berner, J. S. 
Bone, J. L. 
New Richmond, Wis. 
.Morrison, Ill. 
.Lake City, Minn. 
.Franklin, Wis. 
.Millbrook, Pa. 
.Edwardsville, 111. 
.Edwardsville, 111. 
....Minneapolis, Minn. 
.Bethany, Ill. 
