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OBITUARY-ECHOES OF THE CONVENTION. 
OBITUARY. 
Dr. Y. T. Atkinson, Y.S. 
The veterinary profession has sustained a serious loss in 
the death at Englewood, Ill., of Dr. V. T. Atkinson on Sept. 
24. He graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 
1875, and was located for a number of years in Milwaukee, 
Wis. He filled with great credit to himself and our profes¬ 
sion the position of State Veterinarian of Wisconsin, and 
Professor of Veterinary Science in the University of Wiscon¬ 
sin for several years, and was probably better and more fav¬ 
orably known to the profession in general than any other vet¬ 
erinarian in his State. A few months since he resigned his 
position in Wisconsin and removed to Chicago to accept the 
chief inspectorship of export cattle under the U. S. Bureau 
of Animal Industry, but the increasing ravages of Bright’s 
disease, from which he had suffered for some time, soon 
forced him to relinquish his work. Dr. Atkinson was an 
affable, courteous gentleman of the highest class, a careful, 
conscientious and earnest veterinarian, whose ability was 
never doubted by those who knew him. The news of his 
death will bring regret to his many friends. 
ECHOES OF THE CONVENTION, 
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The West was not so largely represented as it should 
have been. 
The leading advocates in the roll of schools, that yearn for 
a broader and stronger curriculum in all the veterinary col¬ 
leges of this country, and strongly deplore the short sessions 
in some schools, were conspicuous by their absence. Surely 
this subject should command their attendance and warrant 
their advocacy. 
That the convention of 1892 will require not less than three 
days sessions. 
That our greatest loss was in the lack of time to give 
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