SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
695 
Mr. Wallace, editor of the Iowa Homestead, thought the 
proposed legislation was very reasonable and modest, and 
should enlist the co-operation of all the breeders’ and stock- 
raisers associations in the State, and secure the hearty en¬ 
dorsement of our stock and farm journals. He thought the 
quack should be relegated to his proper sphere and prevented 
from imposing upon a credulous public. 
The Secretary : I would object to the passage of the motion. 
That feature of the bill which places the examination under 
the control of this Association is a bad one. It would smack 
very strong of class legislation, an idea very objectionable to 
the people of this country. I am in favor of leaving the ap¬ 
pointment of the examining board with the State Executive, but 
think it best to provide that no more than two members of 
that board, if the number be confined to five, shall be gradu¬ 
ates of any one veterinary school. Such a provision will 
prevent many possible disagreeable contentions for place on 
that board. I would also favor the compulsory examination 
of all applicants for a license to practice who come into the 
State after the enactment of the proposed law, whether the 
applicant possesses a diploma or not. We are aware that 
some men secure diplomas who are very incompetent in veter¬ 
inary science, and many new veterinary schools are springing 
into existence, and some of them may prove to be diploma 
mills. You know that any qualified veterinarian could pass a 
reasonably satisfactory examination if he had ever been prop¬ 
erly instructed, and such a provision would not tend to keep 
competent men from coming to our State, while it would 
keep out and prevent legalizing the incompetents. 
I am heartily in favor of the clause prohibiting the pay¬ 
ment of public funds for service rendered by non-legalized 
veterinary practitioners; also think that only legalized veter¬ 
inarians should be competent to give expert veterinary testi¬ 
mony. 
The President *. I most heartily approve of the points raised 
by the Secretary, and I hope you will give them due consider 
ation. 
Dr. Edwards: I think we ought to pass some kind of a 
