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editorial. 
to realize the strength of the argument and did not insist on 
his suggestion, but urged the creation of local State Boards. 
The result is well-known to-dayNew York, Pennsylvania, 
Maryland and other States have since seen these Boards ap¬ 
pointed ; but, if previous to this new departure, a National 
Board of Examiners was not possible, it seems that to-day the 
difficulty exists no longer. 
The step is going to take place in human medicine—why 
should veterinary science remain behind ? 
As evidence of this fact, we extract from the Medical Rec¬ 
ord the following editorial: 
Confederation of State Medical Examining Boards. 
In the December number of the Bulletin of the American Academy of Medicine , 
there is published the report of a committee appointed to arrange for the organization 
of the State Medical Examining and Licensing Boards of this country. The report 
is signed by Drs. McIntyre, Watson, Paine, and Potter. It states that since the sys¬ 
tem of State Medical Licensing had been adopted so extensively, and since it is prob¬ 
able that a similar system would soon be adopted in all the States of the Union, it is 
necessary that the Examining Boards of different States should take measures for 
approximating, as nearly as possible, uniformity as to rating and standards of acquire¬ 
ments. For this purpose, a plan of organization is drawn up, consisting of a consti¬ 
tution, embodying nine articles. It is provided that the body shall be known as the 
National Confederation of State Medical Examining and Licensing Boards. The 
objects of this organization will be to have regular conferences of the members, the 
collection, compilation, and dissemination of information regarding State Licenses, 
and, if desirable, the adoption of regulations for guiding the work of the confederated 
boards. The work of the confederated boards will be largely advisory, but such 
work will be much needed, and we trust that the proposed organization will be success¬ 
fully accomplished. 
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As an addition to all the good work done by the United 
States Veterinary Medical Association, we would suggest 
that our proposal made at Chicago should be taken up again 
by her, with the modifications that are presented to-day, and 
offered to us in working for the organization of a Confeder¬ 
ation of State Veterinary Examining Boards similar to that which 
is now organized by our sister profession. 
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An Explanation.— The following paragraph appeared 
in the February Journal of Comparative Medicine: 
We learn that Prof. Liautard intends to examine the students in anatomy the 
latter part of January, after which he sails for France for an indefinite stay. Prof. 
R. R. Bell is to take his place. 
