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A. LIAUTARD. 
their existence have depended on the number of students which 
have come to them, they have not behind them the support of 
wealthy and well-known organizations—for these last one hun¬ 
dred students or no student, may seem alike—for the private 
schools, no student or a limited number mean an arrest in their 
work, a lack of life support, the closing of their doors. 
And then what ? Is our state prepared to receive the future 
students (from seventy-five to one hundred last year) who wait 
for admission to the school. Is there another veterinary insti¬ 
tution which is ready to admit them, with the same facilities, 
same opportunities for theoretical or practical work. 
If there is, then the regents are right. A school (I mean 
State school) with everything that is necessary, with perfect 
organization, is what is wanted in our large states. When once 
such State institutions exist, private undertakings will scarcely 
have right to existence, but until then, do not cripple the efforts 
of the schools of the day, which after all have done so well and 
against which you cannot even reproach their slow growth as 
long as you have not granted an iota to their help. 
But here, Mr. President and gentlemen, I have occupied your 
attention quite long enough—I have endeavored to show you 
how a higher degree of education is necessary for our future 
candidates to veterinary degree, how with this desire in view the 
American Veterinary College has little by little reached the 
point where she is to-day; I have tried to show you what might, 
what will be the result of too sudden and severe requirements 
upon the existence of our private schools in the State, and 
which, in case of death, cannot be replaced immediately, and it 
is in the behalf and for the welfare of these mothers of American 
veterinary profession that I will close these remarks in recom¬ 
mending to the favorable consideration of the meeting the fol¬ 
lowing conclusions, namely: That we endorse the passage of a 
bill recommending the establishment of a State Examining 
Veterinary Board, in zvhich the requirements for matriculations 
to any of our State Veterinary Schools, besides those includiug 
degrees of academy, high school, etc., etc., shall be a certificate 
