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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Higher knowledge, however, forms ideas out of scientific facts, 
unifies and generalizes them into systems, showing the limits of 
science as well as the limits of application. Such study calls for 
intellect, for continued, coherent work, which can only be had in 
a longer course, and taught only by professors who themselves 
know what they teach. From what I have said above it should 
be clear that the two-year schools are becoming a menace to 
our country and to our profession. The requirements of the 
veterinary profession are changing, the field of labor of the vet¬ 
erinarian is widening, and calls to him for different work, higher 
intelligence and education. All of this, to my firm belief, can 
only be accomplished by a three or four years’ course of study. 
Finally, Dr. Salmon thinks that there are some men “ who 
are proclaiming themselves as the repositories of all the pro¬ 
gressive tendencies, all the professional pride, all the unselfish¬ 
ness, and all the wisdom in the profession.” If there are such 
men among us I do not know of them. I for my part wish to 
except myself from such classification. 
The cause for all my arguments for higher education has 
simply been an inner feeling that a great wrong, a wicked 
ofience is being perpetrated against our profession by some men 
of little education and less character in keeping up low grade 
schools, for the gain of money or from ignorance and incapacity. 
Personally I have no axe to grind for either “ individuals or 
certain interests and institutions,” but I have done all this 
arguing and warning from an ideal standpoint to prevent further 
wrongs to our profession. Olof SCHWARZKOPF. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MISSOURI VALLEY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
Leavenworth, Kan., January 5, 1895. 
The third regular meeting of the Missouri Valley Veterinary 
Medical Association, was held in the parlors of the Byram 
Hotel, on Wednesday, December 12, 1894, at 7:30 P. M. Meet¬ 
ing was called to order by President Stewart. 
