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filled. I will leave the description of the germ or fungi and 
minute pathology to either the officials of experiment station at 
Ames or to those of the Bureau of Animal Industry, each of 
which have been supplied with pathological specimens. 
A DISCUSSION OF THE REPORT ON VETERINARY EDUCATION. 
By Prof. Olof Schwarzkopf, V.M.D., Chicago, Ill. 
Of the many valuable reports presented to our National 
Association at its last meeting in Chicago none are more im¬ 
portant or interesting than the report on veterinary education 
by Prof. Liautard and that on intelligence and education by 
Prof. Osgood. These reports constitute a thorough analysis of 
the good and bad features of our present educational systems, 
and the suggestions for advancement breathe that refreshing air 
of professional enthusiasm which must, by necessity, inspire the 
intelligent part of our profession. Already some of our state 
societies have been vividly discussing the subject, and it appears 
that there are not a few who entertain fears for the immediate 
future of the profession or who even prophesy a temporary 
degradation. 
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Personally, I am inclined to look upon this question philo¬ 
sophically. For one acquainted with the history of our profes¬ 
sion the condition of affairs offers nothing really alarming. It 
is true that there exists at present in certain sections of this 
country a dislocation of professional interests resulting from a 
natural animosity between the graduates of the good and the 
bad colleges. But while such conditions are deplorable they 
seem necessary; an amalgamation of these two elements is un¬ 
likely, and a struggle for supremacy must ensue. The same 
strife has passed long ago in those European countries where 
veterinary science has raised itself to the level of the learned 
professions. There it took from twenty to fifty years to bring 
the matter to a focus and gain a higher professional standard. 
