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EDITORIAL. 
be asked to consider the merits of various enactments relating to 
that branch of medicine, declarative of its rights and protective 
of its interests ? Yet to-day we have the record that not in one 
State alone but in many of them this is among the matters im¬ 
portunately urged for legislative action and popular attention. 
In Pennsylvania, notably, a proposition has been introduced 
for an appropriation of $100,000 in behalf of the Veterinary De¬ 
partment of the University of that State in Philadelphia, the ex¬ 
penditure having for its object the completion of the buildings 
and other equipments of that department. We had always 
thought that the University of Pennsylvania possessed sufficient 
wealth to sustain the work of its special department without re¬ 
course to the State Association. We had also supposed that the 
generous private donations she has already received, and which 
have already accomplished much good, would have removed the 
necessity of further subsidies in the prosecution of the work 
which has been inaugurated. The members of the faculty having 
thus far furnished their services gratuitously, is it now to be in¬ 
ferred that a share of these $100,000 is calculated upon to aid in 
securing a continuance of their labors? We know of other in¬ 
stitutions in the country where the members of the faculty have 
been for years, and up to a recent date, doing the same work just 
as generously. We sincerely hope, however needed, that the dol¬ 
lars will be brought to the rescue of the veterinary department 
in question, which is, no doubt, destined to become one of the 
first of the country in importance and usefulness. As we go to 
press, we receive the information that our hopes have been partly 
realized, and that the Legislature has granted $50,000, instead of 
the $100,000 asked for. A pretty nice help, however, and Penn¬ 
sylvania can be proud of the wisdom of her legislators. Other bills 
involving veterinary interests have been introduced in the Penn¬ 
sylvania Legislature as well as in that of New Jersey, but in 
neither State have their friends succeeded in having them passed 
into laws. The failure of the attempt in New Jersey, as we are 
informed, is to be attributed to the refusal of the veterinarians 
who were urging it, to submit to concessions which would legal¬ 
ize the practice of unqualified men. A good credit-mark should 
