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ulty of the American Veterinary College, that this Society should select one of 
its members to act as one of a Board of Examiners of three, to examine the 
applicants for the practical prize of the College. 
The request was received and accepted, and Dr. George F. Bowers was 
unanimously chosen to be the representative of the Society. 
Dr. R. A. McLean proposed the name of Dr. J. McKee, No. 14 and 16 
Nevins Street, for membership in the Society. 
The meeting then adjourned. D. S. Breslin, D.V.S., Sec'y 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY 
COLLEGE. 
The Alumni Association of the American Veterinary College held their an¬ 
nual meeting in the hall of the college at 11 a.m ., March 5th, 1890. The Presi¬ 
dent, Dr. W. Horace Hoskins, called the meeting to order, and on roll call about 
twenty-five members responded, with a number of the graduating class of the 
present year. 
The report of the Executive Committee for the year then followed, and no¬ 
tice was given that they had prepared the usual alumni prize, completed arrange¬ 
ments for the annual dinner, issued copies of the Constitution, By-Laws and 
Code of Ethics to each member and such other business as was allotted to him. 
The Secretary, Dr. A. T. Sellers, reported the continued prosperity of the 
members, and announced many new positions accorded members of the Alumni 
Association, as teachers in other colleges, as members of the Bureau of Animal 
Industry, as State Veterinarians, on city boards of health and every active work 
throughout the whole country in the various State and local Associations. 
The report of the Alumni Trustees through Dr. J. W. Coates, then followed, 
showing the rapid advancement of the college, the increased number of students, 
the adoption of the three years’ course by a large number of the students and the 
general success and prosperity of the college. He referred to the special act of 
the New York Legislature in granting the college an act of reincorporation, and 
approving of the entire work of the school done since its opening in 1875. In 
grateful terms he referred to the Board of Trustees and their zealous, painstaking 
work on behalf of the college, and much other matter of importance to the 
members. 
The President then made his annual address, giving urgent solicitation to 
the Alumni Association to now shoulder the responsibilities that belong to them. 
Passing hurriedly over the number of graduates which, with the class of 1890, 
would reach 348, of whom all are living save eleven, and whom prosperity 
and success had attended, he passed on to the grouping of them in States, urging 
the wisdom of establishing State Alumni Associations wherever strong enough 
in individual States, and interstate Associations where three or more existed in 
several adjoining States. Such work he believed would greatly aid their college 
parent and would bring within its walls many of the best men from such States 
as would take this action. In this way he believed the Alumni Association could 
act strongly and earnestly in all matters pertaining to the welfare of their alma 
