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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
still almost entirely ignored, we are sure that it will prove in 
the hands of our brethren one of the best means of educating 
themselves in the practical knowledge so essential to the 
proper performance of such duties, should our health officers 
ever be brought to realize their value at our hands and call 
for their performance. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
LONG ISLAND VETERINARY SOCIETY. 
A regular meeting of the Long Island Veterinary Society was held on the 
above date at No. 74 Adams Street, the President, Dr. Geo. H. Berns, in the chair. 
The following members were present: Drs. Berns, R. R. Bell, Bowers, 
Housman, Decker, Newman, Breslin, Atchison, Pendry. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
The Board of Censors made no report. 
The Committee on Army Legislation, through its Chairman, Dr. Wm. H. 
Pendry, reported progress. Dr. Pendry also reported to the Society that a bill 
was introduced and passed in the Assembly of the State of New York, granting 
an additional year to non-graduates to register in this State, and it is now await¬ 
ing the action of the Senate. He thought the Society should take action upon 
the subject at once, and for that purpose he introduced the following resolu¬ 
tion, which was adopted, viz.: 
‘ ‘ That this Society has learned with dismay that an act amending the act 
regulating the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery, is now before the 
Legislature of this State, which amendment is for the purpose of granting a 
further extension of time in which non-graduates will be allowed to practice 
veterinary medicine, to the detriment of the profession who have qualified them¬ 
selves in the interest of their profession and the public, and inasmuch as the 
present law was liberally framed for such non-graduates, and a period given in 
which they could register, and that time being twice extended by amendments 
to such act, this Society protests against a further amendment for such purpose 
as being unfair to the profession, and calculated to work an injury to the pub¬ 
lic health, as by endless amendments to said act all inducements to qualify for 
the all-important work of the veterinary profession are removed.” 
The following committee of three was appointed by the Chair on State Leg¬ 
islation, namely, Drs. Wm. H. Pendry, R. R. Bell, Geo. F. Bowers. 
This Committee was appointed with full power, and they shall guard as 
much as possible the interests of the graduates and the profession in this State, 
and particularly oppose the extension of time as now proposed for non-graduates 
to register. The next order of business being reading of papers, Dr. R. R. 
Bell read a very interesting paper entitled, “ Examination of Horses for Sound¬ 
ness,” ( published in this issue.) 
