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OBITUARY. 
The reports of standing committees were then received and accepted. Dr. 
Morris then reported the action taken at the meeting of our last Legislature. 
When the matter .of better legislation came up before the Society every member 
in the room showed his individual interest by pledging himself by all honorable 
means to try and gain the assistance of all his friends to aid in petitioning the 
coming Legislature to grant better laws and better protection to the qualified 
veterinary surgeon. 
By-Laws and a Code of [Ethics were unanimously agreed upon by all mem¬ 
bers present, and adopted. 
The balance of the evening session was taken up by a number of the mem¬ 
bers communicating and describing important and interesting medical and surgi¬ 
cal cases that had come under their personal observations in their recent practice. 
The discussions caused by such communications were not only interesting, but 
were highty instructive to all members present, showing that the veterinary pro¬ 
fession of to-day is composed of thoroughly educated and scientific men, who 
spend their time investigating and treating the numerous diseases and ailments 
of our live stock, in a more scientific manner and with better results than has 
ever been known in past generations. 
The question of papers for the next meeting in January, 1891, was then dis¬ 
cussed, and the following gentlemen were appointed to prepare papers: 
Prof. James Law, Dr. Jno. A. Bell, Dr. A. L. Hunter, Dr. H. Sutterby, Dr. 
A. McQueen. 
The Censors then met and filled out certificates and delivered to members 
who were present. The meeting continued in active work until late in the after¬ 
noon of July 16th, when an adjournment was made to the second week of Janu¬ 
ary, 1891, subject to the call of the Secretary. 
And thus closed two days of hard work, of one of the most successful, en¬ 
thusiastic and interesting meetings of veterinary surgeons ever held in the State 
of New York. 
OBITUARY. 
ARMAND C. GOUBAUX. 
It was our sad duty to notice in our last issue the death of 
the last of our worthy teachers during our sojourn at Alfort— 
Honorary Director Armand Charles Goubaux, who sue 
cumbed on the 29th of June to a disease of the bladder from 
which he had been suffering for several years. His funeral 
took place on the first of July. Graduated in 1831, he soon 
entered the school of Alfort and successively held the posi¬ 
tions of Professor of Anatomy, and later on, that of Director 
of the school. Author of many valuable scientific veterinary 
works and a member of several scientific societies, Director 
