CORRESPONDENCE. 
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offered by its President, Dr. George Glover Vanderveer. 
The valedictory address followed by Dr. A. J. Thompson, of 
the graduating class. This was one of the best valedictory ad¬ 
dresses ever pronounced by a young man before a similar audience, 
and the delivery was of corresponding excellence with the concep¬ 
tion. The class was then addressed by Mr. T. G. Agar, whose 
remarks showed a careful study of the importance of veterinary 
science, and proved to be a very interesting feature of the exer¬ 
cises. The benediction pronounced by Dr. Duryea terminated 
the proceedings, which were of a character to give a high degree 
of satisfaction to all who were privileged to be either participants 
or spectators. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION STATES HER CASE. 
San Jose, Feb. 8, 1889. 
Editor American Vetermary Review : 
Sir. —In the January number of your valuable journal I read 
with surprise and regret a communication criticising the editor 
for a kindly notice of the “ California State Veterinary Medical 
Association,” and also criticising the organization itself. As a 
member of that Association, and being one of the particular 
members designated in the article as non-professional, perhaps it 
would not be out of place to offer some defense, and explanation 
of how the society came to have an existence. 
Something near a year ago, two or three veterinarians, all M. 
P.C.V.Ss, in San Francisco, conceived the idea that an Associa¬ 
tion of some kind would be of value to the members of the pro¬ 
fession in this State, and through the newspapers called a meeting 
for the purpose of forming a veterinary society, having for its ob¬ 
ject the promotion of fraternal feeling and advancement of the 
profession; very few responded to the call, five graduates, I 
