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except Messrs. Saunders and Walton, who were replaced by 
Messrs Nostrand and Robertson, in the Board of Censors. 
Eleventh Semi-Annual. —At the eleventh semi-annual meet¬ 
ing held in Boston on March 17th, 1874, it was proposed to 
donate fifty dollars in aid of the erection of a monument to 
the memory of Bourgelat at Alfort, France. 
Eleventh Annual Meeting. —The eleventh annual meeting 
was not held owing to an error in the date of the notices 
which had been sent out. 
Twelfth Semi-Annual. —The twelfth semi-annual meeting 
held in Boston, March 26th, 1875, seems to have been only a 
meeting of the Comitia Minora. 
Twelfth Annual Meeting. —September 21st, 1875, was held 
at the American Veterinary College, A. Large, the President, 
in the Chair. 
An appropriation was made for the monument of Claude 
Bourgelat. 
A. Lockhart, New York, Chas. P. Lyman, C. H. Stocker, 
J. Gadsden, Chas. Michener, Philip Fernsler, John Meyer, Jr., 
C. T. Bell, E. Travers, John B. Cosgrove, Richard P. Blakeley 
were admitted as members. 
At the election of officers the following were chosen :— 
President, A. Liautard; Vice-President, T. S. Very; Corres¬ 
ponding Secretary, C. P. Lyman; Recording Secretary, J. 
D. Hopkins; Treasurer, C. Burden. Censors, R. Wood, 
Lockhart, Stickney, Flagg, Large, Robertson. 
At this meeting it was ordered that two prizes be given 
each year to the best and second best paper on any veterinary 
subject. That a prize committee be appointed to confer with 
the winners as to their choice of prize—either a s to medal, 
books, or instruments to the amount of fifty dollars. The 
Secretary notified the members of the above resolution. 
The Prize Committee consisted of Messrs. Large, Stickney 
and Lyman. * 
Thirteenth Semi-Annual Meeting. —Was held at Young’s 
hotel in Boston, on March 21, 1876. 
Dr. Thayer presented a paper on “ Epizootic Aphtha,” 
and Dr. Lyman one on “ Internal Disinfection.” 
