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only by persistent effort, wisely directed, that the standing 
of the profession could be advanced, and they had learned 
enough in their course of study to know that they were only 
standing on the threshold of that great region of light which 
lay beyond. He spoke of the brutality which was often prac¬ 
ticed by drivers upon horses, and urged those about going 
forth to practice their profession to labor hard, by their coun¬ 
sel and example to bring about a better state of things, and 
to support those societies which had for their object the pre¬ 
vention of cruelty to animals. In conclusion he spoke of the 
pressing needs of the Faculty regarding more and better 
accommodations. 
The Hon. H. G. Joly de Lotbiniere said it was no use 
pretending to enable farmers to better their position unless 
everything possible was done to improve the instruction given 
in our veterinary colleges, so as to meet the requirements of 
the improved agriculture. The time was now passed when 
the farmer sold everything that his land produced ; now he 
tried to re’ urn to the land what he received from it, and the 
more this new agriculture policy prevailed, the more impor¬ 
tant to the farmer became the vocation of the veterinary sur¬ 
geon. He wished the members of the graduating class all 
success in their future career, and expressed the hope that 
before anything else they would endeavor to make for them¬ 
selves a good name. 
Prof. Johnson spoke of the prejudice which existed in 
some quarters against the Faculty, because, as he thought, it 
was not generally known that it was a branch of the medical 
Faculty, which, with its broad shoulders, took upon itself the 
responsibility of the Faculty of Comparative Medicine and 
Veterinary Science. Looking at the history of other facul¬ 
ties and professions there was good reason to hope that when 
this becomes properly known the prejudice would disappear. 
—Montreal Gazette. 
