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EDITORIAL. 
Discussion. / 
1 P.M.—Adjournment for Lunch. 
2 P.M.—Reconvened. 
Special Topic foe Consideration. 
Tuberculosis Committee, by Dr. A. W. Clement, Chairman. 
1st. Nature and Extent of the Disease. 
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2d. Means of Controlling the Disease. 
3d. Practicability of its Eradication from our Meat and Milk-pro¬ 
ducing Animals. 
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Discussion. 
Discussion of Papers and Reports of Cases. 
6 P.M.—Adjournment. 
7 P.M.—Banquet. 
This is an extensive programme, and we are informed by 
some is considered to be overloaded. It is true that it is sur¬ 
rounded and protracted by numerous questions and special 
business matters of the committees of the Association, but 
this is a disadvantage which could not be avoided, if it is 
considered that this occasion possesses a double character, 
and will be not only the first veterinary congress of America, 
but the thirtieth anniversary of the United States Veterinary 
Medical Association as well. 
As it is, we believe that every endeavor has been made to 
render the event a success. It remains now for the veteri¬ 
narians of America to assist in the final effort by taking 
pains to be present at roll call. 
Veterinary College Openings. — When this number 
of the Review will have reached the hands of our readers, 
the various veterinary colleges of the United States will have 
reopened their doors, students will have assumed their seats 
for the next term on the benches of the institutions they have 
selected as their future alma mater, and the work of the vari¬ 
ous faculties will have begun in earnest. There have been 
but few changes in the organization of the existing schools in 
respect to the duration of studies other than those already 
announced by one of the New York Colleges, or in the op¬ 
portunities and facilities of students for acquiring the knowl¬ 
edge which they are seeking. 
The American Veterinary College has, however, made ex- 
