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EDITORIAL. 
of the New York State Veterinary Society and the United States Veterinary 
Medical Association. 
At the suggestion, and by motion of Dr. Th. Giffen, Dr. Hoskins was nom¬ 
inated temporary Chairman of the meeting; he thanked the members present for 
the honor conferred upon him, and suggested, as first business, the election of 
officers, which resulted as follows: President, R. S. Huidekoper; Vice-Presi¬ 
dent, J. L. Robertson ; Secretary, J. Elmer Ryder; Treasurer, Thos. Giffen. A 
committee of nine was then appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws for the 
organization, of which Dr. Robertson was named Chairman. 
A long discussion then took place on the propriety of allowing or rejecting 
for admission into the Society non-graduates practicing in New York. Dr. 
Giffen then moved that “two months be allowed to legalized (registered) 
practitioners to present their names for admission when the same shall be sub¬ 
ject to the action of the Society. All other members must be graduates of 
recognized veterinary schools in good standing before being recognized by the 
Society.” Carried. 
A Board of Censors was then appointed by the President, with Dr. A. Liau- 
tard as Chairman. 
On motion of Dr. Neher, Dr. Hoskins was unanimously elected honorary 
member of the Association. 
On the evening of the first Tuesday of each month the regular meetings will 
be held, and until further directions from the Society the same will take place 
at Dr. Huidekoper’s. 
A New Veterinary Journal.— The first number of the 
Veterinary Magazine has just been issued. It is edited by the 
veterinary faculty of the Veterinary Department of the Univer¬ 
sity of Pennsylvania. We wish to this recent addition to our 
professional literature a long life and a brilliant and successful 
career, a wish which we feel confident will be realized, judg¬ 
ing from the appearance and contents of the January number. 
Canids Without Encephalon. —Goetz has been suc¬ 
cessful in removing the large brain from dogs, and having 
them live some days thereafter, a feat which, up to the pres¬ 
ent time, has been thought impossible. The first animal re¬ 
mained fifty-one days alive, the second ninety-two days, and 
the third subject was killed eighteen months after extirpa¬ 
tion, in perfect health.— Ber. Th. Woch . 
