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in New York City, and chartered as the New York College 
of Veterinary Surgeons. This school, although not very suc¬ 
cessful in securing students, continued its existence until 
1875, when it closed its doors, Soon after this, however, it 
was again started and has continued to the present time. 
About 1862, some members of the Board of Agriculture in 
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Upper Canada recognizing the need of teaching veterinary 
science, to further the plan of organizing a college sent one 
of their members to Europe to confer with Prof. Dick, of 
Edinburgh. 
Dr. Andrew Smith was recommended for the principal of 
the new college, was secured, and began work in 1862 by 
giving lectures to agricultural students. A complete course 
was soon arranged, and the first graduates sent out in 1866. 
The growth of this school was at first slow but steady, and it 
became the first successful school founded in America. 
The year 1866 seems to have been an auspicious one for the 
advancement of veterinary science, for we find two colleges 
started during the year. The Montreal Veterinary College 
which has continued a successful career with Dr. McEach- 
ran as principal, and the Philadelphia Veterinary Col¬ 
lege, which kept up an organization for some time but without 
a regular course of instruction. In 1868, Dr. James Law 
was added to the Faculty of Cornell University as Professor 
of Veterinary Science, and Dr. Prentice to that of the Free 
Industrial University, Soon after this, lectures on veterinary 
science were given to agricultural students at the Ohio, Mas¬ 
sachusetts and Iowa agricultural and mechanical colleges. 
The American Veterinary College began its existence in 
1875 with Dr. A. Liautard, a French graduate, at its head. 
This school was a success from the start and became an impor¬ 
tant factor in advancing veterinary medicine, In 1879 the 
Iowa Agricultural and Mechanical College arranged a com¬ 
plete course of instruction on veterinary science with Dr. M. 
Stalker, who had been for some time lecturing to agricultural 
students, as dean of the department. This was the first 
veterinary school organized in connection with a State 
•educational institution and under State supervision. Being 
