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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
The Secretary’s report being accepted, the Society tend¬ 
ered him a vote of thanks for the very efficient manner in 
which he performed the arduous duties connected with his 
office. 
The chair then asked Dr. Stull to read the paper of Dr. 
Bell, which he did. The paper being on State Veterinary 
Legislation, brought out a very animated discussion. The 
paper was ably written, and showed the author had given 
much thought to the subject, and all regretted that he could 
not be present in person to bring out some points more clearly. 
Then adjourned until after supper and convened promptly 
at 7:30, the chair at once calling on G. W. Vernon, M.D., 
Secret'rv of the Indiana Veterinary College, to present his 
matter to the Society, which he did in a very fair, unbiased 
manner, stating he had no reason for faulting the action o 
the Association at their July meeting in passing the resolutions 
condemning the so-called Indiana Veterinary College, and 
hoped the mistakes made in ’92 due to youth would not bias 
the opinion of the Association in dealing with the college as 
corrected in ’93 ; the corrections were the re-organization of 
the college to a two-year course consisting of six months 
each, and a more thorough matriculation examination ; also 
the addition of more qualified veterinary surgeons to the 
corps of instructors. 
After assuring the Society that it was his intention, and 
the intention of all interested, to bring it up to the standard 
of the immediate competing colleges, he was asked to re¬ 
tire that the Association could have unhampered freedom 
to express their earnest views on this subject, and after con¬ 
siderable discussion it was decided to lay the matter on the 
table for the semi-annual meeting in July. 
Election of officers was next in order. 
The chair, in calling for nominations for President, brought 
to his feet Dr. Stull, who, in a very neat speech on the special 
merits of Dr. |. F. Cloud, of Richmond, our worthy Secre¬ 
tary, placed his name in nomination for this honored position ; 
he then being elected by acclamation. 
Dr. Stull, of South Bend, was elected for Vice-President 
