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EDITORIAL. 
ent, it is not meant in the platitudinous sense which accompanies 
many similar announcements, but we mean to say that one of 
her sons who could always be relied upon to put his shoulder 
to the wheel and push hard to attain any goal that would be for 
her advantage, has through death been lost to us. Year after 
year, he was a constant attendant upon the meetings of the 
National Association, and for fifteen years he was a worker for 
the best interests of that organization—upon her committees, 
upon the programme, wherever work was to be done; and, 
although feeling sometimes that he had not received just treat¬ 
ment, he never sulked ; he was ready to resume work with a 
cheerfulness that proved his loyalty to the cause. Thrice was 
he honored by election to the Vice-Presidency, while in 1898 
he became its President, which he declared was the greatest 
honor in the veterinary world, and which was sincerely appreci¬ 
ated by him. In local veterinary affairs of Maryland, he was 
ever a leading spirit, and he served upon the first veterinary ex¬ 
amining board that was appointed, being largely instrumental 
in the securing of the laws which have made Maryland in ad¬ 
vance of more favored States. In the realm of literature he has 
contributed a little text-book entitled u Veterinary Post-Mor¬ 
tem Examinations,” while his papers contributed to the pro¬ 
grammes of association meetings and to the professional mag¬ 
azines were always carefully prepared and the result of much 
study and investigation. 
We say again, that Dr. Clement was a man we could illy 
afford to lose, for it will be some time before another will come 
forward who will throw into his work the love and the enthusi¬ 
asm which always characterized his unselfish labors in behalf 
of the true science of veterinary medicine. A sketch of his 
career will be found elsewhere, together with resolutions of his 
colleagues of the Maryland Association. 
Thk Kansas City Veterinary College gave its annual 
banquet at the Midland Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., March 7, 
1901. Nearly 100—students of the college, faculty and veter¬ 
inarians—were present. 
