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Scurfield. The Secretary, Dr. F. A. Merillat, announced the 
standing of members of the senior class, which was as follows : 
Twenty-one members were entitled to graduation; R. D. Scur¬ 
field was awarded the Fovejoy prize for having the best grade 
for three years’ work; Wm. Schumacher, second; H. H. 
Cohenour, third ; T. P. Brankin, honors. C. D. McGilvray 
received the first prize for best senior grade; J. F. Olweiler, 
second ; R. D. Scurfield, third, and honors to Wm. Schumacher, 
N. Clark, H. B. Treman, H. H. Cohenour. President M. H. 
McKillip conferred the degree of M. D. V. upon the following 
members of the senior class : R. D. Scurfield, Manitou, Mani¬ 
toba ; H. F. Emich, Fima Grove, Ind. ; F. W. Buecher, Chicago, 
Ill.; H < H. Cohenour, Pana, Ill. ; W. H. Perrigo, Danville, 
Ill.; W. I. Gass, Sheboygan, Wis. ; J. Gallagher, Chicago, Ill. ; 
T. P. Brankin, Joliet, Ill. ; H. B. Treman, Storm Fake, la. ; 
B. O. Minge, Faunsdale, Ala. ; R. F- Kann, Mechanicsburg, 
Penn. ; Oscar Hartnagle, Victoria, B. C. ; C. D. McGilvray, 
Binscarth, Man.; T. A. Kragness, San Francisco, Cal. ; N. 
Clark, Valparaiso, Ind. ; F. C. Willitt, Morristown, N. J. ; J. M. 
Simpson, Mombaccus, N. Y. ; J. R. Batch, Chicago, Ill. ; J. F. 
Olweiler, Elizabethtown, Pa. ; Win. Schumacher, Fagrange, 
Ill. ; T. Fambreichts, Montevideo, Minn. 
This closes one of the most prosperous and successful terms 
in the history of McKillip Veterinary College ; the number of 
students in attendance during the present school year was 
seventy-seven. 
CHICAGO VETERINARY COFFEGE. 
On March 5th the annual banquet of the faculty and 
students of the Chicago Veterinary College was given by the 
trustees at the Sherman House. Ninety-five students and the 
faculty of twelve partook of the good things set before them. 
Dr. A. H. Baker acted as toastmaster, and speeches were made 
by Dr. E. M. Bronson, representing the senior class, Mr. F. S. 
Robertson of the junior class, and Mr. E. F. Fewis of the 
freshmen. Dr. A. S. Alexander spoke for the faculty. Several 
speeches were made by other members of the faculty and 
students, interspersed with vocal and instrumental selections by 
members of the class; and a whistling solo, with piano accom¬ 
paniment, was given by Prof. G. M. Cushing. Being a family 
affair, undue restraint was noticeably absent, and each one 
enjoyed himself heartily. 
The commencement exercises of the eighteenth session was 
