SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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Merche, M. B. Lamb, O. C. Pettiford, C. H.'Sater, H. N. Brown, 
C. L. Henderson, H. A. Forrester, Norton Dock, W. E. Severn. 
Minutes of last annual session were read and adopted. 
Dr. S. D. Myers, President, then delivered a short address as 
follows i 
Gentlemen : To-day and to-morrow we complete the final strokes that 
forge for our organization the last link of the 19th century, and start 
the first link in the chain of the 20th century. What it shall be de¬ 
pends upon the individual work of every member of this society. 
We trust this meeting will be harmonious and one long to be re¬ 
membered for the good it shall accomplish in the awakening of an inter¬ 
est in our association; that shall mark the birth of a new era in the 
history of association work in the Buckeye State. 
We are here this afternoon, fresh from our fields of labor, ripe in the 
experience of the past year, and it will be strange indeed if, after an inter¬ 
change of these experiences and the discussion of vital subjects affecting 
us as veterinarians, we do not return to our homes better prepared for 
the work of the year and better able to cope with the problems that con¬ 
front us. 
The past year in veterinary circles has witnessed many important 
events, and the present activity in association work in this country has 
never been excelled. 
The recent meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association 
at Detroit was one of great good, and one long to be remembered by all 
of us that had the privilege of attending. Through the efforts of the 
American Veterinary Medical Association the army veterinarian has 
advanced to a stronger position than has ever been held before. We be¬ 
lieve if the good work is kept up the United States Army will have a 
veterinary corps that will be a credit to the country. 
We, as an association, have cause for congratulation at having the 
privilege of meeting at the Ohio State University, where a magnificent 
pathological exhibit can be viewed, also the University Museum of 
Natural History, the chemical laboratory, and other scientific exhibits, 
besides we have every facility for carrying out our clinical work. 
As a result of numerous investigations our knowledge of certain 
classes of diseases is gradually becoming more precise and accurate, and 
the time has arrived when we may look forward to a system of medicine 
in which by preventive and curative inoculation we shall be able to 
grapple successfully with some of the deadliest forms of disease with 
which we have been helplessly and almost hopelessly contending. 
Comparative pathology is receiving more attention in our colleges 
and universities, not only in this country, but in some foreign countries 
as well. This branch has been sadly neglected, and we are pleased to 
know that it is slowly but surely coming into prominence. It is a sub¬ 
ject that interests the medical world at large. 
Sanitation has also made great strides, but barriers are found here 
hindering progress. It has been found by experience that the people 
must first be educated to the needs of sanitation before proper laws can 
be enacted and enforced. 
We are sorry to note the stand taken by one of our live-stock jour¬ 
nals regarding the so-called “campaign against tuberculosis. ” The at- 
