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tion as this should, requires the individual and united efforts of us all. 
There is no doubt but a great good could be accomplished to the pro¬ 
fession as well as live-stock owners, by a large harmonious association 
such as Ohio with its well educated and large number of veterinarians 
ought to have. We sincerely hope that this session will be a successful 
one; its meeting place should attract some, the expectancy of clinics 
attract others, and we have written more letters endeavoring to obtain 
a good attendance than for any previous session ; but more than this, at 
no time during the ten years we have been your Secretary has the Presi¬ 
dent taken such a deep interest in the success of the meeting as Dr. S. 
D. Meyers, the present occupant of the chair. In conclusion, we thank 
you for many kindnesses, but would suggest to some, prompter replies 
to the Secretary’s communications. 
Next order of business was the nomination and election of 
officers, to serve for the coming year. 
Dr. Sydney Myers was nominated for President, Dr. J. H. 
Blattenburg for First Vice President, Dr. W. A. Eabron for 
Second Vice-President, Dr. E. H. Shepard for Third Vice-Presi¬ 
dent, Dr. T. B. Hillock for Treasurer, and Dr. W. H. Gribble 
for Secretary. There being but one nominee for each respect¬ 
ive office, the rules for ballot were suspended and the Sec¬ 
retary instructed to cast the vote of the association, there¬ 
upon the President declared each and every nominee duly 
elected. 
A large amount of correspondence was read, none being of 
a really important nature, though some of it amusing. 
Dr. T. Bent Cotton now read a really interesting essay on 
“ Tuberculosis of the Horse,” in which he took the ground that 
a sorrel horse was a diseased one, the color indicating in itself 
the existence of disease. This paper, as might be expected, 
aroused a storm of debate; but not being a stenographer we 
were unable to catch it; only that some denied the existence of 
tuberculosis at all in the horse, others that it did exist, and 
others, while they had never definitely diagnosed it in horses, 
they saw no reason why that animal should not suffer from the 
disease. 
Adjourned until 7.30 p. m. 
Evening Session .—Meeting called to order at 8 P. M. 
Dr. E. H. Shepard, of Cleveland, gave us an interesting ad¬ 
dress on “Notes of City Practice,” in which he exhibited sev¬ 
eral fine specimens, one large calculus and one a specimen of 
two large molar upper teeth and no lower ones. 
Report of Committee on Contagious Diseases was read by 
its chairman, Prof. D. S. White. It was well discussed by al¬ 
most every member present and accepted. 
