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gree of M.D., which was acknowledged by those with whom we 
conversed as quite a test upon the elasticity of our requirements, 
particularly as there is no reciprocity on the part of medical as¬ 
sociations. 
There was no monopoly of the art of photography in At¬ 
lantic City, for when the members and visitors were arranged 
for their pictures no less than four cameras were directed at 
them, each claiming that he was the only original. As most of 
the ladies were in the surf at that hour, a separate group of 
ladies was made later in the afternoon. 
The Experiment Station Veterinary Medical Association 
held a brief meeting, there being very few members present, 
while the Association of Veterinary Faculties and Examining 
Boards of North America was not thought of. There seems to 
be no doubt that the comatose condition in which this body has 
been for several years has resulted in death. 
For a number of years Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Shepard, of Cleve¬ 
land, Ohio, have been among the pleasant faces at the annual 
conventions. This year Mrs. Shepard was attacked by auricu¬ 
lar abscess while en route and was compelled to go to a Philadel¬ 
phia hospital, while the Doctor made short trips to and from the 
meeting. Great sympathy was expressed by the membership, 
as Mrs. Shepard is a general favorite among those who have 
had the privilege of her acquaintance. 
The regret was expressed by all who attended the banquet 
that a stenographer had not been engaged to reproduce the 
wonderful address of Dr. Salmon, who made a most convincing 
argument in favor of an improved army veterinary department. 
If that speech had been delivered before Congress just prior to 
the vote taken in the Senate last winter our military brethren 
would now be in possession of the coveted rank and the coun¬ 
try would be enjoying the fruits of an intelligent veterinary ser¬ 
vice—the Secretary of War, the Military Committee and med¬ 
dlesome veterinarians to the contrary notwithstanding. 
NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL 
SOCIETY. 
The eleventh annual meeting of this society convened in the 
lecture amphitheatre of the New York State Veterinary College, 
on the Campus of Cornell University, Ithaca, on Tuesday 
morning, September ioth, at it o’clock, with President Roscoe 
R. Bell in the Chair. He at once introduced Prof. James Law, 
director of the college, who bid the guests a hearty welcome to 
