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OBITUARY. 
to build for his alma mater a veterinary department, and to this 
great undertaking he threw his whole energetic nature, his 
wealth of name and fame, for while the University of Pennsyl¬ 
vania was willing to accept the new department as one of its 
schools, it flatly declared that it would not expend a penny to¬ 
ward accomplishing that object. Not dismayed by the lack of 
financial support from that source, Dr, Huidekoper succeded 
in interesting the late J. B. Uippincott, the publisher, in the en¬ 
terprise, as well as Joseph E. Gillingham, the extensive lumber 
merchant, the former of whom gave $30,000 and the latter 
$10,000. With this sum the handsome buildings in which the 
veterinary branch of the University has its location were erected. 
The grounds at 36th and Pine streets, which were donated by 
the city, occupy a space about two blocks in extent. Even in 
their embryonic condition the buildings had a street frontage 
of over 250 feet, and comprised a commodious amphitheatre 
and museum, an anatomical or dissecting room, a histological 
laboratory, a blacksmith shop with eight forges, a pharmaceuti¬ 
cal laboratory and several large stables for hospital purposes. 
Through a disagreement with the Trustees of the University, 
Dr. Huidekoper severed his connection with the veterinary de¬ 
partment in 1892, and removed to New York, engaging in pri¬ 
vate practice and holding a lectureship on sanitary medicine at 
the American Veterinary College for one session, resigning at 
its close, when he became a professor at the New York College of 
Veterinary Surgeons, becoming associated in practice also with 
Dr. H. D. Gill, who was at that time dean of the school. He 
continued teaching and practicing in New York until the out¬ 
break of the Spanish-American war, when he was appointed by 
President McKinley as Chief Surgeon of the First (General 
Brooke’s) Army Corps. At Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, he 
was called a “ horse doctor ” by General Sanger. Dr. Huide¬ 
koper afterwards proved his competence and showed that the 
stigma sought to be attached to him had its origin in the fact that 
he had been a veterinary surgeon as well as a regular surgeon 
and physician. 
At the close of the war, the doctor espoused the cause of the 
army veterinarian and worked very hard to secure favorable 
legislation. During the session of Congress of 1899-1900 the 
pay and allowances of second lieutenant were secured, and in 
the spring of 1900 a veterinary corps bill was successfully en¬ 
gineered through the Senate, then through the House, but was 
defeated on its resubmission to the Senate. While all the credit 
