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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
during the prevalence of outbreaks of the diseases herein men¬ 
tioned. 
Whenever any State or Territory shall fail or refuse to adopt 
and enforce proper measures of its own for the suppression of 
the diseases herein named, or shall refuse to co-operate with the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, as herein provided, it shall be the 
duty of the said Commissioner to certify the facts to the President 
of the United States, who after verification thereof is hereby 
authorized to issue his proclamation prohibiting the removal of 
cattle to or from that State or Territory, or to or from any part 
thereof. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS, 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE A. V. C. 
The regular meeting of the Alumni Association of the American Veterinary 
College was held in the lecture room of the college on Saturday, Feb. 27, Pres¬ 
ident Dr. Hoskins in the chair. 
Members present were Drs. Field, Coates, Hoskins, Critcherson, Johnson, 
Denslow, Bretherton, Pendry, Foote, Dixon, Krowl, Otto, Birdsall, Ruhl, and 
Michener. 
Minutes of last meeting were read and on motion, adopted. 
The question of admitting new members was then brought up. 
The Secretary said he thought it had been held that all students graduating 
became members, and there was no necessary to elect. Considerable discussion 
followed; some holding opposite views, but a motion was finally passed, that the 
whole of the graduating class of ’86 be invited to join without respect to dues, etc. A 
committee being appointed by the President to invite them, they proceeded to do 
so, and returned with Drs. Van Mater, Ashley, Bignell, Kuehne, Trumbower, 
Jones, Strange and Hopkins, who were addressed by the Chair _as to the necessity 
of ever upholding the good name of their alma mater, etc. 
The question of doing away with fees and dues of the Association was warmly 
discussed, some holding that the Association was an independant body, but which 
only admitted graduates of the college to membership. It was settled by Dr. 
McLean giving notice of amendments to by-laws and sections referring to fee and 
dues, doing away with same, etc. 
Report of committee on prize was read by Dr. McLean and ordered received 
and adopted. 
The following list of resident State Secretaries was, on motion, adopted: M. 
Bunker, Newton, Mass; L. G. Agersborg, Vermillion, Dak. T.; J. F. Autenreitli, 
Jersey City, N. J.; W. H. Pendry, Brooklyn, N. Y.; E. M. Barnes, Kenosha, 
Wis.; F. W. Huntington, Woodford, Me.; W. H. Hoskins, Philadelphia, Pa, ;E. 
