850 SYNOPSIS OF CONTINENTAL VETERINARY JOURNALS. 
commission, charged with the duty of ensuring the success 
of that second veterinary meeting (J. Kopp, V.S., Stras¬ 
bourg). 
Inauguration of the Statue of Claude Bourgelat at 
Alfort Veterinary College .—On the 30th of October last 
the Statue of Claude Bourgelat was inaugurated at the 
Alfort School with great ceremony. The academies and 
learned societies of Paris, the veterinary societies of France, 
a great number of journals, political, literary, and scientific, 
were represented on this occasion. Almost all the European 
veterinary schools connected themselves with this celebra¬ 
tion by letters of congratulation and support. The schools 
of Berne, Brussels, Munich, and Roumania took part in the 
proceedings by means of a deputation. M. Chauveau, 
Director of the Lyons school, by his presence gave testimony 
of the fraternity which now binds together the several schools, 
which have resulted directly from the labours of the founder. 
The School of Toulouse sent an address, in which the same 
sentiments of fraternity were fully and warmly expressed. 
Three orations were given : 
One by M. H. Bouley , who presided at the ceremony in 
consequence of the enforced absence of the Minister of 
Agriculture. 
The second by M. Baron , Professor of Zootechny at 
Alfort School. 
The third by M. Thierry , of Tonnerre , in the name of the 
veterinary practitioners. 
M. Ernest Pisa , a young veterinarian of the Department 
of Seine-et-Oise, terminated the proceedings by a happy 
epilogue, which was much applauded. 
Thus, Germany, Italy, France, are exhibiting professional 
unity in its highest form, and are giving the veterinary 
profession a recognised position in the world of science, as 
well as drawing to it attention of governments and the 
public. When will the turn for an English Congress come ? 
Our neighbours have shown us the way, shall we not make 
some attempt to follow in the path they have trodden so 
well and with such success ? We can turn to another side of 
the picture. In Russia blind nihilism on the one hand, and 
terrified power on the other, are undermining the foundations 
of society. All orders of men, all professions are affected. 
Some time ago the veterinary school of Kharkoff was closed 
in consequence of the political tendencies of its students, 
and we now hear that Dorpat University is to lose its German 
character, and be remodeled on Russian principles ! Its 
veterinary school, we presume, will be involved in the 
