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VETERINARY SCIENCE IN AMERICA. 
papers on the history and progress of veterinary medicine in 
the United States, in the first number of his journal, and to 
his subsequent editorials, and especially also to the papers on 
veterinary education by Professor McEachran, of Montreal. 
The American Veterinanj Hevieio takes a broad view of 
veterinary science, its needs, its progress, and its various 
subdivisions. It notes progress in European countries, and 
by every means in its power endeavours to promote profes¬ 
sional unity and a higher standard of education of veterinary 
surgeons. Its editor several times appears before us as an 
advocate for enlargement of the journal and reduction of its 
price; he acts for the United States Association, and seems to 
enjoy the entire confidence of the members of that influential 
body. In his paper above mentioned, he tells us that the first 
qualified practitioner in New York State was Rose, a Prussian 
graduate, 1817. Shortly afterwards Grice, a London gradu¬ 
ate, and some members of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons appeared—Messrs. Curtis, Lockhart, Pilgrim, and 
Budd, the latter author of a treatise on the ‘Foot of the Llorse/ 
1831. In 1857 Dr. John Busteed succeeded in obtaining from 
the State Legislature a Charter of Incorporation of the New 
York College of Veterinary Surgeons. He associated with 
himself Mr. Ralston, M.R.C.V.S., formerly of the Indian 
army, and they constituted the faculty, which proved in¬ 
sufficient for its duties, and the school was closed. It had 
started in a handsome building erected by private subscrip¬ 
tions, which was burnt down in 1865 or 1866. Dr. Busteed's 
ardour prevailed against this discouragement. He again, in 
1864, organised the school, assisted by Drs. Liautard and 
Large and Mr. Copeman, Dr. Liautard holding the chair 
of Comparative Anatomy and Surgery. In 1870, Dr. Busteed 
retired and six gentlemen formed the faculty, of whom Drs. 
Liautard, Large, Stein, Percy, and Robertson still hold 
office. Dr. Weisse having been replaced by A. A. Holcombe, 
D.V.S., in the chair of Surgical Pathology, and Dr. Lyons 
having relieved Dr. Percy of Chemistry, leaving him lec¬ 
tures on Materia Medica and Therapeutics. Dr. Liautard 
retains his original subjects, and with them takes Sanitary 
and Clinical Medicine; Dr. Large, who is a M.R.C.V.S., 
takes the Theory and Practice of Veterinary Medicine and of 
Clinical Medicine ; Dr. Robertson, Cattle Pathology, Obste¬ 
trics, and Clinical Medicine ; Dr. Stein, Histology and Com¬ 
parative Physiology ; Mr. Coates, D.V.S., is Demonstrator of 
Anatomy ; and Messrs. J. Rogers and R. A. McLean, both 
D.V.S., lecture on Pharmacology and Anatomy respectively. 
These officers,however, do not now belong to the NewYork Col- 
