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names of Drs. W. W. Martin and J. S. Weicksel during the 
session, and all were elected to membership. 
The Board also reported favorably the amendment to Article 
VII, Sec. T. The report was received. 
A motion was then made that a Committee on Resolutions 
be appointed. 
The Chair appointed Drs. Hoskins, Conard and lyensman. 
Electio 7 i of Officei's, —The following were elected : Presi¬ 
dent, James B. Rayner; First Vice-President, M. H. Conard; 
Second Vice-President, J. C. Foelker; Third Vice-President, 
Geo. B. Jobson ; Treasurer, John R. Hart; Recording Secretary, 
Jacob Helmer ; Corresponding Secretar)^, W. F. Rhoads. Board 
of Censors—Drs. Ridge, Hoskins, Sallade, McNeil. 
The subject of members removing to another State remain¬ 
ing as members of this association was referred to the Board of 
Censors after a discussion of some length. 
The Secretary on reading his report showed the association 
to have a membership of 124. At the semi-annual meeting 
four new members were added, as follows : Drs. Geo. Jobson, 
Edward Hagg, W. H. Wilson, and W. P. Phipps. The associa¬ 
tion also lose three by resigning—Drs. McClellan, Blaker and 
Koenig—and Dr. William Tag, who recently died. 
The Treasurer"s Report showed the financial condition of the 
association to be better than ever before ; assets, $293.33 5 
bilities, $83.31, leaving a balance on March 2, 1897, of $210.02. 
The amount due from members is $451. The Chair appointed 
Drs. Felton and Lusson to audit the accounts, and they reported 
them correct. 
The Repoj't of the State Board of Vetejduary Examiners was 
then made. In the report Dr. Harger stated that the Board had 
examined twenty-eight applicants for the licence to practice 
veterinary medicine in this State. Of this number seventeen 
were successful, ten had attended schools requiring two courses 
of instruction and seven were from those requiring three years’ 
attendance. Of the entire number, twenty-eight, eight were 
from three-year schools, and the remainder, seventeen, from 
schools which at the time required an attendance of two years. 
From the former number, eight, all but one were successful, 
while from the latter number (twenty), only ten, or fifty per cent., 
were successful. He further stated that these figures were a 
positive indication in favor of higher veterinary education. He 
also remarked that there had been numerous drawbacks, which 
always occur under such conditions. One of the most serious 
