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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
was of a serious nature, he would not be able to attend to read 
his paper on “ Operative Treatment of Quittor.” 
Under new business a letter was read from Dr. John W. Fos¬ 
ter, offering his resignation to the society as he intended leaving 
Chicago to locate in Springfield, Ohio. Moved and seconded to- 
accept this resignation. 
A letter to Dr. A. H. Baker was read from Dr. D. H. Salmon, 
Chairman of the Pasteur Monument Fund, and Dr. Baker thought 
the letter should be considered by the society. Moved and 
seconded that as the communication was not addressed to the 
society that it be laid on the table ; and that the same be returned 
to Dr. Baker with an explanatory letter. 
A very amusing card was shown the members by Dr. 
Robertson ; this card was printed and was the business card of a 
would-be veterinary surgeon, who guaranteed to cure among 
other affections “ Cribbin ” and “Thisaloe.” He also called 
himself a “ Veterianiary ” Surgeon. It is a good sample of some 
of our Western quacks. 
Dr. Walker mentioned the fact that our Honorable Governor 
Tanner has appointed for State Veterniarian one Charles P. 
Lovejoy, of Princeton, Ill., who is a non-graduate and a strong 
opposer of college qualifications. This appointment was made 
in the face of strong personal and written opposition to the gov¬ 
ernor by a large number of graduated veterinarians of the State 
of Illinois. 
On motion, adjournment. L. Campbell, Secretary. 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE AMER. VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The twentieth regular meeting of the Alumni Association of 
the American Veterinary College was held in the lecture-room 
of the college building, March 25th, 1897, at 3 o’clock p. M. 
The meeting was called to order by President Howard, there 
being twenty-five members present. The most important busi¬ 
ness of the meeting was the report of the committee on the re¬ 
vision of the By-Laws and Constitution, and, after a long dis¬ 
cussion by President Howard, Drs. Lowe, Hoskins, Pendry, 
Neher, and Prof. Hanson, the by-laws were accepted as read by 
the committee. 
The society donated $25.00 towards the Pasteur Monument 
Fund.' 
It then had the pleasure of listening to the following address 
from the President, Dr. L. H. Howard : 
Fellow Alunmi :—The assembling to-day of our association in 
