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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Applications by Drs. Heck, Johnston, and Steddoni were 
made for membership. The Board of Censors reported favor¬ 
ably upon the petitions, and, upon motion, duly seconded, they 
were declared elected members. 
The President was authorized by the members to appoint a 
delegate to the United States Veterinary Medical Association, 
meeting to be held at Nashville, Tenn. 
Dr. Moore read a paper on “ Puncturing for Gastric Flatu¬ 
lence,” which elicited a full discussion by all present. 
Dr. Bray volunteered a talk on “ Uses and Abuses of the 
Aetual Cautery.” A general discussion followed. 
Election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: 
President, Dr. S. L. Hunter; First Vice-President, Dr. Moore; 
Second Vice-President, Dr. McCurdy ; Secretary and Treasurer, 
Dr. E. P. Schaffter. Censors—Drs. Heek, Johnston, Steddom, 
Black, and Bray. 
Upon motion, duly seconded, the meeting adjourned to meet 
in Kansas City, Mo., in October. 
E. P. Schaffter, V. S., Secretary. 
THE ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARY FACUETIES OF NORTH 
AMERICA. 
The fourth annual meeting of the Association of Veterinary 
Faeulties of North Ameriea will be held in connection with the 
United States Veterinary Medical Association, at Nashville, 
Tenn., Wednesday, September 8th, 1897. The following papers 
will be read : 
“Uniform Courses of Instruction,” Dr. John W. Adams, 
University of Pennsylvania. 
“ Minimum Standard of Entrance Examinations,” Drs. D. 
E. Salmon, Columbian University, and Jas. Law, Cornell Uni¬ 
versity. 
“Uniformity of State Regulations Governing the Practice of 
Veterinary Medicine,” Dr. W. Horace Hoskins, of Philadelphia. 
The following are the officers of this Assoeiation for 1897 • 
President, Dr. Leonard Pearson; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. H. 
D. Gill. Executive Committee—Drs. James Law, M. Stalker, 
D. McEachran, D. E. Salmon, J. L. Robertson. 
H. D. Gile, V. S., Secretary. 
THE UNITED STATES EXPERIMENT STATION VETERINARIANS. 
We are advised by Dr. A. T. Peters, of the Nebraska Agri¬ 
cultural Experiment Station, that the above association—which 
