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and the charlatan, which is a great misfortune. This is largely 
due to the veterinarian himself. Too often he is willing to be 
put upon the lower plane in order to secure the case. Too often 
he submits to an unworthy competition in order not to make 
enemies, and too often he is willing to think that when he 
has his diploma he has all that can be gotten of veterinary 
knowledge, and is ready to settle down into the jog-trot of 
professional practice with no adequate effort being make to keep 
up with the procession. To keep in the vanguard requires con¬ 
tinued effort. How continued only those who try hard to keep 
there can tell. Much good work has been done during the last 
year. The work done by our worthy member. Dr. Harbangh, 
in face of the fact of much sickness, in his researches into the 
milk supply of our capitol city, is an example to the rest of us. 
His work must result in much good, and commands the atten¬ 
tion of the whole medical fraternity. The lack of knowledge, 
worse than all the lack of the desire for information regarding 
the milk supply of our cities, is a surprise to all those who look 
into the question. Political boards of health and city councils, 
whose only care is to cater to the wishes of the ward boss and 
who will not look into the merits of the question of proper food 
supplies, are a menace to the healthfnlness of our cities. There 
is not a city in our State that does not control the running at 
large of dogs because of danger to the health of the public from 
a largely imaginary trouble (rabies), or which does not compel 
a careful sanitary inspection of all houses within its limits in 
order to prevent the propagation of disease, or which does not 
give its board of health control of many conditions which are 
deleterious to health. But this one most important of all (the 
milk supply) is not considered, although the most dangerous of 
all from many considerations. Our association has accom¬ 
plished much, but much remains to be done. 
The report of the Board of Censors recommended the elec¬ 
tion to membership in the association of Dr. H. S. Willis, Rapi- 
dan Station, Va., which report was accepted, and Dr. Willis was 
accordingly elected to membership. 
The resignations of Drs. Marshall and Dixon, which were 
tendered on account of their removal from the State, were ac¬ 
cepted. 
On motion of Dr. Harbaugh, which was seconded and passed, 
the semi-annual meetings of the association were discontinued 
for the present. 
Dr. Harbaugh was also author of the motion that the Presi- 
