o02 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
White, D. V. S., Chapel Hill, Tenn.', Geo. B. Blackman, D. V. S., 
Rome, Ga.; Maurice O’Connell, D. V. S., Holyoke, Mass.; A. 
Gibson, D. V. S., Birmingham, iVla.; T. A. Geddes, D. V. M.^ 
Ames, la.; H. D. Fenimore, D. V. S., Knoxville, Tenn. 
Dr. W. Horace Hoskins, Chairman of the Finance Commit¬ 
tee, made a lengthy report, covering the period since 1894, and 
showing a balance in the treasury at the beginning of this ses¬ 
sion of $547.02. 
Secretary Stewart began the reading of his report by detail¬ 
ing the arduous work of the position which he holds. He 
brought out the necessity of a safe storage for the records, etc., 
of the association, and said that an offer had been received from 
Prof. James Law, tendering such accommodations at Cornell 
University, and later in the proceedings the offer was accepted 
and Prof. W. L. Williams was chosen custodian of the property. 
The Secretary gave a statement of the poor results he had ob¬ 
tained in endeavoring to collect the delinquent dues of those 
dropped from the roll through the medium of a collecting 
agency, and thought that more money would be received by his 
own efforts from those who might wish reinstatement than by 
such methods as these agencies employ. He recommended a 
reduction of the dues to $3 per annum. His report showed that 
the cash on hand at the beginning of the year and receipts from 
various sources amounted to $1777.26, and that the disburse¬ 
ments had been $945.04, leaving a balance on hand up to Sep¬ 
tember 7, 1897, of $832.22. There was owing the association 
$4660.04, some of which was good, but a large amount of it 
would never be collected. He estimated the expenses of the 
association for the coming year at $935, and upon this basis ad¬ 
vised reduction in dues. 
Chairman Williams, of the Publication Committee, pre¬ 
sented a lengthy report, showing that the committee had been 
laboring hard to reduce the cost of printing the “ Proceedings ” 
and expedite the publication. The estimate for this year is 
$1.03 per page, against $1.33 last year, and is to be ready for 
delivery in forty-five days after the close of the meeting, against 
four months last year. 
Chairman Gill, of the Committee on Intelligence and Edu¬ 
cation, reported that there are seventeen veterinary schools in 
America, all having a three-year course with the exception of 
three. The Ontario Veterinary College has informed the Chair¬ 
man that it would next session advance its course to three years. 
Salient points in the report were recognition of the increased 
