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There are those who favor the continuance of an indepen¬ 
dent college, supported by endowments. This is all very well, 
and we may agree with them that it is perhaps the ideal form 
for a veterinary college, if judged from the success of some 
of the old schools of Europe. Yet others will fear with me that 
endowments will not be easily secured, for philanthropists have 
never yet turned their love towards our profession, as is natural 
enough, and of zoophilists it is said that they die poor. So the 
luck is against us. But, besides, it has been demonstrated over 
and over again during the last few years that the tendency of 
individual schools has been and still continues to be towards 
affiliation with the great universities of the land; and many a 
well-known medical school, law school, divinity school, and even 
some veterinary schools have given up their independence for 
the price of the moral, social and scientific support and the 
prestige bestowed upon a college by a university, which is also 
acknowledged by the general public. Why, for instance, the 
doors of Columbia University of New York should be closed to 
the reception of a veterinary school consisting of a high-grade 
faculty and students of equal education with those of medicine 
and superior to those of law, I cannot understand, because I am 
quite familiar with the views of a number of presidents of uni¬ 
versities in the middle and western States. I have always found 
them highly interested in our professional development and full}^ 
realizing the important part which veterinary medicine is to 
play in the economic life of a great and cultured nation. 
I wish to give these thoughts and suggestions a start and 
truly hope they may soon assume the form of enthusiastic and 
energetic action. Olof Schwarzkopf. 
CREDIT TO WHOM CREDIT IS DUE. 
Lexington, III., April i6, 1898, 
Editors American Veterinajy Reviezv : 
Dear Sirs :—In your April issue of the Review I find the 
article entitled, “Treatment of Parturient Apoplexy,” over my 
signature. I am at a loss to know how my name became at¬ 
tached to it, as the'‘ credit should be given to Dr. H. A. Pressler, 
of Fairbury, Ill. 
Trusting you will give the doctor full credit for same, I 
am. Very truly, W. H. Welch. 
A HORSE is as much better than a bicycle as a thing of life 
is better than a lifeless thing.— {Bz^ooklyu Eagle.) 
