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instructive, address on the “ Conformation of the Horse.” A 
vote of thanks was extended to Prof. Pearson for his eloquent 
address. 
Meeting adjourned at 9.30 p. m. 
Tlie third meeting was held November 4, at 8 o’clock. Thf^ 
society was called to order by President Jacobs. Mr. Kern^ 
was appointed critic. The names of Messrs. Colton, Wood¬ 
ward, Bender, Norton and Willett were proposed and duly 
elected to membership. 
Literary programme was as follows : A paper by Mr. Hoopes 
on “The Male Animals in the Stud.” 
Debate : Resolved^ That a veterinarian should not have his 
office at a livery stable. 
Affirmative: Messrs. Cheney, Young and Walter. Nega¬ 
tive . Messrs. Leiter, Hughes and Gilliland. The subject was 
ably handled by the gentlemen on the debate, likewise by the 
members in general. The negative side was victorious. The 
Piesident thanked the members very kindly for their interest in 
the society, and asked them to continue in this line. 
Meeting adjourned at 9.30 p. m. 
L. A. Nopan, Secretary. 
NEWS AND ITEMS. 
The^ McHippip Veterinary Coleege has forty-two stu¬ 
dents this session. 
Dr. Wm. McLean (O. V. C. ’82), of Portland, Oregon, was 
appointed State Veterinarian by Gov. Lord, October ist. 
Dr. R. H. Harrison, formerly at Kansas City, is now with 
the Bureau of Animal Industry in charge of meat inspection at 
Milwaukee, Wis. 
Drs.^^ J. E. Ceoud, of Richmond, Ind.; Geo. P. Statter, 
Sioux City, la.; James Nicholson, Pipestone, Minn., and A. P. 
Hopkins, of Ames, la., are among the post-graduate students of 
the McKillip Veterinary College. 
The Annuae Dues of members of the American Veteri¬ 
nary Medical Association were reduced at the last meeting from 
$5 1"® $ 3 ’ Those who had paid the former amount for 1899 will 
be credited by $2 for the year 1900. 
Dogs and Cats Pound in Paris. —724 dogs and 44 cats 
