SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
875 
Maxwell ; H. S. Titus, Rhodes ; G. B. Noble, Osage ; Senator 
J. M. Bmmert, Atlantic ; -Yeoman, Des Moines. 
The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and ap¬ 
proved. 
Drs. Shipoy and Talbert were appointed to fill vacancies on 
the Board of Censors. 
The Treasurer rendered a report showing all bills paid to 
date, and $28.83 in the treasury. Drs. Whitbeck, Koto and 
Brodie were appointed as an auditing committee and the Treas¬ 
urer’s report was referred to them. 
The Secretary’s report was read, being in part a review of 
the life history of the organization. It said in part: “ Organized 
in 1887 with 16 charter members, it began a sort of ‘ home 
mission ’ effort. Art. II. of our Constitution says : 
“ ‘ The objects of this association are, the mutual advancement 
of its members in veterinary science, the cultivation of fraternity, 
and the elevation of the veterinary profession.’ What could be 
of greater interest to the veterinarians of Iowa? ‘Mutual ad¬ 
vancement in veterinary science.’ Bet the watchword be up¬ 
ward and onward, and by united effort we will advance. ‘ Cul¬ 
tivation of Fraternity,’ meaning a more intimate acquaintance, 
a closer relationship, a brotherhood, a kindliness of feeling one 
for another, co-operation in all things pertaining to the advance¬ 
ment of the profession’s interests, and, ‘ Elevation of the Pro¬ 
fession.’ As to the association’s influence along these lines 
there can be no doubt. It would be impossible for any wide¬ 
awake, observing student of veterinary science to attend one of 
our meetings and not receive some new light. Our meetings 
have excited the most complimentary notices from veterina¬ 
rians in almost every State in the Union. As to what the asso¬ 
ciation has done toward ‘ elevating the profession ’—Do we 
believe that through the association we have made ‘ any gains 
along that line ’ ? Is there a man here who has been 
practicing the veterinary profession for ten years past in Iowa 
who does not believe that the profession has a higher standing 
with the general public of to-day than it had ten years ago ? 
And have the influences that have gone out from these meet¬ 
ings in one way and another played any part in bringing about 
such a change ? Have the joint sessions that we have held with 
the members of the State Agricultural Society, and the more 
intimate relationships between veterinarians and stockmen thus 
resulting, played any part? In Iowa we now have about 200 
graduated veterinarians. With the increase of veterinarians in 
