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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
the State, we have not kept a corresponding increase in our 
membership.^ Why is this the case? I know that the veteri¬ 
narians of this western country during the past few years have, 
to put it plainly, been hard and many of them have an¬ 
swered my letters, saying their practice would not justify the 
expenditure of a sufficient amount of money to attend the meet¬ 
ings. The one thing needed above all others, if it were possi¬ 
ble, would be to issue printed reports of our meetings. Last 
year arrangements were made whereby the report might have 
been published in the report of the State Agricultural Society, 
but two of the papers were not turned over to me at the time of 
the meeting and I failed to get them in time to go in. The re¬ 
port of our meeting two years ago was to have been printed by 
the publisher of the Veterinary Magazine^ but the publication 
suspended before our proceedings got in print. After this meet¬ 
ing we will have the notes and papers of the last three meetings 
in hand, which should by all means be published.” 
Discussions then followed on subjects pertaining to the in¬ 
terests of the association and the veterinary profession, in which 
Drs. Brodie, Whitbeck, Gibson and others took part, the im¬ 
pression prevailing that the veterinarians generally appreciate 
the value of the association, and that the membership and at¬ 
tendance at the meetings will increase as the price of live stock 
increases and business improves. On vote the report was ac¬ 
cepted. 
The Board of Censors reported favorably'on the applications 
for membership of G. E. Noble, D. V. S., Osage, la.; H. E. 
Titus, D. V. M., Maxwell, la.; F. J. Neiman, V. S., Marshall¬ 
town, la., and C. W. Stevens, M. D. C., Knoxville, la., and on 
vote all were duly elected to membership. 
The meeting then adjourned until 1.30 p. m. 
Afternoon Session .—Meeting called to order by President 
Johnston. The Auditing Committe then reported having ex¬ 
amined the Treasurer’s accounts and found the statements as 
rendered to be correct. The report was then accepted and the 
committee discharged. 
President Johnston then addressed the meeting as follows : 
"'Gejitlemm of the Iowa State Vetermary Medicat Associatioji : 
“ It is with pleasure I greet you, another year of our associa¬ 
tion’s life has passed into history, a year of marked progress in 
veterinary science, and only those interested in the work know 
what marked advantages the present veterinarian has over the 
past. It is the duty of every veterinarian to educate, as far as 
