SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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and operate. The committee believe that the surgical clinic is 
a popular and profitable feature of the meetings of the associa¬ 
tion, and therefore propose to use every effort possible to over¬ 
come the difficulties and failures of those of former meetings 
and make it in every way worthy of the first meeting of the 
new century. 
The profession in New Jersey feel very grateful for the co-op¬ 
eration of Pennsylvania, New York, and other neighboring States. 
With such efficient and earnest co-operation on the part of the 
local veterinary forces there seems to be no doubt but that the 
Atlantic City meeting will eclipse any meeting ever held on the 
American continent. It is said that the interest throughout the 
West in regard to the 1901 meeting is greater than has ever be¬ 
fore been known in the history of the association. 
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE VETERINARY DE¬ 
PARTMENT OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. 
Notices were sent to the graduates of the N. Y.-A. V. C. for 
the purpose of organizing an Alumni Association of the Veter¬ 
inary Department of New York University. 
The meeting was held at the College Building, Feb. 21st, 
1901. Dr. Eichhorn was installed as temporary Chairman, Dr. 
Fink as temporary Secretary. 
The first order of business was the nomination of officers for 
the new association, which were as follows : 
President, Dr. Fink. 
First Vice-President, Dr. J. J. Hayes. 
Second Vice-President, Dr. W. A. Young. 
Secretary, Dr. Eichhorn. 
Treasurer, Dr. Meiners. 
Moved that the nominations be closed and the Secretary cast 
a ballot for each officer. 
Moved and seconded that this association be called the 
Alumni Association of the Veterinary Department of New York 
University. 
By adoption, all graduates of the New York College of Vet¬ 
erinary Surgeons and American Veterinary College prior to the 
amalgamation of the two colleges, be eligible to membership 
in this association. 
It was decided to adjourn and call a meeting on April 1, 
for the purpose of admitting new members, and arrangements 
to hold a joint banquet on the same evening of the Alumni 
