aoo 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
and friends of the school repaired to the Hotel Marlborough, a 
few blocks below, where a delightful banquet had been pre¬ 
pared, and where an enjoyable evening was spent. Addresses 
were made by Chancellor MacCracken, Dr. Munu, Professors 
Coates, Bell, Stein, Heilman, Drs. Hoskins, Lowe, Ellis, Han¬ 
son, and others. 
NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
At the annual commencement of Cornell University, Ith¬ 
aca, N. Y., the following received the degree of Doctor of Vet- 
erinary Medicine: Clarence Lyon Barnes, Lockport, N. Y.; 
John W. Corrigan, V. S., Owego, N. Y.; Grant Sherman Hop¬ 
kins, D. Sc., B. S., Westport, N. Y.; C. H. Jewell, Slaterville 
Springs, N. Y.; Louis Juliand, Greene, N. Y.; William John 
Mitchell, Ithaca, N. Y.; Garry T. Stone, Binghamton, N. Y. 
The Horace K. White prizes of $15 and $10 to the most 
meritorious students in the graduating class were awardeci as 
follows: 1st, Clarence Lyon Barnes ; 2d, Garry T. Stone. 
The theses of the graduates, all in part founded on original 
research, were : C. L. Barnes, u Laryngeal Hemiplegia ; Roar¬ 
ing, and Old and New Methods of Treatment”; J. W. Corri¬ 
gan, “Melanosis and Melanoma Grant S. Hopkins, “The 
Brachial Plexus in Monodactyle and Polydactyle Chas. H. 
Jewell, “ Ovariotomy in Domestic Animals Louis Juliand, 
“ Aloin as a Purgative ” ; William J. Mitchell, “ Bacteria in the 
Female Generative Organs”; Garry T. Stone, “Tuberculin 
and its Uses in Diagnosis.” 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
THE PROFESSION IN MICHIGAN. 
Richmond, Mich., June 6, 1900. 
Editors American Veterinary Review : 
dear Sirs :—In several recent issues of one of our veteri¬ 
nary journals there have appeared editorials and other articles 
unjustly (I was going to say maliciously) reflecting upon the 
profession in this State. To set the matter right before those 
who have read the articles referred to, and.in justice to the rec¬ 
ognized members of the profession in Michigan, I would say 
that the attacks are misleading and false. There has never 
been a time in the history of our State association when there 
was more harmony and good fellowship than at present, all 
statements to the contrary notwithstanding. It is true there 
