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Dr. Repp spoke, saying a measure should not be too radical ; 
should provide for empirics who had been in regular practice 
for a certain length of time. After that certain examinations 
should be imposed upon those who desired to begin practicing. 
He referred to some of the provisions of the- Pennsylvania vet¬ 
erinary law, etc. > ... 
Dr. Malcolm favored an act which would require registra¬ 
tion—non-graduates to register as such, and then the public 
will not be deceived. 
Dr. Heck favored registration, and issuance of a certificate, 
showing whether the applicant was a graduate or non-graduate; 
believed the two kinds of certificates should be printed on dif¬ 
ferent colored paper. 
Dr. S. H. Johnston said there was a time when the non¬ 
graduates were a necessity, for there were no graduates. Those 
people should be treated justly, and such as have been practi¬ 
cing for a long time should be permitted to continue, but his 
idea was to prevent new men of the same type beginning. 
Dr. Brown moved, and Dr. Hammond seconded, that the mat¬ 
ter be referred to the Judicial Committee, and that at a later ses¬ 
sion they should report as to the advisability of attempting to get 
some law enacted at this session of the legislature, and if they 
decide in the affirmative to report an outline for same. Voted 
and carried. President Shipley then appointed Dr. Hammond 
to fill vacancy on Board of Censors, and the applications for 
membership were referred to them. 
Meeting then adjourned to meet at 1.30 p.m. 
Afternoon Session .—Meeting called to ordei by President 
Shipley. The Board of Censors reported favorably on^the ap¬ 
plications for membership of D. E. Baughman, D. V. S., of 
Eort Dodge, la. ; J. J. Repp, V. M. D., of Ames; J. R. Sanders, 
M. D. C., of Corydon ; G. Dames, D. V. S., of Dysart ; G. Kerr, 
V. S., of Washington ; Hal. C. Simpson, D. V. S., of Denison, 
and J. J. Moore, V. S., and the gentlemen were duly elected to 
membership. 
On motion by Dr. Gibson the chair appointed a Committee 
on Resolutions, as follows : Drs. J. I. Gibson, W. H. Austin, 
and R. R. Hammond. 
The report of the Secretary was then called for, and was 
read as follows: 
“Gentlemen: We meet to-day to celebrate the twelfth 
annual meeting of our association—to participate in the privi¬ 
leges, the pleasures and the benefits which may be derived 
