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that the spirit of the law called for the expulsion from the State 
of an old practitioner because he applied for a license a few days 
or weeks later than the members of the I. V. M. and S. Associa¬ 
tion. We have no doubt that the Board has been imposed on by 
false affidavits and misrepresentations, and that we have made 
mistakes of omission and commission, but if men of immoral 
character and bad reputations have been granted licenses it is 
due to the moral cowardice of the complainants, who, knowing 
these facts, did not take the proper steps to prevent it, but con¬ 
tented themselves by sending unmanly, sneaking, semi-anony¬ 
mous charges against a neighboring rival in practice. The 
charge of monetary greed is about as well substantiated as the 
rest of it. Five dollars a day while on duty would be a tempt¬ 
ing bait, and good reason for any crookedness to a member of 
the I. V. M. and S. Society, I have no doubt, but it is not con¬ 
sidered an extravagant emolument to the regular practitioner 
who has paid for his education. 
We would in all probability have ignored anything com¬ 
ing from that body, but that the profession at large might not 
be aware of the true standing of this society and confound its 
deliberations with the State Association of qualified veterina¬ 
rians. For any personal reflections embodied in their resolu¬ 
tions, I forgive them, as “ To whom little is given, little can be 
expected.” James Robertson, D. V. S. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
MISSOURI VETERINARY MEDICAE ASSOCIATION. 
The ninth annual meeting of this State Association opened 
at 9 A. m., Oct. 3, 1900, in the hall of the Board of Education 
building, St. Eouis, Mo. The following veterinarians were 
present: Drs. E. J. Netherton, W. B. Welch, R. H. Carswell, 
T. V. Farmer, S. E. Shaw, E. Eee, S. Stewart, E. D. Brown, 
Chas. Doerrie, T. E. White, V. J. Andre, H. Hempelman, R. A. 
Kammerer, W. S. Cass, F. W. O’Brien, W. E. Martin, T. F. 
Arnold, T. J. Menestrina, E. M. Klutts, D. W. Elliott, S. E. 
Phillips, R. C. Moore, Chas. Ellis, H. Bradley, J. M. Phillips, 
B. F. Kaupp, G. A. Roberts, H. B. Piatt, M. McNally, 
E. J. Forman, D. C. Barnett, J. O. F. Price, W. H. Meadors, 
T. B. Pote, W. F. Heyde, C, Miller, J. W. Connaway and J. 0 . 
Slee. Among the guests were H. J. Waters, Dean and Director 
of the Agricultural College and Experiment Station of Missouri; 
