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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
direct various lines of investigation and organized work, but the success 
of liis administration will depend, in a large measure, upon the earnest 
and loyal support that each member gives him in his official capacity. 
Let each member do his part well, whether it be much or whether it be 
little, and the result will be simply marvelous. 
Less time must be spent in the transaction of routine business and 
more time devoted to the consideration of the scientific and practical 
problems of our profession. Busy practitioners will not leave their 
practice and come to our meetings, unless they profit by coming. We 
must make the meetings so interesting and instructive that practition¬ 
ers cannot afford to be absent. Then the association will be a success. 
Another thing, be broad and liberal minded. Things will occur at 
our meetings that you, individually, do not approve of. Do not get 
disgusted and stay away from the uext meeting, but, on the contrary, 
be sure to come and do your part to correct what you believe to be 
wrong. 
Then, again, do not stay away from meetings of the State association 
because there are some members that you do not like or that you do not 
consider well qualified. You can associate with those who are congen¬ 
ial, but above all remember that those who are less competent than you 
need the benefit of the organization more than those who are better 
qualified. 
Two very important committees are created by the new by-laws 
adopted to-day. The breadth, scope and practical value of the work 
of these committees to the public are, so far as I know, in advance of 
that of any similar committees anywhere in existence. 
It is made the duty of the Public Health Committee to investigate, 
advise and report on animal diseases, animal foods, sanitation and other 
matters relating to and concerning the public health. The importance 
and value to mankind of the work of this committee alone, if intelli¬ 
gently conducted, cannot be estimated. 
The other important committee that I refer to is to be known as the 
Animal Industry Committee, which shall investigate, study and report 
on all practical problems and questions relating to the breeding, main¬ 
tenance and utilization of animals with a view of fostering and placing 
animal husbandry, in all its phases, upon a more scientific, economic 
and profitable basis in this State. Many associations have committees 
on diseases and on contagious diseases, etc., but sight has been lost, in 
many instances at least, in the practical value of a scientific application 
of the physiological laws governing the animal industry. This phase 
of this important subject has been left almost entirely to the layman to 
manage the best he could. No wonder the public should have a re¬ 
stricted idea of the veterinarian, and no wonder that a newspaper 
reporter should say that he did not think that an account of the meeting 
would interest the general public. I agree with him that the routine 
proceedings would not interest the general public, but I know at the same 
time that if the association was doing the work that properly comes 
within its scope that there would be much that the newspapers would be 
looking for. We as a profession are not in close enough touch with 
agricultural, live stock, dairy, public health, sanitary and kindred asso¬ 
ciations and boards. Our members should meet with organizations of 
this class and their members should be encouraged to meet with us. 
