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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Moved by Dr. Whitbeck that a committee of three be ap¬ 
pointed on publication of reports, and that the same be pub¬ 
lished if possible. This was seconded and carried. 
President Shipley then announced the following committees : 
Army Legislation .—Drs. P. O. Koto, Forest City ; S. K. 
Haylet, Oelwein ; A. S. Brodie, Cedar Falls ; A. T. Peters, Lin¬ 
coln, Neb. 
Judicial Committee. —President H. Shipley and Secretary 
J. E. Brown, ex-officio; Drs. J. I. Gibson, Denison ; C. E. Stew¬ 
art, Chariton ; J. G. Parslow, Shenandoah. 
Sanitation Committee. —Drs. W. B. Niles, Ames ; J. I. Gib¬ 
son, Denison ; S. T. Miller, Shelby. 
Disease and Treatment. —Drs. H. K. Talbot, Des Moines; 
S. H. Kingery, Creston ; R. R. Hammond, Le Mars. 
Speakers for Farmers Institutes. —Dr. W. B. Niles, Ames. 
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned to 
meet in Des Moines next fall or winter, at the call of the Presi¬ 
dent and Secretary. Jno. E. Brown, Secretary. 
OHIO STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 
convened for its sixteenth annual session in the parlors of the 
Neil House, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. n, 1899. 
Meeting was called to order by President Dr. Walter Shaw, 
who delivered his opening address as soon as calling the asso¬ 
ciation to order as follows : “ It is a wise, at least time-honored 
custom for those of us who preside over the deliberations in the 
sessions of associations of this character, to deliver an address 
in keeping with the spirit of our profession. We have assem¬ 
bled herewith a definite aim and specific purpose, viz.: to for¬ 
mulate a policy which will best promote the interests of veteri¬ 
nary science, and result in doing the greatest good to the great¬ 
est number. 
“ On this occasion, it is my intention to direct your minds to 
some of the practical and important questions connected with 
•our vocation—questions which agitate the public mind, and 
which we must deliberately consider and solve. As we look 
hack over the pages of history of veterinary science, surgery and 
skill, we are astounded at our tremendous progress. With the 
•onward march of civilization we have kept pace, and our pro¬ 
fession is recognized as one of the potent factors which has 
made our country what it is in commercial relations. 
u We are members of a profession, which, instead of point¬ 
ing the finger of uncertainty, the world regards as honorable 
