SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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of profit as well as pleasure. Keep it in mind—Ohio State 
University, Jan., 1901. Wm. H. Gribble, D. V. S., Secretary. 
ONTARIO VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. ' 
The annual meeting- of'this association was held in the Vet¬ 
erinary College, Toronto, Canada, on Friday, Dec. 22, 1899, at 
11.15 A. M. 
In the absence of Mr. S. Sisson, the President, the First Vice- 
President, Mr. W. J. Wilson, of London, took the chair, and, 
after a few well chosen remarks, called for the reading of the 
minutes of the last meeting, which were read and confirmed. 
New members were then proposed and accepted and some 
routine business was transacted. The meeting then adjourned 
for lunch. 
On opening the meeting after lunch, the Chairman called 
as the first order of business the Secretary-Treasurer’s and Reg¬ 
istrar’s reports. A very large mass of correspondence was re¬ 
ported, among the most important being numerous letters from 
all over the Province of Ontario relating to measures that were 
being adopted for endeavoring to procure better legal protection 
for our profession. Also correspondence relating to the prose¬ 
cution and conviction of one T. Johnson for illegally advertis¬ 
ing and practicing as a veterinary surgeon. He also reported 
fourteen graduates having registered since the last annual 
meeting. 
The Auditor’s report showed the finances to be in a good 
condition. 
The report of the committee appointed in connection with 
the efforts made in endeavoring to procure better legal protec¬ 
tion for our profession was discussed, and it was shown that, 
notwithstanding a clause was inserted, providing that all per¬ 
sons who had been practising veterinary surgery continuously 
in one place for fifteen years should be entitled to register, 
when it came before the Legal Committee for discussion it was 
found that a majority of that committee were opposed to the 
bill. The Chairman of that committee, the Hon. J. M. Gibson, 
suggested that in consequence of the rather serious opposition, 
the bill be withdrawn for this year, and, if thought advisable, 
introduced again at the next session of the Legislature, when 
he thought it would likely be carried. 
After considerable discussion, it was resolved that the bill 
should be left in the hands of Mr. German, M. P. P., to endeavor 
