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EDITORIAL. 
o-ents have been gradually raising the requirements for admission to the 
professional schools, and in this I think they have performed an im¬ 
portant public service. The education required now before a young 
man can commence the study of a profession is practically equal to the 
college education of forty years ago. V 
When the two veterinary colleges were asked to consider 
the proposition of affiliation with the University a joint meeting 
of the faculties and trustees of these schools was held, and the 
question thoroughly discussed, with the result that a com¬ 
mittee was appointed to arrange the details of union. The first 
thing done by this committee was to ask for the resignation of 
each member of the faculties of both veterinary schools, thus 
making the organization of the new school absolutely free in 
the hands of the University, who avowed that it was their in¬ 
tention to establish in the city of New York the strongest vet¬ 
erinary school possible. 
The following faculty was appointed, the institution with 
which each professor has been connected heretofore, if any, be¬ 
ing indicated in parenthesis: 
Henry M. McCracken, D. D. EE. D. (New York Univ.), Chancellor. 
Alexander F. Eiautard, M. D., V. M. (American Veterinary College), 
Dean, Professor of Anatomy, Clinical Surgery, Veterinary Jurisprudence, 
and Sanitary Medicine. 
Janies E. Robertson, M. D., D. V. S. (American Veterinary College), 
Professor of Principles and Practice of Veterinary Medicine and Clinical 
Medicine. 
Harry D. Gill, V. S. (New York College of Veterinary Surgeons), 
Professor of Principles and Practice of Veterinary Surgery and Clinical 
Surgery. 
William J. Coates, M. D., D. V. S. (American Veterinary College), 
Professor of Anatomy, Clinical Surgery and Medicine. 
Roscoe R. Bell, D. V. S. (American Veterinary College), Professor of 
Materia Medica and Therapeutics. 
J. Elmer Ryder, D. V. S. (American Veterinary College), Professor of 
Obstetrics and Clinical Medicine. 
Richard W. Hickman, Ph. G., V. M. D. (New York College of Vet¬ 
erinary Surgeons), Professor of Cattle Pathology and Meat Inspection. 
J. Bethune Stein, M. D. (New York College of Dentistry and Ameri¬ 
can Veterinary College), Professor of Physiology. 
Wilfried Eellman, D. V. M. (New York College of Veterinary Sur¬ 
geons), Professor of Helminthology and Canine Pathology. 
Jphn A. Mandel (University-Bellevue Hospital Medical College], 
Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology. 
Edward K. Dunham, M. D. (University-Bellevue Hospital Medical 
College), Professor of Comparative Pathology. 
