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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
Prof. James R. Robertson responded to the toast of u The 
A. V. C.,” indulging in delightful reminiscences, going back to 
his college days before the organization of the school whose 
grand achievements were being celebrated. His remarks were 
attentively absorbed by all present, who frequently interrupted 
the speaker by bursts of applause. 
Prof. Charles A. Doremus, formerly professor of chemistry 
at the A. V. C., was a most welcome visitor, and his presence 
was pleasing to all. We fear, however, that since abandoning 
the atmosphere of the horse for that of compressed air he has* 
allowed his surroundings to warp his judgment, for his reference 
to the approach of the period when our principal veterinary 
patient would be a creature of utility only as a source of alimen¬ 
tation, is without that well-balanced judgment which always 
distinguishes this scholarly gentleman. 
Then President Pendry, in well rounded sentences of pathos 
and affection, presented to Dr. Coates, as the representative of 
Dean Riautard, a magnificent loving cup from the Alumni Asso¬ 
ciation, which was of beautiful design, and with appropriate 
sketches and inscriptions. Upon the front of the bowl is an 
engraved likeness of the recipient, while a good representation 
of the college building occupies the reverse side. The inscrip¬ 
tion on the bowl is as follows: “Presented to Professor A. 
Uiautard, M. D. V. M., by the Alumni Association of the Ameri¬ 
can Veterinary College, as a token of Rove, Honor, and Friend¬ 
ship. Silver Anniversary, September 5, 1899.” On the pedestal 
of the cup is this: “To Our Dean, the Founder of our Alma 
Mater, and the Pioneer of Our Profession in America.’' Most 
touchingly did Professor Coates receive this beautiful gift in the 
.name of the absent one, telling those present how warmly “ the 
Old Man ” would esteem this token of their love and veneration, 
and how he would cherish it while life lasts. When he had 
closed his remarks the loving cup was filled with luscious wine, 
and each one present pressed his lips to its brim and drank to 
the health and happiness of their absent friend. The cup was 
exhibited at the meetings of the American Veterinary Medical 
Association, and the New York State Veterinary Medical Soci¬ 
ety, and greatly admired by all, those acquainted with the re¬ 
cipient remarking that the profile of Dr. Riautard was exceed¬ 
ingly true to nature. 
Dr. Rush S. Huidekoper was asked to speak upon “Ameri¬ 
can Veterinary Science,” which he did by dating its origin from 
the formation of the United States Veterinary Medical Associa- 
