SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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Hill, West Alexander; W. C. Holder, Delphos ; W. A. Labron, 
Xenia; F. Miller, Fort Recovery; M. Han, Lima; J. V. New¬ 
ton, Toledo; Walter Shaw, Dayton ; E. R. Stockwell, Mechan- 
icsbnrg; Geo. Teeple, Napoleon ; T. W. Johnston, Sydney. 
Minutes of the last annual meeting read and approved. Dr. 
J. V. Newton, who some time ago withdrew from the association, 
made a personal request for re-admission. The same was unan¬ 
imously granted.. The names of G. R. Teeple, E. R. Stockwell 
and T. W. Johnston were presented for membership, and the 
same referred to Drs. Hillock, Bretz and Anderson to report at 
our next session. 
Quite an amount of correspondence was now read ; the prin¬ 
cipal portion referring to our Board of Veterinary Examiners 
and their official actions. Our veterinary law is a fairly good 
one; but the appointment of the examiners has nearly always 
been political, no notice being taken of the requests of the pro¬ 
fession. The result is, as might be expected, men that one 
board refuse to pass, the next board, by lowering the standard, 
grant a certificate, and in some cases (one especially) grant a 
certificate with only the farce of an examination, and one of the 
examiners defends his position, saying this was done because 
the applicant was going to leave the State and practice in Penn¬ 
sylvania. A lengthy discussion followed the reading of these 
letters, and much indignation was expressed, several saying they 
could not see why graduate veterinarians could so lower their 
dignity when being honored by position. r \ he Secretary called 
their attention to a clause in the law, wherein the examiners re¬ 
ceive no fees, only such as they obtain from applicants, and such 
a thing was possible as a man loving money more than profes¬ 
sion. Dr. Newton suggested that we all use our utmost endea¬ 
vors to have the Governor appoint to the vacant position a man 
named by the association, and he offered the following resolu¬ 
tion, which was carried without a dissenting vote: 
Resolved , That a committee composed of the President, Secretary and 
Treasurer of this association, suggest a name or names, and present the 
same to the Governor of this State, with such indorsements as may be 
necessary, and ask that they be appointed Veterinary Examiners ; and 
that said committee look carefully into our present veterinary law and 
report at our next session any beneficial changes which they think could 
be brought about. 
The Secretary now stated that he had been requested by 
Dr. Blattenburg to invite all present to accept an invitation 
to a midnight dinner; and moved that we now adjourn and 
accept the invitation. This motion was seconded by all present, 
