American Veterinary Review, 
DECEMBER, 1884. 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES. 
INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS 
At the Opening of the Veterinary Department, University of Pennsylvania, 
October 2nd, 1884, 
By Rush Shippen Huidekoper. 
Professor of Internal Pathology and Contagious Diseases (pro tempore of Anato¬ 
my), and Dean of the Veterinary Faculty, University of Pennsylvania; Doctor 
of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Veterinary Surgeon, Alfort, 
France; Major and Surgeon, 1st Brigade, N. G. of Pennsylvania; 
Fellow of the College of Physicians, Philadelphia; Member of 
the U. S. Veterinary Medical Association; Ex-Coroner’s 
Physician of Philadelphia, etc., etc. 
“11 poco e niun conto in cui 6 tenuta la Veterinaria presso di noi, 6 cagione 
de gravissimi danni, non dico alia scienza ma agli interessi economici di tutto il 
paese. Onde me parve de non errare, prefiggendomi lo scopo di aiutare i giovani 
cultori la Veterinaria a comprendere l’importanza della loro scienza, ed a presen- 
tire i luminosi destini a cui 4 chiamata nell ’avvenire.”— Eroolani. 
Mr. Provost and Gentlemen : 
I have to-day the honor to deliver the first address of this new 
Department of the University of Pennsylvania for the instruction 
of Veterinary Medicine. I feel that I have a right to the pleas¬ 
ure and pride I take in the position you have awarded me, as a 
Pennsylvanian, an alumnus of this university, and as a member 
of the family of the founder of its Medical Department, which 
for one hundred and nineteen years has stood at the head of 
medical teaching in the United States; but I am awed by the 
