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the owner for the loss. Third, and to assure the public that a veterinarian is 
qualified or unqualified, let such County Clerk keep a book of registration and 
compel such a graduates or non-graduates, as the case may be, to register their 
names and residences therein. Fourth, and after a period, to be decided upon by 
this Asssociation, none but graduates of standard veterinary colleges be allowed 
to register or use the title of Veterinary Surgeon, under the penalty of a fine. 
Dr. Colton related some very interesting cases of tuberculosis, both in man 
and beast. Something must be done at once, or we cannot estimate the loss of 
human life. 
The election of officers, which, according to our By-Laws, requires a candi 
date to be present to make valid his election, was then held, and resulted as 
follows : President, T. Bent Colton, Mount Vernon, 0. ; 1st Vice-President, Wm. 
R. Howe, Dayton, O.; 2d Vice-President, L. B. Chase, Berlin, O.; 3d Vice- 
President, W. E. Wight, Delaware, O. ; Recording Secretary, W. A. Labron, 
Xenia, O.; Corresponding Secretary, W. C. Fair, Cleveland, O. ; Treasurer, J. V. 
Newton, Toledo, O. ; Board of Censors: W. F. Derr, Wooster, O.; L. B. Chase, 
Berlin, O. ; W. B. Howe, Dayton, O.; D. D. Blanchard, Canton, O.; J. C. 
Meyer, Jr., Cincinnati, O. 
The Treasurer’s accounts were then audited by Drs. Newton and Fair, and 
found correct with a ballance of $159.45 in the treasury, which would be increased 
by the collection of dues. 
A motion was made instructing the Secretary to notify all members in arrears 
that if they do not settle they will be suspended at our next meeting. 
The next meeting will be held in Dayton, O., next June; and another meet¬ 
ing in September, at Columbus. 
Considerable talk was indulged in regarding unprofessional conduct, but no 
special charges were made. However, it is likely to be revived in June, when it 
will receive the attention of the Association. 
The subject of a free clinic at Columbus was talked up fully. Some members 
were inclined to think it was wrong and unprofessional, especially if the Pro¬ 
fessors made gratis visits in Columbus to treat horses for millionaires. A majority 
of the members were inclined to the belief that free clinics are the only method to 
get enough practice at the State University in order that students might see prac¬ 
tice, but it was not treating brother professionals right to make visits in the city 
of Columbus. However, Dr. Detmers said it was not the case, and he desired to 
treat all the profession in Columbus in a professional manner, and he hoped the 
practitioners in that city would not feel too sensitive on the free clinic, as 
they must have material at the college, because they propose to turn out better 
educated veterinarians than any other institution in the United States. This is a 
State institution and it must stand. 
The Association adjourned after having spent one of the most pleasant and 
profitable meetings we ever held. 
A club of forty subscribers will be sent to Prof. Liautard for the American 
Veterinary Review, commencing April 1st. 
W. C. Fair, V.S., Cor. Secretary. 
