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1st. The organization of the Veterinary Service , with a 
committee composed of Messrs. Eraers, of St. Frond, Lavallard, 
of Paris, Zundel, of Strasbourgh; the latter gentleman being re¬ 
porter. 
2d.— Contagious Pleuro-pneumonia of Bovines —The commit¬ 
tee upon that question was composed of Messrs. Prof. Degive, 
of Brussels, LeBlanc of Paris, Prof. Putz of Halle. 
3rd. — Veterinary Education. This important subject was left 
in the hands of Mess. Hugues, of Brussels, Prof. Muller, of Berlin, 
and Director Wurtz, of Utrecht. 
4th.—The question of Pulmonary Phthisis was entrusted to a 
committee composed of Messrs. G. Fleming of London, Lydtin of 
Bade, and Van Hertsen of Brussels. 
A fifth question—upon the French law prohibiting veterinari¬ 
ans selling drugs for animals placed under their care—closed 
the discussion. 
The meeting proved a most successful and pleasant one, 
where so many men of different countries, of different habits 
and speaking different languages could gather together and come 
to work harmoniously for one object in view—the advancement and 
usefulness of the veterinary profession. 
To Prof. Wehenkel a great part of this success is due, not only 
in the efforts which he must have made in bringing so many gen¬ 
tlemen together, but in the excellent manner in which everything 
was carried out, from the serious subject of discussion to the 
agreeable opportunities that was offered to the members of the 
Congress to visit and enjoy the beauties of that hospitable city and 
its surroundings. 
In subsequent numbers, the questions proposed in such discus¬ 
sion will be presented to our readers, time and space not allowing 
it at present. 
Good News for Veterinary Students. —At a recent meet¬ 
ing of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons, Professor Walley succeeded in carrying a mo¬ 
tion* to the effect that holders of foreign and colonial 
diplomas should not be called upon to undergo an ex- 
