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ing; and also from the fact that by authorization of the Presi¬ 
dent a notice to that effect had been sent to some veterinarians 
of the West. 
This action was so favorably received by members of the pro¬ 
fession in the East, as well as from practitioners from Michigan, 
Ohio, and Illinois, that numerous promises of attendance and of 
applications for membership were made, and there was every 
prospect for a successful meeting. 
We publish to-day the minutes of a meeting of the Comitia 
Minora, which was held lately in New York, by which it will 
be seen that a change was made in the selection of a place—which 
we very much regret—Boston having been decided by a very 
small majority to be the next place of meeting. 
We took an active part in the first conclusion arrived at, and 
we cannot help considering the second as an error; and we sin¬ 
cerely hope that it will not have the bad effects which we tried 
to show at the Comitia Minora it might have. 
The principal arguments raised against it were that the Asso¬ 
ciation ought to be counselled in taking such an important step, 
involving such a radical change from previous custom ; Eastern 
members might object to such an arrangement. Those in favor 
were, (1) the need of establishing better feelings in the ranks of 
the profession at once ; (2) to take advantage of the stimulus to 
organization which already exists; (3) that numerous letters of en¬ 
couragement and of adhesion were received ; and (4) that many 
were looking upon the change as a new departure, by which the 
entire profession could but be benefited. 
The vote was taken; Cincinnati will not be the rendezvous 
in March. Of course, it is difficult to obtain the opinions of all 
the gentlemen who belong to the Association, which are spread 
all over the country, before the day of the meeting, but we 
will be pleased to place the pages of the Review at the disposal 
of all members or intended candidates who may be desirous of 
expressing their opinion on the matter. It may not yet be too late. 
If the Association at large should direct the Comitia Minora to 
change the place of meeting from Boston to any other city in the 
West, it can yet do so, as we have no doubt that the President 
