SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
567 
Dr. W. H. Pendry was elected Secretary pro tern. 
The following resolutions were adopted: 
That the Association’s prize, (a gold medal), was open for 
competition to the graduating students of all veterinary institu¬ 
tions in the State of New York. 
That no graduate would be allowed to compete for the 
prize, unless he comes up to a required standard in the exam¬ 
ination. 
That the examination would be essentially a practical one. 
That the next meeting of the Society would be held at 
the Cooper Institute, New York City, on March 11th, at 8 p. m. 
W. H. Pendry, D.Y.S., Secretary pro tem. 
ONTARIO VETERINARY ASSOCIATION. 
The annual meeting of the Ontario Veterinary Association 
was held in the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, on Friday, 
Dec. 21st, 1883. 
There was a good attendance of members from all parts of 
the Province of Ontario, and some from the United States. 
Mr. Elliott, the President, opened the meeting with an inter¬ 
esting address. He said : Our numbers were not so large as he 
could wish, considering the number of qualified practitioners of 
veterinary medicine in the Province of Ontario ; still he thought 
it as large as other Associations of a similar character. During 
the past year several veterinary associations had been formed in 
the United States, and it was noticeable, the prominent part 
taken in them by graduates of the Ontario Veterinary College. 
Our profession is fully keeping pace with the other professions in 
the Province. He also noticed the marked interest taken in im¬ 
porting and improving our stock in Ontario, in which respect we 
were not surpassed by any part of America. He also remarked 
that there had been no demand on the funds of the Association 
to defend any of its members in lawsuits in connection with their 
practice, a fact that spoke well as to the satisfaction they were 
giving the public. 
The Secretary’s, Treasurer’s, and Auditor’s reports were then 
