CORRESPONDENCE. 
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Dell, the Secretary, will favor us with a report of the proceedings 
of the meeting for publication. 
To the members of the Alumni of the American Veterinary 
College : 
Owing to a typographical error, the cards of invitation sent 
out by the Secretary, read Monday, March 4th, which should read 
Tuesday, March 4th. W. Horace Hoskins, Secretary. 
UNITED STATES VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
The regular semi-annual meeting of the United States Vet¬ 
erinary Medh al Association will be held at Young’s Hotel, Bos¬ 
ton, March 18th, at ten o’clock in the morning. All are cordially 
invited to attend, 
C. B. Michener, Sec. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR A VETERINARY SURGEON. 
Editor American Veterinary Review : 
Dear Sir: —In the February number of the Review is a 
report of the discussion of pleuro-pneumonia at the conference 
held in Brooklyn, L. I., January 9th, of this year, made by Mr. 
W. H. Pendry, and as he has misrepresented some statements 
made in connection with the cpiestions put to me by the Commis¬ 
sioner, 1 beg leave to correct his errors: 
He writes—“ Dr. Plageman being asked by the Chairman for 
his views, ‘said he had nothing to add to what had already been 
said.” I am positive I stated, “ I had very little to add,” not 
“ nothing to addand 1 have no recollection of saying any such 
words, as there were others present who had had far more expe¬ 
rience with pleuro-pneumonia than I had, for I question now if 
pleuro-pneumonia does exist to the extent that it is reported ; but 
I remember saying that I had experience with the disease in Eng- 
