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making our diagnosis. The reason why we have this trouble in our 
examination for soundness, is because we copy after the English 
custom. We should have a law that an animal, which is free for 
a certain time from the date of purchase, from certain specified 
diseases, is sound. This is the law on the European continent, 
and covers the ground. 
A vote of thanks was extended to Dr. Foote for his paper. 
The society then went into executive session. 
The Committee on Nominations reported favorably on the 
name of Dr. D. J. Dixon, and he was elected to membership. 
Dr. C. B. Michener was appointed essayist for the annual 
meeting, which will be held at the American Veterinary College, 
Tuesday evening, March 13, 1883, at 8 o’clock. 
H. T. Foote, M.D., V.S., 
Secretary. , 
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The College Association of the American Veterinary College 
is probably but little known to any except the students and pro¬ 
fessors of that institution. In order that veterininarians gen¬ 
erally may gain some idea of the great interest and benefit that 
the society affords its members, we may be pardoned for asking 
space in your columns to refer to it. 
This Association, which has been in existence since the first 
session of the college, was organized for the purpose of educating 
the student how to write on veterinary subjects. That this object 
is attained, is attested by the excellence of the papers read. 
The subjects are assigned at the close of the session to each of 
those who are to constitute the next year’s senior class. The 
society meets once a week during the entire session, and at each 
meeting a paper is read by some one, and discussion or debate 
follows—the writer to defend his opinions advanced as best he 
can. The president, a member of the Faculty, as a rule devotes 
a few minutes to remarks on the papers and discussion. 
During the present session many interesting and highly cred¬ 
itable papers have been read. They were very generally discussed 
