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articles for competition ? And, * * And, * * But let 
us not find fault with the officers, but rather let us also ask 
every member in particular, if he has done his whole duty to¬ 
wards the Association. 
It is not the desire of finding fault which impels us to offer these 
remarks, nor is it with any other desire than to see the Associa¬ 
tion assuming, in the United States, the position which it may 
justly claim. We feel that the United States Veterinary Medical 
Association is one day to become the veterinary body par excel- 
lance of the profession in the United States, and it is this con¬ 
viction which sustains us in declaring to its members what we 
think to be the truth, however unpalatable it may be—truth that 
we are willing to confess may also apply to ourselves. And if we 
have felt justified in thus addressing our associates, it is with the 
hope that efforts will be made in the proper direction to reform 
the old methods of holding our meetings, and that in the future 
they will be made worthy of the members and worthy of the 
noble profession to which they belong. In the selection of a new 
President the Association has secured the services of a good man 
and worker, and one whom we hope will appreciate the impor¬ 
tance of his position and the good he can do to the profession, 
by urging his constituents to fill up the measure of their duties 
as well as to avoid the wrong which may follow any neglect or 
forgetfulness of the obligations he has assumed. 
AMERICAN VETERINARY COLLEGE—WINTER SESSION, 1881-’82. 
The regular winter session for 1881-’82 of the above institu¬ 
tion will commence on October 3d. Dr. N. J. Roberts will de¬ 
liver the opening address. 
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