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it was resolved to meet at the same place on the evening of May 
7th, for the purpose of permanent organization. At the appointed 
time there were no absentees. Professors Win. Gibson and James 
Bryan were present as patrons of the new society, to be known as 
the American Veterinary Association. The meeting was called 
to order by Prof. Bryan taking the chair, and Mr. Roberts acting 
as secretary, when the following officers were elected :—Presi¬ 
dent, T. J. Corbyn ; Vice-Presidents, James Bryan, M. D., and 
W. W. Fraley; Secretary, M. Roberts; Corresponding Secretary, 
John Scott; Treasurer, R. Jennings ; Librarian, A. Tegtmeier, 
The objects: the cultivation of fraternal feelings among veterin¬ 
ary practitioners and the elevation of veterinary science. Ere the 
infant was six months old it was recognized by the Pennsylvania 
State Agricultural Society awarding it a silver medal for its fine 
display of anatomical and pathological specimens at the State 
Fair, September 29th, 1854, an engraving of which I send you. 
Notice of this organization will be found in the first volume of 
the American Veterinary Journal , published in Boston in 1855, 
p. 242. In the same volume, p. 341, Dr. C. M. Wood, of Bos¬ 
ton, says : “ I noticed an article on p. 242 by Mr. Jennings, V.S. 
I subscribe to most of the opinions and views expressed by Dr. J., 
and unite with him in the satisfaction he manifests for the recent 
progress of veterinary science in this country.” He says further, 
p. 342 : “ Dr. Jennings, the writer of the paper named at the 
head of this article, has done much towards dispersing the popu¬ 
lar delusion in regard to the treatment of our domestic animals.” 
Again (same page); “ We rejoice to find by Dr. R. Jennings’ pa¬ 
per that a spirit of emulation animates all parts of our country at 
this time in regard to this subject. That in the great State of 
New York efforts are making to establish a veterinary college. 
In Philadelphia there has been formed an ‘American Veterinary 
Association,’ which is already distinguished. Boston is ahead of 
New York at the present, but that giant city has only to will it 
and she surpasses all others.” In the fall of 1854 my father was 
called to Cleveland to fill the veterinary chair in the State Agri¬ 
cultural College of Ohio, which position he held until the suspen¬ 
sion of the college in the spring of 1857, when he returned to 
