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the season ot 1859-60 ended, returning to Cincinnati, where he 
left a lucrative practice to assist in this worthy enterprise. Robt. 
McClure was then appointed to fill the vacancy. In 1860 the fol¬ 
lowing letter was received from the Veterinary College of Al- 
fort, France, addressed to my father, which I have translated : 
Imperial Veterinary School of Alfort, ^ 
Alfort, March 7th, 1860. ^ 
Dear Sir and Brother, —My colleagues, the Professors of 
the School of Alfort, and I are very thankful to you for the 
honor that you are well pleased to do us in proposing us to be 
members of the Veterinary College of Philadelphia. 
Therefore it is with pleasure that I send you, as you wish it, 
my name, giving the names also of the five professors, my col¬ 
leagues, who are sending to you and to your honorable brothers 
their best respects and most sincere thanks. 
Please accept, dear sir and brother, the expression of my own 
gratitude and of my most distinguished feelings. 
(Signed) Eng. Renault, 
Director of the School of Alfort. 
Messrs. Renault, Eng. Thos. Eli.Director. 
Delafond, Henry Mam. On.Professor. 
Bouley, Henry Marie. “ 
Magne, Jean Henry. “ 
Goubaux, Arm. Chas. “ 
Sannier, Jos. u 
The college enjoyed the privileges extended by the Philadel¬ 
phia Agricultural Society until 1866, when it suspended further 
operations, retiring from active service without a stain upon its 
character, the graduates of which hold legal diplomas, which are 
protected by law, as are those legally issued by other medical in¬ 
stitutions. My father was the principal of the college from its 
commencement to the end, in which no irregularities were known, 
and to say : “ Prof. McClure , M.D., V.S., who was the Veterinary 
College of Philadelphia, as the Officers and Prof. of the School by 
the authority vested in us by the sovereign power of the State of 
Pennsylvania confer the degree of veterinary medicine and sur¬ 
gery. ” Unfortunately he appended to the diploma announcing 
