EDITORIAL. 
183 
Entering on its 17th year, the Association has effected much 
good. It lias created amongst its members relations of profes¬ 
sional friendship which have proved most pleasing, and has brought 
together veterinarians from different parts of the country, and no 
doubt much benefit has been derived by the members from the 
annual reunions. 
As the Association grows older, and as the number of veter¬ 
inarians increases in the country, the number of its members must 
also increase, and the existence of the Association and its works 
cannot fail to prove, in time, one of the foundation stones upon 
which American veterinary science will be established. 
Of the works done by the Association, perhaps none can be 
considered more beneficial than the establishment of its organ? 
the American Veterinary Review. This publication, now in 
its fourth year of usefulness, has slowly but surely made its way 
to the favor of the profession, and has acquired a position that 
enables us to say that to-day our European brethren are looking 
upon it as the representative of veterinary medicine in America. 
We are not awa»e of any special work, or of any special 
paper, or subjects, which are likely to be brought before the 
meeting; but we hope there will be such. There are few items 
of general business to be attended to, and the work of the comitia 
minoi'a will occupy but a very short time. We must therefore 
look for interesting productions from the members who intend to 
be present, for the profitable appropriation of the time. 
There are many important questions which may with great 
propriety be brought under the notice of the Association. The 
General Education of Veterinarians is one ; General Sanitary 
Medicine is another; a Revision of the Laws of Soundness might 
not be out of place; and how many others ? Then again, we 
have the matter of the prizes which are offered by the Associa¬ 
tion for the best essays, which, we hope, will not be ignored, not¬ 
withstanding the unfortunate determination of last year’s attempt. 
Taking it on the whole, there is for such a meeting plenty of 
opportunities for good and hottest work, and it becomes the offi¬ 
cers of the Association, President, Secretary, and Chairmen of 
Committees, to see that our friends who come from long distances 
