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EDITORIAL. 
matriculation book for the session 1878—9 registered no less 
than forty-two students, out of which a graduating class of eight 
were awarded the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery. The 
Alumni Association counts to-day thirty-four members spread in 
different parts of the country, and endeavoring to elevate the 
piofession by careful fulfilment of their duties, undermining 
slowly perhaps, but surely, the work and influence of the empiric 
and of the impostor, who cannot help but see that their days are 
counted. 
PLEURO-PNEUNOMIA. 
The greater part of this number of the Heview is made up of 
material relating to pleuro-pneumonia. This we do, not only for 
the benefit of our American friends, but also for our foreign 
readers. England is no doubt desirous.to know all she can learn 
relating to the existence of that disease in this country ; and certainly 
English veterinarians are anxions to read of the measures which 
our state governments will take to destroy the bad effect produced 
by the neglect of our general government. If our cattle trade has 
been threatened, we fear that it is the fault of our government, 
which for years has overlooked the advices which it receives from 
competent veterinary authorities; and we cannot help looking 
at the position taken by England as a blessing for the acknowf- 
edgment of veterinary science in America, and of its apprecia¬ 
tion by the proper authorities. 
Hew York, with General Patrick and Professor James Law, 
with their body of veterinary assistants, are at work, and have 
destroyed the true centre of infection of Long Island in annihila¬ 
ting the Blissville establishment, in regulating the quarantine, the 
tiaveling of cattle, and somewhat the slaughter of animals. 
Hew Jersey has appointed Colonel Sterling, with Professor A. 
A. Holcombe, D.V.S., and soon the machinery of stamping out 
will be in good running order ; and this will be most gratifying 
to hear by many, as it is known that in that little State peculiar 
theories relating to the disease have been publicly advanced and 
