PROFESSIONAL TOPICS. 
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A resolution was then adopted, reading as follows: “ Here¬ 
after whenever a member’s name is dropped from the roll for a 
breach of professional ethics, he be requested to return his certifi¬ 
cate of membership, and receive therefor his initiation fee of five 
dollars.” 
A lengthy and most interesting discussion then followed on 
the subject of contagious pleuro-pneumonia, the questions: “ Are 
so-called recovered cases of pleuro-pneumonia capable of trans¬ 
mitting: the disease ?” and “ Is a cow inoculated with the virus of 
pleuro-pneumonia capable of transmitting the disease ? ” proving 
of especial interest and developing a diversity of opinion. After 
adjournment the members sat down to one of those sumptuous 
dinners for which our Boston friends are famous. 
A. A. Holcombe, D.Y.S., Secretary. 
ALUMNI MEETING. 
The second regular annual meeting of the American Yeteri- 
nary College Alumni Association was held in the lecture-room of 
the American Yeterinary College on Wednesday, March 5th, 
1819. 
The meeting was called to order by the president at 1 p.m. 
The following gentlemen were present: L. T. Bell, P. Nos- 
trand, A. H. Rose, W. J. Coates, C. H. Hall, A. A. Holcombe, 
C. B. Michener, S. S. Field, W. N. Wray, J. F. Winchester, J. 
C. Corlies, H. G. Schmidt and G. P. Penniman. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. 
The Executive Committee reported that they had expended 
$15.00 for the Alumni Association prize, which consisted of 
“Flemings Yeterinary Sanitary Science and Police,” two vol¬ 
umes, and which had been awarded to R. A. McLean, D.Y.S., of 
Brooklyn. The Executive Committee were directed to draw upon 
the Treasurer for the necessary amount. 
The Librarian reported that there were but two volumes in 
the library, “ Gamgee’s Practice,” which were donated by L. T. 
Bell, D.Y.S, Dr. A, A. Holcombe stated that he would present 
