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and that would be a committee on diseases of domestic animals. 
Veterinarians ought to belong to such a congress, they ought 
to be members of agricultural societies, judges in agricultural 
fairs—their studies, their education, their profession render them 
fitted for the duties of such positions. 
ASSOCIATION MEETING. 
The next regular annual meeting of the United States Vet 
erinary Medical Association is called by the Secretary to be held 
in the new lecture-room of the American Veterinary College, on 
Tuesday, the 16th of September, 1879. This being the only 
Veterinary Association representing the national interests of vet¬ 
erinarians in the United States, its meetings should command the 
attention and attendance of every member of the profession. It 
could and should exercise a potent influence in the advancement 
of veterinary science, not alone by holding very agreeable semi¬ 
annual social meetings, at which some routine business and dis¬ 
cussion of abstract questions occupy the time, but by seeking to 
elevate the standard of veterinary education, the development of 
educational resources, and the investigation of contagious dis¬ 
eases. Although the Association is honored with a committee 
on diseases, it has never received an official report on pleuro¬ 
pneumonia, hog cholera, trichinosis, tuberculosis, anthrax, nor 
glanders and farcy, all of which diseases affect the domesticated 
animals of the United States. This Association should have in 
her archives the yearly history of these and all other contagious 
diseases, and if it is her desire to interest the government in the 
cause of veterinary science, she can in no way accomplish it more 
readily than by earnest, efficient labor in the investigation of the 
dangers which surround this most important agricultural interest. 
The attention given professional matters by the public at 
present argues well for our future if we but improve our oppor¬ 
tunities, and the coming meeting of the United States Associa¬ 
tion gives promise of being the most memorable in the history of 
her existence. At least two competitors are in the field for the 
Association prizes, and their papers will undoubtedly afford ample 
material for interesting discussion and debate. 
