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CORRESPONDENCE. 
more conscientious in the discharge of his duties toward his 
students ? If the University of Iowa countenances such ques¬ 
tionable conduct in its professors, will it be any more desirous of 
securing efficient teaching of its students ? 
Is it not rather to be expected that the same “ railroading ’’ 
process will be practiced toward the students that was taken 
advantage of by the only “ Veterinary Professor ” in the new 
school ? Will such students be of any value to the people who 
employ them after graduating ? trusting to the respectability of 
the University of Iowa as sufficient guarantee of their attain¬ 
ments. 
It would not require a very great reasoning process, under 
the circumstances and with the above facts, to deduce the logical 
conclusion that Mr. Stalker’s knowledge of veterinary science is 
as limited as his respect for the profession, which, if true, renders 
him utterly unfit to fill the position to which he has been assigned. 
In the name of an honorable profession, of which I am a mem¬ 
ber, I protest against this making of veterinary surgeons by 
institutions that employ as teachers men who have in justice 
no claim to the degree they assume and who have done much to 
degrade the profession to which they gained admittance in a 
manner inconsistent with an honorable self-respect. Upon the 
same grounds 1 protest against Toronto, or any other recognized 
school, granting diplomas to men who have in no wise complied 
with the requirements of their course as set forth in their annual 
announcements. It is a prostitution of the good name of the 
profession to graduate men, no matter how intelligent they may 
be or where they come from, until they have furnished proof of 
their right to enter the profession; and that institution which is 
guilty of such practices is unworthy the patronage of honest men. 
Let all colleges that attempt to teach veterinary medicine 
do so with the honest intent to make honorable, conscientious 
and efficient practitioners, and the primary step in accomplishing 
this end must rest in the securing of able, honorable teachers. 
When any institution fails in this essential particular let us, who 
respect the profession, hold ourselves aloof from all intercourse 
with them and their contaminating influence, which would soon 
bring us to a level with themselves. 
