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took place on the 17th of September, in the American Veterinary 
College, and proved a perfect success. Since the foundation of 
that body, in 1861, there never was a better or a larger attend¬ 
ance, even at the meeting held in Philadelphia in 1876. The 
meeting of the Comitia Minora first transacted some minor 
business, and was followed by the general meeting of the Asso¬ 
ciation. After the usual routine, reports of committees, election 
of officers, admission of members, &e., the next business in order 
was the reading of papers and discussions; and, contrary to what 
was the general custom of the Association, quite a number of 
interesting matters were presented. The day closed by a splen¬ 
did dinner, where all the members gathered together and kept 
enjoying themselves until-, (very early in the morning). 
Toasts to the Association, to the Veterinary, to the Medical Pro¬ 
fession, to the American Veterinary College, and to the Press, 
were answered by the different members present, and everything 
passed off to the satisfaction of every one. 
The United States Veterina^ Medical Association, composed, 
as it is, mostly of regularly educated Veterinarians, of certified 
members which in old days did not have the opportunity of 
attending regularly chartered schools, and of a few self-made 
practitioners, has the right to feel proud of its position and of 
the work it performs. It is, no doubt, called to be one of the 
most solid pillars of the profession, if the good feeling and 
bonne entente which prevailed at this last meeting can be kept up. 
We reproduce, for the benefit of those who were prevented from 
attending the meeting, some of the papers which were read, and 
also a full account of the business transacted. 
NEW MEMBER OF THE PROFESSION. 
It is with great pleasure that we announce the success which 
has crowned the studies of Mr. F. S. Billings, at the Imperial 
Veterinary School of Berlin. 
Known to our readers by the numerous good articles which 
they owe to his pen, he is besides personally acquainted with 
some amongst the veterinarians of this country; and we hope he 
