New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-06
GRADUATES IN VETERINARY SCIENCE.
FOURTH COMMENCEMENT OF THE AMERICAN VET
Urinary COLLEGE-AN ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR


FOURTH COMMENCEMENT OF THE AMERICAN VET
Urinary COLLEGE-AN ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR
LAW.
The exercises of the fourth annual COM
mencement OF the American Veterinary College took
place last evening Lyric Hall Samuel Marsh, presi-
dent OF tho Board OF Trustees presided The annual
report of the college read by Professor +. ID.
Weisse secretary Of the Board After brief review Of
the history Of the college its foundation in 1863
he stated that S9G animals treated dur1ng the
past year being an increase OF than 400 over the
previous year The hospital has accommodated 5l3,
and 3s5 operations were performed OF the s9S cases
treated only twenty-five died from natural causes and
twenty.four destroyed because OF existing CON
tagOus.
Degrees were conferred by President Marsh on the
following graduates: A. d. CsrInan. Brooklyn. v. Y.
Charles c. Cattanach. SewYork Thomas j. Herr, New
York; william H. KleindOph, Pennsylvania; W. Is. T.
Miller, New.Jersey; II. A. Mclean, Brooklyn n. Y; T.
b. Rogers, Now-Jersey; John J. Smith, Pennsylvania:
Theo. Outerbrdge, Bermuda.
The prizes we're awarded by Professor Alexander W
Stein OF these r. A. Mclean received three The first
was from the Alumni for the best general examination
and consisted OF Femne's Sanitary Science and Police
one volume The second was a gold medal, from the
NewYOrk State Veterinary Medical Association, for the
best practical examination The third, for the best eX
animation OF surgical pathology work veter-
mary science. r. d. Rogers received for the best
anatomical preparation of surgical instruments
Daniel Light OF Pennsylvania Of the Junior class,
awarded a silver medal for the best examination in
anatomy, and Thomas COwhey, OF ST. Louis, honorable
mention for proficiency in anatomy
Professor James Law, OF Cornell University, made
the address TO the graduates He congratulated the
members class upon their entry into professional
life and spoke ut length the dnereIt phases Of
the science which they would be called upon prac-
tice. Al the present moment said the speaker our
common profession Is more highly appreciated iu
America than II has been at time IN the past. Men
begin TO recognize That the veterinarian Is not mere
dispenser and administrator OF drugs, simple
wItlder OF the surgeons kulfe but that he ia ia the
| highest sense a sanltarlan.
| Cattle plaques nave always spread from Eastern
Europe tho occurrence OF every great Continental
war answer charge that the CONTAGIOUS lung
disease Of cattle is not source OF danger refer 10 the
thousands millions which II hes carried u the Con
has swept from the small island Of Grrat Britain II
bears but small figure in hstOry but therein lies It's
strength and the enOrmity Of It's power for evil
Wherever the fatal rndcrpcst carried swift destruction
the herds killing on all the susceptible In few
dave or weeks, It was followed 10y the slow insidiOus
and masked lung fever which numbered it, victims 10y
and thrces at intervals Of weeks months, but
unlike its prompt and cOveess predecessor continued
| hold sway for years. and even decades, and
proved the end by far The most disastrous OF the two
The disease If not cpdrEic fOrsUOth when tue single
stable at BSsve furnished Its sue ring animals by
BROOKLYN can present clean bill ui health for past
the nalady prevails most extensively In six
different and when IN spite OF of tie
ic strongly opposed s progress, IL has
way for 300 miles into the heart Of the country and
to-day yIrucnt, II possible, at the extreme limits Of
this than at the point from winch IL started. can
| understand how stOcE-Owuers who new tho
subject, the general public who have not studied
reproduction and ramd increase Of specific diseases
should camOr Tor cure. and attach Importance Ia
certain percentage OF rccONerCs; hut that who
studied the laws OF contagOn should lend themselves
betile tho importance Of very msidous and fatal
epzooiic which Is sci an exotic, almost incredible