Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-16
THE VETERINARIANS.
Many Subjects Considered at TcdsyS Ses-
si0n-A Banquet Tonight.


siOn-A Banquet Tonight.
With President Huidekoper in the chair and
a larger attendance than even yesterday the
United States Veterinary Association opened
the second day Of its sessions at Wizards
Hotel this morning. By the interest displayed
in the proceedings and the intellectual appear
ance of the members the dumb animals Of the
country would seem to be in good hands.
This morning large number Of applications
for active membership were received, and
especially was one from DR.. Theobald Smith of
the Agricultural Department
A report from DR.. Butler, chairman of
| the committee on diseases, was read. and
DR.. klburne Of the bureau Of animal
industry invited the association to inspect
| specimens Of the Texas fever parasite at the
bureau. DR.. Rsyner from the finance commit
tee reported and the outlook from the figures
showed was prosperous one.
REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
An amendment to the constitution which
went over under the rules proposed by DR..
| Mclean, which was directly In line with the
| views expressed by many members yesterday
afternoon. 1t provided that applications for
membership should be made on specified forms
and that the requirements should be gradua-
| ton from an organized and recognized yeteri-
| nary school whose curriculum extended over
three years, with six months sessions devoted
to the study OF veterinary science, and whose
corps Of instructors contained at least four
veterinarians.
Secretary Rusk, through DR.. Charles D.
Kitchener. the acting chief Of the bureau Of
animal industry, extended . cordial invitation
to the members to visit tie Department of Ag-
rlculture, the division of animal pathology, the
chemical laboratory and the experiment sta
! ton. Many OF the members this afternoon
| took advantage of the in yitatiOn.
PAPERS READ.
This morning DR.. c. c. Lyford read An inter
esting paper on Barren Mares" and DR.. W
Dryden one on Foreign Cattle Transportation
| Facilities
At 1890 an adjournment for lunch took place
and in the afternoon papers we're read by W.
l.. Williams on 'Rachitis,' by Prof. r. S
Huidekoper on Identification of Amin ais, "
and disc ussion took place on veterinary juris
prudence.
This evening q banquet will take place al
Wizards, which will be attended by the mem
bers and many invited guests, among whom
will be Secretary Rusk. who is expected to give
his views on the application Of rain balloons IL
bad cases of blind staggers.
| YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS SESSION.
| At yesterday afternoons session reports were
received from the committee on army legisla
ton by DR.. Millar, committee on publication
| ny tuc seCTcldTy anu COINiulltte Ou loOu
spection by DIR. Williams. The secretary,
| report was also read, were q number
| of reports from state secretaries. A
number of letters were received from
different colleges answering the questions
what would you consider the necessary re
quirements for q standard uniform veterinary
education9" and "What would you be willing u
do in the matter to obtain such a Standard
A long discussion followed on the repor
read at the morning session by DR.. Peters OF
| intelligence and education.
The election OF officers at the afternoon SEES
| sion resulted In the reelection Of the old Off
| GERS.