New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-08
TWO COLLEGES UNITED.
VETERINARY INSTITUTIONS MADE ONE
UNDER NETWORK UNIVERSITY.
THEY ARE THE NETWORK COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY SURGEONS AND THE
AMERICAN VETERINARY COLLEGE
Nrn- EAC1-ITY CHOSEN

A NEW FACULTY CHOSEN-
Tn. New-York University has consolidated with
.tself the New-York College Of Veterinary Surgeons
s,6 the American Veterinary College. Negotiations
o. ,hi, union have been proceeding for some time
vast and final action iu the matter was taken
yesterday. when the Executive Committee OF the
University al a special meeting voted In favor OF
the fusion
The united school will in future be known as the
&ew-York American Veterinary College. and Will
.,,rv a position similar 10 that Of the six other
e,hools now comprised IN the university In ORDER
- facilitate the consolidation the professors OF
both colleges resigned voluntarily and from THESE
o. new faculty was chosen. The two veterinary
tosn,tals formerly used by the respective schoois
viii be continued. afording abundant material Tor
clinical instruction.
The two schools which now become part OF
,,a university outrank in age all other veterinary
colleges In the country. IL f. said, the Ne"-10lh
College OF Veterinary Surgeons having been CHAR
,.-os IN 1ss- and the American Veterinary Colege
=, ,s-y Bv the consolidation the new college be-
,es the sole representative OF veterinary science
.. mis- city Like the veterinary school OF Haf-
I'd University and that of the University OF rem
svlvaria II is now placed on surety U'i''9''
footing 80 80 i. a-s. ..--,
- O-.ona- 2 at No al West Fifty-fourth-st, and
ne New-York University will grant the degree o.
ro,tor Of Veterinary Surgery 70 all students enter
g., his college who meet the Regents requirements
8. 20 preliminary education and who pursue sue
,ass,l,llv the three years course OF study.
The members OF the Executive Committee present
q. vester6ay's meeting which was held IN the or
eca Of William A Wheelock. No 100 Broadway
w.. Chancellor Henry NJ MacCracken. II Van
shack William p Havemeyer DR.. John r
afr1n Israel c. Person and William A Wheelock
The committee appointed the following FACULTY
o. ~. new college. Henry NJ MacCrecken chan
ce1o-: Alexander =. Liautard. dean. professor OF
anatomy clinical surgery. veterinary Jurisprudence
e76 sanitary medicine. James L Robertson pro-
fAsso- Of principles and practice OF veterinary
medicine and clinical medicine. Harry D. Gill pro-
-essor % principles and practice of veterinary sur
earv and clinical surgery; William J. Coates. pro-
fessor Of anatomy. clinical surgery and medicine
Roscoe r Bell professor ~ materta medics ano
therapeutics; J. Elmer Ryder professor Of OBJ
e-strics and clinical medicine, Richard ". Heick
man professor OF cattle pathology and meat In
spectior J. Bethune Stein. professor Of physiology
Wufried Lehman. professor OF heminthology snc
canine pathology; John A Mandel professor Of
e1eristry and toxicology; Edward X Durham
professor Of comparative pathology; William II
lessor ~ diseases Of the loot: julius Huesen
j.. professor OF sanitary medicine Ernst J. Led
associate professor Of theory and practice ant
clinical medicine. Ge0rge 6. an Mater professor
professor Of clinical surgery and demonstratqr o
end veterinary Jurisprudence; ". V Bieser. demon
trator OF anatomy and curator o. tne museum
End Henry henDlng, assistant N clinical surgery
Chancellor MaCCracken. commenting on the con
soldation, after the meeting said TO a Tribune re
Porter: 1T Will mean the placing Of everything II
connection with the college upon higher footing
The REGENTS now insist that before a student car
study veterinary science he must have passed or
examination Of forty-eisht academic counts or 7
other words must have secured forty-eight credits
The students must. IN fact, have high schoo
education before entering the college when they
will come under the rules and regulations OF a uni
versity. II raising the educational standard as z
necessary qualification preparatory 10 the stud!
OF law medicine and other subjects some peop'
think the Regents have been little too rapid 5u
! think they have done a great service. Othe
States are following the example % New-York II
mi. respect. and the result is extremely whole
some"