The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-02

the changes which have taken place
since, as follows:
when the school was first organized,
the corporation thoroughly understood
that a high-class school in biological Sci
ence could not be made self-sustaining
through fees from students, but did ex-
pect, by showing through their action
that they believed there was a real value
in veterinary medicine, to draw the atten-
ton Of donors to it and ultimately-long
before this-to receive the necessary en-
dowment
DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE.
When this school was established. all
the veterinary teaching in this country
was in the hands of private schools which
maintained a course of study extending
over not more than eleven months of
total residence. There were no admission
examinations, and instruction was given
almost entirely by lectures. Since that
time matters in this direction have been
so much changed that now all of the vet
Urinary schools are maintaining graded
courses of three years, covering q. period
of residence Of from eighteen to twenty
seven months, guarded by fairly good
and, in some cases, exceedingly good adj
mission examinations; and two other
universities, Pennsylvania and Cornell
have added departments of veterinary
medicine
while so much has been gained
largely through the example set by Har-
ward, there is still very much more to he
accomplished before the original object
of this school can be fully attained. But
there is every reason for believing. that
If means can be furnished which will en-
able the school to pursue its policy to the
end, that the profession of veterinary
medicine In America can be placed l1pon
an entirely scientific plane and among
the sciences which contribute not only
to the preservation Of consjdara lole
amount of property, but also among
those which help to guard and preserve
mankind against disease 1t Is within
common knowledge that much of the ad-
Vancement which has been made in the
direction of preventive and curative med
icine has been made through a study of
disease processes in the lower animals
This study is really in its infancy: and
it is felt that it's further evolution can
at any rate be aided largely through q.
more general scientific study of those
branches which now exist under the gem
eral heading of veterinary medicine
HOPES FOR THE FUTURE.
ct was hoped by the organizers of the
school that there. might be gradually
brought about a. condition OF study Of
L
tention of men of equal education with
those now entering the professions of
medicine and law. 1t may rather con-
fdently be said that If, during the next
eighteen years, this school can be MAIN
tanned in its course and as much accom-
plished as during the past eighteen
years of it's existence, its object would
be fairly reached, and men will have
been created who are capable of demon
strating that a nsefrP science exists
where before no more than a simple art
was practised."
Previous to 1889 the Harvard medical
school, dental school and school of vet
Urinary medicinedwere each governed by
a separate faculty. A year ago, how
ever, this method was changed BY q vote
of the corporation, SO that now the three
schools are brought together under the
charge of single faculty of medicine,
which has supervision of the degrees of
doctor of medicine, doctor of dental
science and doctor of veterinary medi-
cine In time it had been hoped to bring
the veterinary school into even more di-
rect connection with the other two
schools; the three retaining their indi-
viduality. but all combined a single great
medical department, with ample grounds,
convenient buildings, and systematized
staff of instruction. 1t is understood, in