The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-02

must be true that men who are drilled to
study the expressions of health and dis
| ease in mankind alone, are not SO well
| equipped as they might be TO reap the full
| benefits of their subsequent observations
| upon animals either in health or disease
! 1t must also be true that those who are
| trained as veterinarians only are not in a
| condition TO realize fully the meaning of
| certain phenomena in mankind that pass
before them from day TO day. 1t has al
ready been discovered that some diseased
| conditions of animals may give rise to dis
| tressing maladies among mankind. These
| have been discovered by men who have
been trained on one or the other side
| that is. partially trained. Is 1t not likely.
at least that through the observations of
individuals. who have been fully trained.
new an unthought of beneficient results
may be obtained?"
The university is not without hope. of
| course. that the necessary money for
| carrying on a school which is capable NOT
| only OF furnishing such high scientific re-
suits, out OF developing body of trained
| professional men whose economic ser
vices to the country could hardly be over
| estimated, will be procured from the
friends OF the science and of the College
The vote OF the corporation was that M
tice be given that no new students in
veterinary medicine will be received by
the university until further orders of the
president and fellows that the instruc
ton to the students now in the school
shall be completed so far as any of them
may desire, until the entire course has
been given. that is, until June 80. 1909
although the free clinic as now carried
on at % Piedmont Street is to be closed
imme diately"
Although recognized by veterinarians
everywhere as the leading school of the
science in the country, and the one TO
which the present development of yeteri
nary medicine in the United States
is largely due. the Harvard school
has never been pecuniarily on ANYTHING
like an equality with many others thar
can be mentioned. Abroad the great
veterinary schools are largely maintained
IN connection with the military service or
the government departments of meat in
spection in the civil service, and accord
ingly receive large government grants.
In this country, the New York school has
received $4,000 in endowments. and has
S2a,0uO year from the State; while, be-
sides public grants, the department of
veterinary medicine of the University of
Pennsylvania has received nearly slfO.-
000
An important point wish the Harvard
school Is the extent of its clinic 1t main
tains two hospitals; the free clinic allud
ed to in the vote of the corporation and
the regular hospital in Village Street in
this city. Last year there were 5.6g7
cases treated in the tive, a larger num-
Der than anywhere else in the country
and nearly if not quite equaling the mum
Der in such great clinics in Europe as
that of London. When it is remembered
that the excellence of veterinary instruc-
ton depends largely upon the number of
cases which the students are able to ex-
anime under the guidance of their instruc-
tors, the Importance of the Harvard
School Will be at once apparent