Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-24
VETERINARIANS DRAW LINE
Want Only the Best as Members Of
Their Profession.
SOME DISGRACE, SAYS PRESIDENT
Missouri valley veterinary Assoeia-
ton Holds Two Days Session at
City Hall, EIecting ON
cers at start.


President, Or. J. 1. Gibson, Des MoihH.
First vice Ires. dent, DR.. D.. NJ. Campbell.
Hiawatha. Kan.
Second vice president. Or. V. schaefer,
Tekamah. Neb.
seeretary-treasurep B. F. Kaupp, Kansas
City.
Executive committee: : DR.. a. L.. Wood.
Iowa; DR.. ]. A. DcCow. Nebraska; Or. c.
II. Dechert. Missouri; Dr. J. V. LaCroix,
KansaA; Dr., w. b, McAlestert Oklahoma
These new Officers for the Missouri val
ley Veterinary association were elected at
the opening session Of the fourteenth an
nual meeting, which opened in the city hall
Tuesday morning for a two days session.
The association embraces in its member
ship the veterinary Surgeons Of Nebraska
Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Oklahoma and
over one hundred answered roll call when
the meeting opened at 10 o'clock.
More careful examination of applicants
and the greatest preeaution In admitting
members were advocated by President DR..
H. Jensen of Weeping Water, who sug-
gested in a short address that the associa-
ton wanted among its member only the
best and that the constitution should define
the powers Of the board Of censors and
give them owe to exclude undesirable
applicants.
Some DisRraces to Profession.
Il am sorry to say that there are some
who claim to be. veterinary surgeons who
are a disgrace TO the profession and whom
we would not care to have in any of our
associations. Some, Of them have man
aged to creep under the canvas and get
into state associations, but we don't want
them in this association and we don't want
to give them standing by official recogni-
! ton. There are some practlcing in Ne
braska whom We could not greet on the
street and retain our self-respect"
The suggestion was quickly taken up by
the veterinary surgeons and a committee
will present a resolution Wednesday which
probably will be a drastic. measure to pre-
vent unreliable surgeons from gaining ad-
mission to the organization and eventually
raiseathe standard. of the association.
During the morning session DR.. s, H.
Kingery Of Creston, Ia, gave a report Of
interesting cases which had come under
his personal observation and been reported
to him by other members of the associa-
ton. DR.. c. ". Ligsett of Peculisr, Mo-,
had not arrived in the city to speak on
Mushroom Poisoning in Cattle and his
address was postponed.
Surgeons Visit Hospital.
During the afternoon the surgeons went
to the hospital of Dr. D. c. Scott. at 2slO
Mason, where a clinic was held and
these demonstrations made:
Neurectomy for relief of SPAWN lame.
ness.
Neurectomy for the relief of ring bone
lameness.
Tenotomy Of the perforans ard pertoratus
.ktendons. $50
Removal of bursal enlargement Of extern
sor pediss at the carpus.
oopherectomy bitch.
Tenotomy of the peroneus tendon.
Arytenoidectomy?T
Firing, SPAWN. 80
The annual dinner will be held this eve
MING. at the Merchants hotel. when the
following papers Will be presented:
The Relation. Of 4he Veterinarian TO the
Horse Breeding Industry"-D Dr.. ]. H.. Gain,
Lincoln, Neb.
Chronic catarth in the HoEse"-Dr. F. j.
Trafton, Jefferson, ia. r'
"Pervious Urachus"-Dr. j. F.. Pickett,
"6psonins'-Dr. A. T. Kinsley, Kansas
City. Mo.
The VeterInarianaof 1883 and 1soS"-Dr,
r.. Ebbitt, Grand Island, Neb.
Report of Cases'-Dr. A. F. Baldwin,
Creston, Ia; DR.. d. c. Houser, Carthage,
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