The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-07

PHYSIOLOGY, descriptive and sur
gical anatomy, nateria medica, and
phaImacy, histology bacteriolsgy
general Therapeutics, etc. The las,
Two years will be occupied with the
study OF the principles and practice
of veterinary medicine and surgery
hygiene, general pathology, obstet
RIGS, horse shoeing, meat and milk
inspection, veterinary jurisprudence
etc.
The intention is to make this
course entirely technical one, Win
view of giving our students such
an amount of training, that we are
willing to trust to our high schools
and preparatory courses for suth
cient amount of general training.
Who would you particularly advise
to take such a course, doctor? To
nobody in particular, but boys who
are compelled to enter into some
profession, should give the veterin'
ary field consideration, as the veter-
mary profession is gradually work
| ing it's way to a dignified position
among the learned professions, and
while the most room is at the top,
/ the over-crOwding is not as serious
AS in the professions of law and
medicine. The young veterinarian
will be able TO earn his living thru
his profession sooner than the young
members of the other professions. A
boy who has land and who has no
decided dislike to farming, should
by all means take an agricultural
course, but the young man who by
not beng blessed in that way is
compelled to learn some profession
may do far worse.
What opportunities does the pro-
fession offer? The decor stated
that mans ability largely deter
mined his opportunities. The gen.
eral opportunities, however, are fair
ly summed up by a bulletin issued
by the State University of Ohio.
This bulletin states as follows:
d. "Demand for Veterinarians"
There is a growing demand for
men who are skilled veterinarians.
They lose relationship between vet
Urinary medicine and general medi-
cine so-called human medicine,
especially along. sanitary lines, has
opened to the veterinary profession
a large new field. At present we'll
qualified veterinarian has his choice
OF the following fields of labor:
AS an inspector and assistant in
the Bureau Of Animal industry. This
Is a very desirable position, protect
ed by the civil service, and the ap-
pointments are made for life. The
lowest salary paid to an assistant is
$1,000 per annum. The inspectors
receive higher salaries, depending
upon the Importance of their re-
s2ective stations.
2. AS an instructor at an agricul-
tural or state veterinary college.
The positions require the best
trained men available and pay good
salaries. ...s
g.. Are an investigator of infec-
tious and contagious diseases at
state agricultural experiment sta.
tons. These positions are especial.
~ fitted to one who has scientific
ability and taste for original re.
search. There is a great lack OF
men trained for such scientific work
in this country, our veterinary
schools, form er1y teaching little or
nothing Of the sciences (botanv
physics. bacterio1ogv, pathological
anatomy, etc. which form the tonn-
dation Of a vererinarian's menta,
equipment.
4. AS a veterinary surgeon in the
cavalry service of the United States
A bill now pending before congress-
to elevate the standard OF the army
veterinary surgeon, granting him
the rank, privileges and tenure O,
once OF a commissioned officer. vii,
make this service much more de.
sirable than it is ait present. How.
ever the position now pays $500
yearly with peuuisites.
.. AS state veterinarian. MANY
OF the states now have state veterin-
ar1ans, and the time Is mot far dist.
ant when every state in the union
viii have an official to attend to
the preventable diseases Of the
animals OF his particular sta+o