PROSPECTUS 
A K D 
REGULATIONS 
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proton fttemarj Institute, 
INCORPORATED 
THE 
LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, 
MAY, 18 55. 
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PRESS OF G. C. BAND & AVERY, CORNHILL. 
1855. COPY OF THE ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE BOSTON VETERINARY 
INSTITUTE. 
(& o mmonfotaltlj of Hlassatfyimtfs. 
In the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. 
AN ACT 
Bk it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court 
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 
To Incorporate the Boston Veterinary Institute. 
Section 1. George H. Dadd, John P. Jewett, Charles L. Flint, William S. King, 
Jonas Chapman, David Roberts,* their associates and successors, are hereby made a 
Corporation, by the name of the “ Boston Veterinary Institute,” to be established in 
the City of Boston, in the County of Suffolk : And they shall be invested with power 
to confer degrees; possessing, also, the same power and privileges, and subject to the 
same duties, restrictions, and liabilities as other Universities, and as set forth in the 
forty-fourth chapter of the Revised Statutes. 
Section 2. The said Corporation may hold real and personal estate to the amount 
of twenty-five thousand dollars, to be devoted exclusively to the purpose of Veterinary 
education, and for the support of an Infirmary for the treatment of the diseases of 
Horses, Cattle, and other domestic animals. 
Passed to be enacted. 
House of Representatives, April 25, 1855. 
Daniel C. Eddy, Speaker. 
In Senate, April 26, 1855. 
Passed to be enacted. 
Heney W. Benchly, President. 
Approved. 
April 28th, 1855. 
Secretary's Office, Boston, May 2d, 1855. 
H. J. Gardner. 
A true copy. 
Attest: E. M. Wright, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 
* By vote of the Corporation, the following persons have been elected members of the 
same: 
M. Newell, West Newbury; Brigham, Eoxbury; Joel Nourse, Boston; E. M- 
Atwater, Springfield. ORGANIZATION 
BOSTON VETERINARY INSTITUTE 
OF THE 
CORPORATION. 
OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. 
WILLIAM S. KING, Chairman. 
JOHN P. JEWETT, Treasurer. 
C. L. FLINT, Secretary. 
OVERSEERS. 
PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE 
D. I). SLADE, M.D, 
FACULTY 
GEORGE H. DADD, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. 
CHARLES M. WOOD, Professor of Theory and Practice. 
ROBERT WOOD, Professor of Cattle Pathology. 
D. D. SLADE, M.D. 
JOHN W. WARREN, M. D. 
GEORGE BARTLETT, M.D. 
CHARLES GORDON, M.D. 
BOARD OF EXAMINERS. 
Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Mass. 
Hon. J. H. Clifford, Mass. 
REFERENCES. 
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PROSPECTUS AND REGULATIONS 
OP THE 
BOSTON VETERINARY INSTITUTE, 
Incorporated by the Legislature of Massachusetts, 
May 2d, 1855. 
The first session of this Institution will commence on the 
first Monday of November, 1855, and will continue four 
months. 
The object in view is, to afford ample instruction to those 
persons desirous of qualifying themselves for the practice of 
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. 
Tickets to a full course of lectures, seventy-five dollars. 
Matriculation ticket, three dollars. 
Graduation fee, twenty dollars. 
The following are the courses of Lectures to be delivered in 
this Institution: 
Anatomy and Physiology of the Horse, - - Prof. Geo. H. Dadd. 
Theory and Practice of Veterinary Medicine and 
Surgery, Prof. Chas. M. Wood. 
Cattle Pathology, ------ Prof. Robt. Wood. 
Students will also be furnished with tickets, without extra 
charge, to attend the following courses of lectures : a depart- 
ment of instruction in Harvard University; commencing at 
the Medical College North Grove street, on the first Wednes- 
day of November at 12 o’clock, noon : 
Pathological Anatomy, Prof. J. B. S. Jackson. 
Chemistry, ------- Prof. Cook. 
Course of Instruction. 
On the first Monday of November, 1855, at 12 o’clock, the 
President of the Institute will deliver an introductory lecture, 
which will be followed by addresses and other exercises calcu- 
lated to interest the patrons and students of this Institution. 
Each session occupies a period of four months. 3 
The Professors will each deliver the usual courses of lec- 
tures ; the time to be so arranged as to give the students suf- 
ficient opportunity to attend those of Professors Jackson & 
Cook. 
Lectures of the Faculty. 
The Professor of Anatomy and Physiology will lecture on 
the various tissues, organs, and structure of the body of the 
Horse ; demonstrating at the same time their mechanical and 
vital properties, their adaptation, design and function; their 
position, dimensions, connection and organization ; which will 
be illustrated by means of the French model, skeleton, dia- 
grams, and by wet and dry preparations ; an extensive collec- 
tion of which has already been secured. 
The Professor of Theory and Practice will lecture on the 
general principles of Therapeutics and Pathology, and on the 
History and Treatment of Diseases of the Horse. 
He will describe the various remedies used ; point out their 
physical and medicinal properties; and mode of administration. 
The Professor of Cattle Pathology will lecture on the va- 
rious diseases of Neat Stock ; the treatment of the same ; and 
the remedies best adapted to their peculiar organization. 
Clinical lectures will occasionally he given by the Faculty, 
on cases that occur in their practice. In fact every arrange- 
ment will be made to secure a thorough and scientific course 
of instruction. 
Conditions on which Students are admitted to ex- 
amination as candidates for the Degree of V. S. 
1. The course of instruction shall occupy a period of three 
years. 
2. Each candidate shall furnish evidence that he is twenty- 
one years of age. 
3. He shall have attended two full courses of Lectures ; 
one of which, however, may take place in any other incor- 
porated university. 
4. He shall satisfy the Faculty that he has had the advan- 
tages of a common school education. 
5. He shall furnish satisfactory proof that he has been 
engaged in the study of medicine during a period not less 
than twelve months, under the direction of a medical practi- 
tioner, whose certificate will be considered satisfactory proof 
of the fact. 
6. The candidate for examination shall, previous to the 
time appointed, notify the Dean of his intention, and furnish 
the documentary evidence of his term of study, tickets to 
Lectures, &c. 4 
The candidate having complied with the preceding regula- 
tions, shall, on the day appointed, be examined by the Fac- 
ulty and board of examination, on the various branches of 
Veterinary Science. At the close of such examination, the 
decision of the Faculty and examiners shall be declared; if 
favorable, it shall be recorded by the Dean, and the several 
candidates are then entitled to the Degree of V. S., and shall be 
furnished with a Diploma bearing the seal of the Institute 
and the signatures of the President, Faculty, and Examiners. 
Should the decision be unfavorable, the candidate must qual- 
ify himself in whatever branch he appears to be deficient, and 
present himself for re-examination at such time as the Fac- 
ulty shall direct. 
Faculty. 
The Faculty shall consist of the President, Veterinary Pro- 
lessors, and Lecturers ; who shall hold annual examinations 
for the Degree of V. S, In extraordinary cases, they shall 
also meet for the same purpose at any other time. 
One of their number, to be chosen by themselves, shall 
always act as Dean. With him the students shall matricu- 
late by entering their names in a book kept by him; which 
shall contain an obligation that they will submit to the laws 
of the Institute and the Faculty; and by paying the matricu- 
lation fee and the price of the Professor’s tickets. 
Overseers. 
The Board of Overseers for the government of the College 
and supervision of its affairs, consists of the corporation, its 
associates and successors. 
They shall choose from among themselves a Chairman, 
Secretary, and Treasurer, and have power to increase their 
number and fill vacancies as circumstances require. 
They shall have the power to manage the affairs of the 
Institute, appoint the Professors and Lecturers, receive con- 
tributions, and disburse the same for the benefit of the Insti- 
tute. 
They shall meet at least once a year for the transaction of 
business, the time of meeting to be decided on by themselves. 
Cases, however, may occur which require their counsel and 
sanction. Therefore, the President of the Institute may 
appoint a day of meeting, and the Board of Overseers shall 
be duly notified and meet accordingly. TO THE PUBLIC. 
The undersigned having been appointed by the Corporation of the 
BOSTON VETERINARY INSTITUTE to solicit donations, for the 
purpose of procuring Chemical Apparatus and Preparations to Facilitate 
Illustrative Teaching, and for erecting a suitable College Edifice and 
Infirmary, respectfully inform the public that this is the first Institution 
of the kind ever incorporated in the United States, and the first 
Legislative acknowledgment of the claims which our domestic animals 
have on their superiors. England, France, and Germany have long since 
endowed their Veterinary Universities; and therein have trained up a 
class of men who are abroad, dispensing, with liberal hands and willing 
hearts, the benefits of science to the sick and suffering of the inferior 
orders of creation. 
The Veterinary Science offers the only practicable and probable means 
of arresting the many unnecessary cases of disease and premature deaths 
that are constantly occurring among horses and cattle : therefore 
American husbandmen have great encouragement to aid in the diffusion 
of knowledge that shall put them in possession of the why and wherefore 
of disease, and enable them to offer the protective arm of Science, both 
in view of prevention and curb. 
In order, therefore, to qualify many who are ready and willing to 
embark on an errand oe mercy, and sow, broadcast, throughout the 
length and breadth of these United States the germs of usefulness, we 
REQUIRE THE NECESSARY MEANS. 
We appeal to the liberal and benevolent —we invite, nay, we 
entreat them to aid us in the good work, and contribute a portion out 
of their abundance. 
If sustained by liberal contributions our success will be immediate, and 
the people of New England can then boast, with pride and honor, of 
establishing the first American Veterinary College. 
GEORGE H. DAUB. 1 
WILLIAM S. KING, 1 Committee to solicit 
CHARLES L FLINT. [ Donations. 
CHARLES M. WOOD, J ADVERTISEMENT 
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THE FIRST COURSE OF LECTURES 
In tins Institution will COMMENCE on the FIRST MONDAY in 
NOVEMBER, and will continue SIXTEEN WEEKS. 
FACULTY: 
D. D. SLADE, M. D., President. 
GEOEGE H. DADD, Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. 
CHARLES M. WOOD, Professor of Theory and Practice of Vet. Medicine and Surgery. 
ROBERT WOOD, Professor of Cattle Pathology. 
Lectures in the Medical Department of Harvard University. 
CHEMISTRY, Professor COOK. 
PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY, Professor J. B. S. JACKSON. 
BOARD OF EXAMINERS 
D. D. SLADE, M.D. 
JOHN W. WARREN, M. D. 
CHARLES GORDON, M.D. 
GEORGE BARTLETT, M.D. 
Tickets to a full Course of Lectures, $75 00 
Matriculation Ticket, - - - - ■ 3 00 
Graduation Fee, ------- . - - - - 20 00 
The Institute will be furnished with all the necessary facilities for 
imparting a thorough and correct course of instruction in the various 
branches of Veterinary Science, and it is the intention of the Corporation 
to erect a suitable College edifice and Infirmary where Students will 
have a more extensive opportunity of seeing surgical operations, dissections, 
clinical surgery, and experiments: all of which will be conducted in the 
most advantageous and instructive manner. 
Any further information, in regard to the Institute, will be furnished 
by the Dean. 
G. 11. DADD, 
Dean of the Faculty. 
Boston, Mass.