Topics in this issue include: Message from the Dean (Edward C. Melby, Jr.); Profile: Department of Microbiology: The Components, The Teaching Program; Broad Private Support for the College: The Capital Campaign, The Veterinary College Fund; History of the College Published; Placement Service for College Graduates; Avian Research Program Is Broadened to Include Pet Birds; Cornellians Lead the Profession: Stanley M. Aldrich, Robert E. Clark, William A. Sumner, Joseph H. Kinnarney, Howard E. Evans, John D. Shumway.