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Veterinary College, had now been in existence for nearly seven 

 sessions. When originally instituted, the Society undertook to give 

 the Professor an annual vote of £100 for five years; the Directors 

 now thought that the Society, as the examining body, should in 

 future withdraw all money grants in aid of professorships 

 in particular veterinary colleges; and that the advancement 

 of the veterinary art could best be promoted by the Society 

 annually voting a certain number of silver medals to each of 

 the two Veterinary Colleges in Edinburgh, and to the one in 

 Glasgow, for class competition, and a certain number of gold 

 medals open to all the students who come up to the April 

 examination. The grant would be paid for the current year, 

 and would make the period for which the grant was voted 

 extend over seven, in place of five years. 



The examinations this session took place on the 13th, 14th, and 

 15th April 1874. There were pupils from the three veterinary 

 colleges established in Scotland, namely, from the Edinliurgh 

 Veterinary College ; the new Veterinary College, established by 

 Professor Williams in 1873 ; and from the Glasgow Veterinary 

 College, established by Professor M'Call in 1863. _ Out of forty- 

 two students who presented themselves for examination, thirty- 

 three obtained the Society's certificate. 



To the two winter sessions, which until recently comprised the 

 ordinary curriculum, attendance during a summer session was 

 now rendered imperative, and both the Society's veterinary com- 

 mittee and their board of examiners were at one as to the desir- 

 ability of extending the term of professional study to two winter 

 and two summer sessions. The varied extended examinations on 

 so many difficult and important subjects could not fail to impress 

 those competent to judge that the proposed four sessions, embracing 

 about eighteen months' .study, afford no superfluous time or oppor- 

 tunity for acquiring the instructions and special knowledge now 

 demanded of a properly educated veterinarian. 



Captain Tod, in addressing the students said, that after the three 

 days' hard work which they had undergone, he did not intend to 

 detain them with any lengthened remarks. He was very happy 

 ■ on this occasion to see so many candidates come forward for ex- 

 amination, and he was also extremely gratified to hear from the 

 examiners that their proceedings had been carried out so 

 satisfactorily. He thought that the new system which they had 

 introduced of having the practical examination carried on so 

 near the Highland Society's offices as Mr Buist's yard, was an 

 improvement, and he was glad that the examiners had found it 

 to their advantage. That arrangement, he thought, they would 

 in future continue. Prom what had been said during the ex- 

 amination, he believed that the arrangement of the Society had 

 given satisfaction, and, by Mr Menzies' kindness, every facility 



