134 HISTQKICAL ACCOUNT OF THE VETEEINARY DEPARTMENT OF 



of thesBy from Various parts of the country, underwent their 

 examination, on 24th and 2-5th April, with much credit, and 

 received certificates of qualification for practice. After an- 

 nouneing to the candidates that they had all honourably earned 

 tlieir certificates, Mr Sheriff L'Amy addressed them in a few 

 W'ord^ admonitory of their future conduct, and particularly of 

 their maintenance of that high character which they had acquired 

 by their attendance- at the school. 



In May 1837 the Board, in referring to the Veterinary School, 

 recorded that amongst the useful institutions patronised by the 

 Society, it had ever gratification in recurring to the subject. 

 The advantages of it in rescuing the farmers of the country from 

 dependence on the ignorance of ill-educated farriers was every 

 year more and more felt. Deserving young men instructed at 

 at the school, and having had the advantage while in town of 

 attending the medical classes of the University and private 

 lectures, were now settled in almost every district of Scot- 

 land ; and too much praise, it was added, could not be bestowed 

 upon the zeal and talent with which Mr Dick carried on the 

 duties of the establishment. 



Fifteenth Session, 1837-38. 



At the anniversary meeting of the Society, in January 1838, 

 Mr Burn Murdoch laid before the meeting a memorial from Mr 

 Dick, along with the proceedings of the Directors thereupon. 

 The memorial adverted to the complete course of study required, 

 and the thorough examination the students must pass in pre- 

 sence of eminent professors and teachers of medicine in Edin- 

 burgh, before a certificate is obtained, every certificate hitherto 

 granted having borne the names of at least three of those eminent 

 examiners — a sufficient guarantee that the graduates of the 

 Edinburgh Veterinary School are fully qualified to acquit them- 

 .selves of the duties of the profession in any situation. The 

 memorial solicited the support of the Society in order to obtain 

 a recognition of eligibility of graduates of the Edinburgh Veter- 

 inary School for commissions as veterinary surgeons in the 

 army and in the Hon. East India Company's service. The 

 Minutes of the Directors bore ample testimony to the truth of 

 the statements in Mr Dick's memorial, and they recommended 

 to the Society that the application should be supported accord- 

 ingly. Professor Low said he had been requested, and he had 

 pleasure in complying with the request, to move a resolution in 

 conformity with the opinions expressed by the Directors. He 

 eulogised the merits and exertions of Mr Dick, and stated that 

 that gentleman well merited such a favour at the hands of the 

 Society ; that he had formed his establishment under many dis- 

 couraging circumstances, of which not the least was the degraded 



