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in the advancement of veterinary science. There were also 

 present a deputation from the Council of the Eoyal College, 

 consisting of Professor Spooner and Mr Gabriel of London, and 

 J. Walton Mayer, Newcastle-under-Lyne, as also several veter- 

 inary surgeons from different parts of the country. There were at 

 this time eighty-one pupils in the College, sixty of whom were 

 practical students. Forty-five presented themselves for examina- 

 tion, of whom forty-one (twenty-seven Scotch, twelve English, 

 and two Irish) were passed, and four rejected.* Among the 

 English students this session, one (Mr Alfred Henry Cherry) 

 was the son of the principal veterinary surgeon in the army. 

 Last session he sent his favourite apprentice; this year he sent his 

 own son. The truth was, the pupils under Professor Dick not 

 only had the advantage of his instruction from the desk, but 

 they saw the whole details of the practice in every department. 

 Since the commencement of the College, upwards of 700 students 

 had attended the lectures. This was a matter of great import- 

 ance, for if the public were particular about rearing of stock, it 

 was surely of consequence that persons should be trained to 

 preserve them. 



Ticcnty -second Session, 1844-45. 



The Highland Society did not appoint examiners for 1845, 

 1846, and 1847, but the College was still under its patronage 

 and superintendence. The course of study comprehended, as 

 usual, instruction in the anatomy of the horse, neat cattle, the 

 sheep, the pig, and the dog, including also stable management 

 and the forge ; and in order to the arrangement of the several 

 departments of study at hours convenient for the students. 

 Professor Dick had the assistance of Messrs John Barlow and 

 William Worthington, who, under his superintendence, took 

 charge of the anatomical demonstrations, Materia Medica, and 

 Pharmacy. The necessary instruction in Chemistry was given 

 by Dr George Wilson. 



The examinations for the twenty-second session took place 

 on the 22d and 23d of April 1845, and were conducted 

 by the Board of Examiners elected for Scotland by the Eoyal 

 College of Veterinary Surgeons. There were also present a 

 considerable number of the Directors and members of the 

 Society. Sixty-one pupils attended the session, of whom thirty 

 were practical students, fifteen of them being English, one of 

 them a Eussian from St Petersburg, and the rest Scotch and 

 Irish. Seventeen who had attended the prescribed period were 



* This was the first examination held under the Charter. The examination of 

 the students of the Royal Veterinary College of London took place immediately 

 after, when out of fifty-six examined, forty-one passed and fifteen were rejected. 



