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shire ; and it was a somewhat remarkable circumstance that the 

 Secretaries of all these Societies were gentlemen who held the 

 certificate of the old Clyde Street College of Edinburgh. 



Dr Andrew Wood said he had been for twenty-five years an 

 -examiner in connection with the College of Surgeons, and he 

 would be greatly gratified if many of the students who appeared 

 there as candidates could answer such questions as those which 

 had been put to the candidates at the Veterinary College. 



Forty-second Session, 1864-65. 



Lectures on all the subjects included in a full veterinary 

 curriculum were given within the College during this session. 

 At the examinations, which took place on the 18th and 

 19th April 1865, the chair was occupied on both days alternately 

 by Dr Craigie and Professor Goodsir. Twenty-one students 

 having passed their examination satisfactorily, received certifi- 

 cates qualifying them to practise. On reporting the result of 

 the examinations to the general meeting of the Society in June, 

 Sir Alexander Gibson-Maitland said — " I have been in the habit, 

 for many years past of attending the examinations. They are 

 of an extremely interesting nature, and I cannot help saying 

 that any gentleman who attends these examinations, presided 

 over by men of the greatest eminence, must bring away with 

 him useful information. I think this Society and the public in 

 general are extremely indebted to Professor Dick for the careful 

 manner in which he educates veterinary students. They ought 

 to remember that each day the value of their stock was increas- 

 ing, and it was of the utmost consequence that they should have 

 men well qualified and trained to look after them." 



Forty-third Session, 1865-66. 



During the currency of this session, Professor Dick died on 

 the 4th of April 1866. He was born in May 1793, and was 

 consequently in his seventy-third year. About three years 

 before his death he seemed to feel the decay of his powers when 

 he expressed himself, in April 1863, as not feeling so supple as 

 he once was. He attended the Society's agricultural examina- 

 tions on 7th March, about four weeks before his death, and this 

 was his last visit to the Society's chambers. During his long 

 connection with the Society — forty-three years — the fame which 

 his talents had acquired attracted students to Edinburgh from 

 all parts of the world. At his death Professor Dick endowed 

 the Edinburgh Veterinary College, and bequeathed it in trust to 

 the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Councillors of the City of 

 Edinburgh. 



