THE HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 165 



At the general meeting in January 1867, Mr J. H. B. Hallen, 

 a graduate of the College, was elected Professor of Veterinary- 

 Surgery to the Society, having been some time previous to the 

 opening of the session appointed by the Magistrates of Edinburgh 

 Principal of the Edinburgh Veterinary College. 



Professor Goodsir resigned the duties of Chairman of the 

 Society's Veterinary Committee in January 1867, owing to the 

 state of his health and the extent of his other occupations. The 

 Directors, in accepting the resignation, recorded in their Minutes 

 their sense of the valuable services rendered to the Society by 

 Professor Goodsir during a period of sixteen years. 



On the 6th of March, Mr Gillon of Wallhouse was unanimously 

 appointed to the oftice rendered vacant by Professor Goodsir's 

 resignation. 



The examinations for session 1866-67 took place on the 16th 

 and I7tli April, under the auspices of the Lord Provost of 

 Edinburgh and the Highland Society, with the assistance of 

 many of the most distinguished members of the Colleges of 

 Physicians and of Surgeons, and a large muster of veterinarians, 

 from Enoland as well as Scotland. The Lord Provost, before the 

 examinations were begun, addressed the examiners and other 

 gentlemen present, remarking that the Magistrates of Edinburgh 

 were thoroughly cognizant of the importance of the duties 

 intrusted to tliem by the bequest of their lamented friend 

 Professor Dick, and they were determined to maintain in every 

 respect the well- won celebrity of the Veterinary College ; that 

 in their eftbrts to extend its usefulness they were anxious still 

 further to secure the active co-operation of all who were interested 

 in this institution, and especially of the Highland and Agricultural 

 Society, which during many years had zealously encouraged Mr 

 Dick in his teaching, and had appointed competent examiners to 

 test the qualifications of the young men trained at Clyde Street. 



Thirty-eight students presented themselves for examination. 

 A feature of much novelty and practical importance was this 

 year introduced. The students, in the early part of each of the 

 two days' examination, were individually subjected to a severe 

 clinical test. Each had separately to examine and to write his 

 own report on four horses which lie had never before seen, and 

 note for himself the halting gait, the damaged point, the impaired 

 vision, or any other ailments he could discover in the animals 

 thus for the first time presented to him. The proficiency of each 

 candidate in performing this thoroughly practical work was 

 duly weighed by the examiners, and constituted an important 

 element in estimating his fitness to receive the certificate. The 

 examinations resulted in thirty students receiving the Highland 

 Society's certificate. 



Mr Gillcn of Wallhouse, in distributing the honours to tlioso 



