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If a candidate retires from the examination, a proportionate part 

 of the fees for the sections he has not been examined in will be re- 

 turned. 



(The fees for the examination of the military students are paid 

 by the war department.) 



Conclusive Judgment. — This is given after the examination in 

 all the sections has taken place. It is given by vote, and is influ- 

 enced by the judgments obtained in the sectional examinations. 



The judgments are the same as for the sectional examinations. 



The chancellor of the empire is empowered to absolve a can- 

 didate from single conditions of the examination upon reasonable 

 grounds. 



The names of the graduates are published in the official organ, 

 from which these regulations are taken. 



The military students are absolved from the examination in 

 horseshoeing, having passed it before entering the school. 



The course is extended over seven sessions (three years and a 

 half), and. as the military students must first serve for six months 

 in the military school for farriers, their course of study is in reality 

 extended over four years. 



The course of study at the veterinary schools of Germany is as 

 follows : 



First Session { Winter). — Introduction to the study of veterinary 

 medicine ; physics ; inorganic chemistry ; general zoology ; zootomy ; 

 dissection. 



Second Session {Summer). — Organic chemistry ; botany ; zoology 

 of the vertebrata ; histology and embryology ; physiology (1) ; chem- 

 ical practice in the laboratory ; practical histology. 



Third Session { Winter). — Physiology (2) ; exterior of the domes- 

 tic animals ; breeding ; dissection in anatomy ; lectures ; practice in 

 the pharmacy ; repetition of lectures in chemistry and phj'sics. 



Fourth Session {Summer). — General pathology and therapeutics ; 

 pharmacognosy ; pharmacology, toxicology, and practice in the art 

 of writing and combining prescriptions ; practice in pharmacy ; 

 horseshoeing. 



Fifth Session {Winter). — Special pathological anatomy; special 

 pathology and therapeutics ; special surgery ; operative surgery, 

 with practice ; clinic for large animals ; clinic for small animals. 



Sixth Session {Summer). — Dietetics ; obstetrics ; animal pests, 

 veterinary police ; microscopical practice in pathological anatomy ; 

 clinics ; visiting clinic. 



Seventh Session { Winter). — Forensic medicine ; history of vet- 



