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At first sight it does not appear a very difficult 

 task to attain proficiency in these three subjects, 

 after a preparation of a twelvemonth. But we 

 must not forget the various divisions and sub- 

 divisions into which the headings are split up. 

 Usually Botany is the great stumbling-block in 

 Class A. This may be accounted for by the 

 fact, that the poisonous and non-poisonous grasses 

 are not as a rule so closely connected with sick 

 animals as anatomy and chemistry ieem to be. 

 Most students who get through this first examina- 

 tion pluck up courage and take their diplomas. 

 At the risk of wearying the reader, it is necessary 

 to briefly specify the remaining headings — 



Examination for Class B — {second year), 

 (a) Anatomy of the domesticated animals. 

 (d) Histology and Physiology. 



(c) Stable-management, the manipulation of the domesti- 

 cated animals, and the principles of shoeing. 



Ciass C — {third year), 

 {a) Morbid Anatomy, Pathology, and Bacteriology. 

 {b) Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Therapeutics, and Toxic- 

 ology. 

 {c) Veterinary Hygiene and Dietetics. 



Class D — final — {fourth year). 



(a) Principles and Practice of Veterinary Medicine and 

 Clinical Medicine. 



{d) Principles and Practice of Veterinary Surgery, Ob- 

 stetrics, and Shoeing. 



(c) Meat Inspection. 



A student who is rejected three times, for any 

 one of these examinations, forfeits his right of 

 pupilage. Out of the two or three hundred candi- 



