THE VETERINARY PROFESSION 31 



student is during his four years' course. Not 

 unnaturally, he seeks manly recreation far away 

 from the scene of his labours ; his slender 

 allowance will seldom permit such an expensive 

 luxury as a day with the staghounds, or hacking 

 in Richmond Park, or a canter in Rotten 

 Row. 



Recently a scientific club has been formed in 

 connection with the Royal Veterinary College. 

 Only professors, teachers, and students are privi- 

 leged to become members of this " Veterinary 

 Medical Association." On certain days the college 

 class-rooms are placed at the disposal of the 

 Association, which awards certificates and hono- 

 rary certificates. Needless to say that the club 

 is dependent on the pleasure of the Royal Veteri- 

 nary College authorities for its existence, whose 

 rules and regulations it is compelled to obey ; 

 otherwise it might violate privileges granted by 

 the College Charter. 



Veterinary surgeons may be said to be divided 

 into five distinct classes, namely : — 



(i) The College Educational Staff, who are 

 specialists in medicine, anatomy, surgery, or 

 hospital surgery. 



(2) The Ar7}ty Veterinary Surgeons, who, when 

 young, conform to military discipline, and are 

 more connected with " red tapeism " than the rest 

 of their fraternity. 



(3) Toivn Veterinary Surgeons, who see many 

 cases of lameness, chiefly due to concussion — the 

 roads in cities are of course much harder than 

 those in agricultural districts. Glanders and lung 



