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A committee composed of 6 members is charged with the 

 entire supervision and management of the School. 



The staff of the School comprises : a Director, 10 pro- 

 fessors, 5 supernumerary or assistant professors; an 

 accountant, a secretary, a librarian, a superintendent, 

 laboratory attendants, a gardener, a farrier, a porter, 

 grooms and servants. 



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The School possesses hospitals where animals are recei- 

 ved on payment of the following fixed fees for each day's 

 board : 



i For a colt that has not reached the age of two years-, 

 70 centimes (i) ; 



2 For ahorse of two years or more, 2 francs ; 



3 For a cryptorchid horse, 3 francs; 



4 For a dog not more than 40 centimetres in height, 

 5o centimes ; 



5 For a dog above 40 centimetres, 76 centimes. 



EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREES 



The Examinations for the Degree of Veterinary Candi- 

 date or Veterinary Surgeon are held in April ; for Veteri- 

 nary Medicine a record session is held each year in 

 August. For admission to the examinations of Candidate 

 and Veterinary Surgeon, students must send in their 

 names to an officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the 

 amount of the expenses of examination are fixed at : 

 3o francs (2) for the degree of candidate in Veterinary 

 Medicine, and 70 francs for that of Veterinary Surgeon. 



The Examination for the degree of Veterinary Candi- 

 date comprises : the systematic and comparative Anatomy 

 of Animals, topographical Anatomy; general and special 

 Histology; Physiology, including Embryology; Pharma- 

 cognosy and Farriery. 



The Examination for the degree of Veterinary Surgeon 

 comprises : Therapeutics, including Pharmacodynamics, 

 Pathological Anatomy ; general Pathology, including Bac- 

 teriology and Parasitology ; Medical Pathology ; Surgical 

 Pathology; Sanitary Police ; Legal Medicine, including the 

 elements of Toxicology; Commercial Legislation and 



(1) 5 centimes = i cent. 



(2) 5 francs = i dollar. 



