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thronging of students, thenceforward as formerly, 

 to obtain their qualifications; while those who 

 have neglected their duties, who have in some 

 one or two cases, I am sorry to say, absolutely 

 disgraced themselves, would sink into oblivion, 

 and come to a happy and natural euthanasia, in 

 which their misdeeds and themselves would be 

 entirely forgotten. 



Two of my colleagues, Professor. Turner and 

 Mr. Bryce, M.P., whose practical familiarity with 

 examinations gave their opinions a high value, ex- 

 pressed their substantial approval of this scheme, 

 and I am unable to see the weight of the ob- 

 jections urged against it. It is urged that the 

 difficulty and expense of adequately inspecting 

 so many examinations and of guaranteeing their 

 efficiency would be great, and the difficulty in 

 the way of a fair adjustment of the representation 

 of existing interests and of the representation of 

 new interests upon the general Medical Council 

 would be almost insuperable. 



The latter objection is unintelligible to me. I 

 am not aware that any attempt at such adjustment 

 has been fairly discussed, and until that has been 

 done it may be well not to talk about insuperable 

 difficulties. As to the notion that there is any 

 difficulty in getting the coadjutor-examiners, or 

 that the expense will be overwhelming, we have 

 the experience of Scotland, in which every Uni- 

 versity does, at the present time, appoint its 



