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cerned, the point should be left for decision of the Town 
Council. 
The deputation then resumed ; and after further delibera- 
tion resolved that the following be the proposal which should 
be made to the authorities at Edinburgh and Glasgow : 
That a Matriculating Examination be instituted. 
To be carried out by an independent Board hereafter 
to be selected. 
And, in order that the examinations may not be too 
severe for some of the youths who are now studying 
veterinary medicine at private establishments, the 
following be the subjects of examination : 
Writing from dictation. 
Parsing a simple sentence. 
Reading aloud. 
The first four rules of arithmetic and simple rule of 
three. 
It may here be stated parenthetically that members of the 
deputation availed themselves of the kind invitation of Pro- 
fessor Williams, and went to hear the introductory lecture at 
the Edinburgh School. 
Shortly after the lecture the deputation was introduced to 
the trustees by Principal Williams, and received with marked 
courtesy by Bailie Fife, who represented the Lord Provost 
and his co-trustees. 
The President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, 
as chairman of the deputation, then addressed the trustees to 
the following effect : 
Professor Williams having introduced the deputation indi- 
vidually, the President addressed the Town Council as 
follows : 
Bailie Fife and Gentlemen, — The deputation that has now 
the honour of waiting upon you has been appointed by the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. It consists of vete- 
rinary surgeons from various part3 of England and Scotland. 
Many members of the deputation are Scotchmen who have 
matriculated at this College, and feel a deep interest in its 
welfare. We are all animated by the best feelings for the 
good of this College, as well as for the profession in general. 
The object we have in waiting upon you to-day is to bring 
before your notice and to advocate the desirability of insti- 
tuting a preliminary examination of the youth at the time 
when he presents himself for entrance to the College. I may 
here inform you that it has been the custom at this College 
ever since it was founded, and the same custom has prevailed 
at the London Veterinary College and the Glasgow Veteri- 
