248 ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
This was a most unjust suppression. The London College 
had acted as the pioneer in this matter, and its efforts ought 
to have been alluded to. 
The President said he alluded to what the London College 
had done in his remarks to the Edinburgh authorities, before 
the statement of the views of the Council was left with 
them. His words were, “ I may further inform you that 
at the London Veterinary College for the last five years, 
and at the Glasgow Veterinary College for the last two years, 
a preliminary examination has been adopted with the best 
results.” These words appeared in the minutes. 
Professor Spooner asked if what the President had said 
about the London College appeared in the minutes in connec- 
tion with the whole report. 
The President assured him they did. 
Professor Spooner : Then I am satisfied. 
The minutes were then confirmed. 
The Secretary read a letter which had been received from 
Dr. A. S. Taylor, Chairman of the Board of Examiners for 
London, in which he expressed his concurrence in the resolu- 
tion of the Council respecting the re-examination of rejected 
candidates. 
A letter was also read from Dr. Dunsmure, of Edinburgh, 
on behalf of the Scottish section of the Board of Examiners, 
acknowledging the receipt of the letter from the Council 
containing the resolution respecting the re-examination of 
rejected candidates. 
Professor Spooner thought when a pupil was rejected it 
should be left to the examiners to say how long he must 
attend to his studies before appearing before the Ex- 
amining Board the second time. The Court of Examiners 
years ago used to do so. A pupil might acquit himself so 
badly that he would require another twelvemonth's study, 
and yet at present, if a pupil failed in May, he regarded it as 
a matter of course that if he attended the lectures he might 
present himself for examination for the diploma of the College 
again at Christmas. 
Mr. Wilkinson said this matter had been before alluded to, 
but it was considered that it should be left to the professors, 
as the Board of Examiners had no power over the students 
until they presented themselves for examination. 
Professor Spooner said it would, at any rate, be well if the 
examiners would suggest to the teachers the length of time 
which they considered it necessary that a rejected pupil 
should apply himself to study before again coming before 
them. He did not know what was the practice in the Scotch 
