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examination would have to be undergone ; though for his 
own part he should he very glad to see such men plucked, 
as they were not fit to enter the profession if incapable of 
passing such a preliminary examination as it was intended to 
give them. 
Mr. Ernes thought it would be better to leave the whole 
subject to the schools, and for the Council not to meddle at 
all with it. 
The President said such a course would upset all that had 
been done, and offend the schools. 
Mr. Withers proposed, “ That the first resolution stand as 
follows : ‘ That the several courts of examiners shall he 
selected by the authorities of the three schools respectively.’ ” 
Mr. Fleming seconded the motion. 
Professor Brown : You cannot pass the resolutions seri- 
atim. 
The President : I will be answerable for the correct con- 
ducting of this business. 
Mr. Harpley objected to the omission of the last part of 
the original resolution. 
Assistant- Professor Pritchard expressed the desire of the 
governors of the Camden Town college to bring about an 
equal matriculation examination between the schools ; hut at 
the same time he was of opinion that if the latter part of the 
original resolution was retained, it would meet with a consi- 
derable amount of opposition. 
On the suggestion of Professor Brown the resolution was 
altered to “ That it is the opinion of the Council that the 
several courts of examiners should be selected by the author- 
ities of the three schools respectively and agreed to. 
The President said the next resolution stood thus : “ That 
the members of the three hoards shall determine upon a given 
series of questions, in order that the preliminary examination 
may be uniform at the three institutions.” He did not 
think this could he easily carried out. It would be better to 
leave the questions to the examiners themselves. 
Mr. Naylor thought the plan might be carried out in the 
same way as at Oxford and Cambridge local examinations, 
by means of printed questions, which, after the pupils 
had answered them, were sent back to the universities and 
examined. A similar practice prevailed with regard to the 
Pharmaceutical Society’s examinations. 
Assistant- Professor Pritchard in reply to a question from 
the President, said he thought it would be agreeable to the 
authorities at St. Pancras that the examinations should be as 
nearly as possible uniform. 
