ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 871 
College of Veterinary Surgeons with regard to the matricula- 
tion examinations were at an end. When the subject 
■was first mooted he was under the impression that the 
London College was anxious to avail itself of the services of 
the Council as a medium to act between the three schools, 
in order that uniformity of examination might he carried out 
under an authority that would he independent of the schools 
without interfering with them in any manner whatever. No 
member of the Council either directly or indirectly wished to 
have any control over the interior economy of the Royal 
Veterinary College. At the same time, he thought from what 
had taken place originally that the Council would be expected 
to give their neutral assistance in carrying out the project. 
The governors of the Royal Veterinary College, however, 
now stated that they did not wish the Council to interfere, 
and, therefore, he thought the function of the Council was 
at an end. 
The following letters were then read : 
(1) From Professor Williams, dated August the 2nd, 1870, 
enclosing the form of an agreement proposed by the Edin- 
burgh College, and agreed to by the Glasgow, but declined 
by the London College. 
(2) From Professor M f Call, dated the 1st of August, 1870, 
expressing his regret at the position the Royal Veterinary 
College had taken up, and stating that he had resolved to 
carry out the suggestions made by the Council in their report 
of the 15th of June last, with this reservation, that the test, 
as formerly, would he applied by himself and others connected 
with the Institution. 
Mr. Broad proposed that these communications should be 
entered on the minutes. 
Mr. Greaves seconded the motion. He said that the Scotch 
colleges had been very anxious that the examining board for 
the matriculation examination should be appointed by the 
Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and the 
Council were pretty unanimous in their opinion that such an 
arrangement would be the best. The Governors, however, of 
the Royal Veterinary College did not approve of that scheme, 
and preferred what was, at all events, the next best mode — 
the proposal which had just been listened to. He hoped the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Colleges would see it to be their 
duty to have their students examined by the High School of 
Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively ; the principal of the 
High School at Glasgow was quite willing to undertake the 
duty, as was also the principal of the Edinburgh High 
School. If the Scotch Schools adopted the plan of having 
