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deliberation to the subject, it could not be expected but that the 
best suggestions of the moment were those that must be acted on, 
and they accordingly were so ; with what effect, the slight altera- 
tions only that have since been made in them afford the best 
proof. The Officers elected were six Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, 
and Secretary ; Messrs. Sewell, Cherry, E. Turner, J. Goodwin, 
C. Spooner, and J. Turner, were elected Vice-Presidents; Mr. F. 
King, jun., of Stanmore, Treasurer; and Mr. Gabriel, Secretary. 
The second point was, providing for the examination of the students 
then studying at the Royal Veterinary College of London and the 
Veterinary College of Edinburgh : accordingly, it was resolved 
that the examinations for the session just then about to terminate 
should be conducted agreeably to the plan already pursued at 
those institutions ; and, in order to effect this, they elected a tem- 
porary Board of Examiners for each School, in which they in- 
cluded those gentlemen who had already officiated for that purpose, 
with the addition of a certain number of veterinary surgeons in 
the place of those disqualified as teachers from examining. 
The first of these examinations took place at the Veterinary Col- 
lege of Edinburgh immediately after the election of your Council : 
at this examination a deputation consisting of Professor Spooner, 
Mr. Gabriel, and Mr. T. W. Mayer, attended on behalf of the 
Council, and the Report of the Deputation was by no means satisfac- 
tory to the Council. Forty-five pupils presented themselves for exa- 
mination, of whom forty-one were passed and four rejected. It 
appeared that there was no examination on Chemistry — none on 
Materia Medica — none on Physiology — none on the Diseases of 
Cattle that deserved the name: there were by far too many lead- 
ing questions, and the examinations were very unequal. The 
Report expressed a hope that the necessity of practical knowledge 
should be kept prominently in view in future examinations. It 
appeared to the Deputation that Professor Dick was willing and 
anxious to carry out any suggestions that might be offered for the 
improvement of his School, and with many of his plans the Depu- 
tation expressed their approval. 
By the liberality of Professor Dick, two Silver Medals are an- 
nually given, — one to the pupil who passes the best examination, 
and the other to the one that produces the best anatomical prepara- 
tion. Some irregularities occurred at this examination which the 
Council thought proper to notice : these were, allowing parties not 
appointed by your Council to take part in the examinations, and 
Professor Dick walking round to each Examiner, and, in a whisper, 
taking his opinion as to the qualification or disqualification of the 
student. 
After a long correspondence on these points, the Council, con- 
