REMARKS ON VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS. 
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these animals. Not only ought the programme of examination to 
include the structure and diseases of the horse, but those of neat 
cattle, sheep, and dogs should constitute an integral part, and 
these too, independent of the collateral branches of chemistry, 
materia medica, and hygeine. 
It may be asked, how can this be effected more perfectly than 
heretofore 1 If the Council of the College be careful in the selec- 
tion of those who shall constitute their Boards of Examiners; if 
they adopt and specify the period of one hour’s duration for the 
examination ; and if they shall appoint, in either of their Boards, 
a President, who shall take the trouble of convening meetings for 
the arrangement of the business of the examinations, and for elect- 
ing the Examiners according to the duties required of them, there 
is nothing to be feared but all shall be accomplished, and that, 
too, in a manner satisfactory to themselves, to the students, and to 
the Council of the College. 
Hitherto no method of this kind has been adopted, and every 
thing has been conducted in a corresponding manner. No pre- 
liminary meetings of the Examiners have been held, no programme 
of business has been drawn out, and from the Examiners being 
very heterogeneous, no feelings of unanimity of purpose could be 
expected among them. 
The subject being one of vast consequence to the profession 
generally, as also to the public at large, it is sincerely to be hoped 
that the Council of the College shall give their best attention to 
the subject, and shall endeavour, if possible, to make some im- 
provement in the future management of these most important 
details ; and should the preceding suggestions be found of the least 
use in furthering their intentions, it will afford much gratification 
to, Sirs, 
One who has whistled at the Bellows. 
