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connected with the same interests as the College, that sure he was, 
the call would be most successfully responded to. 
Mr. Vines had recommended that course two years ago. It 
was, however, never too late to act right. He had also recom- 
mended the establishment of a museum, which he thought would 
do more good than any thing. A common blacksmith might 
say that he could doctor horses as well as any of the members 
present; but if they had a museum containing a collection of 
anatomical remains, it would shew the public the benefit of having 
a college of veterinary surgeons, and that they were in reality a 
professional and scientific body. 
The President said he hoped that, from that time forward, all 
recollection of what had occurred would be forgotten, and that for 
all time in future they would be united. “ A house divided against 
itself cannot stand.” “ Union is strength,” and when they were 
all united, every thing would go on well. 
Mr. Cherry was very much pleased at the speech just delivered 
by the President, and would support that proposition ; but he still 
felt himself entitled to express an opinion on the matters which 
had come before the meeting. He had always cautioned the 
Council to go on in their proceedings cautiously, as the eyes of 
the public were upon the proceedings of an institution so new as 
their College was. Now he wanted to know about that paper 
which was being handed about the room. It could be no motion 
or resolution, as none had been proposed. Oh, he saw ; it was for 
a subscription, and that when the majority of the members were 
gone. That was not a business way of doing things. He was 
ready to subscribe, but he would not do it in that irregular way. 
Mr. Baker said, he had prepared himself for bringing a proposi- 
tion before the meeting on the subject of providing for decayed 
members of the profession, when, owing to the vicissitudes of life, 
they became reduced in circumstances ; but, at that late hour of the 
day he felt the importance of postponing it until another and more 
fitting opportunity. 
Mr. Cherry said, “Be just before you are generous” was an 
old saying, and he would therefore say, let the subscription be an 
annual contribution, and let a motion to that effect be passed. 
Assess him what they liked, he would pay it ; but he did not like 
to see an irregular paper handed about without any authority, to 
compel the payment of an annual subscription. 
Mr. Field begged to propose, that an annual subscription be 
entered into and carried out by the Council. 
Mr. Ernes seconded the motion. 
Mr. Cherry objected, that no notice to that effect had appeared 
in the notice calling the meeting. 
