THE VETERINARIAN, NOVEMBER 1 , 1837. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. — Cicero. 
Ere the next Number of this periodical will have been received 
by its readers, another scholastic session will have commenced 
in our southern Veterinary School. Professor Coleman’s adver- 
tisement has already announced that, on the 20th of November, 
he will begin his Lectures on the Anatomy, Physiology, and 
Pathology of the Horse, and the general functions and diseases of 
other domestic animals. For the sake of the student and the 
profession, for the sake of common honesty, we do hope that 
this recorded pledge will be at length redeemed. 
The studies of the medical pupil commenced a month ago, 
and so ought those of the veterinary one. The portion of the 
year devoted to the tuition of the aspirant for veterinary 
honours, at least equals that, during which the future practitioner 
of human medicine is employed in preparing himself for the 
arduous duties of after-life; but it is not well chosen. A period 
best adapted to the labours of the dissecting-room would be lost, 
were it not for the arrangements of those to whom the pupil is 
most deeply indebted ; and, on the other hand, he is compelled 
to remain in the metropolis during the heat of the summer 
months, when he would pursue his anatomical investigations at 
the hazard of health, and when the impossibility of properly 
discharging one duty too often tempts him to misemploy the 
time which hangs heavy on his hands. This, although a sub- 
ject of minor consideration, is ail important one, and ought to be 
looked to. 
The labours of the College have, however, in a very important 
degree begun. Mr. Morton is employed in his useful examina- 
tions of the senior pupils, especially on the general principles 
of chemistry, and the application of them to the practice of the 
veterinary surgeon ; and Mr. Spooner has commenced a series 
of demonstrations of the eye, the brain, the nerves, and the re- 
spiratory system, most important to those who will soon depart 
