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ON THE ABUSES AT THE ENGLISH VETERINARY 
COLLEGE. 
By Mr. W. A. Cartwright, Whitchurch, Salop. 
“ The Veterinary College is one of the most rotten establishments in Eng- 
land .” — Farrier and Naturalist. 
“ The Veterinary College is an Augean stable, and it shall not be our fault if we 
do not clean it out.” — Lancet. 
I THINK the time is quite arrived for every member of the ve- 
terinary profession to come boldly forward and assist its onward 
progress in every way, and, if possible, to purify it even at its 
source ; “ for if the fountain is impure, its streams necessarily must 
be so.” 
It is now nearly twenty years since I first launched into that sea 
of anxiety and trouble where, too often, “ a beggar’s harvest gained 
by nightly toils” is only obtained. During that time I have not 
been a careless spectator of passing events, both in my own practice, 
in the writings of others, and latterly at the Veterinary College. 
Thus qualified, I consider myself competent to give an opinion on 
the state of matters at the College, and to point out what I deem 
would be advantageous to the student and to the public. 
In the first place, I can give my testimony that the Professor, in 
the concluding lecture of the last session, did assert the astounding 
fact, that “ the Governors were perfectly satisfied with the present 
lecturers , and that they would not appoint another on cattle prac- 
tice." 
Now I can honestly say, that, however the Governors may be 
satisfied with the present state of things, the student and the public 
are not. I would ask, why is it that there is such a Demonstrator 
at the College I He is, I grant you, a quiet, gentlemanly, and good 
hearted fellow, and one whom I respect ; but, then, he is not a good 
anatomist, and, if he were, he has not the power of imparting his 
knowledge to others. Many a time his demonstrations have not 
exceeded ten minutes, and, perhaps, these being given not oftener 
than every third or fourth day. I consider that a good demon- 
strator is of the greatest importance and value in every school of 
anatomy, and the want of such an one is a very great loss to the 
students. 
I will now go to the most industrious gentleman at the College, 
viz., Mr. Morton. He is not only the clerk or secretary to the 
