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but he yielded to no one of his colleagues in zeal for the promotion of the 
interests of the institution, nor would he yield to any of them in his zeal for 
t he interests of the veterinary school. 
The Chairman then proposed the healths of Drs. Henderson, Spittal, &c. 
and the Royal College of Physicians. 
Dr. Henderson , in the name of his colleagues, begged to return thanks for 
the honour which had been conferred upon them. He would take that op- 
portunity of addressing a few words to the pupils, and to tell them a little of 
what they owed to Mr. Dick. Although not very old, he well recollected when 
the students of the Veterinary College were an altogether different set of per- 
sons from what they now were. They owed their present situation to the 
science and zeal of Mr. Dick. It was he who had acquired for them that 
degree of respect in which the students of the veterinary art were now held. 
It was in consequence of the attention which Mr. Dick had paid to the sub- 
ject, and to the talents which he had brought to bear upon it, that the stu- 
dents of the Veterinary College were placed on a level with those of the sister 
art of the practice of medicine. 
The Chairman then proposed Professor Lizars, and the Royal College of 
Surgeons. 
Professor Lizars returned thanks, and said that the College of Surgeons, 
in proportion to their numbers, were not behind the physicians in wishing we) 1 
to and aiding the progress of the veterinary art. 
Mr. Dick said he was sure they would all cordially join him in the bumper 
he was about to propose, because it was to the health of gentlemen who had 
kindly contributed, in the most essential manner, to the prosperity of his 
class. He need scarcely say, that if it had not been for the kindness which 
these gentlemen had conferred upon him and his pupils, by allowing them to 
attend their lectures on medicine and anatomy, it would have been impossible 
for him to bring them up to the scratch on the day of examination. Time 
would not permit it — their most decided perseverance could not accomplish it 
— their utmost energies would not have overcome the difficulties which stood in 
their way, if it were not for the advantages afforded them by the opportunity 
of attending the lectures of Dr. Knox, Dr. Robertson, Dr. Handyside, Dr. 
Spittal, Dr. Henderson, Dr. Reid, and other gentlemen of the medical school. 
He considered that these were advantages which no other men enjoyed in the 
gratuitous instruction which these gentlemen afforded. Such being the degree 
of their liberality, and their kindly feeling to his humble profession, he was sure 
they would all join him in the most cordial and heartfelt manner, in drinking 
a bumper to their health. Let them recollect the position to which he had 
alluded, and see these gentlemen contributing all their talent and energy to 
raise the status of the veterinary students, and he was sure it would not be 
necessary for him to do more than to mention the names of these gentlemen, 
who he was perfectly assured would avail themselves of every opportunity to 
promote the welfare of the students in after-life. 
Dr. Knox said, that after the compliment paid to him and his brethren by 
Mr. Dick, he feared it was expected that he should say a few words. He ap- 
prehended that Mr. Dick had had the kindness to put his name prominent iy 
forward, because he had been the first teacher to open his class to the vete- 
rinary students. He recollected well the time when he succeeded the late 
Dr. Barclay, and resolved to open his course of lectures to the veterinary 
school. Although his class-room was crowded at the time, he told Mr. Dick at 
once that he saw no reason why they should not be put on a level with the 
medical pupils. He had, therefore, given them access to every kind of in- 
struction which he was able to afford them. He apprehended that this was 
doing something for them. They were enabled to climb by an easier road 
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