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STATE OF VETERINARY EDUCATION. 
The venerable Sir William Blizard tells us, that our reputa¬ 
tion and success must be founded on the union of science and 
humanity.’^ Dr. Babington would have the veterinary sur¬ 
geon sent into the country with all the learning of the human 
physician.’^ Dr. Pearson acknowledges that a more extend¬ 
ed period of study is necessary to form the well qualified vete¬ 
rinary surgeon, and anticipates the period when human medi¬ 
cine will acknowledge itself more indebted to the veterinary 
profession than to any other source since the time of John 
Hunter and Mr. Coleman says, that "^it was the original in¬ 
tention of the governors of this institution to form a school in 
which it was expected that each succeeding generation should 
have more professional knowledge than their predecessors.’’ 
These are signs of the times, which he who runs may read. 
They announce the rapid improvement, and speedily established 
respectability of our profession, and woe unto him who would 
presumptuously, but vainly endeavour to arrest the progress of 
science ! 
Mr. Coleman speaks of those who have preferred against him 
anonymous calumnies, and he implies that it was with the inten¬ 
tion of driving him from his situation. Anonymous calumnies 
shall never disgrace the pages of The Veterinarian and we 
frankly acknowledge that we cannot yet spare him. We know 
not these veterinary surgeons who are as competent, or more 
competent than himself, to teach the veterinary art.” We can¬ 
not yet spare him, for we could not supply his place. But we 
want him to read these signs of the times, and to co-operate 
with us, and with every good veterinarian in vindicating the 
dignity of our profession. He has the power to do us much 
good, and, we trust, he has the will. 
The system of education pursued at the veterinary college, 
even if it embraced all the objects which it was originally design¬ 
ed to embrace, would suit only the infant state of the art. Much 
alteration is required when the number of the pupils has so 
much increased, and the rank which they may occupy in soci- 
