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tentionally omitted, and will address a line (post paid) to Mr. 
Youatt, 3, Nassau Street, Middlesex Hospital, (the secretary joro 
temp.) it will be immediately forwarded to him ; and any.sugges- ^ 
tions as to the better accomplishment of the intended purpose 
will be thankfully received, and laid before the meeting. 
We feel equally with our correspondent W. H. (is there not 
some mistake in the two first letters of the post-mark ?) the im¬ 
portance of cultivating a spirit of inquiry in our young friends. 
The ignorance of the farrier will, no longer be tolerated in the 
veterinary surgeon. The members of our profession must vin¬ 
dicate their claim to public respect, by diligent research and 
scientific acquirements. 
We will extend the plan of our friend, W. H. to all veteri-' 
nary students, whether residing with private practitioners or 
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having entered at the Veterinary College, and not exceeding 
the age of twenty-one years : and we will propose as the first 
essay, The roots, course, peculiarities, and functions of the 
five first pairs of cerebral nerves.’^ 
We will not only insert in our journal that paper, which, after 
deliberate examination, we shall deem the best, but, if our friends 
display the industry and talent which we anticipate, we may be 
induced to present them with a medal, of little value possibly 
in itself, but the honest testimony of our esteem. , 
Each essay must be headed with a motto, and subscribed 
with an initial. - We will in our number for September declare 
the initial, and the successful candidate will then favour us with 
his name and address, and a copy of the motto as a verification 
of his claim; and a declaration from the preceptor, or master or 
father, that the essay is bond fide the composition of the can¬ 
didate, and the result of his unassisted dissection. All essays' 
must be sent (post paid) on or before the 15th of August, 
