TO THE VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
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for we are not of the elect, and were not present—they felt that 
its adoption would be an insult to the whole body of veterina¬ 
rians. It would declare too plainly for any ingenuity to con¬ 
trovert that the humble veterinarian was not deemed worthy to 
mingle with human surgeons. We should have despised the 
man who would have degraded himself by becoming a member 
of such a committee. 
The propriety of this rejection was, to-day, unanimously con¬ 
firmed ; but, it being the decided opinion of this meeting, as well 
as of the last, and it having been again acknowledged by Mr. 
Coleman that the profession would be benefited by the union 
of some veterinary surgeons with the human practitioners, and 
there being no official proof of the unwillingness of the human 
practitioners to admit’these new associates, it was moved and 
carried that the governors should again have communication 
with the present examining committee, and ascertain their opi¬ 
nion and wishes. 
It should however be stated, that it was acknowledged by 
one member of the adjourned meeting of governors, thaf the 
principal reason which swayed them in their determination, 
was their belief that this amalgamation would be unpleasant to 
the old examiners, and Mr. Coleman confessed that the old ex¬ 
aminers had this feeling. They had hitherto been harmonious 
and the. institution had flourished, but they knew not what 
disagreeable circumstances might arise if strangers were ad¬ 
mitted among them. 
Thus then the matter stands—two general meetings of the 
subscribers have declared there conviction, that a certain num¬ 
ber of veterinarians should be added to the present examining 
committee—the professor; has given to this his unqualified 
approval, and, we will add, that there is not a veterinary sur¬ 
geon who does not demand it as an act of justice, as well as 
of essential benefit to the profession. 
We know what we owe to the present committee. We fully 
appreciate their acquirements and their skill. But we must 
