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carried,—That this meeting, having received the report of the 
committee of governors, do approve of the same, and do coincide 
with the opinion given by the medical examining committee. 
A desultoiy and rather irregular conversation then ensued, 
in which it was unguardedly asserted by one of the governors, 
that the books of the institution were not kept for the infor¬ 
mation of the subscribers, but of the governors only. We 
cannot think that he was aware of all that was implied in this, 
or the conclusions which would be necessarily drawn from it, 
or the character which such a committee of governors would 
assume, or the advantage which he gave to the enemies-of the 
- institution. 
• The same gentleman afterwards intimated that he should 
move, in the proper committee of governors, that no veterinary 
surgeon should hereafter be permitted to become a subscriber to 
the college. Surely this gentleman could not have reflected on 
the injustice of such an act, the direct and palpable insult 
which it would oflfer to the profession, and the injury to the in¬ 
stitution which would necessarily accrue. We think he will 
pause ere he carry his threat into execution. We would advise 
him to do so. The veterinary surgeon must be the person best 
qualified to decide whether the veterinary college be well or ill 
conducted; and if they who are best qualified, who, perhaps, 
alone are qualified to come to a just conclusion,* are excluded, 
the public will believe that there is something which will not 
bear the light. We would entreat this gentleman, we would 
entreat the committee of governors, to pause ere by such an ar- 
bitraiy enactment they bring suspicion on the management of 
the institution, and array the whole body of veterinary profes¬ 
sors in indignant hostility against them. 
^ The veterinaiy surgeon, generally speaking, loves the insti¬ 
tution at which he imbibed the knowledge of his profession. 
Many pleasing recollections of days never to return are asso- 
cieited with it. He identifies himself with its reputation and 
prosperity; and as long as human nature is true to itself, and 
the veterinary college is well conducted, the well-informed and 
liberal veterinarian will be its truest friend. Why is he to be 
excluded ? Because he may be treacherous and dishonoiftuble ? 
