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eral eminent teachers of human anatomy and medicine. Thirty- 
even years had now elapsed, and many veterinarians had issued 
:om that school, from whom a committee might be selected fully 
ompetent to the important task ; for common sense would decide 
fiat veterinarians alone could justly estimate the proficiency of 
he veterinary pupil. 
Circumstances, then, being so materially changed, the veterinary 
urgeons of the present day felt that some injustice was done 
hem, some stigma of disgrace was affixed on them, by their con- 
inued exclusion from that honourable situation which they 
tught to occupy, and which in every other school they did 
iccupy; and they presented a memorial, respectfully worded, 
oliciting, not that the present committee should be dismissed, 
they could never forget their obligations to these gentlemen), 
>ut that veterinarians should be admitted to share in that 
►ffice, which they alone could now adequately discharge, and 
vhich in every school but that at St. Pancras was discharged 
>y them alone. 
This memorial, much to the credit of the present examining 
committee, was strenuously recommended by them. We thank 
hem for this act of liberality and of justice. 
It was presented, and ably and warmly advocated, by the Pro- 
essor of the College. He, too, will accept our thanks. The As¬ 
sistant-professor expressed himself favourably disposed towards it. 
What case could be stronger ? A veterinary medical question— 
irged by the whole body of veterinarians—backed by the una- 
nmous and strong recommendation of the present committee, 
md who had had thirty-seven years’ experience of what the ex- 
iminers of veterinary pupils ought to be, and eloquently and 
zealously advocated by the head of the Veterinary College—not 
3 ne person competent to form an opinion on the subject enter¬ 
taining the slightest doubt of the justice of the claim.—What 
case could be stronger? 
The governors, after a short debate, refused to comply with the 
prayer of the memorial. We will not do them injustice. Some 
of them were favourable to our claim. We thank those gentle¬ 
men in our own names, and that of the profession. 1 hoy would 
have done us justice, and promoted the best interests of the 
College. 
