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ortv years have passed since the establishment of the College, 
a every other establishment improvements have been adopted : 
lall ours alone stand still ? Mr. Coleman and the committee 
ave recommended an improvement: do you mean to vote to- 
io-ht that they are wrong, and know not what they are about ? 
I beg leave to move, as an amendment, “ That this meeting do 
ppomt a committee to take such measures as will be likely to 
arry into effect the recommendation of the Professor and medi¬ 
al examining committee to the governors of the Royal Veterinary 
College, for the appointment of a veterinary committee.” 
Mr. Morgan.— We are said to be a set of fools, and not 
apable of learning the art so rapidly as they who got up the for- 
ner resolutions. A set of dolts, in whose hands the property of 
he public is not safe. We have as many veterinary examiners 
t the College as we want. This is sufficiently proved by the 
>rogress of the art. In every other university the heads of the 
College are always deemed sufficient for the examination of 
>upils ; at least, a committee from them has been sufficient. 
Mr. Bun bury.— As a farther proof that the last meeting was 
lot satisfactory, or rather gave disgust, why are not the best 
nembers of the profession now present ? 
I Mr. U allen. —Country practitioners are averse to any altera¬ 
tion, except with the sanction and consent of the present com¬ 
mittee. I have made it my business to ascertain the sense of 
many of them since the last meeting. They approve of the ap¬ 
pointment of a veterinary committee ; but it must be formed with¬ 
out disgusting and driving away the old committee, to whom w r e 
are all so much indebted. There are various improvements now 
going on at the Veterinary College. Mr. Vines is appointed As¬ 
sistant-demonstrator there; at least, so says the title of one of 
hi?*own letters published in “ The Lancet.” Lectures are given by 
Mr. Sewell, and attended by many of the pupils; and, to shew 
the estimation in which these lectures are held by the students, 
and the advantage they derive from them, his class has increased 
from twenty to forty-five. 1 understand that Mr. Cherry attended 
these lectures punctually. He derived some information from 
them, or he had much time on his hands; for to go from his re¬ 
sidence to the College, and remain at the lecture, and return, 
would occupy no little time. 
Mr. Cherry. —What has Mr. Cherry to do with all these 
discussions ? 
Mr. IIa i.len. —A good deal. It has gone forth to the world 
that the education of the veterinary pupil is inexcusably neglect¬ 
ed ; and this neglect is to be compensated by electing a set ol 
vctcrinarv suptohs as examiners, these facts speak volumes. 
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