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those paths of honour and usefulness so long trodden by 
yourself, and with so much benefit to the public at large and 
those who are fortunate enough to enjoy the privilege of your 
friendship, I am not offering empty or fulsome adulation, 
but the pure, spontaneous, and unalloyed overflowings of the 
hearts of your most devoted well-wishers and respectful pupils. 
Mr. Yarn ell, in reply, spoke nearly as follows : 
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, —My first duty is to 
thank you sincerely for this testimonial of your feelings 
towards me. I well remember saying, when a testimonial 
from the pupils of this institution was presented to me, 
eleven years ago this very month, that although it seemed 
very easy to return thanks for kindnesses received, yet I then 
found the task too great for adequate expression in words. 
And now, although it might be thought that the constant 
intercourse 1 have had with veterinary students since then 
would have made me less diffident in addressing you, and 
thereby rendered the task more easy, yet I feel that such 
is not the case. 
I was obliged then to compress many feelings into a few 
words, and upon this occasion I shall have to claim your 
indulgence while I do so again; feeling convinced that I 
shall fail in expressing those sentiments which the inward 
monitor seems to suggest. 
My task is not lessened, sir, by the very kind manner in 
which you have spoken of me, and of my endeavours to 
discharge my duties in this institution. They have often 
been heavy, and frequently I have thought that I ought to 
have done more for the students; but they have always been 
lightened by the kind manner in which they have been 
received by the pupils. Such acts as these, sir, tend much to 
sweeten labour, and excite the labourer to renewed exertion. 
The teacher and the taught should always remember that 
they are in reality co-workers, and that it is only by reci¬ 
procal help that either will succeed in his efforts. 
More especially is this the case with respect to the science 
of anatomy which must ever constitute the basis, the ground¬ 
work, of all true medical knowledge. 
By its aid all becomes clear—order and design are at once 
apparent—the animal under your care is rendered, as it were, 
transparent, so that you can see into him, and through him, 
and thus more fully appreciate the amount of mischief that may 
have been produced by disease, and the changes in the con¬ 
dition of parts against which you have to contend, than you 
possibly could if ignorant of the science of anatomy. 
