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the cases I have cited are by no means exceptional, but if I 
desired to unnecessarily disgrace your pages I might give 
many more similar examples from letters received from grad¬ 
uates of nearly every veterinary college in America. I am 
convinced that, in nearly every college on this continent, the 
so-called entrance examination is a fraud and a humbug, and 
that before the personnel of the profession can be improved the 
personnel of the colleges must be looked after. For, while it 
is an unpleasant fact to admit, it is nevertheless true, that the 
“ management ” of our veterinary colleges are unduly loyal to 
self-interest and altogether too careless of the welfare of the 
profession. The second evil to which I wish to call attention 
is that of employing men to teach veterinary students who are 
not themselves veterinarians. I am certain there is not a 
veterinary college in North America, in the faculty of which 
are not to be found two or more professors with no other 
qualification than the degree of M.D. Are veterinarians to be 
found in the faculties of colleges of human medicine? Is their 
absence from such faculties because they know less of human 
medicine than the average M.D. knows of veterinary medicine? 
If such were the true explanation of their absence I should 
certainly blush for shame. The fact is, however, that mem¬ 
bers of neither of the two medical professions are competent 
to give proper instruction in other than their respective 
branches. In other words, none but thoroughly practical 
veterinarians know the needs of veterinary practitioners; 
hence it is obvious that there are too many M.D’s in the fac¬ 
ulties of our veterinary colleges whose place should be filled 
by equally well educated and much more competent veter¬ 
inarians. 
The third point we shall notice is, in my opinion, the most 
important yet considered. It is that of filling (?) two or three 
chairs by one man. Fancy the absurdity of one man presum¬ 
ing to do justice to the chairs of veterinary Medicine andSur- 
gery; or attempting to properly fill the chairs of Anatomy and 
Surgery , besides doing a general practice and as much other 
work as usually occupies the attention of two or three men. 
I most assuredly entertain nothing but the most profound 
