436 ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
fessors Simonds, Pritchard, and Williams; John Wilkin¬ 
son, Esq., Principal V.S. to the Army; Messrs. G. Balls, 
G. Balls, jun., T. D. Barford, H. T. Batt, W. C. Branford, 
T. D. Broad, J. C. Broad, Alfred Broad, T. Burrell, jun., 
H. J. Cartwright, M. Clarke, W. H. L. Clark, T. Colley, 
T. Corby, James Cowie, E. C. Dray, W. Duguid, William 
Field, jun., Col. Fitzwygram, G. Fleming, T. W. Go wing, 
T. W. Gowing, jun., T. Greaves, M. Hack, James Hall, 
W. Helmore, R. L. Hunt, William Hunting, W. FI. Kent, 
H. Lawrence, John Lawson, H. G. Lepper, Clement 
Lowe, T. W. Mayer, James Moon, James Moore, jun., 
M. E. Naylor, C. Offer, A. J. Owles, Henry Peele, T. S. 
Price, James Rowe, jun., Capt. B. H. Russell, C. C. 
Sanderson, F. R. Silvester, H. L. Simpson, William 
Smith, T. W. Talbot, S. Tremlett, W. Varley, F. Walker, 
W. Wilson, Joseph Woodger, Edward Woodger, Joseph 
Woodger, jun., T. W. Wragg, and the Secretary. 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and con- 
firmed. 
The Secretary then read the twenty-eighth Annual Report, 
including the Treasurer’s Annual Balance-sheet. 
REPORT. 
At the Annual General Meeting, held May 1, 1871, 
in accordance with the provisions of the Charter, the fol¬ 
lowing gentlemen were elected Members of the Council 
viz.:—Messrs. Simonds, Silvester, Broad, Burrell, Cart- 
ledge, Armatage, and Balls. 
The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 
has to report to the Body Corporate that at its First Meet¬ 
ing, held May 23rd, Benj. Cartledge, Esq., of Sheffield, was 
elected President, and the following gentlemen were elected 
Vice-Presidents :—Professors Brown, Williams, and McCall, 
Messrs. Owles, Naylor, and Lowe; Treasurer, Mr. S. H. 
Withers; and Secretary, Mr. W. H. Coates. 
In preparing an Abstract of the Proceedings of the Council 
for the past year, it must be mentioned that a subject of the 
highest importance to the profession has been the intro¬ 
duction of a Practical in addition to the Oral Examina¬ 
tion of the students. Its operation has been found effective 
in preventing the admission into the profession of gentlemen 
who have not acquired that practical knowledge which the 
public has a right to expect from persons holding the Diploma 
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
