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THE VETERINARIAN, OCTOBER 1, 1872. 
Ne quid falsi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat.— Cicero, 
OPENING OF THE WINTER SESSION AT THE ROYAL 
VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
The winter sessional course of study which opens just as our 
present issue will be in the hands of our readers commences 
under favorable auspices. Permanent additions have been 
made to the educational staff; the course of instruction has 
been entirely rearranged; old rules have been modified, and 
new ones introduced. Probably the last thing which a 
student thinks of reading is a copy of the rules which are 
framed for his guidance; we have, therefore, no scruple in 
recommending every pupil to master this, to him, important 
subject without delay, and by way of assisting him we propose 
to comment on some of the most important of the changes 
which are made. 
Prominently stands the rule which strikes a blow at deli¬ 
berate idleness, which, although exceptional, nevertheless 
exists and must he met. Men, even of average intel¬ 
ligence, may by the exercise of assiduous care succeed in 
passing a satisfactory examination at the first attempt, or, 
failing by accident in this, would scarcely suffer a second 
failure which they had honestly tried to avoid. Some there 
have been, however, who perceive no disgrace in repeated 
failure, and without compunction present themselves again 
and again before the board in the belief that chance must at 
length favour them. By way of stimulating this indifference 
to something like action, the College authorities have pro¬ 
vided that a student, after being thrice rejected, either at 
his preliminary or diploma examination, shall pay a further 
fee before he can claim the privilege of again attending the 
collegiate studies, and then only for such time as the Principal 
may determine on. The Council of the Boyal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons has already required extra fees for every 
