THE 
VETERINAEIAN. 
VOL. XLII. 
No. 503. 
NOVEMBER, 1869. 
Fourth Series. 
No. 179. 
Communications and Cases. 
OPENING OF THE SESSION 1869-70 AT THE 
ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE. INTRODUC¬ 
TORY ADDRESS BY ASSISTANT-PROFESSOR 
PRITCHARD. 
Gentlemen, —I feel I am giving utterance to the senti¬ 
ments of my colleagues as well as of myself, when I say that 
to us the opening day of the session is one which has, per¬ 
haps, more pleasure connected with it than any other; and 
this you will readily understand when I tell you that it gives 
us an opportunity of exchanging opinions with, and taking 
counsel of, so many of the well-tried members of our profes¬ 
sion who, as on this occasion, honour and encourage us by 
their presence. We on this day meet a number of students 
who have returned apparently with renewed energy to the 
field of labour, and whom it has been our lot and pleasure 
to guide and instruct during the past session. It introduces 
us to new pupils, and so affords fresh opportunities of dif¬ 
fusing our knowledge; and more than this, the principal 
feature of the day, the delivery of the inaugural address, 
enables one of us to hold out to you all a helping hand by 
pointing out to you that course which we consider is the 
wisest to adopt in the pursuit of your studies, to warn you 
of the snares and pitfalls that may beset your paths, and to 
give you such friendly instruction and advice as to the best 
of our judgment is calculated to prove of good service in 
your subsequent professional career. 
To you who have marked this day and singled it out of 
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