ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
869 
To the Governors of the Royal Veterinary College. 
E.OYAL Veterinary College ; August ’i2>rd, 1869. 
My Lords and Gentlemen, 
We, the undersigned Professors of the Poyal 
Veterinary College, beg to report that, after having consulted 
together on the nature and extent of the Matriculation 
Examination, are of opinion— 
1. That the examination hitherto conducted by us has been 
of considerable benefit, both to this institution and to the 
profession. 
2. That it would be more satisfactory to the profession and 
to ourselves if the Matriculation Examination, without at 
present increasing its stringency, were to be conducted by 
“ The College of Preceptors.” 
3. That it should be at once announced by advertisement, 
and in the Prospectus of the College, that persons presenting 
themselves for the Matriculation Examination in September, 
1870, will have to pass in— 
1. Writing from dictation. 
2. Parsing a simple sentence. 
3. Reading aloud. 
4. The first four rules of arithmetic, and simple rule 
of three. 
(Signed) Charles Spooner. 
Jas. B. Simonds. 
Richd.V. Tuson. 
William Pritchard. 
At a meeting of the Governors of the Royal Veterinary 
College, held on Tuesday, the ^^4th of August, 1869, it was 
resolved— 
J. That the report of the Professors be entered on the 
minutes. 
2. That the Committee approve of the suggestion that the 
examination of candidates should hereafter be conducted by 
the College of Preceptors. 
“ 3. That it is not expedient at present to determine upon, 
or advertise the course which may be adopted by the 
Governors in the year 1870. 
4. That a copy of the report of the Professors, together 
with the foregoing resolutions, be communicated to the Council 
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, with a view to 
bring about a simultaneous and harmonious movement 
