870 ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
between the several schools for veterinary instruction, with 
regard to the matriculation examination.’’ 
Professor Simonds said he had agreed in principle with 
the report of the Professors, but he had signed the report as 
a dissentient to Clause 3, as he thought it unadvisable to 
restrict the examination to such subjects. 
Mr. Ernes said there was still an absence of any rule that 
no one should be admitted unless they underwent that 
examination. 
Professor Spooner said such a rule was on the minutes. 
Prof essor Simonds also said no pupil had entered the College 
for the past five years without passing an examination. The 
Governors thought it better to postpone increasing the strin¬ 
gency, and handing the examination over to the College of 
Preceptors, in order that united action might be taken by all 
the Colleges. 
Mr. Field asked if the College of Preceptors had any 
jurisdiction in Scotland and Ireland ? 
3Ir. Lawson said there was a College of Preceptors both in 
Ireland and Scotland. 
Professor Spooner thought it would j,be sufficient to have 
the matriculation examination in Edinburgh, and not one in 
each of the two Scotch Colleges. 
Mr. Laiuson thought the distance would be too great for 
some of the pupils under such an arrangement. 
Professor Gamgee agreed with Mr. Lawson. 
The President said Professor Williams had informed him 
that there was a College of Preceptors both in Glasgow and 
Edinburgh. 
Mr. Field said Professor Williams had told him he knew 
nothing about it. 
The Quarterly Meeting having terminated, the Council 
formed themselves into a Special Meeting, to consider the 
alterations in the bye-laws of which Mr. Ernes had given 
notice of motion. 
Mr. Ernes said he hoped that the proposal with regard to 
the preliminary examination was not a side wind to get 
rid ot his proposals with respect to the final examination. 
He wished now simply to propose—First. That the exami¬ 
nation shall be limited to once a year. Secondly. That they 
shall be practical on the living as well as on the dead subject. 
Thirdly. That they shall be by writing. Fourthly. That they 
shall be oral. Fifthly. That botany and microscopies be 
added to the subjects of' the examination.”- All this had been 
accepted, not only by a Committee, but also by the Council. 
Professor Gamgee said he was quite of opinion that if the 
