ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. Ill 
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It has come to the knowledge of the examiners that several 
others that did not quite reach that standard have expressed dis¬ 
appointment at not being allowed to compete. They also think 
that the period after the completion of their studies instead of 
being limited to fifteen months might be without injury extended 
to two years. 
The Examiners also hope that the lengthened period of study 
at the schools which has not yet come into action, and the im¬ 
proved education thereby given may increase the number of 
competitors in future years. 
Out of the Students who had complied with the existing 
requirements, one had left this country for the United States, 
and of the others at the last moment, only one presented himself 
before the Examiners. 
The result of this examination has however fully equalled any 
previous one. Appended to this report is a copy of the 
questions that were propounded in the practical, oral, and written 
examinations. 
The maximum number of marks was set at 1500, and the 
number reached by Mr. John Herbert Callow was 1230, which, 
in opinion of your Examiners, fully entitles him to the First 
prize. 
(Signed) Bobert L. Hunt, 
Thos. Walton Mayer, 
January 7th, 1879. D. Gresswell. 
Mr. Hartley thought that some little revision of the qualifications 
for members of the College who came up for examination might 
be made. Some of the Students who were likely to practice in 
the country, no doubt spent a great deal of energy and time, in 
acquiring the knowledge compatible with the practice of diseases 
of cattle, with the hope that they would be able to come up for 
the Examination of the Boyal Agricultural Society, and they 
passed very good examinations in this particular branch. They 
had more than qualifying marks, sometimes, in the studies for 
examination. There was a special study for cattle, but unless 
they got five “ Goods ” they were not able to come up for examina¬ 
tion. He thought that to some little extent the qualifying marks 
for “ great credit” or “ very great credit ” might be relaxed, so as 
to enable more members to come up for examination. It certainly 
seemed a most unfortunate thing that when the Boyal Agricul¬ 
tural Society were trying to act in unison with the College, and 
a high prize offered, oue student should only come up for 
examination. As far as the Secretary and the Boyal Agricultural 
Society were concerned, they were most anxious to encourage the 
students that came before the Board of the College, so that he 
