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should not be allowed to go up. In other words, if a student had 
been idly wasting his time he should not be allowed to go up more than 
three times, because the absolute removal of the bye-law would be the 
means of such men hanging about the colleges. 
Mr. Gowing. —Do not you certify that he is eligible to go up ? 
Professor Walley said no ; they only certified that he had attended 
a course of lectures. 
The amendment was not seconded, and the motion was put and 
agreed to. 
The President withdrew his resolution with reference to Bye-law 46. 
Mr. Gowing proposed the following alteration of Bye-law 36 :—“ That 
should he not pass his third examination, then shall he pay, should he 
again wish to present himself, a fee of six guineas at each subsequent 
re-examination, and seven days prior thereto.” 
The President pointed ont that it was stipulated in the charter that 
the examination fees were not to exceed ten guineas. They already 
received three 3 guineas and 1 guinea, making the 10 guineas, and 
that could not be increased. 
Mr. Fleming suggested that further advice should be taken, and at the 
request of Mr. Gowing the matter was adjourned till the next meeting. 
Mr. Fleming then proposed the motion of which he had given notice : 
—“ That in case any student after having attended the prescribed course 
is prevented by any cause, the fault not being his own, from presenting 
himself for the one immediately following, by studying one term less 
than he would by Bye-laws 31 and 32, provided the full number of terms 
shall have been complied with.” At present, unless a certain number of 
students come up for examination, they were not examined, but must 
stand over, which was a hardship. As the college had no desire to be 
unfair to students, there should be some provision made for their pro¬ 
tection. He believed that the Bye-law as he had proposed it would be 
entirely equitable to the students, and he was sure the Council would 
assent to it. 
Professor Walley seconded the motion, which was agreed to. 
The Secretary was directed to call a special meeting of the Council to 
confirm the expunging of “ Bye-law 37.” 
(Adjourned.) 
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL, HELD OCTOBER 14th, 
1879. 
Present. —Mr. Dray, Vice-president (took the ^chair); Messrs. J. W. 
Anderton, Cartwright, Collins, Greaves, Harpley, Morgan, Reynolds, 
Taylor, and the Secretary. 
It was moved by Mr. Taylor , and seconded by Mr. Cartwright, “ That 
Mr. E. C. Dray take the chair.” 
The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
_ The motion expunging the “Bye-law 37,” notice of which had been 
given by Mr. Taylor on April 10th, and which had been discussed and 
adopted at a special meeting of the Council on October 2nd, was now 
formally confirmed, signed, and sealed, in accordance with the provisions 
of the Charter. 
A Second Special Meeting was then convened. 
The Secretary said, Now that the expunging of the bye-law had been 
