140 ROYAL COLLEGE OE VeEEUINARY SURGEONS. 
A letter was read from Mr. Bloxam tendering bis resigna- 
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tion as a member of tbe Board of Examiners. 
Professor Bloxam's Resignation. 
Mr. Naylor moved that Mr. Bloxam’s resignation be re¬ 
ceived, and that tbe thanks of tbe Council be accorded to 
him for his past services. 
Mr. Dray seconded tbe motion, which was agreed to. 
The Secretary said that Dr. Taylor, having been asked to 
name some eminent chemist to fill tbe vacancy, bad sug¬ 
gested tbe following gentlemen:—Dr. A. Bernays, Lecturer 
on Chemistry at St. Thomas’s Hospital; Dr. W. H. Dickinson, 
Lecturer on Materia Medica at St. George’s Hospital; Dr. 
Thomas Stevenson, Lecturer on Chemistry at Guy’s Hospital ; 
and Professor Voelcker. 
Professor Simonds moved the appointment of Professor 
Voelcker. 
It being suggested that the practice of the Council was 
opposed to teachers nominating examiners, 
Professor Simonds said no man was more desirous than 
himself of seeing an efficient Court of Examiners, and he 
therefore ventured to propose for the consideration of the 
Council the name of Dr. Voelcker, as being a man well fitted 
to do honour to the position. He was a thorough, good, 
sound, practical, scientific chemist, and one whose name would 
he received throughout the country with the greatest respect. 
Professor Williams in seconding the motion said, Dr. 
Voelcker was a chemist of high reputation, and had done a 
great deal towards agricultural chemistry for this country. 
His name would be a guarantee that the student had passed 
a satisfactory examination. 
Professor Brown , referring to the nomination of Dr. 
Voelcker by Professor Simonds, said he was present when 
Professor Spooner, the late Principal of the Boyal Veterinary 
College, proposed the appointment of Professor Bloxam. 
Mr. Cowie supported the appointment of Professor Voelcker. 
Mr. Withers proposed the appointment of Dr. Dickinson 
to fill the vacancy. He had a very considerable reputation, 
and was one of the physicians at St. George’s Hospital. 
The motion was not seconded. 
Mr. Fleming supported the appointment of Professor 
Voelcker, as it would show that the Council was quite alive 
to the necessity of their students being acquainted with the 
science of chemistry as it bore on agriculture and on veterL 
nary science. 
