424 
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
colleges if he paid his fee. He remembered on one occasion, when he 
had an opportunity of coming to Edinburgh on a deputation from the 
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, that he found that the Lord 
Provost and members of the Corporation were in favour of a higher 
standard of education than the College were then asking for. He 
thought that the time had come for the student having a good position 
in regard to education before entering the College schools. He was in 
favour of the various schools placing the power in the hands of the 
Council of appointing the examination of the student before he entered 
the College. He hoped that an amicable arrangement would'be come to 
by the principals of each college to give the power into the hands of the 
Council (applause). 
Professor McCall , Glasgow, said that as be was the principal of a 
college that objected to the system of uniformity being carried out, he 
thought it was right that he should make a statement. He was the first 
to introduce an educational test before allowing a student to enter the 
College, and he was in a position to say that no student had been 
allowed to enter the College, who had been refused by some other 
College, so that the statement that had been made to that effect 
did not apply to him. He respected the Council, and he believed 
that the very best talent that had been found in the profession had 
been found in it. Hitherto they had conducted the duties devolving 
on them with great efficiency, but he was not prepared to hand over the 
power he possessed, so far as an educational test was concerned, to the 
Council. He believed that if the Council adopted the same measures 
with regard to the Scottish schools as to the schools in London, they 
would empty the benches considerably. He was perfectly willing to 
come to an understanding with all the three colleges, whereby the prin¬ 
cipals of all the colleges should have an equal representation as to the 
changes that took place in the Council. He knew that his feelings in 
regard to the matter were sympathised in by Principal Williams and 
Principal Walley. Before he wrote the letter on the subject he con¬ 
sulted those gentlemen, and they also came to the conclusion that the 
principals of the colleges should have a seat at the Board. He was per¬ 
fectly willing to come to an understanding with the College to have a 
uniform test applied to all students entering the College, but he would 
not hand over to the Royal College that power that he possessed 
(applause). 
Mr. Macintosh .—Is this before the meeting as a motion, or as an ex¬ 
pression of opinion ? 
The President .—It is simply an expression of opinion. 
Principal Walley said that Mr. Greaves referred to the fact that a 
student was received at one college after being refused admission to 
another. Now, such a fact had never come under his knowledge, and 
as far as the school with which he was connected was concerned, he was 
certain that no such admission had ever been made. He rather thought 
that Mr. Greaves had mistaken the matter a little. This was what had 
taken place. A student had been refused admission to the Royal 
College of London simply because he could not pass the examination, 
and at another college he had passed an examination, after which he 
went back and entered the Royal College. The rule was that the 
student should not enter the College till he had passed Latin or French, 
but it went on to say that a Matriculation Certificate from another 
school would be accepted. They would now allow students to pass 
without Latin or French, but they might come to Edinburgh, pass the 
Matriculation Examination there, and then enter the Royal College. 
