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appointing examiners to conduct such examinations, leaving it open to 
each individual college to elevate its standard of education if it thought 
proper ; but at all times, there being a distinct arrangement between the 
schools and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons that the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons should not be allowed to exercise their 
power in raising the standard of education except by the consent of the 
principals of the schools. If that was carried out it would meet the 
views of all, and put the matter on a satisfactory footing. He had always 
had a strong feeling that the power should be in the hands of the pro¬ 
fession. He quite agreed with the observation by Mr. Fleming as to the 
College being not only responsible for the scientific training, but also the 
educational training of those who became members of the profession ; 
and when the matter came forward again, he would certainly support 
the views he had expressed at the present time. He would not touch 
much on the question of students coming from London to Scotland, 
having been rejected at the college there, and afterwards returning with 
a certificate. It so happened that he knew the gentleman referred to. 
He was a good scholar, but did not know French or Latin, and was 
excluded. However, he was in a position to say that the London 
Veterinary College would not now allow any man to enter with a certi¬ 
ficate except it was equal to the standard required by the London 
Veterinary College ; and therefore that little matter, which occurred a 
year or two ago, could not possibly occur again. He was sorry that at 
their first meeting in Edinburgh there should not have been a larger 
muster of Scotch veterinary surgeons. They had for a number of years 
agitated for what had happened that day. They had desired that the 
profession should meet in the City of Edinburgh, and after having ob¬ 
tained their desire, he was afraid that they did not appreciate them, or 
else the attendance would not have been so sparse on the present oc¬ 
casion. Considering that so many of their friends had come from Lan¬ 
cashire, Yorkshire, London, and other parts, he thought that the Scotch 
veterinary surgeons might have come in greater force. Their friends 
had come to do honour to veterinary science in Scotland on the 
present occasion, and he was sorry that many living in neighbouring 
parts were conspicuous by their absence. As to the point raised by Mr. 
Cameron, regarding the day of the Annual Meeting of the Royal 
College, he had to state that it was laid down in the Charter that it was 
to be held on the First Monday in May. He did not think that the 
objection as to Sunday travelling would have much weight with veteri¬ 
nary surgeons (a laugh). He did not, indeed, see why it should, for 
they often had to travel professionally on that day, and it was just as 
important that they should travel to the meetings of the College as it 
was that they should attend a case of sickness on Sunday (laughter 
and applause). He hoped, then, that if this obstacle had stood in any 
one’s way it would in future be forgotten, and that they would have 
larger attendances. As to the omission from the report of the names 
of the gentlemen who passed with credit last year, he might say that the 
names of the students who passed in April last would not be received in 
time to be in the report; but then they found that the names of the 
men who passed with very great credit last year were also omitted. 
That, he was inclined to think, was due to some omission on the part of 
the. secretary in Scotland, Dr. Dunsmure. He trusted that such an 
omission would not take place again, as it was a matter of professional 
and general interest (applause). He would be glad if the Council 
would support the view that there be a supplementary report published 
in the Veterinarian and Veterinary Journal, so that people might 
