ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
ward the motion, to which allusion had been made, had taken the steps 
he had from no feeling of disrespect to their President, or from the 
least wish to injure his high character. He (Mr. Greaves) was one of 
those who entertained the opinion that it would be well to have two 
Examiners, but finding that they could not afford two, must be content 
with one. There was no one man in the profession that he would choose 
in preference to Mr. Fleming. The honour of the profession was per¬ 
fectly safe in his hands, and he hoped that the resignation would be 
withdrawn. 
The President thanked the Council for their kind expressions. Pie did 
not bring forward the motion entirely on his own behalf, but because he 
felt that a grave professional question had arisen, and one very much 
affecting the honour of their whole corporation. He altogether ex¬ 
empted himself specially from the motion, and spoke entirely on behalf 
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and on behalf of the best 
interests of the profession. (Hear, hear.) No man that was incom¬ 
petent was wittingly passed by the Examiners, and any word of reproach 
on the Examiners was a great injustice to the Royal College. With 
these feelings he had brought the matter forward, and could only do so 
by tendering his resignation. He would willingly withdraw that re¬ 
signation (applause), enjoying, as he did, their confidence; but only 
upon one condition, namely, that students presenting themselves for 
examination, should come up by numbers only, and not by name. That 
course was adopted by the Royal College of Surgeons, and if it were 
adopted no one would then be able to say that the Examiners could have 
any partiality or enmity with regard to any particular school. 
Professor Robertson seconded the suggestion. The fact was that the 
Examiners in Edinburgh had never been able to point out the students 
belonging to one school more than another. He was exceedingly pleased 
with the reception which the Council had given to the President’s resig¬ 
nation, for certainly no man was better qualified than Mr. Fleming to 
act as an Examiner to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 
Mr. Dray said he was delighted that the President had withdrawn his 
resignation ; at the same time he should like, with the permission of the 
Council, that his resolution should appear on the minutes. 
The resolution was then put and unanimously adopted. 
A resolution was also agreed to, on the motion of the President , 
seconded by Professor Robertson, “That hereafter students, instead of 
being admitted to examination by name, be admitted by number.” 
Mr. Taylor read a paragraph from a Manchester paper of Sept. 22nd, 
copied from the Times relating to the new building of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons, and wished to know if the statement 
contained therein was correct. 
The President said he was in utter ignorance of the source of the 
report, the latter portion of which was certainly incorrect. 
SECOND SPECIAL MEETING. 
The President said the first motion for confirmation was as follows :— 
“ That no student receive the diploma of the Royal College of Veteri¬ 
nary Surgeons till he shall have attained the age of twenty years.” 
Mr. Taylor moved, and Mr Dray seconded, that this be now confirmed. 
The resolution was agreed to. 
The next business was the confirmation of the bye-law, with regard 
to the pupilage of the candidate:—“That in and after the year 1884 
no candidate present himself for the diploma until he shall have given 
