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Mr. Bouley offered his compliments to Mr. Hugues on his 
important report upon education, a paper which may always be 
considered with benefit; lie proposed, for the sake of brevity, to 
follow in order the propositions of Messrs. Muller and Wirtz. 
Proposition 1.—Mr. Hugues asked the adoption of paragraph 
1 of that proposition. He then read a communication from the 
Veterinary Society of Lot et Garonne, which will be printed in 
the bulletin. 
Mr. Laho said that to-day, matriculation or examinations in 
universities were no more required in Belgium; that this system 
ought to be disapproved of, and that some guarantees ought to be 
required from the student which can be furnished by an examina¬ 
tion on admission to the school. 
Mr. Quivogne said that it would be desirable to have a uniform 
education for all countries ; he acknowledged that this is difficult 
to obtain, but would require that in every country the student 
should be expected to prepare himself for veterinary studies, and 
should present the same guarantees that are asked for from the 
student of human medicine. He paid a compliment to the report 
of Mr. Hugues, and presented the following suggestions, which 
he w’ould like to see admitted by the Congress: 
; ‘The International Veterinary Congress of Brussels, con¬ 
sidering: 
“ That veterinary medicine is for all nations the principal 
guardian of hygiene and public wealth ; that there is everywhere 
a national and undeniable desire to witness the rapid progress and 
establishment of its interests, and to see it assume in nil countries 
the place among other scientific institutions which is its undoubted 
right; desire to express the wish and anticipation : 
“ 1st.—That the cause of veterinary medical education shall 
be considered, in all countries, as a national one, depending upon 
public instruction, and assimilated to human medicine; 
“ 2d.—That the various chairs or departments belonging to 
that education, except those of inspector or director of the vet¬ 
erinary schools, whose nomination belongs to the government, 
shall be granted only after competition, and to persons in 
possession of the diploma of veterinary surgeon; 
