378 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY CONGRESS. 
“ 3d.—That a consulting commission, composed two-thirds of 
the members of the teaching faculty, and the other third of army 
or civil veterinarians, be instituted bv the proper authority, to 
establish, reform, or modify, where judged proper, the schedule 
of veterinary education in each nation; 
“4th.—That in all countries the conditions of admission to 
the pursuit of veterinary education should be like those imposed on 
young men w T ho enter upon the study of medicine, and that the 
possessor of the diploma of veterinary surgeon shall have the 
same legal privileges with those pertaining to that of doctor of 
medicine.” 
Mr. Lindquist gave a detailed explanation of the programme 
of the Stockholm school, stating that the degree of batchelor is 
required for admission. 
Mr. Hugues remarked that the conditions mentioned by Mr. 
Laho are temporary. * 
Mr. Bouley:—Professional schools furnish students who have 
all the necessary knowledge to be admitted in our schools. Statis¬ 
tics prove that it is not the most serious preparatory studies which 
give always the best results. He could mention the names of 
students admitted to the veterinary schools after preliminary 
studies, which names, to-day, are among the most celebrated. 
He thought that students might be required to have a proba¬ 
tionary year of primary studies, and then dismissed if found in¬ 
competent. It would be wrong to turn aside intelligent youths. 
Our schools are intended to produce men of the profession. 
That there is some degree of identity between the two medicines ; 
yes ! but veterinary art has for its object the conservation of 
things whose value may be estimated by a money standard, which 
is not true of human medicine. Man has a value that cannot be 
thus defined. 
Mr. Quivogne.—We are frequently told that many students 
would be rejected under the system I recommend. It would not be 
so, as where education is gratuitous and obligatory, those who are 
now ignorant would come under instruction ; intelligence would 
supersede the ignorance now existing, and many more of our 
youth would have access to the higher studies than now seek them. 
