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EDITORIAL. 
and where the organization of veterinary education can be bene¬ 
fited by the lessons and experiences of the Old World. 
This proposition rests on the organization of schools , their 
connection with universities or other establishments of learning; 
preliminary instruction; development of the studies. 
The various articles which were proposed at the third Inter¬ 
national Congress read as follows: 
1st. Preparatory studies to that of veterinary medicine must 
be as extended as those required for the study of human medicine. 
It is desirable that as early as possible veterinary students should 
be required to possess the same preparatory knowledge as for 
university studies. As, for numerous reasons, this could scarcely 
be enfoiced, however, the congress has decided that the minimum 
of preparatory to special veterinary studies must be equivalent to 
those obtained in a higher class but one of a school preparing for 
admission to a university. ****** 
2d. Three years of sp>ecial studies at least are necessary for 
veterinary 7nedicine. 
The creation of veterinary surgeons of various classes, accord¬ 
ing to their various degrees of education, is opposed. 
3d. Veterinary schools may be separated, autonomous estab¬ 
lishments, or may be connected with universities, as other schools 
of superior instruction ; but veterinary medicine must be taught 
IN SPECIAL CHAIRS. CONGRESS CANNOT BUT DISAPPROVE THE INSTI¬ 
TUTION OF A UNIVERSITY CHAIR WHERE ONE PROFESSOR ALONE HAS 
FOR DUTY TO FORM VETERINARY SURGEONS, AS THIS MODE OF INSTRUC¬ 
TION IS ALTOGETHER INSUFFICIENT. 
4th. This necessary organization of veterinary education must 
be adopted wherever the practice of veterinary medicine is prop¬ 
erly established. 
VETERINARY COLLEGES. 
With the month of October returns the opening of medical 
schools and of veterinary colleges. But a few years ago, schools 
of that specialty of medicine were unknown, and if we can judge 
from the present condition, and from the reports which come to 
us, the prospects are that before long, veterinary education will 
