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scientific skill, he thought, should be sought after to alleviate the 
sufferings of the lower animals. Again, in the opening up of 
our country, no profession, he thought, was going to assist it more 
both pecuniarily and for the benefit of stock raising, than the 
profession he was glad to see' so many of them had adopted. 
(Cheers.) He was glad to see also that a higher class of students 
were coming up every year for the profession. Many of them 
he knew personally, for they were studying botany in his class at 
McGill, and he was glad to sav that they were among his best 
pupils. (Cheers.) He then counseled the students graduating to 
also take up the study of agriculture, which was much needed in 
this Province, for good agriculture was fundamental to good 
stock raising. The learned doctor, after passing a high compli¬ 
ment on the stiff examination and the proficiency of the teachers, 
wished the prizemen and graduating class every success. (Loud 
cheers.) 
Mr. D. Morrice, in a few words, expressed his pleasure at 
being present and witnessing such progress. He at the same 
time paid a high compliment to the abilities and careful training 
which the students received at the hands of Dr. McEachran and 
his assistants. 
Dr. McEachran on raising was cheered to the echo. He said 
that he embraced the present opportunity to offer his thanks to 
the gentlemen present for their many kindnesses and the assist¬ 
ance which he had always received from them. It was some¬ 
thing he was proud of, that with small beginnings, his arduous 
labors were bearing good fruit. His students were of a class 
that could not be surpassed by any Y. C. on this continent, both 
in their training and intercourse with their teachers. (Cheers.) 
It was consoling for all the hard work during the course to hear 
such compliments paid his pupils by such gentlemen as Principal 
Dawson, Messrs. Billings and Morrice. The College was increas¬ 
ing yearly in students. Fifteen years ago a veterinary surgeon 
here was looked down upon, was called a horse doctor, but now 
all was changed, and the profession was an honorable one— 
(cheers), and was rapidly developing all over the land. It was 
felt in every branch of industry. The speaker then referred to 
