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position under the government of Victoria. It is also well known that 
the leading Veterinary Journal, in English, is edited by Mr. Geo. 
Fleming, a graduate of Edinburgh.” 
From the old college in Clyde Street, Edinburgh, have sprung 
the new Veterinary College at Edinburgh, with Professor Williams 
as principal; and the Glascow Veterinary College, with Professor 
James McCall at its head. It will thus appear how great the benefits 
are, which the profession lias derived from the teaching of the shrewd 
clear headed William Dick. 
The scientific progress which has been made by the profession in 
all countries, during the last ten or twelve years has been very great. 
Then, any young man be his mental, moral, physical or educational 
qualifications what they may, all he had to do was to enter his name, 
pay his fees, and take his place in the lecture-room, either at Edin¬ 
burgh or London; the only subjects which the curriculum included, 
were Veterinary Anatomy, Practice of Veterinary Medicine and 
Surgery, Chemistry, Physiology, and Materia Medica; and two winter 
sessions of six months each only, were required to qualify for examin¬ 
ation; in this way many men who had no educational training, no 
taste for study, men whose highest aspirations were limited to craming 
enough to enable them to pass the examination were admitted to the 
detriment of the profession. However the rapid development of all 
arts and sciences,-and especially the increased value and importance 
of the domestic animals, gave an impetus to the profession, and 
demanded a higher educational standing, a longer and more thorough 
curriculum to enable the Veterinary Profession to keep pace with other 
liberal professions. In accordance with this progressive spirit we find 
that during the past summer the Education Committee of the Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons adopted the following rules: 
1st. “That the year be divided into three terms, viz.: two Win¬ 
ter and one Summer term. That each Winter term consist of not less 
than eleven weeks, and the Summer term of not less than eight weeks. 
2d. That each canditate for the diploma of the Royal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons, shall be subjected to and pass not less than three 
examinations before obtaining his diploma. 
3d. That no student be eligible for the first examination, until he 
has studied three terms at a school affiliated with the Roval College 
of Veterinary Surgeons. 
4th. That no student be eligible for his second examination, 
until he has studied five terms, nor unless he has studied two terms 
after lie has passed his first examination. 
