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5th. That no student be eligible for his third examination, until 
he has studied eight terms, nor unless he has studied three terms after 
passing his second examination. 
6th. That at the first examination, a student be examined in 
Materia Medica, Pharmacy, and in writing of prescriptions Chemistry, 
Toxicology, and Botany. 
7th. That at the second examination a student be examined in 
the Anatomy of the Horse and other Domestic Animals, Physiology 
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and Histology. 
8th. That a student at his final examination be examined on 
Morbid Anatomy and Pathology. Diseases of the horse, including 
Veterinary Medicine, Surgery and Therapeutics. Diseases of the 
other Domestic Animals, including Veterinary Medicine, Surgery and 
Therapeutics, also that he undergo a practical examination as to the 
soundness and Diseases of Horses, and the other Domestic Animals, 
and in writing certificates.” 
It will thus be seen that the course of instruction is spread over 
three whole winters and two summers, that is, supposing they succeed 
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in passing each examination. 
Before entering they have to pass a matriculation examination in 
writing, reading aloud, English Grammar, dictation, the simple and 
compound rules of Arithmetic, and Simple rule of three. He can also 
if desirous of doing so, elect, to be examined in any one or more of the 
following subjects. 1st, Higher Arithmetic, including Vulgar Frac¬ 
tions, Interest and Proportion. 2d. Euclid Books one and two. 3d- 
Algebra to Quadratic Equations inclusive. 4th. English History. 
5th. Geography. 6th. Natural History, (Botany, Geology or Zoology). 
7 th. Physiology. 8th. Chemistry. 9th. Physics. 10th. Latin, Greek? 
French, German or Italian Languages. 
Although this is an improvement on the former curriculum it is 
far from being as complete as on the continent. In Prussia for 
instance, “the education for military service is divided into two classes. 
For civil employment, the Diploma of the highest class alone is obtain¬ 
able. The course extends over four winter and three summer sessions. 
The curriculum includes distinct courses in great part of six hours 
weekly, and the more important of them repeated in different sessions 
on Anatomy, Chemistry, and Natural Philosophy, the practice of the 
forge, Practical Anatomy, Natural History, Botany with excursions, 
Physiology, Materia Medica, Pharmacology, Surgery, general and 
special Pathology and Therapeutics, Pathological Anatomy and the 
rearing of animals, with the study of their external configuration. 
To these are added courses of clinical training, while opportunities 
are afforded for practice in the performance of operations. A course 
