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were given in French. Accordingly, we find that the progress made in 
numbers attending this school for a time was not very encouraging to 
the promoters of the enterprise. Notwithstanding all these obstacles, 
the curriculum adopted extended over three sessions, of six months’ each,' 
being one session more than was then required at either London, Edin¬ 
burgh, or Glasgow, and embraced Botany or Zoology, Chemistry, Insti¬ 
tutes of Medicine (including Physiology, Histology and Pathological 
Anatomy,) the full course of the Medical College—Veterinary Mat¬ 
eria Medica, Veterinary Anatomy, and Veterinary Medicine and Sur¬ 
gery. 
As above stated, three full sessions had to be regularly attended be¬ 
fore they were allowed to go up for the final examination. 
. 1 he Board of Examiners consisted of Professors of McGill Uni¬ 
versity, and Veterinary Surgeons, who were appointed by the Board of 
Agriculture. 
For five sessions the lectures were delivered at the Medical School; 
but on the removal of that school to the new buildings near to the Uni¬ 
versity, for the convenience of teachers and pupils, a lecture room was 
rented down town, which answered the purpose until the present col¬ 
lege was built. ' 
The progress made has been extremely satisfactory; notwithstand¬ 
ing the difference in length of time required to study, and greater cost 
than at Toronto, twenty-two pupils attended the full course last session 
g t eing from different States of the Union), seven of whom passed 
the examinations, and were admitted members of the profession. 
At tins school, as well as at New York and Toronto, no matricula¬ 
tion examination has been required until last session, when all the 
rench Class had to pass an examination in Reading, Grammar and 
Geography, one being refused admission for inefficient education That 
this has been an injury to the profession I am well aware ; but although 
I have repeatedly urged on the Toronto School the necessity of it beiim 
instituted, Professor Smith could not be induced to do so; consequently* 
were we to insist on matriculation as well as nearly double the length of 
time, it would have had the effect of sending many of the students to 
i oronto. 
Now, however, that the American Veterinary College has acceded 
to the proposition urged by their esteemed Principal, a matriculation 
examination will be required on entering at Montreal as well as New 
ork ; and it is to be hoped our friends at Toronto will soon follow the 
example. 
