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(8) Veterinary Jurisprudence—Holding an autopsy on a cadaver, 
according to this science, and composing a report upon the case. 
Examination for Master of Veterinary Medicine .—Candidates must 
have already passed the preceding one. After an oral examination, the 
candidate must discuss, in writing, two subjects chosen by him. Four 
hours are allowed to each subject. If the preceding has been satisfac¬ 
tory, the candidate is permitted to hand in a thesis on some Veterinary 
subject. Each member of the Examining Board is allowed a month to 
look over this, and, if approved of, it is printed by the candidate, and 
100 copies handed in. He then has to defend it publicly against three 
chosen opponents. If satisfactory, the Veterinary oath is adminis¬ 
tered. 
Ames, Ia., May 19th, 1877. 
Editors Veterinary Review: 
In looking over your issue for May, I was somewhat surprised to 
find my head in the hands of one Dr. McEachran, of Montreal, and still 
more surprised to find said McEachran employing it as a battering-ram 
to knock the foundation from under the Ontario Veterinary College. I 
suppose that even the irate Doctor will be willing to acknowledge that 
I have been in good professional hands this once, and that I am in¬ 
directly contributing largely to the advancement of Veterinary science 
by changing his little star from its present condition of second magni¬ 
tude. Now, Mr. McEachran cannot know the Ontario Veterinary Col¬ 
lege as I do. It will not fall. 
Mr. McE. says, referring to me, “being refused a short cut into the 
profession at the Montreal College, gained easy access at Toronto,” &c. 
The facts in the case are, first, I never asked admittance to the Montreal 
College, and second, I was not refused. I did send a letter of inquiry 
to the Montreal College, and on the same day one to the Ontario College, 
and in due time received answers from both. 
The gentleman has stated that my vacations here extended from the 
middle of December to the middle of March, and figures on this as the 
time I have devoted to study. These facts he gathers from my letter of 
inquiry. Either I have misstated the time in my letter, or the Doctor 
has made another of his characteristic 7/iistakes (?). It should read from 
the middle of November till the middle of March, and I was afterwards 
granted permission to remain till such time as the session I was attend- 
