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charge more fully, we might well borrow the language, used 1800 years ago by one of the greatest teachers of mankind,and say to our graduates:—"Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue or any praise think of those things." The graduate who bravely and in all humility responds to such an exhortation is not likely in his life and conversation to show himself unworthy of his degree. Taking this view then of the importance of our degrees, we may congratulate ourselves that in the past year we were able to give final effect to our deliberations regarding the course of study for the B.A. Degree by adopting formal regulations for the intermediate Examination and the Final Examination for that degree. These regulations have now received the sanction of Government; and it remains for us now to watch and supervise the working of them. I, for my part, have no doubt that our action in this matter will be shown by the results to have been wise. We may hope for a similar justification also of our new scheme for the Law Course, which is now in full operation. As soon as we became conscious of the defects in the system which has been superseded, we took measures for correcting them. We determined to give the LL.B. Degree, which is a qualification for admission to the Judicial service, only to students who had undergone a properly graduated course of study, extending over 3 years, two of which are to be undergone after they have taken the Degree of B.A. or B.Sc. By such improved legal training, carried out under the supervision of capable teachers, we may reasonably hope that our graduates in Law will be, not good lawyers only, but educated gentlemen as well. During the past year, we have altered the Regulations for the diploma in Agriculture so far as they relate to the examination in Veterinary Science. Perhaps it is sufficient to remark with reference to this alteration, which has not yet been sanctioned by the Government, that it was considered necessary by a Committee of experts, and was recommended by so high an authority as the late Mr, Steel, Principal of the Veterinary College and Hospital. Though we may find solid ground of satisfaction in respect of such measures as I have now adverted to, we must not in our retrospect overlook such events as have brought us disappointment in the past year. There are at least two such events. Perhaps the failure of the Syndicate to induce the Senate to adopt a revised scheme for the Matriculation Examination may