1 RCP1/2/3/2/13/146 7th FEBRUARY 16. The Secretary to Council,
R.C.S.I., Dublin. Dear Sir, I beg to inform you that the President and Fellows of the
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland have amended in some
particulars, and then adopted as amended, the report of the
Conference Committee with the Royal College of Surgeons in
Ireland held on the 28th ult. The amendments adopted by this College are set out in the
accompanying paper. There are only two of these amendments which in any way
alter the scope of the report as adopted by the Conference
Committee. The President and Fellows are of opinion that the 'Extern-
Examiner' should set the paper or papers in conjunction with
the Professor. This is the procedure adopted in the Uni-
versitites of Dublin, Oxford and Cambridge, and in the former
University at all events the procedure has been attended with 2 (2).
benefit to the examinations. In regard to the selection of clinical cases the President and
Fellows feel that the privilege accorded to the Professor is
more theoretical than real since the clinical cases that are
available have usually to be selected. The limitation of the
selection to the Professor might hence be attended with incon-
venience, since if that course were adopted no student could begin
his study of the patients until after the arrival of the Professor.
Were the Professor unavoidably prevented from attending at the
opening of the examination quite an unnecessary delay might be
caused. The President and Fellows feel that the amendments they are
introducing do not in any way interfere with the objects desired
by the Colleges that the Professors of the Schools of Surgery
of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland should have the
same influence in the examinations of the Students as a
Professor in a University usually has. I remain, dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
Fellow & Registrar.