Appeal on behalf of the Poor Out-Patients' Department of the Royal Veterinary College, by Professor F.T.G. Hobday, C.M.G., F.R.C.V.S., F.R.S.E., Principal of the College

The foundation of the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 1791, may be said to mark the beginning of serious veterinary science in England. Before that time, the care of animals was left to all kinds of quacks, and the remedies they prescribed varied between the ready application of red-hot irons and the internal administration of live frogs. Everyone knows how things have changed since then, and much of the credit for the change is due to the College, for which an appeal is being broadcast tonight. As the bulk of its buildings date back to its foundation, the need for rebuilding has become very great.

Contributions should be addressed to Professor Hobday, at [address removed].