Department of Veterinary Science

The establishment of a Department of Veterinary Science is first mentioned in the 1908 Report of Senate:‘In JuIy, 1907, the Senate transmitted to the Honorable the Premier and the Cabinet a memorandum which had been prepared by the Chancellor setting forth the present financial needs and requirements of the University, both in regard to existing departments and in regard to the establishment of new Chairs, with the object of increasing the usefulness of the University to the State and bringing it more into line with similar institutions elsewhere. This memorandum has been partially considered by the Cabinet, with the result that the Government has granted the request of the University for the establishment of a Department of Agriculture and a Department of Veterinary Science,… A Committee of the Senate has been appointed to report upon the details of the curriculum in Agriculture and Veterinary Science, and steps will shortly be taken for the appointment of Professors in these subjects.’ ' [1909 Calendar, p 448]The Department of Veterinary Science and a Board of Veterinary Science were  constituted under University By-laws (Chapter XXII) published in the 1910 Calendar. "Department of Veterinary Science2. "The Professor of Veterinary Science shall be the Director of the Department of Veterinary Science and it shall be his duty to exercise a general supervision over its management and discipline." In 1909 the Calendar lists James Douglas Stewart, M.E.C.V.S. as Professor in Veterinary Science.6.—There shall be granted (a) a License in Veterinary Science, viz., Licentiate in Veterinary Science (L.V.Sc), and (b) a Degree in Veterinary Science, viz., Bachelor of VeterinaryScience (B.V.Sc.) These By-laws establishing the Department were repealed by new By-laws in 1920 when the Faculty of Veterinary Science was established.