It is obvious that they had approached the very stronghold of the enemy. Might is right and possession nine points of the law. The matter lay in the hands of a body of Managers who were obviously judging the case as represented to them by the medical party in power; so now the duty fell upon the women of explaining their position as far as possible to those in whose hands the decision lay. “Friday, Nov. 4th. Just put down this day’s work for a specimen! Studying and canvassing at once,— 8.45. Started for Surgeons’ Hall. 9-10. Tutorial class, bones. 10-11. Surgery lecture. 11-1. Dissecting. 1-2. Anatomy Lecture. 2.10 Reached home and found a letter from Mr. Blyth (Manager) telling me to meet him at 2 p.m.!! Got there (after bolting beef-tea and wine) at 2.45. Talked at him for nearly an hour with good results, I believe. Got back home 3.40. Bolted some food, and went 4 p.m. Demonstration exam. Didn’t know the Acromion but got 13/20 marks. Home to dinner. 7 p.m. Started on round of calls. Home at 10 p.m. Not tired,—oh, dear no!” “I _don’t_ like you to be a perpetual battering ram,” writes Miss Du Pre, “for I suppose battering rams do wear out after a good many sieges; but still I thoroughly like and admire your ‘never say die’ feeling, and it _is_ a fight with something worth fighting for to be got at the end, which is a great thing. If only I could be with you!” One must read the following letters, which were laid before the subsequent meetings of the Board, in order to realize how strong and sane the position of the women was: “November 5, 1870. MY LORD AND GENTLEMEN,—As lecturers in the Edinburgh Medical School we beg most respectfully to approach your honourable Board, on behalf of the eight female students of this school whom, we understand, you object to admit to the practice of the Royal Infirmary. On their behalf we beg to state:— 1. That they are regularly registered students of medicine in this school. 2. That they are at present attending, along with the other students, our courses of anatomy, practical anatomy, demonstrations of anatomy, and systematic surgery, in the school at Surgeons’ Hall. 3. That as teachers of anatomy and surgery respectively, we find no difficulty in conducting our courses to such mixed classes composed of male and female students sitting together on the same benches; and that the presence of those eight female students has not led us to alter or modify our course of instruction in any way. 4. That the presence of the female students, so far from diminishing the numbers entering our classes, we find both the attendance and the actual numbers already enrolled are larger than in previous sessions.