, ▁dogs , ▁and ▁rat - catch ing , ▁and ▁you ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁dis gra ce ▁to ▁yourself ▁and ▁all ▁your ▁family ." ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁decided ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁leave ▁school ▁earlier ▁than ▁usual , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen ▁Charles ▁was ▁to ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁obtain ▁medical ▁qual ifications . ▁Charles ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁doctor , ▁helping ▁his ▁father ▁with ▁tre ating ▁the ▁poor ▁of ▁Sh ro pshire . ▁He ▁had ▁half ▁a ▁dozen ▁patients ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁and ▁would ▁note ▁their ▁sympt oms ▁for ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁pres cri ptions . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁ ▁Dar win ▁went ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁University ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁to ▁study ▁medicine , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Er as ▁doing ▁his ▁external ▁hospital ▁study . ▁The ▁brothers ▁took ▁lod g ings ▁at ▁ 1 1 ▁L oth ian ▁Street , ▁near ▁the ▁University . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁in ▁an ▁up ro ar ▁over ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁controvers ies , ▁and ▁the ▁compet itive ▁system ▁where ▁profess ors ▁were ▁dependent ▁on ▁attract ing ▁student ▁fe es ▁for ▁income ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁r iven ▁with ▁argument ative ▁fe ud s ▁and ▁conflicts . ▁The ▁mon opol y ▁held ▁by ▁established ▁medical ▁profess ors ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁private ▁independent ▁schools , ▁with ▁new ▁ideas ▁of ▁teaching ▁by ▁dis sect ing ▁corps