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Hostel.—This is situated on the east side of the College compound in front
of the hospital. It is a double storeyed building originally constructed for the
students of the Temple Medical School, Patna, which has been transferred to
Darbhanga. It provides accommodation for 96 students of the college.
Furniture comprising the following:—
Wooden bed and poles
One
For each stu
dent.
Chair
Plain table
Clothes peg
Book rack
Each room (one table 10'× 4')
One
For each com
mon room,
Chair
Ten
Almirah
One
have been provided for 48 students and for two common rooms at present.
Sanction for provision of the same furniture for the same number of students
and for two common rooms has been asked for.
Administrative Block.— This is a fine two-storeyed building. It consists
of the Principal's office, clerks' offices, library, examination hall and a base
ment room. The examination hall is spacious and capable of accommodating
over 100 examinees. The basement room 48' × 31' is invaluable for the storage
of spare equipment and has been fitted with shelves and store cupboards.
TEACHING AND EQUIPMENT.
Biology.— Teaching in this department commenced with the opening of
the session on July 1st, 1925 and the staff were confronted with the double
task of teaching and arranging the department, for which, unlike other
departments, they had very little time to prepare beforehand. Fortunately this
department was able to obtain a quantity of valuable and useful material lying
idle at the Sabour Agricultural College, which had been recently closed and
procure the same at a cost far below the actual price. The selection included
models, charts, natural history specimens, a few dissecting and compound
microscopes together with useful laboratory accessories. Specimens imported
from England and France and collected locally have laid the foundation of
a museum which is essential for the teaching of Biology. The proposal for
a small botanic garden is now under consideration. Professor S. S. Chaudhury
and his assistants have tried their best to bring the teaching and equipment of
this department to a high level of efficiency within a short time and have
succeeded well.
Anatomy.— Profossor H. Hyder Ali Khan joined his department on
December 9th; 1925, and at once set himself about completing the teaching
arrangements which began with the beginning of the third term January 1st,
1926. Orders for a set of models as well as for a few other necessary appliances
were placed in England, some of which were received during the year. The
students were initiated into Osteology and finished the dissection of one
extremity each.
Crganic Chemistry.— In anticipation of the work to be done in the second
year Dr. Bagchi, Chemical Analyst of the Public Health Laboratory who has
been appointed as a Lecturer, has been engaged in. preparing his department
for teaching from July next. A laboratory assistant for this department was
appointed during the year under report to assist the lecturer. A marble top
stone bench was constructed for the delicate balances in possession of this
department.
Physiology.— Professor Cruickshank was appointed in the year under
report but has not yet joined his appointment. He is expected to join early in
July next session,
The onerous task of arranging and fitting up the equipment of these
laboratories has been done principally by Assistant Surgeon Dr. B. N. Prasad,
recently assisted by Dr. B. Narain. Dr. Prasad has to his credit done the. work
from the beginning. He was in charge of receiving the boxes containing the
instruments and apparatus from Home comparing the articles and sending them
to the respective departments of the College till Decembar 1925. In January