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His Excellency the Hon'ble Sir Hugh Lansdown Stephenson visited the
college on March 14th, 1928, in connection with the construction of a new
hostel and the Radium Institute.
Colonel Willmore, Lieutenant-Colonel Sprawson and Dr. Caldwell
visited the college on March 30th, 1928, as University Inspectors' and will
submit their report in due time.
Changes in the staff .—During the year under report two officers, viz.,
D. T. N. Seth, Lecturer in Bio-chemistry and Mr. M. N. Rudra, Demonstrator
in Organic Chemistry, have been added to the teaching staff.
The following transfers have been made during the year : —
1. Dr. G. B. Sahay, Assistant to the Professor of Anatomy, has been transferred to
Nawadah Dispensary in Gaya.
2. D. S. M. Ghoshal, Demonstrator in Anatomy, has been appointed as Assistant to
the Professor of Anatomy in place of Dr. G. B. Sahay, transferred.
3. Dr. G. K. Ghosh, M.B., of Aurangabad Subdivisional Dispensary in Gaya district,
has been appointed as Demonstrator of Anatomy in place of Dr. S. M. Ghoshal appointed
as Assistant to Professor of Anatomy.
4. Dr. Sidheshwari Prashad, M.B., a supernumerary duty officer at the Patna General
Hospital, has been appointed temporarily as Assistant Surgeon attached to Pathological
Museum in place of Dr. Sheonandan Prasad Sinha, transferred.
5. Dr. Badri Narayan Prasad, Assistant to the Professor of Physiology, has been
transferred.
6. Dr. Basudeva Narayan, Demonstrator of Physiology, has been appointed as
Assistant to Professor of Physiology in place of D. B. N. Prasad, transferred.
7. Dr. Bhupendra Nath Banerji, M.B, has been appointed as temporary Assistant
Surgeon and posted here as Demonstrator of Physiology in place of Dr. Basudeva
Narayan appointed as Assistant to Professor of Physiology.
A Demonstrator in Organic Chemistry has also been appointed for five
years at present.
Athletics including sports.—At the beginning of the session office bearers
and captains were elected.
A total of Rs. 1,826 was realised for the athletic club of which
Government contributed Rs. 755.
Foot ball was the most popular game and the college put up a strong
side which defeated all local teams in friendly matches. It entered several
tournaments but unfortunately was defeated by the outside winners who
carried off the trophies. The college hockey team also distinguished itself by
winning most of the matches it played.
The Dutton cup tournament attracted many tennis players and our
students participated in the inter-collegiate competition with a fair amount
of success. In the Annual Sports of the college the Principal presented
a medal to the best all-rounder. Major Bose and Major Porter presented a cup
to the last year's winner of the quarter mile race and a medal for best
swimmer respectively.
A third boat equipped with life-belts has been purchased this year.
Among the desiderata are a Gymnasium and a play-ground in the vicinity
of the college, where students may take regular exercises or have their daily
games.
Dramatic performance .—Two plays were staged by the students during
the year, expenditure being met from the subscriptions raised from the staff
and the students themselves.
Finance.—A statement showing the income and expenditure of the college
has been furnished in Table E.
Library .—The grant (viz., Rs. 3,000) sanctioned for the puchase of
books, journals, etc., has been fully used up.