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been extended very considerably with addition of the Pasteur Institute and
the Bacteriological Laboratory not to mention the growth of the departmental
museum which is systematically going on from the beginning and on which
the professor is bestowing his very special and anxious cares. A new system
on the lines of European teaching centres has been introduced during the last
three months in that the unpaid clinical Assistants of the Patna Medical
College Hospital carry out the laboratory investigation of their patients in the
hospi tal every afternoon. Thus i t i s possi bl e to make a compl ete study of
a patient on modern scientific lines.
A technician has been appointed permanently as a caretaker of the Patho
-logical Museum. Mounting work is proceeding satisfactorily since his
appointment. One hundred and one new wet specimens, obtained from England
and Vienna, have been added. to the previous collections. Also 103 coloured
lantern slides on Morbid Anatomy and 33 Bacteriological cultures for exhibi
-tion in the Museum have been received from Vienna.
Physiology.—This department will shortly be able to add to the new
double-storeyed building where it is working at present, the Public Health
Laboratory rooms as that laboratory is expected to move to its new quarters
early next session. It is only natural to expect that the professor who has
joined very recently will take some time to settle down and repair the interrup
-tion caused by a change in the headship.
Anatomy.—The difficulty of obtaining the required number of subjects for
dissection continues and has somewhat been accentuated with the increase of
the number of students in the dissection hall. Some interesting transparent
preparation of human embryos have been added to the museum.
Athletics including sports.—At the beginning of the session office-bearers
and captains were elected. A total of Rs. 1,850 was realised for the athletic
club of which Government contributed Rs. 925.
The existence of the club dates from the year 1925, when the college was
started. During the course of these four years, the club has made rapid
improvement in all respects.
The club consists of seven sections, viz., foot-ball, hockey, tennis, boating,
cricket and basket ball. The last two sections have been newly introduced
this year, as the financial condition of the club is now stronger than before.
All the sections are in flourishing condition, and all maintain in a high
standard of play. It is matter of great satisfaction to see that every section
is in possession of first class gear and specially the cricket and basket ball
sections have such as other local clubs cannot hold comparison with.
The boating section is a source of great attraction to students. Seeing the
enthusiasm evinced by them, the club has introduced this year ‘Boating
competition’ which is, of course an unique thing in Bihar and Orissa. The club
i s t hi nki ng of havi ng a ‘Race-boat ’. Arrangement i s bei ng made t o approach
the Government for sanction of construction of a small pucca ghat near
Animal House to be solely devoted to the use of the club, where arrangements
for swimming and water polo can be made. If these things are achieved the
club will give a lead to the province in the matter of water exercises.
The tennis section also is improving. For friendly intercourse with other
institutions a handsome sum has been set apart for athletic excursions.
The cricket and Volly-Ball teams were sent to Gaya and Muzaffarpur,
respectively, where they did admirably.
The annual college sports were a great success though the weather was
bad this year on the appointed day. The club had the honour of enter
- t a i n i n g t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l , I n d i a n M e d i c a l S e r v i c e , w h o e n h a n c e d t h e
importance of the function by his presence. It is a pleasure to note that four
championship cups have been added this year to the two old ones affording
greater scope for athletic competitions amongst the students. The following
are the names of the gentlemen, who have kindly presented them : —
(1) Col. Willmore, I.M.S., Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bihar
and Orissa.