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6. Of the 104 students on the College rolls at the end of the year 70 were
natives of the Bombay Presidency, a percentage of 67.30 as against 73.95
last year.
7. This year there were 19 Government scholarships vacant on 1st
January, viz., 14 for youths from the Presidency Proper and 5 for youths from
Sind. These vacancies were caused by 6 scholars having passed out of the
College and 9 scholars having failed to pass in the Annual Examination and
3 scholarships having been withdrawn from students on account of their having
given up the course on account of ill-health, etc., and 1 scholarship was vacant
from the commencement of the Session. The Principal awarded 14 scholarships
and the Commissioner in Sind 5 scholarships. The Central Provinces Govern-
ment sent 2 new scholars and continued the scholarships to 2 students already
in the College. The following States continued to maintain scholars and sent
some new scholars : Gwalior continued 1 and sent 2 new scholars, Indore continued
3 and sent 1 new scholar, Rewa continued 2, Bhavnagar and Porbandar each
continued 1, Mysore continued 1 and sent 6 new scholars, the Nizam's Govern-
ment continued 8 and sent 1 new scholar and awarded 1 scholarship to a
student already in the College. Besides these the Lingayat Education Associa-
tion continued scholarships to 3 students. There were thus 62 students in
receipt of some assistance from scholarships and 42 without such assistance.
8. The Students' Hostel.—The Students' Hostel has as usual been quite
full throughout the year and accommodation therein is much sought after.
All arrangements for the Hostel have been carried out by Mr. Dhakmarvala.
9. The Students' Gymkhana.—During the year the students have con-
tinued to avail themselves of the tennis courts. Football, hockey and cricket
have also been played and several matches against other institutions have been
arranged. Athletic sports were held during the year.
10 The Health of the Students.—During the greater part of the year
under report the health of the students has been good. In September and
October an epidemic of influenza prevailed in Bombay and although none of
the students was seriously ill, yet the general uneasiness which then prevailed
among the population of Parel reached the students and many were unable to
withstand the general alarm and left for their homes, while others believed
themselves to be ill. In consequence of this the College had to be closed from
4th October to 21st October and the Annual Examinations postponed from the
end of November till the beginning of December. Throughout the epidemic not
one student was seriously ill while resident in the hostel although several after
having left for their homes became ill. Again in January and February an
outbreak of cholera occurred in Bombay and two or three deaths having occur-
red in the Hospital compound among the attendants, all students were
inoculated against cholera at the Bombay Bacteriological Laboratory by the
staff of that institution by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel Glen Liston.
Later in March several cases of small-pox having occurred in the vicinity all
the students were vaccinated.
11. Riding Class, Drill, etc.—The usual course of instruction in riding-
was held at the Riding School of His Excellency the Governor's Body Guard at
Chaupati for the Final Year's students and the others were put through a course of
physical drill by Staff Sergeant Town, late Royal Horse Artillery, the Instructor
in Shoeing.
12. Clinical Instructions.—This was carried out as usual in the Bai
Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals. During the year 3,082 in-
patients and 509 out-patients were treated, a total of 3,591 patients. Of these
919 were equines, 1,489 bovines and 674 others. The average daily attendance
was 203.
13. Discipline.—The students have been well behaved and their atten-
dance at lectures, demonstrations and clinical classes has been satisfactory.
There have been some instances of absence from College without permission,
but such have been suitably dealt with.
14 The Laboratory.—During the year under report 635 specimens were
examined in the College Laboratory by Mr. Sowerby, the Assistant Principal,