ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE BURMA GOVT. MEDICAL SCHOOL, RANGOON, FOR 1920-21.
Maung Thant and Abdul Subahan could not sit for their examination owing to
illness. The former, however, managed to do so on the second day but failed.
Both of them are to be examined with the above failures.
Five students, namely, Maung Tun On, Mating Shwe Tha, Maung Hnit,
Maung Ohn, and N. Rajam, who failed in the third year examination of March
1920, were re-examined in July 1920, when all passed and were promoted to the
fourth year. Three students Maung Thein Gyaw, Ebrahim and S. G. Gnaniah
who were not sent up for the same examination in March 1920 were examined in
October, when Maung Thein Gyaw and Gnaniah passed. Public student
Ebrahim who failed, was remanded for six months with half stipend.
3.
Admissions.—At the commencement of the new session in July 1920, 59
students joined the school, namely 25 public, 15 special private and 18 private
students and a "Maung Ohn Ghine" scholar. Subsequently one R. L. Das Gupta
was admitted as a private student. Two public students, Maung Thoung Nyun and
Maung Shwe Wain, left the school in August and September respectively. Special
private students, Maung Saw and Gyan Chand, left in July and V. Simon in
August 1920. Another special private student N. C. Mukerjee also left in
November 1920 and private student R. L. Das Gupta in February 1921. Two
special private students consequently b e came public students, vice Maung Thoung
Nyun and Maung Shwe Wain and four private students have each been awarded
Rs. 15 stipend. Hence at the end of the year, out of 60 new admissions, only
53 remained, namely 25 public, 13 special private, 14 private students and the
" Maung Ohn Ghine" scholar.
All the newly admitted students are educationally qualified except one who
passed the ninth standard only and was admitted to the school in consideration of
his military service. Statement D shows the qualifications of the newly admitted
students.
4.
Left, Removed, etc. —Third-year private student, Maung Ngwe Hlaing, was
allowed to leave the school in April 1920; first-year public student, Maung
Kyaw was invalided in July 1920 due to tuberculosis Second-year students, Kyaw
Hla Aung and S. C. Das, left the school without notice, the former being a
public student, his surety was called on to refund the amount actually expended
by Government on him, which was duly paid and credited into the Treasury.
First-year remanded public student E. L. S. Pereira was removed in February
1921 for theft and his surety was asked to pay the sum spent on him by
Government. The surety in this case, who is the father of the boy, submitted a
petition praying for remission of the amount and the application was rejected by
the Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Burma.
5. Discipline
Character and Health.—During the year discipline was well
maintained, and the character and the health of the students were on the whole
good and satisfactory. Second-year public student, G. Chit Pe who was on sick
leave for one year, rejoined the school at the opening of the new session.
6. The following is an account of instruction given during the year:—
Classes.
Subjects.
Lecturers.
F i r s t - y e a r . . .
Physics and Chemistry . . .
Maung Thein Kin, B.A.
Anatomy . . .
Dr. D. R. Lewis, M.B.
Physiology . . .
Lt.-Col A. Murphy, I.M.S. and Dr. C. S.
Krishnasawmy, L.M. & S.
Dissection . . .
Drs. J. S Lamech, D. R. Lewis, Saw Sein
Leong, J. David and Maung Tin.
Second-year
. . .
Anatomy . . .
D r . M . D . D a v i d , M . B . , C . M .
Physiology . . .
Lt.-Col. A. Murphy, I.M.S., and Dr. C. S.
Krishnasawmy, L.M. & S.
Dissection . . .
Drs. Lamech, D R. Lewis, Saw Sein.
L e o n g , J . D a v i d a n d M a u n g T i n .
Materia Medica . . .
Dr. M. L. Kundu, M.B.