REPORT
ON THE WORKING OF THE
GOVERNMENT MEDICAL SCHOOL , RANGOON,
FOR THE YEAR 1912-13.
1. The present Report, unlike the previous ones, deals with the working of
the school for the past 15 months, viz., from the 1st January 1912 to the
31st March 1913. The number of students on the rolls on the 1st January 1912
was 42 as against 29 of the last year, viz., 17 in the first year, 11 in the second
and 14 in the third year. Of these 31 received stipends from the Government
and 11 were private students.
2. There were two annual examinations during the period under report.
The annual examinations for the year 1911 were held at the end of March 1912.
All the second year students were promoted to the third year; 14 out of 17 first
year students were promoted to the second year, the remaining three were
remanded for one year; and 11 out of 14 third year students were promoted to
the fourth year; the failures in this year were removed from the school.
3. The school re-opened in the first week of July after the long midsummer
vacation. Twenty new students were admitted, viz., 19 in the first year and one
in the fourth year. Of these 10 were public students and the remaining private,
one of the latter is a Burman. All the public students except one are also
Burmans. Among the new admissions there were 4 students who had the required
educational qualifications. Statement D shows the qualifications of the new
admissions into the school.
4. At the beginning of the session in July there were 59 students on the rolls,
viz., 22 in the first year, 14 in the second year, 11 in the third year and 12 in
the fourth year. Of these 36 received stipends from the Government and 23
were private students.
5. The annual examinations for 1912-13 were held at the end of March
1913. Out of 12 students, who were sent up for the final professional Board
Examination, 10 were declared to have passed. Out of 14 students, who
appeared for the Junior Board Examination, to passed ( i.e., obtained 50 per cent.
of the marks allotted), one recommended to be re-examined and three failed.
Eleven third year students sat for the promotion examination, of whom three failed,
one to be re-examined and 7 promoted to the fourth year class. Twenty
appeared from the first year class, of whom nine failed to secure 5o per cent. of
the marks given and were recommended for removal in accordance with the rules
of the school; 11 were promoted to the second year class.
6. I consider that the work done by all the students, except those of the
first year, was very creditable. The large percentage of failures in the first year
was disappointing. Only four students of this year had the necessary English
qualifications. One student had only passed the VI standard and failed hope
- l e s s l y i n h i s e x a m i n a t i o n , w h i c h i s n o t s u r p r i s i n g . T h r e e h a d o n l y p a s s e d t h e
VII standard and six each the VIII and IX standards respectively. The subjects
of the first year are very dry and difficult ones, which it is almost impossible to
make really interesting to students, and I myself think the first year at medicine
is the most difficult one of all. On the other hand, it is better for the school and
the students themselves that the failures should be weeded out early, instead of
later in their third or fourth year, when removal from the school would be a