4 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE BURMA GOVT. MEDICAL SCHOOL, RANGOON, FOR 1921-22.
7. A prize of Rs. 15 for standing first in Materia
Medica at the Intermediate Examination of
To Maung Lun We.
April 1921 .
8. A prize of Rs. 3o for standing first at the
Primary Examination of April 1921.
To Mr. J. Burnes.
NOTE.—As there was a tie between two Students in aggregate and in Medical Jurisprudence at the
Final Examination, the cost of an extra medal in each subject was paid for by Donors Sir A. K. A. S.
Jamal, C.I.E., and Rao Sahib S. R. Reddiar. Thanks are due to them for their generosity and public
spirit, and also to Major Kelsall, I.M.S., Lecturer in Midwifery, for giving a prize book in his subject.
As there was also a tie between six students in Medical Jurisprudence at the Third Year Promotion
Examination the prize books were divided equally among them.
11.
Staff.— L i e u t e n a n t - C o l o n e l J . F . G o o d , I . M . S . , w a s i n c h a r g e o f t h e
School up to the 6th July 1921, when he proceeded on leave and was relieved by
Major H. B. Scott, I.M.S., who was succeeded by me on the 16th January 1922.
Civil Assistant Surgeon J. S. Lamech, L.R.C.P.& S., was Assistant
Lecturer and Hostel Master up to the 6th July 1921, when he proceeded on
leave and was succeeded by Captain W. H. Passanha, I.M.D.
Civil Assistant Surgeon D. R. Lewis, M.B., was Assistant Lecturer through-
out the session.
Demonstrator Saw Seing Leong was transferred on the 19th September
1921, when Sub-Assistant Surgeon Maung Ba Shin (2) took his place.
Sub-Assistant Surgeon Maung Tin was Demonstrator throughout the year.
12. General .—Thirty-two third year students went to Madras on the 15th
April 1921 under the charge of Assistant Lecturer Mr. D. R. Lewis, M.B., to
undergo three months training in practical Midwifery at the Government Maternity
Hospital, Madras, and returned to the School on the 4th July 1921. Lady
student Miss R. Aaron underwent this course at the Dufferin Hospital, Rangoon.
It is unnecessary to labour the drawbacks of this arrangement for teaching
practical Midwifery. The only remedy is the building of a lying-in-hospital for
Rangoon. A need which is emphasized by the recent criticisms of the British
Medical Council upon Indian Medical Education as a whole.
During the year under report the students started a quarterly magazine
called the "Medical Students Magazine." It is pleasing to report this new
departure in student activity. In-door and out-door games have been zealously
played. There are now four Tennis and two Badminton courts and all are used
daily during the season. Now that some 200 youths have to be provided with a
healthy outlet for physical energy, the lack of a suitable and permanent playing
field for Hockey and Football is a very serious defect As a make shift the
ground south of the Rangoon General Hospital has been and is being used but
the ground is very bad and requires much outlay to make it serviceable, also it
can be only temporarily available. All efforts to secure a portion of the Race
Course Maidan failed. During the rainy season in-door games, such as Badminton,
Ping-pong, Chess, Draughts, etc , are played, but football upon which the
students are very keen is the main exercise. The Football Club was doing well in
the Burma Athletic Association competition until about the semi-final, when they
went to pieces due to some of the players having been hurt in the previous match
and unable to play.
There is also a Gymnasium which is well patronised. Boxing ought to be
more in favour than it is.
The School was successful in the Burma Athletic Association Tennis
meeting where they won the Tennis Tournament Double Handicap and leached
the Finals in the Singles Handicap. The School Tournaments were well contested.
There were competitions in Football, Tennis, Badminton, Ping-pong and Draughts;
and the students entered well and played with excellent spirit and zeal.
Amateur theatricals gave much amusement last December. They were so
popular that there was no sitting accommodation available.
A. WHITMORE, MAJOR, I.M.S.,
Superintendent, Burma Government
Medical School, Rangoon.