General that he is desirous that the Nagpur School should fulfil to the utmost its original pur-
pose of educating natives of the Central Provinces. The Principal of the school does not
under present arrangements exercise any voice in the selection of students, beyond encourag-
ing applicants and directing them to appear before the annual-Examining Committee. In this
respect every possible endeavour has been made to carry out the views of the Chief Commis-
sioner expressed in 1869. Marathas, however, whether Brahmins or Sudras, but rarely apply,
and their education in an Urdu school is surrounded with difficulties. Of the few who have
entered the school, all proved unwilling or incapable, with the exception of Ramchandar Vishnu,
who completed his course last year and is now a valuable subordinate at the City Hospital.
7. The conduct of pupils of all grades, and their attendance at lectures, examinations
and dissections, with the exceptions above noted, has been generally good. The power of stop-
ping promotion and increase of pay accorded to the Principal has continued to be most useful, but
discipline would be more easily maintained if sentences of dismissal could be carried out
more rapidly. Dismissal is really dreaded by well disposed students and the threat of it has
been found a powerful instrument in enforcing diligence and obedience. A considerable
time, however, must elapse before a recommendation for dismissal under ordinary circum-
stances is approved, the moral effect is thereby weakened, and in the meantime a pupil who
wishes to be dismissed attends the school, draws his pay, and sets a bad example by his enjoy-
ment of idleness or by his discontent at what he is pleased to consider his unwarrantable
detention.
8. TEACHERS.—No change in the staff of teachers occurred during the year under report,
and my best thanks are as usual due to Assistant Surgeons Doorga Doss Roy, Jadub Kissen
Ghose, and Nundo Lall Ghose. The latter is about to leave, as he has been appointed a teacher
in the new school at Patna, and his successor has not yet been named. Assistant Surgeon
Jadub Kissen Ghose has been appointed to the executive charge of the City Hospital in addi-
tion to his other duties. This will be greatly to the advantage of the school, as his clinical
teaching will of necessity be more constant and practical than it has hitherto been. Hospital
Assistant Dillawar Khan has continued to be most useful as Anatomical Demonstrator and
Librarian.
9. The general working and progress of the school has been satisfactory,
10. Babu Doorga Doss Roy reports the general conduct of his class to have been good
and its progress fair. The number of lectures on Medicine given by him was 110, and he held
49 weekl y exami nati ons; cl i ni cal i nstructi on was al so constantl y gi ven.
11. Babu Jadub Kissen Ghose lectured 112 times and held 50 examinations in Surgery.
On Anatomy he lectured 101 times and held 39 examinations. In all therefore he delivered
213 lectures and held 89 examinations. Under his superintendence and with the assistance of
Hospital Assistant Dillawar Khan, dissections were diligently carried on throughout the cold
season. Subjects were somewhat scarce owing to the healthiness of the year. Twenty-nine
bodies were dissected, and the Babu speaks highly of the efficient assistance he received from
Dillawar Khan and students Ashruff Hosain and Joonga, both as prosectors and monitors to
the junior students. The amount of work done in this department is highly creditable to the
Babu, and deserves special mention. The students generally have dissected diligently, and
nothing has been heard of prejudice against anatomical pursuits.
12. Babu Nundo Lall Ghose gave 141 lectures on Materia Medica and 61 on Chemistry
inclusive of examinations. His class, with exception of the pupils dismissed for incompetence
and idleness, was attentive, diligent and respectful in demeanour.
13. RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS..—During the month of March a general examination of
the school was held for the purpose of passing such 3rd year students as were qualified, and
awarding prizes to the most deserving of all classes. This terminated on the 9th of April with
satisfactory results.
Eleven students had completed the full term of study, and all were found sufficiently qualified.