16
Mr. S. V. Ramana Rao, Veterinary Assistant in charge of the District Board Veterinary
Hospital, Saidapet, were appointed to the two posts on the 14th and 20th July 1916
respectively but were reverted to the Department on 9th September 1916 and 16th
January 1917. These appointments were then filled by Mr. M. A. Rangasawmy
Ayyar, b.a., who had meanwhile become house surgeon, and by Mr. H. N. Cheluva
Ayyangar. Mr. P. Sreenivasa Rao became house surgeon on 9th September 1916,
He was given three months' privilege leave on medical certificate from 23rd December
1916 and was transferred back to the Civil Veterinary Department. The appoint
ment was then filled by Mr. M. S. Sastry.
3. Selection of candidates.—The selection of candidates for admission into class A
for the year 1916 was held on the 4th January 1916 by the Principal. Applications
had been received from 99 fully-qualified men, of whom 58 presented themselves for
selection. Forty-six were taken provisionally and they included one graduate, one
F.A., one Matric, one Cambridge senior and 42 school finals. Thirty-two of the
selected men continued to attend college, these along with eight men who had failed
in the first professional examination, formed class A at the end of March 1916.
During the second term, one student was allowed to resign his seat in college on
refunding the amount he had drawn in stipends. One student absented himself with
out permission, as a result of which a tuition fee of Rs. 80 for the first term was
recovered from him through the Government Solicitor. Another student was allowed
to resign on account of ill-health, one at his own request and a fifth student was dis
missed the college on account of unsatisfactory progress in his studies Class A
therefore consisted of 35 men in December 1916.
The number and educational qualifications of the students in College in December 1916.
—
Class A .. .. .. ..
„ B .. .. .. ..
„ C .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Number.
35
23
18
76
Matri
culates.
1
2
6
9
School
finals.
34
21
11
66
Unpassed.
..
..
1
1
Castes to which the students belong.
Brahmans ... ...
Non-Brahmans... ...
Indian Christians ...
... 51
... 21
...
2
Muhammadan ...
Eurasian ..
...
...
Total
... 1
... 1
...
76
Districts to which ike students belong.
Bellary
Cuddapah
Coimbatore
Cochin
Ganjām
Gōdāvari
Guntūr
Kistna
Kurnool
Madras
Madura
Malabar
North Arcot
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
3
8
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
7
3
Nellore
Pudakkottai
Salem .
South Arcot
South Kanara
Tanjore
Tinuevelly
Trichinopoly
Trivandram
Vizagapatam
... ...
.. ...
... ...
... ...
... ...
...
...
...
...
... ...
... ...
... ...
Total
... 4
... 2
... 5
... 4
.. 3
... 8
... 6
... 2
... 2
... 1
... 76
Up to the present time there has been a dearth of Telugu students in the College
and consequently lew Telugus in the department. With a view of increasing the
number of Telugu students, the Board of Revenue decided that the selection of these
students should be made at Bezwada. In compliance with the order a selection was
made there by the Principal on 22nd December 1916. The selection of other candi
dates was made in Madras on 3rd January 1917 At Bezwada, 31 candidates
presented themselves out of 46 instructed to do so and 29 were selected. At Madras,
74 presented themselves out of 113 instructed and 58 were selected. Only 26 of the