BENGAL VETERINARY COLLEGE.
Preface—General Administration.
I HELD charge of the Bengal Veterinary College, the Epizootic Diseases
of Animals Department in Calcutta and its vicinity, and the Raymond
Research Laboratory throughout the year. I also held, in addition to the
office of the Principal, charge of the Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, in
the absence of the Superintendent of that Department on deputation to
military duty.
I attended by order of the Government the tenth meeting of the Board
of Agriculture in India held at Poona from 10th to 15th December 1917.
I also acted as a member of the Examining Board of this College in
March 1918.
2. Mr. Dibakar Dey, Senior Lecturer, acted as Assistant Principal
throughout the year.
Veterinary Instruction.
3. Class A.—Sixty-three students inclusive of seven plucked students
of last year formed this class at the beginning of the session, two of whom
were subsequently removed (one for continued absence and the other for bad
progress) and two were arrested by the police as political offenders. The
number at the end of the session was 59.
4. Class B.—Was composed of 52 students—46 promoted from class A
and 6 plucked students of last year at the beginning of the session. Two
students subsequently left of their own accord, one was advised to withdraw
on account of ill-health and one joined the Bengali Double Company, so that
there were 48 students left at the end of the session.
5. Class C.—Was composed of 50 students—40 promoted from class B
and 10 plucked students of last year.
6 Thus at the beginning of the session, the total number of students
in the three classes was 165 and at the end of the session 157, of which
number 55 belonged to Bengal, 50 to Bihar and Orissa, 25 to Assam, 11 to
United Provinces, 9 to Madras, 3 to Burma, 2 to Ceylon, 1 to Central Pro-
vinces and 1 to Port Blair. One hundred and one of these were Hindus,
46 Muhammadans, 6 Christians and 4 Budhists.
7. The recruitment of students shows a slight improvement over the
previous year. At the beginning of the session, there were 165 students
against 155 last year and at the close of it 157 against 148 la6t year. Thirty
three of these students were Matriculates.
8. The examinations began on the 14th and terminated on the 25th
March. The Examining Board was composed of Mr. D. A. D. Aitchison,
Principal, Madras Veterinary College, as President, and Mr. D. Quinlan,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bihar and Orissa, Mr. W.
Harris, Superintendent. Civil Veterinary Department, Assam, and myself as
members.
9. Fifty-nine students appeared at the examination from class A and 41
passed ; 48 from class B and 35 passed ; and 50 from Class C and 31 passed.
The percentage of passes in the three classes was 69.49, 72.91 and 62,
respectively.
10. The Board of Examiners remark as follows :—
"We consider the results are satisfactory taking into consideration the circumstances
which have existed throughout the year. It is very desirable that the teaching staff
should be strengthened as soon as possible by the addition of European teachers."
11. Out of, the 159 students remaining at the end of the session, 24
held stipends from the Government of Bengal, 3 from the Government of
Bihar and Orissa, 21 from the Government of Assam, 9 from the Government
of United Provinces, 2 from the Government of Burma, 70 from District and
Local Boards, 1 from a Municipality, 3 from Raj Estates, while 1 held the
Shew Bux Bogla Scholarship.