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 Sectional Meeting of the
Veterinary Officers held at Lahore from 24th to 27th March 1919.
I also acted as a member of the Examining Board of this College in
March 1919.
2. Mr. Debakar De, Senior Lecturer, acted as Assistant Principal
throughout the year and performed his duties to my entire satisfaction.
Veterinary Institution.
3. Class A.—Was composed of 70 students inclusive of 11 plucked
students of last year at the beginning of the session, of whom 3 subse-
quently left. The number at the end of the session was 67.
4. Class B.—Was composed of 53 students—48 promoted from Class A
and 5 plucked students of last year, at the beginning of the session. Six
students subsequently left of their own accord and 2 were removed for
their unfitness for the veterinary profession. The number left at the end of
the session was 45.
5. Class C.—Was composed of 53 students inclusive of 17 plucked
students of last year and 1 old student readmitted.
6. Thus, at the beginning of the session, the total number of students
in the three classes was 176 and at the end of the session 165, of which
number 63 belonged to Bengal, 49 to Bihar and Orissa, 25 to Assam, 12 to
United Provinces, 10 to Madras, 1 to Burma, 4 to Ceylon and 1 to Port Blair.
One hundred and eight of these were Hindus, 46 Muhammadans, 7 Christians,
3 Buddhists and 1 Depressed class.
7. The recruitment of students shows an improvement over the pre-
vious year. At the beginning of the session, there were 176 against 165 last
year and at the close of it 165 against 157 last year. Among this year's
students, there were 39 Matriculates as compared to 33 last year.
8. The examinations began on the 6th and ended on 17th 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. Sixty-six students appeared at the examination from Class A and
44 passed ; 44 from Class B and 34 passed ; and 51 from Class C and 33 passed.
The percentage of passes in the three classes was 66.66, 77.27 and 64.70,
respectively.
10. The Board of Examiners remark as follows :—
" In view of the depletion in the teaching staff being still existent, we consider the result
satisfactory, but we wish to again express our opinion that the teaching staff should be
strengthened by the addition of at least two Europeon teachers, as early as possible."
11. Out of the 165 students remaining at the end of the session, 25 held
stipends from the Government of Bengal, 4 from the Government of Bihar
and Orissa, 8 from the Government of United Provinces, 20 from the Govern-
ment of Assam, 74 from District and Local Boards, 1 from a municipality,
1 from a Raj Estate, 1 from a Feudatory State, while 1 held the Shew Bux
Bogla Scholarship.
12. The distribution of prizes was held on the 20th March under the
presidency of the Hon'ble Mr. J. G. Gumming, C.S.I., C.I.E., I.C.S., Member
of the Bengal Executive Council. As usual, there was a fair gathering of