THE 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 my own duties,
charge of the Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, in the absence of the
Superintendent of that Department, on leave, from 20th November 1913 to
19th February 1914.
2. I was on tour for 20 days, travelling 3,474 miles, by rail, and
29 miles, by road, during which time I inspected the Rangpur Dairy Farm
with the Hon'ble Mr. P. C Lyon and Mr. J. R. Blackwood on the 20th and
21st October 1913 and again with Mr. Blackwood on 31st March 1914 ;
attended the 8th meeting of the Board of Agriculture in India held at Coim-
batore from 8th to 10th December 1913 ; and acted as President of the
Board of Examiners at the Madras Veterinary College from 11 th to 17th
December 1913.
3. Mr. E. H. Brand, Assistant Principal, has been granted combined
leave for 9 months, viz., 7 months' furlough and 2 months' study leave pre-
fixed by 3 months' vacation of the College commencing from 27th March.
Veterinary Instruction.
4. Class A.—Fifty-one-students, including 7 plucked students of last
year, formed this class at the beginning of the session. Subsequently, 11
left of their own accord, 2 withdrew on account of bad health and 4 were
removed. The remaining 34 went through the full course.
5. Class B—At the commencement of the session 26 students were in
this class, including 4 plucked students of last year. Three of these subse-
quently left owing to ill-health. The remaining 23 attended the course
throughout the year.
6. Class C.--There were, at the beginning of the session, 37 students
in this class, including 13 plucked students of last year and one old student
of the year preceding. Subsequently one left and 2 withdrew owing to bad
health. The remaining 34 students attended lectures throughout the session.
7. Thus there were at the beginning of the session 114 students on the
College rolls in the three classes, which number was gradually reduced to 91,
of whom 66 were Hindus. 14 Muhammadans, 8 Christians and 3 Buddhists.
Forty-four of these came from Bengal, 16 from Bihar, 7 from Orissa, 9 from
Assam, 7 from Madras, 4 from the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, 3
from Burma and one from Ceylon.
8. It is to be regretted that recruitment during the year has not been
entirely satisfactory. This is due to the many more openings with better
prospects for boys in other branches. A corresponding rise in prospects in
this Department is now under the consideration of Government.
9. The examinations began on the 9th and ended on the 19th March.
They were conducted by a Board of Examiners composed of Mr. D. A. D.
Aitchison, Principal, Madras Veterinary College, as President, and Mr. D.
Quintan, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bihar and Orissa,
Mr. W. Harris, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Assam,
Mr. P. J. Kerr, Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, and
myself as members.
10. Thirty-four students presented themselves for examination from
class A and 24 passed ; 23 from class B and 18 passed and 34 from class C
of whom 25 passed and obtained their deplomas. The percentage of passes
in the 3 classes A, B and C was 70.59, 78.26 and 73.53, respectively.
11. The Board of Examiners remark as follows :—
" We are of opinion that the results are satisfactory, taking into consideration the low
standard of education of the students.