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MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE.
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you the following statement showing how a student's time is occupied during the
first two years of his study :
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6 to 9½A.m.—Hospital attendance and Clinical instruction.
9½ to 10 A.m.—Breakfast hour.
10 A.M. to 12 noon.—Dissection.
12 noon to 1 P.M.—Chemistry Lecture or Lecture in Materia Medica.
1 to 2 P.M.—Anatomy Lecture.
2 to 3 P.M.—Physiology Lecture.
3 to 4 P.M.—Examination in Chemistry or Materia Medica.
After 5 P.M., students may be required for duty at the hospital.
This statement shows that most of the junior men are occupied about 9½ hours
daily in professional work, a period beyond which it would be injudicious to extend
their work.
Additional Anatomical Assistant .—Professor Sibthorpe prefers to have an addi-
tional Demonstrator of Anatomy instead of the four Assistant Demonstrators who
are students. As his experience of the present system is confined to the work of
one year, I would recommend a further trial being made.
Professor Maitland's remarks .—Professor Maitland is of opinion that Materia
Medica and Therapeutics should be taught during the second year. As I concur
with him that a previous knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Chemistry is
essential for the proper understanding of this subject, I shall place Materia Medica
along with second year's subjects and arrange for students getting, in addition, an
elementary training in the subject during the first Summer.
Professor Drake-Brockman's remarks.— With reference to Professor Drake--
Brockman's remarks regarding the inadequate supply of Microscopes, Chemicals,
&c., I have the honor to suggest that an early application be made to Government
to move the Secretary of State to comply, as early as possible, with the indent sent
to Europe with their Order, No. 3490, dated 21st June 1883, to enable the Profes-
- s o r t o c a r r y o n t h e t e a c h i n g o f H i s t o l o g y d u r i n g t h e n e x t S u m m e r t e r m .
Primary Examination.— Government, in their Order, No. 228, Educational, dated
23rd August 1882, directed that the Primary Examination take place at the close
of the second Winter Session. I propose that this examination take place at the end
of the second Summer, as then our students who are going up for it will have
had their courses in Histology and Practical Pharmacy, subjects of the Primary
Examination.
Supervision of Clinical Hospitals.— The position of the Principal of the College
at the General Hospital enables him, at pleasure, to supervise the Clinical instruc--
tion at that institution ; but the Clinical instruction at the Lying-in Hospital and
Eye Infirmary is practically beyond his observation. I would therefore suggest that
the Principal of the College be empowered to visit these institutions occasionally to
enable him to ascertain for himself what progress students are making in their
Clinical studies.
Gymnasium. —The more I see of the work of our students, both at Hospital
and at College, the greater appears to me the necessity for insisting on systematic
physical exercises, in the evening, to establish an equilibrium between mental and
muscular effort. Something has been done already to give an impetus to field
games. If I could-get a moderate grant for a gymnasium and instructor, I may
be able, with the help of Professors and Students, to establish a well-organized
gymnasium.
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