MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE.
first year. Three gentlemen of this division presented themselves for the first M.B.
Examination last July, of whom two, Messrs. H. F. Staunton and N. Jesudasen
Pillay, were successful. One student went up for the Preliminary Scientific
Examination and failed.
6.
The second division, Senior Department, included 8 students in their
fourth year of study, 3 in the third, 21 in the second, and 10 in the first-42 in all.
Six, Messrs. J. G. Margenout, C. LaFrenais, J. Ebell, R. Dique, V. P. Mhatre, and
S. A. Talpade, passed their first examination for the Licence in July.
7.
The F.A. of an Indian University is an indispensable qualification for
admission to the first division of the Senior Department, and the Matriculation
Test for admission to the second. There has, however, been an exception allowed
during the past year as a special case. A student was admitted into the second
division from the Travancore State in anticipation of his passing the Matriculation
Examination— an anticipation which has not yet been realized.
8.
The conduct of the students in the Senior Department has been good and
their progress satisfactory. The latter is illustrated by the subjoined table,
showing the average percentage of marks in each class at the College examinations
held after each of the two Sessions:—
In Materia Medica
38 In Surgery
69
Chemistry
49
Medical Jurisprudence
69
Medicine
71
Diseases of Women and Children. 79
Midwifery
68
Organic Chemistry
84
Anatomy
50
Practical Chemistry
74
Botany
70
Do. Pharmacy
61
Physiology
61
Minor Surgery
73
Pathology
82
9. The Second Department consists of students qualifying for the Apothecary
grade of the public service in Civil, Military, or Colonial Departments. All these
without exception are receiving pay from the State while prosecuting their profes-
sional studies. A proposal to open this department to private students, who
should pay moderate fees for their education, is at present under consideration.
10.
The numerical strength of the Second Department was 101. Of these
36 had completed their course of study at the close of the Session−5 Military
Apprentices, 30 Civil, and 1 Colonial−and appeared before the Board of Exami-
ners: all passed; 12 in the first and 24 in the second division.
11.
A Mahomedan gentleman, who had appeared before the Board with
this class last year and failed to satisfy the Examiners, came up this year also,
and has been again, I regret to say, unsuccessful.
12.
The conduct of these students was satisfactory. Their progress may be
inferred from the following table showing the percentage of marks obtained in each
subject at our College examinations:—
In Materia Medica
59
In Surgery
50
Chemistry
61
Practical Chemistry
75
Medicine
51
Practical Pharmacy
97
Anatomy
71
Minor Surgery
71
Physiology
54
13.
The Junior Department consists of candidates for the grade of Hospital
Assistant. Its strength was 66, of whom 33, having completed their course of
study, appeared before the Examining Board. Of these 30 passed; 3 failed to
satisfy the Examiners of their competence.
14.
Thirty-three nam`es remain on the College books of students who, under
a recent modification of the regulations, will receive three years' training in College
instead of two, and will, it is confidently expected, be better qualified than their
predecessors for the independent charges which circumstances so often compel them
to undertake.
15.
The conduct of the young men of this department was good. The result
of the College examinations is subjoined:—
In Anatomy
69
In Physiology
69
Materia Medica
46
Minor Surgery
72
Practical Pharmacy
45
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