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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Number of
Meetings
Number of
Lectures
Number of
Examina-
tions.
Proportion of
Examinations
to Meetings.
Medicine
109
80
29
1 in 3¾
Surgery
152
114
38
1 in 4
Ophthalmology
37
29
8
1 in 4
Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Children
117
86
31
1 in 3¾
Do. do. for Female students
108
84
24
1 in 4½
Chemistry
104
83
21
1 in 5
Anatomy
109
78
31
1 in
3½
Physiology
78
54
24
1 in 3
Materia Medica
103
69
34
1 in 3
Botany
85
62
23
1 in
3¾
Pathology
69
50
19
1 in 3
Medical Jurisprudence
60
36
24
1 in
2½
Hygiene
67
53
14
1 in 4
¾
Comparative Anatomy
45
34
11
1 in 4
Elementary Materia Medica
15
9
6
1 in
2½
Do. Physiology
15
10
5
1 in 3
Practical Chemistry
29
5
1 in 4
¾
Do. Pharmacy
1 8
Histology
32
Dental Surgery
19
16
3
1 in 6
Remarks by Professors.—The following suggestions, taken from the Professors'
reports, are recommended for adoption —
(a) That a ward, containing beds for women and children, be opened out at the General
Hospital in order to provide greater facilities for conducting the clinical training
of both male and female students than at present exist.
(b)
That the Chemical Laboratory, when not otherwise engaged, be utilised for imparting
to the Hygiene class practical instruction in the methods of analysing water,
food, &c.
(c)
That the first-year students in Anatomy be in future exempted from attending the
Professor's lectures on that subject.
(d)
That all students attending dissections be hereafter required to provide their own
instruments.
College Buildings.— The additions to the College buildings, for which a sum
of Rs. 30,000 was sanctioned in 1886-87, have not yet been commenced. Part of
this grant was for the erection of a gallery around the Pathological Museum, but
the Engineer, when about taking this work in hand, represented that the room was
too narrow to carry a gallery, and that for about the same cost he could extend
the present dissecting rooms, adding a lecture room and an Anatomical Museum.
The Director of Public Instruction, on the recommendation of the College Council,
approved of this, and the work will be shortly put in hand, and it is expected will
be completed before the beginning of next session.
Scholarships, Endowments and Medals.— The Trustees of the Lane Fund, with
the sanction of Government (G.O., No. 1954, dated 21st September 1886), were
pleased to establish in connection with this College a second scholarship, to be held
by a lady student who will receive education free and a stipend of Rs. 35 a month.
Miss Katie Reichter has been selected to be the first holder of this scholarship.
To the donor, I beg to convey the best thanks of the College Council. His High
ness the Maharajah of Mysore has evinced a desire to promote the cause of female
medical education by granting this year to matriculated student, Miss Ayachee
Ammal, a monthly stipend of Rs. 25, so long as she pursues her studies at this
College.
The association under the auspices of Her Excellency the Countess of
Dufferin has in contemplation the establishment of three scholarships of Rs. 20 a
month each for women qualifying for the hospital assistant grade. The condi
tions under which they are to be held will be published in time for the selected
candidates to enter college next session.
We are also indebted to this association for the presentations of two new
medals. A gold medal, designated the "Queen-Empress Medal," to be awarded