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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
appeared before the Board of Examiners for the first time. The other two were
the failures of previous years.
Primary Examination..—Twenty students appeared this year for the newly
instituted Primary Examination. Of
these, eight failed to pass, five being Civil
Hospital Apprentices* and three being
Female students. The College Council
is unanimous in its recommendation that
the first four should be remanded for one
year on pay, their failure being due to the disadvantages under which they labored
in being required, before passing the Primary Examination, to study Medicine,
Clinical Medicine, Surgery and Clinical Surgery, subjects which ought, in conformity
with usage in all British Schools, to be studied after such Primary Examination.
In this recommendation, the College Council did not include Civil Hospital Appren-
tice A. Ponnoosamy who, in its opinion, is not likely to make a good Medical
Subordinate.
I have already, in letter No. 160, dated 22nd June last, pointed out the
necessity for recasting our curriculum in such a way so that no subjects may be
included in the student's primary course other than those in which he is bound to
pass an examination. It is the unanimous opinion of the College Council that a
course of four years' study becomes necessary, owing to the institution of the
Primary Examination, the first two years of which are to be devoted to the subjects
of the Primary Examination and the last two to those of the Final Examination. I
would further beg leave to draw attention to the fact that, on 3rd November last,
the College Council recommended that the Primary Examination should be fully
brought into operation with the students who commenced their College course in
October 1882. This resolution was come to on a representation that had been
made by the students of the Second Department. They begged for exemption
from passing this examination, as they had already got through, in April and June
1882, the Sessional Examinations of the College (since abolished) in the subjects of
Chemistry, Practical Chemistry, Anatomy, Materia Medica and Practical Pharmacy
and would be obliged to enter on the study of Medicine and Surgery, subjects
which would take up so much of their time, as would seriously interfere with their
giving that attention to the subjects of the Primary Examination. This matter
was referred to you in letter, No. 512, of the 22nd November 1882.
I would beg to urge that, as our Second Department curriculum, as it now
stands, is altogether unsuited for students who are obliged to pass the newly
instituted Primary Examination, this examination be held in abeyance until the
curriculum is revised. If this be approved of, the examination can take place at the
end of next Session ; and those students who were reported to have failed at this
year's examination, should be permitted to go on with the third year studies and,
at the end of the Session, appear for their Final Examination. I have reason to
believe that the failure of three out of the four Female students is also due to
similar over-crowding of subjects into the second year of study.
In conformity with the Order of Government (Educational), No. 367, dated
18th November 1882, the Junior Department of the College was transferred to the
Auxiliary Medical School on the 4th instant.
Practical Instruction in Vaccination.—I have been able to make arrangements,
this year, for all students of the College attending the Vaccine Depot, for practical
instruction in Vaccination before passing out.
Midwifery Course for Female Students.—As, according to University regulations
before taking their degree, Female students, in common with other students, must
take the course of Midwifery under the Professor of the subject, I have the honor
to suggest, for your approval, that the same course be followed in the case of Female
students of the Second Department, instead of attending the Lying-in Hospital for
elementary instruction in this subject by the Apothecary of the institution.
Professor Sibthorpe's remarks .—With reference to Professor Sibthorpe's sugges--
tion that three hours, in future, be allotted to dissection, I beg leave to place before
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J.C. D. Bartley.
TT. V. Narrainsamy.
SS. D. Perimbam.
CC. Chellappa Pillay.
AA. Ponnoosamy.