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Dressers' Course.
In addition to the ordinary teaching work, a class of 30 Transport
Dressers was sent to be trained at this College Hospital.
All of them completed the three months' course on the 1st
October last.
Post Graduate Course.
In order to assist the Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department,
Provincial Circle, 15 men were taken into the College, for
a Post Graduates Course of three months. Thus two
extra courses were held here during the year.
Entrance Examination.
The Entrance Examination was held on the 20th April 1903. The
competition for entrance was much below the average,
only 57 candidates against 134. Two Entrance passed
presented themselves and, as well as 3 paying students, were admitted. This
failing off is noteworthy and is to be accounted for by the severity of the
examinations and the length of time required to gain the diploma. A good
deal of it is attributable to the fact that a certificate can be far more easily
obtained at another vernacular teaching school after a two years' course and an
examination which is not comparable to our old two years' one. Here again the
system is to blame. Very great injustice results to the graduates of this
College by allowing men to be given a diploma after two years study under
the old rules, whilst our men undergo a more severe examination and spend
at least three years here. I have addressed the Inspector-General, Civil
Veterinary Department, on the subject and something may be done to regulate
the issue of diplomas or certificates and to place all teaching establishments on
the same footing. The present position is untenable and must end in disaster.
Receipts and
amount
outstanding.
Appendix IV shows receipts and amount outstanding at the close of
the year. The amount paid into the Treasury was
Rs. 5,348-11-6 against Rs. 3,852-15-0 last year. There
has therefore been a satisfactory increase, the amount realised being higher
than in any previous year since the foundation of the College.
Work done in the Ve-
terinary College Hospital.
The in-door Equine patients show an increase of four over last year. The
practice has thus been normal but there were 299 paying
patients against 110 last year. The outdoor Equine
patients numbered 2,669, an increase of 702 against last year. This is satis-
factory. The in-door cattle and other patients numbered 82, an increase of
58 over last year. Out-door cattle and other patients numbered 1,920, an
increase of 313 over last year. The number of examinations for soundness,
during the year, was 89. Punjab Light Horse Chargers and Police remounts
were examined free of charge. The number of horses shod in the forge was
1,077 against 809 last year or an increase of 268.
Shoeing Smiths' Class.
The Shoeing Class was much enlarged, 18 men being admitted to it,
and all passed satisfactorily. We have admitted 15 more.
Certain improvements have been made in the teaching of
this class and an extra farrier has been sanctioned. Horses belonging to
gariwalas are now shod at a nominal charge, thus giving more practice to
apprentices. I have received good reports of the military men who have
passed the course.
The students now at the College comprise:—
Sikhs ... ... ... ... ...
Hindus ... ... ... ... ...
Muhammadans ... ... ... ... ...
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Scholarships.
Appendix II shows the scholarships and stipends awarded. The
system awarding them by competitive examination is
extremely successful, and it is satisfactory to note that
87.87 per cent. of the scholarship holders passed the various examinations.
There having been no final examination held last year, only one candi-
date was available for the appointment of Junior House Surgeonship. Under
the rules, only one of the two 16-rupee scholarships was given during the
year. The other scholarship, therefore, was not drawn,