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the first man getting 545 and 30 men obtained over 400 marks against 13 last
year. Four men obtained over 400 out of 500 marks in B Class, and 12
over 350.
It is satisfactory to note that our students have showed an improvement
on last year in Materia Medica and Pharmacy, and also in the handling of
animals. In fact there has been an all-round improvement in every subject.
Special attention has been given to the above subjects and every effort made to
ensure a thorough knowledge of them, so year by year we seem to be improv-
ing in our means and methods of teaching and obtaining more satisfactory results,
and this notwithstanding the fact that our subjects have been enormously
increased and we have dealt with 10 of these subjects during the year against
five last year with no extra staff, and in fact, for a great part of the busiest time
of the year, without the assistance of the European Professor. It will, of
course, be impossible for us to now teach the five extra subjects, especially
without the services of a qualified and hard-working Professor, who has a good
knowledge of the language, permanently appointed to the College. A know-
ledge of the language is necessary as otherwise one of the native teaching staff
has to be constantly employed in interpreting and this causes much loss of time
and is unsatisfactory. I find it impossible to carry on the work properly
without the assistance of the Professor.
Entrance Examination.
The Entrance Examination was held on the 15th April 1902. The
competition for entrance was ordinary, there being 125
candidates for admission against 134 last year. This year
only one Entrance passed man presented himself against 13 last year, and he
was admitted. Three paying men were admitted.
The students now at the College comprise the following:—
Sikhs ... ... ...
Hindús ... ... ...
Muhammadans ... ... ...
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Scholarships.
Appendix II shows the scholarships and stipends awarded under the new
rules and as proposed last year. The system of granting
scholarships to the students in the order in which they pass
their examinations has had an excellent result. No scholarship-holder failed in
either of the classes, as all scholarships under my control are given in this way,
men are stimulated to compete for them and work much more satisfactorily.
There being only one candidate available for the Junior House Surgeon-
ship under the rules, for the first six months one of the 16 rupees scholarships
was not awarded until November 1901, after which both the 16 rupees scholar-
ships continued for the remaining half year.
Shoeing Smiths' Class.
The number of horses shod in the forge was 809 against 892 last year,
or a decrease of 83. This is about normal. The exami-
nation in the Shoeing Smiths' Class was held on the 4th
January last, 7 men appeared and all passed as farriers. There is a great demand
for trained Nálbands. Notwithstanding that the means and conveniences
for training are only limited I have taken 20 men this year. But if good men
in any numbers are required some change in the arrangements for the improve-
ment of the means of teaching of this class must be made.
Work done in the Ve-
terinary College Hospital.
The in-door equine patients show a decrease of 19 over last year. The
out-door equine patients show a decrease of 35 over last
year. The equine practice has been about normal. The
College has been for years worked at high pressure and we now seem to have
reached our level. The in-door cattle and other patients show a decrease of 14.
The out-door cattle and other patients show an increase of 24 over last year.
The number of daily attendances of all classes of patients during the year is 14,452
giving a daily average of 39.59. Seven hundred and ten Surgical operations were
performed against 790 last year. Nineteen Volunteer chargers were treated free
during the year. Government stallions have also been treated free. The number
of examinations for soundness during the year was 64 or the same as last year.
Punjab Light Horse chargers and Police remounts were examined free of charge.