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One military student was returned to his regiment and one Central Provinces
student withdrawn. The remainder were remanded for a year.
12. Fifty-five were examined in the second year class, and 47 or 85.45
per cent. passed. Three failed in one subject only. One of the students having
failed for the second time was removed from college. The remaining 4 were
remanded for another year.
13. Fifty-seven students were examined in the final class, and 50 or
87.71 per cent. obtained the diploma: of the rejected men 3 failed in one
subject only, and will be re-examined in June. Four students were remanded
for a year.
14. Considering the extraordinary difficulties under which the College
worked during the year, the results are very good. Most of the teaching work,
lectures, etc., had to be done in the open air, the classes being surrounded by
workmen demolishing buildings. Half the hospital was in ruins, and the clinic
shed unroofed; there was no dissecting room and no laboratory; in fact the
maximum of discomfort possible. In these circumstances, it is but natural
that the final year's students suffered considerably.
Other classes.
15. Besides the ordinary teaching work, 16 transport dressers were
trained during the summer vacation. Fourteen farriers
were also trained.
Hospital.
16. Most of the hospital stables were demolished during the year and
the accommodation was very limited. The contagious ward
was practically closed. The dog hospital was closed alto-
gether.
This state of affairs arose partly because from motives of economy old
material was used in the new college buildings, so that until the old buildings
were dismantled the new ones could not be completed; partly also as I under-
stood that the new college would be ready for occupation last October. The
effect on the hospital practice has been bad; equine and bovine cases being
600 and 1,000 fewer than last year, whilst canine practice fell to 311.
17. The number of patients treated is as follows:—
Equines
Bovines
Canines
In-door patients ...
Out-door patients ...
In-door patients ...
out-door patients ...
In-door patients ...
Out-door patients ...
Contagious ward ...
561
1,948
18
1,319
47
264
...
1914-15.
2,509
1,337
311
130
1913-14.
3,249
2,394
67
279
Income.
18. The sum paid into the treasury was Rs.
12,833-4-6.
19. The outstandings on 31st March 1915 were only Rs. 939-2-0.
Demand for graduntes.
20. The demand for graduates remains very great; the number it is
possible for us to train being totally inadequate to meet it.
As was the case last year, the demand from the Punjab
alone could not be met. The demand is greater now than it was last year,
and I cannot but again strongly recommend the establishment of another
Vernacular Veterinary College with a three-years' course.
The new Veterinary College at Lahore is now nearly completed and we
moved into it at the end of the year. Our new classes will enable us to train
about 15 more civilian students annually.
Veterinary Association.
21. The Veterinary Association has had a successful year: many good
papers were read and published in the journal.
Text-boot.
22. The Principal has written a text-book on the contagious diseases
of cattle for the use of the Sanitary Science Class
Work of the staff.
23. The Principal has been much over-worked, having had double
lecturing to do and the building and equipment of the
new college to attend to. The staff have as usual worked
loyally and well.