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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PUNJAB VETERINARY COLLEGE, BY
COLONEL H. T. PEASE, PRINCIPAL.
Staff.
COLONEL H. T. PEASE, C.I.E , was in charge of the office of Principal
and Professor of Medicine during the year. Mr. S. H.
Gaiger, the Professor of Sanitary Science, was granted
an extension of leave on medical certificate, and was absent during the whole
year. Mr. R. Branford was transferred to Hissar. Major G. K. Walker was
appointed Professor of Sanitary Science in June 1912.
In May 1912 sanction was accorded to the entertainment of extra
veterinary establishment. Two European Professorsin imperial service have
been recruited. They are at present under training in the Punjab Provincial
Veterinary department until accommodation is provided in the new college
and the future classes are definitely decided on. The remainder of the
sanctioned establishment will be recruited as required.
Session.
2. The summer session commenced on the 23rd April and closed at
the end of June 1912. The winter session commenced
at the beginning of October and closed at the end of
March 1913.
Fifty-two students were admitted on the 20th April 1912, and with 5
remanded formed the first year's class of 57.
There were 59 students in the second and 66 in the third year classes.
3. The newly-admitted students came from—
Indian Cavalry Regiments
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Army Remount Department
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Imperial Service Troops and Native States
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Central Provinces ... ... ...
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ... ...
Punjab District Boards ... ... ...
Private students
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28
2
5
7
2
3
5
Of these 20 had passed the middle and only 2 the matriculation examination
The military students are admitted under paragraph 68 et seq. of the Army
Regulations, India, volume VIII.
In order to regulate the number of students admitted from various
sources, new rules providing for the admission of a fair proportion of each
were sanctioned by government during the year. These rules allow us to
admit 17 private and district board students from the Punjab.
4. The demand for admission to the college is very great, and as we are
unable to cope with it and provide sufficient graduates for the needs of the
country the question of building and equipping a second vernacular Veterinary
College, preferably in another province, is worthy of consideration.
Examination results.
5. In June 1912 six final year's students who had been remanded
were examined and passed. Fifty-seven students ap-
peared in the first year's examination, and 54 or 94.7
per cent. passed. Fifty-eight were examined in the second year's class, and
47 or 81.03 per cent. passed. Sixty-six students of the final year's class were
examined by the board of examiners in April, and 56 or 86.1 per cent. obtained
the diploma.
The results of the examinations are satisfactory, and show a considerable
improvement over last year. The percentage of passes is high considering
the very large classes which have to be taught.
One of the failures in the first year and five in the second year class
have left the college. Two students of the first, four of the second, and one of
the third year's class having failed only in one subject and obtaining sufficient
marks will be examined again in June.
Other classes.
6. Besides the ordinary work of teaching veterinary assistants, a
class of dressers from the Transport Department was
held during the summer vacation, and 50 men were
trained.