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5. As will be seen from the report of the board of examiners, the
results, though somewhat better than last year, are not yet satisfactory. The
standard is still far too low, as evidenced by the percentage of marks ob-
tained.
Five of the failures in the first year and one in the second have left the
college.
Three students of the first, six of the second and six of the third year
class are eligible for examination in June 1912.
Other classes.
6. A special class for dressers from the Transport Department was
held during the summer vacation and 30 men were train-
ed.
Eight farriers completed a nine months' practical course in the forge and
passed the examination.
Hospital.
7. The number of patients treated in hospital were as follows:—Equine,
2,189; Bovine, 1,195; Canine, 532; Segregation ward, 161.
8. The falling off in the practice is considerable, the number of cases
in Equines and Bovines being 5,762 in 1907 against 3,384 last year,—a decrease,
chiefly in Equine patients, of 2,378 cases. I hope that this decrease is only tem-
porary, as there are already signs of improvement.
9. The teaching of Anatomy was very much hampered by the lack of
accommodation in the dissecting room, and the examiners found the students
lacking in a practical knowledge of the subject. The class numbered 61, and
the accommodation is scarcely sufficient for 20 students.
Contagious ward.
10. Work in the contagious ward suffered very severely. Mr. Gaiger,
the Professor of Sanitary Science, unfortunately became
infected with glanders and has been on sick leave during
the whole of the year. Mr. Carless, the officer who officiated for him, was
accidentally killed in December, and consequently the laboratory and teaching
in this branch have been in the utmost confusion, and no research and little
diagnostic or demonstration work has been possible.
Income,
11. The sum paid into the treasury was Rs. 15,078-15-0,—an increase
of Rs. 3,032-3-11. Every endeavour has been made to
realize the outstandings.
General.
12. The demand for graduates is still very great; quite twice the num-
ber of passed men could easily obtain employment if it
were possible to educate them. I understand that it has
been decided to move us out of the present college and hand it over with its
site to the King Edward Memorial Committee At the same time a scheme
is on foot to increase the number of students. The present site is the best in
Lahore for our purposes. It is centrally situated and most convenient. Our
cattle cases come chiefly from the Mochi, Akbari and Shahalmi gates, from
Gawalmandi and Killa Gujar Singh, and many horses from the railway side.
The buildings, with the additions which were sanctioned four years ago, are
quite suitable, having been specially built to suit our requirements. It was stated
in the last annual report that our practice is none too large for the requirements
of an enlarged college, and that the only suitable place to obtain it is our
present site, or its immediate neighbourhood. The board of examiners re-
marked that the students generally are lacking in practical knowledge. Since
this time there has been a still further falling off in the number of cases
brought for treatment. It is, I think, pretty certain that the cases available in
Lahore, in the most favourable circumstances, do not more than suffice for the
teaching of about 50 students in the final year class.
If we be moved from
our present site to a more unsuitable one, there will probably be a considerable
falling off which will mean retrogression. It surely will not be possible to
train a greater number of students nor to train even 50 as well as we can do
at present.
13. The staff, as usual, worked very well during the year.