ANNUAL REPORT

ON THE WORKING OF THE

BURMA GOVERNMENT MEDICAL SCHOOL, RANGOON

FOR THE YEAR 1917-18.

       1. The year began with 70 students on the roll, namely:—

       Three second-year students, Maung Hnit, Tha Sein Lin and A. M. Sherazee,
who failed in the Primary Examination of March 1917, were re-examined in
October 1917 and declared to have passed. Two other second-year students,
Maung Pa and On Pe, who were not allowed to go up for the Intermediate
Examination of March 1917, and four third-year students, On Gywe, S. Mya U,
Miss M. L. Clara and Maung Ohn, who failed in that examination, sat for the
re-examination in October 1917, but only two, namely, On Gywe and Mya U
passed. All the failures were remanded in the second-year class without stipend;
Miss M. L. Clara was the only one who continued her studies and the rest left
the school owing to pecuniary circumstances. Of the seventeen fourth-year
students, sixteen were promoted from the third-year class and one was a remanded
student, who was successful at the re-examination in October 1917 and has
joined the service since as Sub-Assistant Surgeon.

       2. At the opening of the new session in July 1917, forty-two new students
joined the school, namely twenty-five public, sixteen private and one 'Maung
Ohn Ghine' scholar. Out of these sixteen private students, one was an old student
named W. J. Samuel, who was admitted with permission to appear for the Primary
Examination of October 1917, when he was removed for failure. Subsequently
another selected student, R. P. Sherma, joined in August 1917, and two girls,
Misses F. and R. Aaron, also joined as private students in September 1917, but
Miss F. Aaron left the school in November on account of ill-health. All the
newly admitted students possessed the required educational qualifications, except
the 'Maung Ohn Ghine' scholar, who had to leave in October 1917 when the
results of the Matriculation Examination were out, as he failed, and as he was
taken on condition that he passed that examination. A third-year public student
S. Pokey by name, had to discontinue his studies owing to illness.

       3. The attendance, character and health of the students during the year
under report were good and satisfactory.

       4. The following is a detailed account of instruction given during the
year:—