200 AROUND THE WORLD VIA INDIA. 



government. For the second time the hospital assistant 

 department was transferred to the auxiliary medical 

 school at Rayapuram in 1903. The principal of the 

 college at the present time is Lieut.-Col. J. Maitland, 

 M.D., I.M.S., F.M.IT. The teaching staff consists of 

 23 professors and assistant professors, and the number 

 of students is 400. Major G. G. Giffard, I.M.S., is pro- 

 fessor of surgery, and Miss V. Adams. M.B.. lecturer 

 in midwifery to female students. The calendar of the 

 college for 1904-1905 contains the following regula- 

 tions : 



DRESS — FOR NATIVES ONLY. 



1. The typical dress: Turban, a long or short coat 

 buttoned up to the neck, trousers, socks and English 

 shoes. Underclothing according to choice, but where 

 the material of the coat is not washable, e. g., tweed, a 

 linen collar should be worn, and, if the coat does not 

 button up to the neck, collar and tie must always be 

 worn, whatever the material. The Parsee hat and Bur- 

 man head cloth are, for the purposes of these regula- 

 tions, to be regarded as turbans. 



2. Modifications permissible: (a) Students who 

 wear a "tuft" or who shave the scalp must wear a tur- 

 ban which must conceal the tuft when it is present, 

 (b) Students who dress their hair after the European 

 fashion may wear caps, but indoors, if their dress is 

 otherwise European, the cap must be removed, (c) A 

 cap when worn must be black and may have a lace bor- 

 der, but not otherwise decorated — and no caps are al- 

 lowed to be worn on ceremonial occasions, such as prize 

 distribution, etc. Mohammedans may be allowed to 

 wear the fez on ordinary occasions, but not at cere- 

 monial observances. (d) Any student may wear a 

 flhote or mimdu ; he must then go barefooted indoors 

 or wear socks and European shoes. . The latter are rec- 

 ommended, as the feet are apt to get soiled or inocu- 



