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the rules of the hostel preference is given to native stu- 

 dents. While in the hostel students are under the 

 supervision of the lady superintendent and must con- 

 form to the rules laid down for their guidance. While 

 within the college precincts students are under the 

 disciplinary control of the principal. 



MILITARY PUPIL CLASS. 



The present attendance of Bengal Medical College 

 includes 96 military pupils who, at government ex- 

 pense, are heing educated for the subordinate Indian 

 Medical Service. These students are in uniform and 

 reside in a separate building across the street from the 

 college (Fig. 41), and besides pursuing their routine 

 studies, are drilled daily by a retired captain of the In- 

 dian army, who at the same time exercises supervision 

 over them and is responsible for their conduct outside 

 of the college precincts. The following are the regula- 

 tions for this class : 1. The administrative control of 

 this class, as a portion of the Indian subordinate medi- 

 cal department, rests with the director-general of the 

 Indian Medical Service. 2. Students are admitted to 

 this class under the orders of the government of India, 

 military department. 3. Students must be of European 

 or Eurasian parentage, physically fit, of good character, 

 and betwe.en 16 and 18 years of age on admission. 

 4. While at the college they will be styled military pu- 

 pils. 5. Their education at the college is intended to 

 fit them for employment in hospitals of British troops 

 and in military and civil appointments. 6. The course 

 of study is four years. 7. Military pupils must obtain 

 permission from the principal before attending lec- 

 tures on subjects outside their curriculum. 8. The peri- 

 odical and final examinations of the curriculum will be 

 conducted by the faculty, and students who fail to pass 

 them will be dealt with in accordance with the rules 

 laid down in the prospectus issued by the director- 

 general of the Indian Medical Service. 9. At the end 



