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tleged will only leam enough of the branches thai are 

 distasteful to them to squeeze through the final exam- 

 inations and no more. Optional studies are in place 



in post-graduate education, but should not be counten- 

 anced in a medical college whose function it is to in- 

 struct the students systematically and thoroughly in 

 all branches pertaining to medicine and surgery. 



The Bengal Medical College has undertaken the edu- 

 cation of midwives, a very commendable extension of its 

 wide field of usefulness. 



MIDWIVES AXD DIAS. 



The regulations for this department are formulated 

 under this heading: 



Women who have a fair knowledge of English, but 

 who have not passed the entrance examination or its 

 equivalents, will be admitted into the Eden Hospital 

 to learn midwifery. The government grants 20 rupees 

 ($6.40) a month toward the board, washing, etc., of 

 each pupil and gives them free quarters. After a year's 

 tuition and bedside practice, if found proficient, they 

 will obtain a certificate qualifying them to practice 

 midwifery. The fee for each certificate is 5 rupees 

 ($1.G0). They are expected to do general nursing in 

 the wards as well as midwifery. Women wdio have not 

 passed the entrance examination or its equivalents, but 

 who can read and write Bengali, can be admitted into 

 the Eden Hospital as pupil dais. The government 

 grants G rupees ($1.92) each month to eight pupils 

 toward their board, washing, etc., and gives them free 

 quarters. After twelve months' tuition and bedside 

 practice, if found proficient, they will obtain a certifi- 

 cate qualifying them to practice midwifery. They are 

 expected to do nursing in the wards as well as mid- 

 wifery. The education of these two classes of midwives 

 for country and village practice must meet a pressing 

 need, as in many remote parts of India medical aid 

 is too remote to be available in obstetrical eases. These 



