HC Deb 15 July 1959 vol 609 c31W
Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the teaching staff of Makerere University College, the number of students in residence and the number of students per room in the residential quarters.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

At the end of 1958–59 academic year the staff of Makerere College comprised 22 heads of department (of whom 19 were of professional and three of reader status), 23 other readers and senior lecturers, 68 lecturers and assistant lecturers and 33 part-time lecturers. There were 823 students in residence. All 214 first-year students were doubled-up two to a room and most of the 144 second-year students shared a room during the first half of the academic year. In the new academic year beginning 14th July, 1959, none of the 900 students need share a room.

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