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with the orders of the Hon’ble the Resident I was associat
ed on Ont Soaneny 1939, with Mr. Sargent, the Educational Commis-
sioner with the Government of India, in the annual inspection of the
Aitchison College. Mr, Barry very kindly showed us over the grounds and
buildings of the College and also gave us an opportunity of visiting classes
at work and of gaining an idea of the general work and interests of the boys.
There have been few major changes in the College since my last inspec-
tion in January 1938. The general progress then noted has, however, been
maintained, and is shown in material form in the completion of the new
Hospital, in the enlargement of the College shop, and in the re-laying of the
floors of some of the Boarding Houses. Moreover it is expected thas the
plans and estimates of the uew block of class rooms, which are urgently re-
quired, will be sanctioned ut the next meeting of the College Council, and
that the Foundation Stone of this building will be laid in March, The in-
crease in the area of the farm as well as the completion of new hockey and
foot-ball fields and eight new tennis courts, bear witness to the further mate-
. ial expansion of the College.
The number of boys in the College is now 150, which, while not so large
© number as was expected, is 10 more than at the time of the last inspection.
The ratio of the classes of boys admitted has not altered—a fact which shows
that in spite of the alteration in the terms of entry by the revision of Statute
VIE in 1987, the nobility and landed classes of the Province are still giving
the College their full support. There are now at the College 45 boys frum
Indian States, of whom 24 are the sons or relatives of Rulers.
ag my Teport a year ago I drew attention to the importance of the
Army” or ‘Post Certificate”’ Class, which had then been established as a
tentative measure. This class, it is satisfactory to report, has now been
Bplished on & permanent basis, and two new masters, R. S. Mehta and
te elit Singh, have been specially enlisted to teach it. ‘The former will
ate economics and history, the latter Science and General subjects. Fur-
arge amount of administrative work, and ‘will enable him to devote more
time 1 ing: . : tr
Certificate” Cres a change which should particularly benefit the ‘Post
The broken record in the School Certi inati
intial rtificate examination was not
First Ge last year as only seven candidates out of ten passed, but one
Tt is very crore tente and four Second Grade Certificates were obtained.
LA F ¥ gratifying also to record that a boy who sat forthe I. M. A. and
.” 41. H. Examination in March 1938 i ini
inthe. A F. and is now at Cranwell. *focessful D obiaiing & vacaney
Tn conclusion I should like to sar tas
ic j : ¥ @ word of appreciation about the part
sont library is made to play in the eduention Mt the College. A thou-
anda Yee isk year ore spent on buying hooks, magazines and newspapers,
individ, . pt of the books read by each boy. In this way the taste of the
creased. Th sndied, and his enjoyment and knowledge of literature is iD-
tite for dh ists shown us bythe Principal demonstrate that a real appe-
books read. ng is being cultivated in a large number of the hoys. The
Dumas ¢ antke ye asobe and style from the novels of Conan Doyle an
is, for the Gunther's Inside Europe”. Such reading for pleasure in what
edveation = boys, 2 foreign language, seems to me an admirable form of self-
fete ton, especially in view of the fact that the boys in the School Certi-
tunity of ; A ose average age is 15-7 years, and whom we had an oppor-
roy ‘Mestioning, had evidently thought about the books they had been
addressed toast Some of the Educational Commissioner's questions,
pean Politics whieh ee al in the form, led to a discussion of Central re
Which seemed to me quite 1 renee aterest and a knowledge of World Affairs