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This year the surplus balance is estimated to amount to about Rs. 32,000.
During the past five years, in addition to expenditure out of income
amounting to over Rs. 75,000 on necessary improvements, Rs. 30,000 out
of surplus funds have becn permanently invested and the College hopes to
make a further investment of Rs. 20,000 this year and Rs. 30,000 next
year. The present financial posilicn { the College thus sppears to be quite
sound.
4. Staff—aA staff list is attached. The total staff for the College and
School departments number 27, of whom five are Europeans and 22 Indians.
At the time of my inspection one additional European post was yecrnt.
During the year the Principal—Mr. V. A. S. Stow, C.I.E.,-- son leave
for one term and his place’ during that time was taken by Mr. W. H:
Bradshaw. The permanent Vice-Principal—Lieut. Col. G. Hewson,
C.I.E., M.C.,—retired during the year. His place has been taken by Mr.
M. A. McCanlis, M.A. (Oxon:), formerly on the staff of Cheltenham Collego,
England. Col. Ilowson will, however, remain indirectly associated with:
the College as ho has taken up the appointnient after retirement of Guardian
to the Maharaj Kumar of Baria.
Of the 22 Indian members of the staff, eight are trained. The staff
generally speaking is a strong and well-balanced one both in quality and
quantity.
In accordance with the orders of the Crown Representative eight Indian
masters having the status of Government servants have been placed on
compensation pensions from 18th December 1937. Three of these have heen
replaced by younger masters who are trained and highly qualified. The
romaining five have been re-engaged during the period of their leave, after
the expiry of which fresh terms will be offered to them. The College by
this arrangement saved Rs. 8,200 in the past year and will sav2 about
Rs, 16,000 nest year but the permanent financial efiect cannot yet be
caleulated. In accordance with the practice of recent years a junior member
of the stall has heen deputed for training at the C ntral Training College,
Lahore.
5. Lime-table and curriculum.—I should like to eall attention, without
comment, to the more important changes which have taken place since the
‘ast inspection. The entire curriculum has been recently revised. Apart
from minor changes affecting the syllabus in English, Geography, Urdu,
Persian and Sanskrit, a new syllabus for Mathematics has been introduced
and the school is now organised in sets for this subject. General Science
has heen introduced as an additional subject for classes Va to IX and the
teaching of Physics and Chemistry has been separated, a new lJabcratory
having been provided for Physics. A Science Society has also bean formed.
The Open Air Map of India has been further developed and various steps
have been taken to improve the written English. The appointment of a
new Iyawing Master opens the prospect of welcome extensions in the Art
work both on the expréssional and appreciative sides and the cultivation of
the aesthetic sense has also received encouragement from the introduction
of musical classes on a voluntary basis.
Hobbies and extra-currioular activities generally are given a promincnt:
part as will be seen from the following list :—
(i) Rifle shooting,
(ii) Motor instruction,
(iii) Scientific experiments,
(iv) Carpentry and Fretwork,
(v) Cycle repairs,
(vi) Photo colouring,
(vii) Gardening, . ;
(viii) Plasticine painting and modelling and sketching,
(ix) Firet Aid and Elementary, Hygiene,
{x} Horse and Stable Management,