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DALY COLLEGE, INDORE.
. ’ ollege, Indore, on Saturday, the 21st Janua
1030" OG He ide Palitical Agent, Malwa, was associated with
me in the inapection. My main object at this my first visit to the College
was to familiarise myself at first hand with the major administrative pro-
blems which the Management of the College will have to tackle in the near
future. Mr, Marchant, the new Principal, had not taken up duty at the
time of sny visit and in fairness to him any detailed inspection of the work
must be postponed until he feels that he is in a position to benefit by this,
J can only say that what T saw during a brief visit leads me to endorse fully
the very useful comments contained in Major Kirkbride’s report. I should
like to call the new Principal’s attention—although I do not expect it is
necessary for me (o do so—to the urgent need for reviewing the whole inter-
nal organisation of the school with particular reference to the messing
arrangements and to the disparity in the quarters occupied by the boys. If
he can spare the time [ would suggest a visit tothe Aitchison College,
Lahore, where he will see how prejudices in regard to servants and messing
and sleeping arrangements can he overcome. I also want to reiterate the
regret expressed by my predecessor at. the absence of adequate female super-
vision for the little boys. J am aware that many of the difficulties with
which the College is faced are the direct result of the present financial
position. Mr. Goodridge, the officiating Principal, who gave me the ulmost
assistance, was fully alive both to their existence and to the obvious remedies.
There are limits to retrenchment in any educational institution if its effi-
ciency is to be maintained and J cannot help feeling that in this case those
limits have been nearly reached.
2. Management.—The College hecame a Revistered Society under Act
XXI of 1860. The management of the College is vested in a Working Com-
mittee which consists of ten members, eight of whom including the President
and Vice-President, and Secretary are Ruling Chiefs, the Resident or his
nominee isa member and the Principal of the College is a co-opted
member.
3. Finance —The serious aspect in the financial situation arises from a
considerable fall in income in recent years, The Government grant which
averaged just. under Rs. 46,000 annunily during the four years 1933-37
was reduced to Rs, 30,657 in 1937-38, to Rs. 15,300 in 1938-30 and will
cease entirely from 1939-40 onwards. ‘The interest on Court of Wards
mms which in 1933-34 amounted to Rs. 82,163 fell to Rs, 40,723 in 1937-49.
. estimate for 1938-39 is Rs. 30,150 and I understand there is no prospect
aad substantial Improvement in the near future. The number of pupils
Rene 4 vose from 78 in 1933-34 to 96 in 1937-28 has now fallen to the 1933-34
deubetul ees are already sufficiently high and in any ense it will he a very
Ie mM Pohcy to raise them further while the entry is falling. The Col-
Be can only rely in future on the following major resources :—
Rs.
Interest on Court of Wards Jonns . . . 40,722
Interost_ on Governmont socurities ra (9-11)
College tuition foes. |S, . ele 36,487
Gomes and medical foo. . . . . . . 0,780
Interest on Building Fund Invostment . . . 5,685
Interest on Furniture Fund Investinont . . ~ + 2,060
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Rs. 1, 45, open iture of the College for the current year is expected to he
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