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Report On The Inspection Of Chiefs College 1939PDF 7
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admission regards any other method of grading ns impracticable, I
understand, however, that where a boy is much ahove the Average ave of
his class he is, if possible, given extra work at subjects in which he is
weak with a view to accelerating his promotion.
9. Messing.—Out of 62 hoys 44 belong to one common mess, 12 five
outside the hostels and six live in hostels but are still required by their
parents to have separate cooks, A transition to the living conditions which
are now becoming normal in schools of similar rtatus elsewhere is being
gradually and carefully carried out. = The average annual expenditure
of a kumar without any private servant comes to about Rs. 1,300, excludine-
riding charges. a
10. Examination results.—The following statement will show the
Diploma Examination results :—
Year, Number appenred. | Number passed,
1933-31 4 4
1934-35. . . . . . . ’ 1 ]
1935-36. . . . . . . 4 3
1036-37, . . . * ’ . . 2 2
5 5
1937-38. .
This year four boys are taking their Diploma examination. I tested them
orally in English and was fayourably impressed by the standard to which
they attained.
The College also prepares candidates for the Intermediate Examination
of the Nagpur University. In 1937-38 the only hoy who went up for this
exaniination passed it in the third division missing his second division by
nine marks. Two students will sit for this examination in March 1940.
11 The College has a prefect. system whereby senior privileged boys
are mainly responsible for the discipline and the ordinary running of the
College. They have limited powers of punishment. The Principal meets
them once a week for a talk on their problems and the technique of leader-
ship.
12. The following is a typical working day programme :—
Physicaltraining 2 6. 0. 0s ee - 77-30 a.
Temple . . . wot » Sam.
Homo Work » 8-16—9 a.at.
Classes. . . . . . . . - 10—lrm., 2—4Pr.e
Games. . . . . . . . . 430—5-30 Pat.
. » 6-10 r.u.
Templo . . . . oe .
. - F—S8 Pot.
Home Work . . . . . .
13. Educational tours.—Arrangements are being made for 15 boys to
go to Dehra Dun in February 1939 in order to visit the Indian Military
Academy, the Imperial Forest Research Institute and the Deon School.
Ten of the younger boys will go to see the Tata Iron and Steel Works at
Tatanagar.
14, General Conclusion.—While for the reasons given at the begint= ne
of this report I have confined myself mainly to matters of adminis" the
T could mot help being very favourably impressed during .my visit by the