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Report On The Inspection Of Chiefs College 1932-33PDF 18
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The time-table is on the whole satisfactory though it is desirable to
avoid, excopt as far as science is concerned, consecutive periods in the same
subject. Another point which in my opinion is worth consideration is the
number of single-day holidays. I fully realise the difficulty in cutting them
down but it is possible that if an equivalent number of days were added to
one of the vacations less difficulty might be felt. Another problem in
an institution of this kind, and more especially in this college, 1s the diffi-
culty of getting the boys back in time after they have been allowed to go home
on holiday and also the frequent leave which has to be given during term
time for marriages.
8. Library.—I have gone into the question of the library with some care
as it seems to me highly desirable that as much as possible should be done
to encourage in the boys in the college the habit of reading. At present
there is an allotment of Rs, 1,000 per annum but only about Rs. 300 is spent
on books and out of the whole school only about thirty boys ever take books
out. Some use, however, is also made of the libraries in the boarding houses.
The Masters’ Library, too, is inadequate and does not seem to be used as
much as it should. A large number of the books at present available struck
me as being somewhat unsuitable for the purpose and when time permits, 1
wonld suggest that the whole question of providing a sufficient number of
books including light novels and a considerable number of books in the main
vernaculars should be carefully considered. It might also be worth discussing
whether it is desirable to give more time definitely to reading, at any rate
in the beginning. At present throughont the college there is a lack of back-
ground among the hoys and an absence of curiosity as to what is going on in
the world around them. The knowledge of general literature, even in its
simplest forms, is curiously small.
9, Pupils and craminations.—Three boys took the Higher Diploma
examination in 1932 and all passed while out of 18 candidates who appeared
for the Diploma examination of 1982, 8 passed. The weak subjects were
Translation, Geography and in several cases Arithmetic.
Tt is satisfactory to note that the number of the boys has increased
from 115 last year to 131 this year. The Principal informs me that he regards
150 as the maximum number of boys that should be admitted. There were 31
admissions, of whom cight come from places outside Rajputana, and 15 with-
drawals during the year. From the statement of ages of the kumars given
below it will be observed that in some of the classes the range of age is very
wide: in class VII it is as much as 1] years and in the Diploma class TX.
T presume this is inevitable but it must Jead to all kinds of difficulties. There
is also a curious variation in the numbers of boys in the various classes.
Statement of ages of the kumars.
No.
Classes. of Ares. Frtremo Averagn
kamers. ia peg
Powt-Diplama—
Qn Yer o,f 6 | 20,20, St, 21, 2%, 22. rs ee 21
2nd - 7 10,10,19,20,91,22 2. 6. . 1 eed DR 20
It ye 6 16, 20, 21, 21, 21 so . 8 ef 16-22 10s
Diploma Clas. aw fs 21 13, 14, 26, 16, 10, 17, 17,19, ¥7, 97, 18, 18, 18, 18, | 13—25 17-62
35, 18, 19, 20, 20, 23, 22.
fad ew et 13 IG, 16, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 28, 18,19 2 | 15-19 17 46
3nd eo. ° 4 14, 14, 15, 18, 15, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17, 17,10. ° 6] 19 163
4th . . . 8 31, 12, 14, 16, 16, 16, 17, 19 ". or «} Hts iso
bth . . . 3 10, 12, 12, 32, 12, 12. Ut, 14, 15, 16, 15, 15, 1. | 1018 1954
6th oe «6 10 N,N, 32, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13,18, we. . o} tts 125
Mth oo. 6 os =~ 8, 8, 0, 0, 9, 10, i. MH, Wy, 32, 13, 22, 12, a, 13, | 619 is
. 13,4, 14. 16, 19. . .
sth . . «] “10 | 8, 8,8, 0, 9, 9 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10,10, 11, 38,11] B14 953