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The reduction'and (if possible) the total elimination of private tuition,
tho substitution of calloge for private sorvants, the oxpansion of the dormitory
systom and of common mossing, which aro beneficial in othor directions,
become all tho more bonoficial as 2 moans of reducing expendituro,
18, An important innvovation made during the yoar has boon the
decision. to presont candidates for the Diploma oxamination in place of the
High School oxamination conducted by the Board of High School and
Intormodiate Education, Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior.
Though, on the one hand, the Diploma cxamination may not carry
sufficiont woight in tho university world, especially oversoas, it has the great
advantago of floxibility. Salutary changas in the curriculum are not impeded
by complicated procodure. Bearing in mind that the main objocts of Chiefs!
Collogos arc to provide “‘ the proper traiz.ing of futuro Rulors of Indian States,
and of othors who may be oxpocted to cxorcis2 an influence on thoir adminis-
tration”, I am doubtful whother sufficient benefit. has boon 1capod trom this
advantage ; and I teel that the courses of study should be attuned to the
main object in view.
For example, the scope of the history course should bo reduced by tho
exclusion of a comparativoly detailed study of carly English history ond
of much that must be almost moaningless to Indian boys, and moro atéention
should bo paid to tho subject of Administration, to simplo lessons in tho thoory
and practice of govornment, Similarly, the admirablo start which has boen
mads in nature study and agriculture might woll bo doveloped so that the
influence of the farm and gardon shall pormoate tho life and teaching of the
place. It is at least something that Loys, who had hitherto shown little
aptitude fo- thois normal studios,Jhavo alrondy shown considorablo compo-
tenco in the work of tho farm.
I shall be glad to rocoive suggestions from Daly and othor collogos with a
viow to making changes in the courso. I cannot think that the present
course is such as to carry out tho objectives of theso colloges as now defined.
19. Iam not a little disappointed that only a few of the boys, afte: i
Colloge, obtain service in tho administrations of the Statos venoonen RB
view of this defect, the Colloge is not carrying out one of its most important
functions. This aspect should bo carefully considered.
G. ANDERSON,
Educational Commissioner with the
Government :
Dated the 8th May 1934. eat of India,
My intorest in and admiration for Daly College date from 19921 when
1 firet held an official appointmont at Indore, and I regard it asa groat priviloge
to be associated with Sir George Anderson in this yonr’s inspoction,
2. In its primary capacity of affording education and traini
Rulers of Indian States tho Colloge may well be proud of its past ego
regards its opportunitics for carrying on this tradition at the prosent time, the
situation is much tho same as that recorded in somo detail in Mr, Egerton’s
inspection note for 1933. That is to say, thore aro at tho College about 13
pupils upon whom the responsibilities of Rulcrahip will ono day rost. Having
regard to the number of such boys now in Central India this is a frirly satis-
factory record, but it should bo montioned that it is largoly duc to the con-
siderable number of States now under minority administiatior and that thero
are some rather conspicuous absentces, .
3. Of the romnining 64 pupils it seoms that considerably Jess than half
are. or will bocomo, ploprietors of landed estates with some dogreo of
administrative responsibility and with sufficiont inhorited resourcos for their
own maintenance. Thoro remains a rosidue of about 40 hoys who in varying
degroos will bo confronted with tho nlecossity of making thoir own way in the
world, failing which thoy may degonerate into uscless loafors dupendon$ on
their moro fortunato relatives, -