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4 Tt will be seen from the above that the status and warldiy prospects -
ot the pupils at Daly College reveal a degroe of variation no loss striking
than their ages, which vary irom 8 to 21. Even among the actual Rulers
now under training there are immense differences as regards tho nature and
resources of the States over which they will rule. The revenue of ono will
be something like Rs. 20 lakhs; that of another will be barely Rs. 10,000,
But perhaps the most important point which emorges from this very cursory
analysis is that the majority of the pupils will have to make their 6wn careers,
Tt is, in my opinion, not to be expected thet recruitment of boys from Central
India absolved by inheritanco from this necessity could evor bo on a scale
sufficient to fill the College. It is in fact gratifying that the Collego enjoys
the opportunity of fitting so many boys for usetul and self supporting career
and thus benofitting tho Statos by converting potontial parasites into suitable
local candidates for administrative employment within their bounds or
elsewhoro.
8. As to how far this opportunity has beon availed of in the past it
would be dangerous to dogmatize. I rezret, however, to have to record that
T have recoived from various quarters the impression that Daly College is
regarded as a rather hoysless avenue towards remunorative employment.
Among my numerous frionds and acquaintances among the old boys there are
lamentably fow who are earning theit own living. Dewanships and other high
posts in the States soldom come their way.
6. It seems therefore very desirable that the obviously necessary effort
to increase recruitment, on which Sir George Anderson has jaid so much
stross, should take the form of an attempt to look as much to thefuture as to
the present of each individual boy and to make Daly College a natural
recruiting ground for public servants. Theend in view will never bo attained
by relying solely on the good will of Rulers, the good offices of Political Agonts
and a recurring crop of ‘ minorities’. But if itonce gets about that Daly
College is @ good avenue for securing employment ‘for ‘ younger sons’ the.
problem of recruitment will be solved.
7. The field of possible employment is wide. It is not restricted to the
States. Wow ibat the recruitment of Officers for the Army, the Indian Civil
Service and the Police is so largely carried on in India, it sooms to me that thore
is & great opportunity for the Chiefs’ Colleges to do their share in providing
qualified candidates. Much of their raw material is of admirable quality,
and in their specially selected European Staffs they have a most valuable asset
which should make for success in tests which, I believc, are largely dependent
on personal intorviews, vive voce examinations, etc. Now that the essential
unity of all India is expected shortly to find practical expression in » federal
constitution, it seems vitally necessary that. every opportunity should be
afforded to enable the scion’ of aristocracy from the States to play their part
in the all India field, and the Chiefs’ Colleges would stand condsmnod if they
failed to become a most-important instrument to that end. In fact, the time
has come to supplement the definition of the ‘primary function’ of the
Colleges as formulated by the Government of India in 1931 by an authorita-
tive pronouncement of the new secondary function indicated abave.
8. T have no pretensions to be an educational expert and cannot attempt
to indicate how the present curriculum should be revised in order to fulfil the
object which I have defined. I realize, however, how difficult it might be to
_ eombine the two objects of training future Rulors and turning out successful
candidates for competitive examinations. Sir George Anderson indicates
that the prosent curriculum is too academic for tho first of these objects.
Expcrience seems to show that it is nob too well suited for the second. I can
only suggest that a suitable body of experts should ‘be convened with a
-viow to its radical revision. Ifit be found that one and the same curriculum
cannot adequately serve both the objects, it might be practicable to have
two soparate courses of study, at least in thé highest classes,
9. In the moantime, I have one or two practical suggéstions to offer :-—
namely (1) that every effort be niade through those Princes who are closely
associated with the Collége by virtue. of*membership of the Working Com-
mittoe, and aleo through the old boys association, to provide employment in
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