The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28

bVhh NOtlHhINu WIN tuo ANinhbAVs
2 Wren was a private tutor or coach. what
called IN England "a crammer." rs he is SUI
posed TO stun his pupil with information In Il
manner that n StrasburR goose Is crnmmt
with food. Wren would prepare n pupil K
any and every examination In the Unite
Kingdom, or out Of IL. for that matter. Praot
cally. however. no devoted himself to the pref
aration OF candidates for the civil s~ervicel
and in particular for the civil service OF IndiI
Appointments to the British civil service
are made ns the result OF SUCCESS In compel
tive Examinations Candidates have only {
prove that they are subjects OF the Queen
born In lawful wedlock, and are Of a certain ag
and physical fitness. These civil service post
arc considered the greatest pecuniary prize
offered to those who have taken advantag,
of a good education. Nor should the social 20
sitlon conferred by n post on tho permnnen
staff Of tho greut departments OF State be over
looked In q country like this.
But in dealing with one man's record 1
were too much to handle the whole OF such
subject as the British civil services. Wren'i
chief distinction. too. was gained In connection
with the Indian civil service. and to give some
idea OF his work in that will suffice.
Up TO a couple OF years aRo the best career
open to a lad possessed of neither influence moi
wealth was considered to be the Indian civil
service. Before the age Of 10 he had to pass
the examination. and when he had done that
he was looked upon Us n made man. The Gov
| eminent gave him 81, 800 to help him to COM
plete his education in England. He might GO
to Oxford. Cambridge. or Dublin University
| for q couple Of yenrs. and he had to learn to
| ride q horse and pass another examination In
one Of the languages of India. and then he
went to the great dependency. Here from the
first he would find himself in n position of au-
thority, one of the little band OF white men who
rule what is really a great empire in itself.
These men. Of whom but little is known by tho
public. are really responsible for the law. order
and government OF India, and it would be dlfl-
cult to exaggerate the Importance OF their
work.
For almost the last quarter OF n century Wal
ter Wren supplied India with her civil GER
wants. When he left Oxford he was crippled
for life with a spinal complaint caused by in
juries received at football. His illness pre-
vented him from taking any honors at the uni
versity. and he left Oxford with only q pass"
degree. But in spite Of Disadvantages that
might have crushed an ordinary man, he imme-
dately set to work in one OF the most arduous
professions q man can adopt. Hopelessly
crippled. racked by constant pain and suffer-
ing from mortal disease. by sheer force Of In
domitable Willie achieved phenomenal success.
acquired a large fortune. and made himself to
a certain extent a man Of mark In liberal politi-
cal circles.
Tho system OF education at great English
was Wren's opportunity. Twenty
years ago Latin and Greek were still the chief
OF a high-class education. and though
mathematics, natural science. modern history,
and languages were receiving increased atten-
ton. and are now thoroughly studied in
then and now there was and is one
point which stands in the way Of the English
schoolboy Of 10 when he tries to pass such an
examination as that for the Indian civil SER
vice. The intellectual boy in an English
is invariably a specialist" From q very !
early age he devotes his attention specially to i
classics or mathematics. science or modern
history. as the case may be. With one of these.
md a certain amount of courses OF the others, |
he goes through the university.
Now the examination for India was the
ever put before boys of 10. 1t de-
handed excellence In at least one branch, and
high standard in several. The boy who could
.ain q classical scholarship at Oxford would
Ind no difficulty in scoring highly in the
classics. but mathematics. history. modern
or what not would throw him out.
When Wren had been In the field some time
t soon became clear that he had the faculty
turning out the 'all-round" candidate. He
aith'Ao 100 " ~ hV iSAu5Cu " oil uul-
ers." but il he got a boy whose ability was
he would guarantee him success.
20 teacher in England has ever displayed such
cumen in finding out what was the particular
'ent Of a pupil. He would discover talent in
pupil whom every one had considered hope
Moreover. he worked with almost su-
erhuman energy, and he made every one else
whom he dealt work to his utmost. His
Methods were simple. He charged the high
st fees. he had them paid in advance, and If
lis pupils did not work sufficiently hard. he
ent them away and returned no money.
The result was that pupils fiocked to him,
as l have said. Wren practically supplied
he civil servants Of India for more than TWEEN
y years. Work. work. work. was his motto.
he mother Of one OF his pupils once expressed
D him some anxiety. not as TO her sons work,
ut his spiritual welfare. and questioned him
8 to church attendance. Madam" said
Vren. Il am not preparing your son for the
ingdom of heaven. but for the civil service of
And he pointed out that his education
yas highly moral. in that it left his pupils
no time to get into mischief.
In case what l have said might seem to i'm
ly that there is no longer any Indian civil SER
ice examination. it is well to say that the sys-
sm was changed two years ago. The age OF
was raised and the character Of the
"ND ~ "" bAV
lust be between the ages Of 81 and %. The
esult Of both changes is that now the place
nee filled by Wren is occupied by Oxford.
he man who has Just finished his course at
xford Is able to enter, and so readily has he
vailed himself OF the opportunity that the
OF successful men under the new
1stem have been supplied by that university.
ven thus. many Of them spent three to six
lonths with Wren for a final touch.
There are some islands in the east which ere
ing may want civil servants. Those who In
ada and other places have done such good
ork for England may then see a correspond
class arising in the United States. This
which has worked 30 we'll with one
ranch Of the Anglo-Saxon race is worthy OF
,nsideration by the other. Fl. R. @.
SAMUELS AM JERRY SIMPSON.
he Mother of the James Boys and the Med /;
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