Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-06
AN HINDU REVIEW.
Suggestions on Life in India by
M G. Sinha.
THIRD PAPER.

use OF a natlonal meulum oI lu-
struction is that it may help to
build up the languages of the
country, enrich our literature and
heishten a sense of self-help and
self-esteem.
Thus, economy of time, econ
omy of labor, facilities in the
wav OF popularizing knowledge,
and a promise of the enrichment
of national literature, all point
toward the adoption of Bengali as
a medium of instruction In ma
tional university. But when l
advocate the use of Rengali as
medium of a national university
let no one understand that 1 want
to eschew English entirely. That
would be sad mistake. In tact,
English is more or less at pres
ent an inter-provincial medium
of language and so long as other
provinces do not awaken to the
necessity of having a national
language to eliminate English
from the national curriculum will
be to cut off our young men from
foreign as we'll IS inter-provlnclal
communication.
1t is, therefore, desirable to
encourage the student to master
English, or any other foreign
language, as much as possible,
and it may be even necessary to
employ largely and literally for
eign technical words in their en-
tirety, so long as national liter
ature is not thoroughly up-to-
date. A free use of foreign lang
uage as a medium of instruction
in certain branches OF learning
NAV be at times and places quite
commendable and must be re-
tained. For instance, in Japan,
the professors even today make
a liberal use of German and
French, while teaching higher
branches of chemistry and other
technical subjects, but this does
not by any means imply that
they have to employ foreign
language as a great medium of
university instruction.
Again, if English is literally
used as a medium of instruction
the students from other provinces
can profit by the national uni
versity and thus increase its USE
fulness. But whatever foreign
words we use we should bear in
mind that an orator or speaker
should always accommodate him
self aud his words to the people
whom he is addressing and should
always aim at simplicity and et-
fectiveness rather than ink-horr
phrases and pompous words.
Let US remember that Sll
Thomas Wilson, in advising hi:
countrymen, said: Among al
lessons, this should be learn
first, that we never affect any
ink-hSrn terms, but use ou
speech as most men do. Som
seek to speak so far foreigl
tongue that they forget thei
mothers language. And l dar
say if some of their mothers wer
alive they were not able to tel
what they saw. Like some ia,
iournied gentleman at their re
turn home, who nave to go i
foreign apparel, so they will pow
der their talk with oversee lang
uage."
The national language shoul
direct its attention toward con
mercial education as much as an
other. Along with the growt
of swadishi movement there hs
risen a demand for home-mao
goods and it is the duty of tt
university to train some OF i
students in a way that will tur
out Iudia's best commercial mel
How much commercial schoo
are needed in Europe is apparei
from the fact that the lit
Kingdom of Saxony has got hft.
two commercial schools. II
mission of commercial educatic
can be greatly turthered if Il
university authorities come to
understanding with the leadir
merchants and traders of Il
country. In foreign countri
students who pass their final c