The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-29
A PRINCE AT HARVARD.
The Gakwar Of Baroda Is Student
There.

/ ZION.
When the Gaiiowar OF Baroda, secon'
in Importance among the raiahs, visite,
America two years ago, he was so please'
with the methods Of teaching at Har
ward that his last word to Presiden
Eliot was that his sons would be sen
TO finish their education at Cambridge
Accordingly, Jaisingrao Gaikwar, II
years old, elder son Of the rajah, is nov
installed in sumptuous suite OF room
in upper Westmorley court, one Of th'
most exclusive outside" dormitories.
The heir to an annual income Of Sl2,
100000 Prince Gaikwar AZ he Is known
asserts his democracy by compare
lively modest college existence and al
attitude of good fellowship which hal
already made him popular among Har
ward men.
To-day the Maharajah's public reve
nues reach total OF S6,O00,000 a year
while his private resources are said e
bring him as much more
The education of the young ruler "a
American ways is but step in the
revolution OF the Baroda state.
Born OF a race which one delighted
in most inhuman cruelty, the GaikwaI
Of Baroda now seeks 20 give his people
the best that modern civilization Of the
West has TO offer He comes from fight,
ing ancestry, being descendant Of that
great Mahratta soldier Damaii Gaikwar
His title, Shamsher Bahadur, was won
by that warrior at the battle Of Bella
pore, at the end of the seventeenth cen.
fury, when the imperial army Of Delhi
was defeated The title was conferred
by the Shahu Raja Of SAHARA in admira.
tion Of his bravery.
While Prince Jaisingrao has lumber
Of valuable diamond pins aud some of
the royal iewelry with him at Harvard,
he dresses modestly, seldom appearing
with more than single jeweled scarfpin
or a diamond ring, and his clothes do
not appear TO be more extravagant than
those OF many students Of moderate
means.
He is fond of the theatre and of the
usual freshman amusements, but never
allows pleasure to interfere with his
college studies.
He declares that American prosperity
is the result OF one of the most equitable
forms of government in the world, and
he hints that the future progress Of
Baroda win owe much to the example
which is held up by this country.
While the prince could have half a
dozen automobiles at his command and
enjoy the most sumptuous Injuries ever
conceived by college student, he Is
entirely averse to things Of that sort.
Every morning at o'clock he rolls
out III bed in very plebeian manner
and ducks into his bath in scramble
to reach the lecture room before roll
call
College he likes. He says that he
enjoys 1t as much as anyone else, and
from the large number of friends that
he has already acquired, it is safe to
say that the prince is liked by the
college.
In personal appearance Prince Gaik.
war is olive eomplexioned, with oval
face, plump cheeks, lips little thicker
than those of the average American, and
with luminous. dark eyes. He is slightly
understood in height, but usually carries
himself erect and square shouldered.
His preparatory studies In America at
the Horace Mann school in New York
and his experiences at Harvard have al
ready transformed the prince into typi-
cal college youth, whose fluent English
and general manner Of attire and speech
are not greatly different from those OF
Americans.
The present Gaikwar was educated ait
the Mabaraias school at Baroda, under
the personal supervision and tuition Of
Z. Elliott Of the Indian civil service.
The old order has changed and given
place to the new without visible commo-
ton and Baroda now stands on par
with the surrounding British territory.
The inhabitants can point to ruler Of
their own race who has effected this
happy result for them The Gaikwar |
has nobly sustained the dignity and
character Of Indian royalty.
He has not shut himself out from his |
people, but has gone freely among his
subjects, learning to know them and to
ascertain their wants. Under his on
ightened rule patronage and honor have
not found their way to any particular
lass or sect. The field has been open
20 all and the different services have |
been recruited from the best material I
available. The highest posts in the
Baroda state have been bestowed upon
persons Of different races and creed
railing from various parts Of the coun-
ny.
The Gaikwar of Baroda's collection Of
diamonds, pearls and other precious
tones is considered ono af fhe oraa fnet
n the world. In front Of the one mil
ion dollar palace where the prince will
70 to live after leaving Harvard are
mounted four solid gold cannon which
eqnired five years for construction and
which weigh 1000 pounds. The trap.
'ings of his fathers royal hullocks are
aid to have cost 100000. The famons
Saroda necklace, strung with 200 bril-.
iants, each els large as hazel nut Il
alued at Sl2,000,000. In the Gailxwar's
OF 500 diamonds il found tho
fifth largest diamond in the world. called
he Star of the South. In one room in
he royal Baroda palace is rug four
ards square made of diamonds, rubies
nd pearls interviewer with the golden
abric.
Prince Jaisingrao's studies at Harvard
ave been selected with view to the j
which will fall TO him
Fhen he returns to the far East. Az
he elder son he is fitting himself to
AIRY on the work Of ruling the destinies
I the 100000 subjects over which his
ather is now absolute ruler.-Boston !
lobe.