Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
COLLEGE CONTRIBUTIONS.


COLLEGE CONTRIBUTIONS.
This college now has an endowment fund
of about $35O.0O0. contributed chiefly by
native rulers. 1t receives about $4,000
annual contributions from native States
and private persons and also nearly s20,-
900 subsidy year from the British Gov
ernment It's total receipts including tut
tion fees amount to more than $4,000 per
year. At present there are 2O2 students
at the school, of whom 1853 are princes
and nobility of the different States of
Ratputana, and the remainder are from
Baroda, the United Provinces, Nepal.
Orissa, Hyderabad, Kashmir and central
India.
The college is what would be known in
the United States as a preparatory school,
such as Andover or Exeter, or as Eton
in England. After graduation from this
college students may take postgraduate
cNRrses at the same institution If they de-
sire which would correspond to univer-
sity courses in the United States or they
may then go to universities in England
or in the United States for further train
ing. The educational courses are given in
English, Hindu, Urdu and Sanskrit and
Persian. The include a range OF sub
jects such as English and Indian history
geography, arithmetic, English prose and
pOSbI " plySlCS anu chemistry, pOlltlcal
economy, geometry, algebra, revenue. the
Oretical surveying, and law. as we'll as
special attention to certain practical gov
ernmental administration problems, as
famine relief and management of State
finances, civil and criminal codes, etc.
Large attention is paid to lessons in
horseback riding and military drill, also
to the encouragement and regulations OF
such outdoor sports as polo, cricket, foot
ball, etc.
This college has large library which
Is much used, but the only American liter
ature l found there were several of Mark
Twain's books. ! would suggest that as
most of the prospective rulers OF native
States who are being educated here, will
in the future be obliged TO take much
practical interest in such subjects as irri-
CATION, well-boring. pumps, agricultural
implements and other articles required for
the prosperity OF their people. any con-
tributions from manufacturing. CONNER
cial or educational organizations In the
Unitedo States concerning American
methods and appliances might have con-
value in this library.
In private discussion l had with ono |
student OF this school. who is soon to be |
the ruling chief of about so village COM |
munities in Rajputana, with life and death |
power over his subjects and with almost
absolute power in administrative matters /
affecting the prosperity OF his people. I |
found he was particularly interested In
The use of arteslan wells In the United
States, and he thought that II deep bor-
ngs could be made In Rajputana at COM
oaratively small cost. 1t would solve the
most pressing economic problem OF the
country, the land being Very dry and there
being no rivers conveniently at hand to
rrigate from.
Some of the examination papers for OBJ
aiming matriculatiOn diplomas, which |
at the college. show the all
ound character OF knowledge expected
rom these future rulers OF India A few
# the questions were as follows:
A FEW QUESTIONS.
What do you know Of Lord Kitchener,
Theodore Roosevelt. Marconi and Lloyd
ieorge7
MnntlOn a great event that has hap
,ened during the last year in Portugal,
china and England.
White an essay on the Delhi durbar
Can you explain why Delhi Is much !
oolsT ~ January than Juns2 Nhy Is