Department. Of the 17 in the College Department, 3 are Native Christians, one is a Eurasian, 12 are Hindus, and one is a Muhammadan, whilst in the other Department there are 145 Native Christians, 327 Hindus, 13 Muhammadans and 10 Eurasians. The school receives a monthly grant of Rs. 347-6-0 from the Government and of Rs. 200 from Schwartz's Fund. The amount of fees raised in the College Department is Rs. 39 and Rs. 596-2-0 in the School Department. There are in the school one student holding a Government Scholarship (Rs. 10) and three holding Cadell's Scholarships (Rs. 13 in all). In addition to these, H. E. Sackaram Sahib's Scholarships amount to Rs. 20 per mensem, The total number of Teachers in the High School is 20, of whom three who have taken the Degree of B. A. of the Madras University teach in the College Department under the Revs. W. H. Kay, B. A., Oxon ; and W. H. Blake, B. A., Cantab; the former of whom has recently been appointed Principal. S. P. G. College, Trichinopoly. This Institution consists of a School and a College. At the end of December 1878, there were 804 on the rolls, with an average attendance for the year of 710. The number in the College is 30. The fees collected during the year amounted to Rs. 11,475-8-0. This Institution receives a Government grant; and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel supplies the additional necessary funds. All classes of the community are admitted but most of the students are Brahmins. In 1876 a handsome pile of school-buildings was erected according to plans furnished by R. F. Chisholm, Esq., at a total cost of Rs. 15,500. The teachers at present employed in the College are: C. W. Pearce, Esq., Principal. Missionary Seminary, Sullivan's Gardens. This Institution was opened in June 1848, by the Rev. A. R. Symonds, M.A. Its special object is to train a high class of Mission Agents. Each student has a scholarship of Rs. 15 per mensem for three years. These are paid partly from endowments, partly from grants made by the Christian Knowledge Society. A small monthly grant is received from Government. The present number of students is 10; and the teaching staff consists of the Rev. J. M. Strachan, M.D. (Edinburgh), the Rev. C. E. Kennet, of Bishop's College, Calcutta, and Mr. Gnanamuttu, M.A., (Madras), with one Tamil Munshi. Vizianagaram College. This Institution is entirely supported by His Highness the Maharajah of Vizianagaram, the average monthly outlay is about Rs. 1,500 of which Rs. 354 is realized by fees. The School was first opened in 1857 with two branches, one for Brahmins and Kshatriyas and the other for boys of other castes. On the 1st June 1859 these two branches were united. On the 1st April 1863 the standard of the school was raised and the institution was placed under a Head Master, trained in the Madras Normal School. The Matriculation standard was reached in 1868. The present Head Master was appointed in January 1875 and two years afterwards a First Arts class was formed. The College staff consists of the following Masters : C. Chandrasekhara Sastri, B.A. P. Subramanya Aiyar, B.A. N. Suryanarayana Sastri, Telugu Pundit. There are two scholarships of Rs. 5 in the Senior F. A. class and 3 of Rs. 5 each in the Junior F. A. class. The present building being insufficient for the growing numbers, a site for a new building has been selected. Bishop Cotton Schools and College, Bangalore. These Schools were opened in 1865, for boys and girls, European and Eurasian. In January 1871, the present Warden was appointed, the whole Institution was placed under his charge, and a College Department was sanctioned. The Institution is under a Committee consisting of the Chief Commissioner, the Judicial Commissioner, and several other gentlemen. The Lord Bishop of Madras is "Visitor." In December 1877, the report showed a total of 211 boys and girls, of whom 11 boys and 10 girls were in the College Department. Few boys remain long enough here to pass even the F. A.; since after one or two years they generally go to London or Edinburgh, where some prepare for the Civil Service or other examinations, some go to Cooper's Hill, and some enter the various Medical Colleges. In this consists the real importance of the College Department. The Bishop Cotton Schools and College have a grant of 470 Rs. per mensem from the Government, and are under inspection. The College classes are under the Warden, Rev. G. U. Pope, D.D. Central College, Bangalore. This is the highest educational Institution of the Mysore Government. It was established in September 1858 as the Bangalore High School, and affiliated to the Madras University. The present premises in their original form were first occupied in 1860. The course of study was at the beginning of a general character, but included provision for lectures on Natural Philosophy, to illustrate which the grant was made of a good collection of apparatus. The first student who matriculated from the Mysore Province did so from the Bangalore High School in 1863, but it was not till 1865 that the curriculum was specially adapted to the requirements of candidates for the University Examinations. In July 1875, the Institution was formed into the Central College, and the premises have since been enlarged. The College Department contains about 60 students, and the School Department 400. The College Staff consists of Principal-C. Waters, M.A., (Cambridge); Vice-Principal -H. J. Bhabha, M.A., (Bombay), Fellow of the Bombay University; A. G. King, B.A., (Madras); S. Krishnaswami Aiyar, B.A., (Madras); Kanarese Munshi-Rama Sesha Shastri; Tamil Munshi-Krishnaswami Mudaliyar. The fees in the College Department are Rs. 3 and Rs. 4 per mensem. Government scholarships amount to Rs. 50 per mensem. There is also the Dobbs Scholarship of Rs. 7 a month available to matriculated students, and three Scholarships, each of Rs. 10 per mensem, given by Mr. Vencatavarada Iyengar, M.L., to students reading for the B. A. Degree, and prizes of books provided by a Native gentleman for proficiency in Sanskrit. There is a gymnasium and a cricket club attached to the College, in connection with which the United Schools Athletic Sports are held once a year. The students also have a Library and Reading Room, as well as a Debating Club. Kumbhakonam College. This College is a Government Institution and was originally established as a Provincial School on the 19th October 1854. There was no class above the Matriculation standard till 1864, when a First Arts Class was opened. The school was raised to a College in 1867, and students went up from it for B. A. for the first time in February 1869. The College staff consists of a Principal and four Assistants, with two Pundits, one in Tamil and another in Sanskrit. Its present members are as follows: W. A. Porter, M.A., (Cambridge), Principal, on other duty. T. Gopala Rau, B.A., (Madras), do. sub. pro tem. P. Ranganatha Mudaliyar, M.A., (Madras.) C. Sundara Rau, B.A., (Madras.) V. Srinivasa Aiyar, B.A., (Madras.) do. |