IX. La Martiniere, Calcutta. AFFILIATED, 1857. La Martinière, Calcutta, together with similar Institutions at Lucknow and Lyons, was founded by General Claude Martin, a native of the latter place and a General in the service of the King of Oudh. General Martin bequeathed a large sum of money to be devoted to the establishment of a School for the Christian inhabitants of Calcutta, under the direction of the Supreme Court. The School was opened on the 1st March, 1836, and was according to the provisions in General Martin's Will named "La Martinière." By decrees of the Supreme and High Courts, a body of Governors was constituted, consisting of the Governor-General, the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, the Chief Justice of the High Court, the Bishop of Calcutta, the Commander-in-Chief, the Members of Council, the two Senior Barrister-Judges of the High Court, the Advocate-General and the Chairman of the Calcutta Municipality. These ex-officio Governors select annually four other Governors, who with one of the ex-officio Governors, form a Board of Acting Governors, to whom the general control of the Institution is entrusted. The Scholars on the Foundation consist of (1) Full Foundationers, who are entirely supported from the Funds of the School; (2) Demi-Foundationers, who pay a mouthly fee of Rs. 16 towards the cost of their maintenance and education. The Foundationers are chosen from among the Christian population of Calcutta; they must be of European extraction, and, at the time of election, not less than six or more than ten years of age. There are also Boarders paying Rs. 31 per mensem, a limited number of Exhibitioners paying Rs. 21, and day-scholars paying from Rs. 5 to Rs. 10 per This Institution was founded by the London Missionary Society in the year 1838 In 1854 the building now used, consisting of a library, a hall, and sixteen class-rooms, was first opened. A Hostel and a Boarding School for Christians are also attached to the Institution. The Institution is divided into three Departments, viz., a College Department, a School Department, a Theological Department. The course of study comprehends English, Sanskrit, and Bengali Literatare, Mental and Moral Philosophy, Mathematics, History, the Bible and Christian Theology. The maximum College fee charged is Rs. 5; board in Hostel, Rs. 8; School fees, Rs. 2 and under; board, Rs. 5. STAFF. Principal and Professor of English Rev. Jas. H. Brown, B.A., B.D. Literature ... Philosophy... Rev. Ed. C. Woodley, M.A. Rev. A. Warren, B.A. Professor of English, Political Econo-N. C. Das, M.A. my and Logic This is a Government Institution. It was founded in 1824 for the encouragement of the study of the Sanskrit language and literature, and at first Sanskrit was studied exclusively. At present English is taught here up to the F.A. Standard and Sanskrit to the standard prescribed for the M.A. Examination, as also for the Sanskrit Title Examination in several branches. A class has been opened for teaching the Vedas at the request and expense of Madhavachandra Giri, Mahanta Maharaj of Tarkeswar. The College is open to Hindus occupying a respectable position in Hindu Society, irrespective of caste. The Schooling fee is Rs. 5 per month in the College Department, and Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 in the School Department. The privilege of the lower fee of Rs. 2 is conceded to 40 students of the College Department, who must be descendants of bona fide Pandits. The fee of one of the students is paid out of the endowment fund of Srimati Sati Devi of Chundernagore. Besides these there are 50 free studentships for the Sans krit Title classes. The privilege of the lower fee of Re. 1 is conceded to 200 students of the school Department, of whom 100 must be the descendants of Pandits, and the fee of 50 of the remaining 100 is paid by Maharaja Munindra Chandra Nandi, Bahadur, of Cossimbazar, and that of the other 50 by Babu Pramatha Nath Mallik, of Pathuriaghata and his two other Co-trustees, Baba Dunialal Seal, and Balaichand Mallik, out of the estate left by the late Rani Rajkumari Dasi. There are two graduate Scholarships of Rs. 50 and 25, and there are nine senior Scholarships, varying from Rs. 10 to Rs. 20 per month, and one Scholarship of Rs. 4 called after its founder, Professor E. B. Cowell. There is also an annual medal or prize of 10 Rs. founded by the Maharaja Bahadur of Scindia, to be awarded to a student of the College, who, on passing the F.A. Examination from this College, stands next to those who obtain Scholarships, or any other prizes There are also eight junior Scholarships of Rs. 8 each competed for by pupils of the second class of the School Department; and there are besides two Scholarships of Rs. 5 each, two of Rs. 4 each, and eight of Rs. 3 each, called the Maheswari Dasi Scholarships, founded by the late Rai Rajiblochan Ray, Bahadur, of Cossimbazar to commemorate the name of his mother. They are awarded annually to the pupils of the third fourth and fifth classes of the School Department for proficiency in Sanskrit Literature and Grammar. A valuable Sanskrit library of printed works and manuscripts is attached to the College; and a Government grant of Rs. 600 per annum is applied to the purchase of standard English and Sanskrit works. This College, founded by Dr. Middleton, the first Bishop of Calcutta, is under the management of the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. It was primarily designed to be a Missionary Institution intended to promote in various ways the spread of the Christian religion in India, especially by the training of Christian youths in the doctrine and discipline of the Church, in order to their becoming Missonary agents, and also to give a general higher education to such Christian youths as should be desirous of and fit for the same. In July, 1893, this latter object was placed upon a distinct and permanent basis, and the University classes reorganised. The College admits no non-Christian students into its classes. The Foundation consists of one Fellowship, founded by the late Rev. John Natt, and a Scholarship endowment founded by various Societies and individuals. A limited number of Scholarships, varying in value from Rs. 5 to Rs. 25 a month, is given out of this endowment, at the discretion of the College Council, to Theological students and students of the University classes who may be in need of assistance. Attached to the College, and under the control of the College Council, is a School known as the Bishop's College School. The Most Reverend the Lord Bishop of Calcutta is the visitor of the College. ... Offg. Principal and Professor of Latin Rev. R. Gee, M.A. } Rev. R. Gordon Milburn, M.A. Haridas Chatterji, M.A. Nibaran Chandra Roy, M.A. R. K. Mukerji, M.A. Charuchandra Chakravarti, B.A. XIV. Patna College. This institution was opened in February, 1860, as a Government School under the Local Committee of Public Instruction. In September, 1862, it became a Collegiate School, and it was raised to the status of a College on the 1st January, 1863. A Law Department was added in May, 1864. The first Head Master of the School was Mr. J. F. Thomson, who was succeeded by Mr. J. K. Rogers on the 12th August 1862. In April, 1863, Mr. Rogers' designation was changed into "Professor in charge of the College." On the 14th February, 1867, Mr. J. W McCrindle, who had already officiated as Professor in charge, became the first Principal of the College. All students are admissible to the College who have passed the University Entrance Examination, and instruction is given up to the standard of the B.A. Examination of the University of Calcutta. There is an admission fee of Rs. 6, and a monthly tuition fee of Rs. 6 in the General Department, and of Rs. 5 in the Law Department. The following Junior Scholarships, awarded on the results of the Entrance Examination, are tenable in the Patna College : 1. The Harabullab Narayan Scholarship of Rs. 10 a month, open to Bihar students from the Bhagalpore and Monghyr Zilla Schools, awarded annually. |