The statutes proposed for the establishment of two teacherships of Persian and of Indian languages and of two readerships in Indian history and Indian law / Dr. Rollerston.

  • Rolleston, George, 1829-1881.
Date:
[1877]
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    even in the Madras Presidency. This made the case against these two “illiterate vernaculars” even more overwhelming. But further, let Congregation note that the Governor of Madras, p. 242, told them there were only 103 men selected under the new system in the fifteen years I860—1874 now on the rolls of the Junior Madras Service ; and that of the last 52 elected between 1804 and 1874, only 17 were University men of any United Kingdom University. I can scarcely believe that these figures and numbers can have been before the eyes of the framers of the Statute. Professor Monier Williams’ words, May 14, 1875, “Let us take care that in making our arrangements to provide Teachers the number of Students does not disappoint us,” were indeed words of Indian wisdom, but they had been as little regarded as all the other utterances re- ferred toh. 11 Evidence against attempting to teacli the Indian Vernaculars in Great Britain or Ireland is given by the subjoined authorities at the appended pages of the Blue Book, Civil Service of India, the Selection and Training of Candidates for the Indian Civil Service, London, 1876:— Lord Northbrook, p. 229. Sir P. H. Wodehouse, p. 264. Sir E. Perry, p. 312. Sir W. Muir, p. 221. H. G. Turner, Esq. p. 193. Sir Richard Temple, p. 56. R. Smeaton, Esq. p. 99. A. MacMillan, Esq. p. 101. C. G. Kemball, Esq. p. 271. F. Henvey, Esq. p. 209. C. U. Aitchison, Esq. p. 210. R. B. Chapman, Esq. p. 210. T. F. Chichele Plowden, Esq. p. 212. Hon. A. Eden, p. 218. Hon. A. Rogers, p. 263. Evidence to the effect that “ if the pupils are compulsorily located at Oxford, it may he accepted as an axiom that the teachers (of Tamil and Telugu) will soon follow,” is given by E. J Sinkinson, Esq. p. 179. I-I. E. Stokes, Esq. p. 248. YV. H. Smith, Esq. D.C.L. p. 88. D. C. Ibbetson, Esq. p. 150.