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This encouragement will induce boys to remain at school through
the whole course. The Darbars appear to take a real interest in
education, and are willing to meet suggestions as far as possible.
At Udepur the new administration has been most liberal in open
ing schools and in sanctioning necessary increases proposed by
the department. All schools are gradually being well supplied
with buildings, books and furniture.
There are 18 night schools in Kathidwar and 7 in Cutch, and
the attendance is generally satisfactory.
Chap. VII.
INSTRUCTION.
The Education of Chiefs and Minors.
No young Chiefs attend any of the Government schools in
the Poona Collectorate, and of the 82 minors under the care of
the courts only 6 attend Government schools. Two nephews of
the Chief of Vinchur attend the Yinchur School, and are making
satisfactory progress. The three sons of the Dang Raja are
still at Dhulia School, but they take too many holidays and do not
get on very satisfactorily with their studies. The eldest Kuvar
of Dharampor is at the Rajkumar College; the two daughters
attend the girls’ school; Bansda Kuvar and the Sachin Chief
atteud the Rajkumar College. The young Kuvar of A'mod and
the young Thakor Saheb of Dehej are educated in the local
schools.
There is a large number of wards under the charge of judicial
and political officers, and those who are old enough and rich
enough are ordered to attend school. The number so ordered
is not given, but from the figures of the Central Division it would
appear that the orders are not observed very strictly, for out of
1,350 only 212 actually attend school. The richest of these, 5 in
number, are taught English.
In the Sard&rs’ class which is attached to the Rajaram College
at Kolhapur there are 10 names on the rolls against 13 last
year, and the general progress was satisfactory. The Nawab of
Savanur was absent during the whole year on account of his
marriage. The Raja of Mudhol has left ofi attending the college,
nnd is studying law and legal procedure with a view to taking
u p the management of his State.
The Rajkumar College was established for the education of
young Chieftains; last year there were 37, and at the close ot
1882 there were only 34 on the rolls.
The decrease in numbers, though it must be regretted, is ap
parently inevitable, as there appear for the present to be no sources
whence to draw reinforcements. A college such as t is, w ere
the question of quantity is subordinate to that of a hmite qua i y,
necessarily subject to fluctuations, and, for the present, the
^Pply of young Chiefs in the northern half of the Bombay Presi-
dency would seem to be at the ebb. It is well, however, that the
college has already had the opportunity of educating severa
young Chiefs of eminence. At the time when it was firs opene ,
tae supply of young Chiefs under Government tutelage was un
usually large, and having educated them it is necessary o wai
some time for their sons.
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