32 SERAMPORE COLLEGE. AFFILIATED, 1910. Serampore College was founded in 1818, under the patronage of the Marquis of Hastings, then Governor-General of India, by the Revs. Dr. Carey, Dr. Marshman and William Ward, who together with Colonel Krefting, the Danish Governor of Serampore and J. C. Marshman, Esq., formed the first College Council. The object of the College was the instruction of Indian youths, both Christian and non-Christian in Literature and Science, and the training of selected Indian and Anglo-Indian young men for the work of the Christian Ministry. In 1821 the College received a donation from King Frederick VI of Denmark of certain premises to the north-west of the College building and this act of liberality was followed in 1827 by the grant of a Royal Charter, giving perpetuity to the Institution and its endowments and empowering it to grant Degrees. At the cession of Serampore to the East India Company in 1845, this charter was confirmed at the special request of the Danish Sovereign and a special clause was inserted in the treaty providing that "the rights and immunities granted to Serampore College, shall not be interfered with, but continue in force in the same manner as if they had been obtained by a charter from the British Government." The ground on which the College stands was purchased chiefly by subscrip. tion; the entire expense of the original buildings, amounting to about £15,000, was met out of the private funds of the Serampore Missionaries, who were the first promoters of the undertaking. The Institution was crippled at the outset by the loss of the greater part of its invested funds through a series of bank failures only a few years after the granting of the charter. It was enabled to continue its work through the liberality of J. C. Marshman, Esq., but not on the scale originally contemplated. The right of conferring degrees was therefore not exercised. On Mr. Marshman's departure from India in 1856, the College, though still legally under the control of its own Council, was placed under the general direction of the Baptist Missionary Society, which contributed the greater amount of the funds needed for its support. In the following year, 1857, Serampore was one of the first eight Colleges to be affiliated to the newly formed Calcutta University. This connection continued till 1882, when it was decided to close the Arts Department converting the College into a purely Theological Institution. Twenty years later, the decision of the Universities Commission that it was neither practical nor expedient to make provision for a Faculty of Theology in connection with any of the existing State Universities, led the Decennial Missionary Conference, representing all Protestant Missions in India, to ask the Serampore College Council whether it would not be possible to make the Serampore Charter available for the granting of degrees in divinity. The Council advised by Dr. Howells, the present Principal, resolved to accede to this request and also to re-organise the College on the lines planned by its founders, making it capable of imparting instruction in Theology of a standard equal to that obtainable in Europe and America. With a view to providing a preliminary training in Arts for students intending to proceed to the B.D. degree and for the benefit of the Christian community and of Hindu and Musulman youths generally it was also resolved to re-open the Arts classes. Through the generosity of the Arthington trustees the Council has been enabled to rennovate the College and to build a new Hostel, including extra quarters for the professorial staff, at a cost of about two and half laks of SERAMPORE COLLEGE rupees. They have also made considerable progress towards the raising of a new endowment fund. The College is affiliated up to the Bachelor of Arts in English (Pass and Honours), Bengali, Philosophy (Pass and Honours), Sanskrit (Pass and Honours), Hebrew (Pass), Syriac (Pass), History (Pass), Political Economy and Political Philosophy (Pass). In the Intermediate Arts, or Science the College is affiliated in English, Bengali, History, Logic, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Syriac, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics. Tuition fees-Rs. 5 for Intermediate Arts (with an additional Rs. 2 for a science subject), Rs. 7-8 for Intermediate science and Rs. 7 for B.A. Classes. A few scholarships are granted to poor and deserving students. An annual charge of Rs. 4 is payable to the Union Society, this including the subscription to the Athletic Clubs. Attached to the College is a well-equipped Hostel. The Hostel establishment fee is from Rs. 4-8 to Rs. 7 according to the character of the accommo. dation. The charge covers seat rent, use of furniture, and cost of servants, light and medical attendance. Almost all the rooms are single-seated, but there are a few double rooms, for which the fee is Rs. 4 (ground floor) or Rs. 6 (first floor). There is an additional Hostel healthily situated on the riverside under the direct supervision of the College. The establishment fee in this Hostel is Rs. 4-8 (ground floor) or Rs. 5-8 (first floor). There are no single-seated rooms in this Hostel. The admission fee for the Hostels is Rs. 3. The normal cost of food in the Hostels is Rs. 10-8 apart from tiffin. The ordinary fee payable on entrance (viz. the admission charges, Union subscription and one month's fees) must be remitted with every formal application. There is a large and valuable Library and considerable additions are being made to bring it up-to-date. The Union Society provides opportunities for the discussion of topics of general interest and serves to promote a corporate feeling among the students of the College. The College is under the control of a Council, of which the members who hold office for life, are appointed in accordance with the Charter and Statutes. This Council which sits in London, is at present composed of the following members: Sir Alfred Pearce Gould, M.S., K.C.V.O., Master of the College. Dr. George Howells, Principal of the College. Rev. R. F. Horton, M.A., D.D. Rev. R. C. Gille, M.A. Sir Evan Spicer. Rev. W. T. Barber, M.A., D.D. Rev. W. Goudie. Mr. J. H. Oldham, M.A. Mr. Alec Tyler. Rt. Rev. H. H. Montgomery, D.D. Rev. C. C. B. Bardeley, M.A., D.D. Rev. C, E. Wilson, B.A. Rev. J. A. Stuart, B.A., Secretary to the Council. While the College Council remains the ultimate authority, under the Serampore College Act, Bengal (1918), the Faculty controls the internal affairs of the College, and the Serate decides the qualifications for Theological Diplomas and Degrees. The Faculty is at present composed of the following members : Rev. Dr. George Howells, M.A., B. Litt., B.D., Ph.D. Rev. John Drake, M.A., B.D. AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS Mr. S. C. Mukherji, M.A., B.L. Rev. G. H. C. Angus, M.A, B.D. The Senate is composed of the following members :- Rev. Father W. H. G. Holmes, M.A. Rev. N. H. Tubbs, M.A. Rev. H. Anderson. Rev. G. H. C. Angus, M.A., B.D. (Registrar). Prof. S. C. Mukherji, M.A., B.L. Rev. G. C. Phillips, M.A. Rev. J. J. Banninga, M.A., B.D. Rev. I. Cannaday, M.A., B.D. Rev. Principal L. A. Core, D.D. Rev. Dr. J. Watt, M.A., D.D. Rev. H. C. Velte, M.A. Prof. J. R. Banerjea, M.A., B.L. Rev. Father P. T. Geevergese, M.A. The Right Rev. Abraham Mar Thoma, M.A., B.D. ARTS DEPARTMENT STAFF. Rev. G. Howells, M.A., B.D., B.Litt., Ph.D., Principal and Professor of English. Rev. J. Drake, B.A., B.D., Vice-Principal and Profesor of Philosophy and Hebrew. 'Mr. S. C. Mukherji, M.A., B.L., Professor of English. Rev. J. N. Rawson, B.Sc., B D., Professor of Philosophy and English. Rev. G. H. Matthews, M.A., Professor of Philosophy and English. Rev. G. H. C. Angus, M.A., Professor of English and Hebrew. Mr. J. N. Chakravarti, M.A., Lecturer in English. Mr. D. N Ghosal, M.A., Lecturer in Logic and Philosophy. Mr. H. P. Sengupta, M.A., Lecturer in Sanskrit. Mr. A. K. Bhattacharyya, M.A., Lecturer in Sanskrit. Mr. N. N. Mukherji, M.A., Lecturer in History. Mr. H. N. Gupta, M.Sc., Lecturer in Chemistry. Mr. K. K. Mukherji, M.Sc., Lecturer in Mathematics. Mr. A. K. Lahiri, M.A., Lecturer in Mathematics. Mr. S. K. Rudra, M.Sc., Lecturer in Physics. Mr. S. N. Roy, M.A., Lecturer in English. Mr. R. K. Nag, M.A., Lecturer in Logic and Philosophy. Mr. T. J. Verghese, B.A., Lecturer in Syriac. Mr. A. C. Raychaudhuri, M.A., Lecturer in History. Mr. D. N. Sengupta, M.A., Lecturer in Economics. Pandit Panchanan Bhattacharyya, Kavyatirtha, Vidyavinod, Tutor in Sanskrit and Bengali. Mr. M. Mookerjee, B.Sc. ( Mr. T. N. Banerji, B.Sc.) Demonstrators. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT. Prof. S. C. Mukherji, M.A., B.L. BURSAR. Rev. G. H. C. Angus, M.A., B.D. HOSTEL SUPERINTENDENTS. Rev. J. N. Rawson, B.Sc., B.D. LIBRARIAN. Rev. Geo. Howells, M.A., B.D., Ph.D. ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. Mr. M. S. Joseph. HEAD CLERK, Mr. M. C. Pal. 33 LORETO HOUSE, CALCUTTA. AFFILIATED, 1913. This Institution was established under the direction of the Sisters of Loreto in 1842. It includes four departments, viz., a College Department, a Teacher's Training Department, a School Department and a Kindergarten Department conducted according to the principles laid down by the National Frobel Union for Kindergarten Teachers. The practical teaching required in the Teacher's Training Department is carried on in the School of Loreto House. Each student-in-training gives sets of lessons in the ordinary school subjects under the supervision of the staff. The Institution has been connected with the Calcutta University since 1899 and is now affiliated up to the I.A. and L.T. standards. The following are the subjects in which affiliation has been granted-English, French, History, Mathematics and Botany. The College is under the direction of a Governing Body consisting of— Principal The Provincial Superiores of the Loreto Nuns in India. 34 SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE, BHOWANIPUR. AFFILIATED, 1916. This College was started in 1916 at the instance of the authorities of the South Suburban School, a flourishing institution of Bhowanipur, which had been founded in 1874 by the local public with the object of promoting the growth and spread of higher education in the south suburban areas of Calcutta. The immediate occasion which led to the development of the school into a college was the abolition of the University Departments, both on the Arts and Science sides, by the two existing Colleges in and near Bhowanipur, namely, the L.M.S. Institution and the Bishop's College. That there was room for a first grade college here was abundantly clear from the very beginning, but partly from financial and partly from other considerations, the authorities of the South Suburban School were anxious to move cautiously, and they, therefore, applied in the first instance for affiliation up to the Intermediate standard only. They had great difficulty, however, in persuading the Government of India that second grade colleges did fulfil a definite function in the educational machinery of the country, and that it was a mistake to suppose that the view of the Indian Universities Commission of 1904 condemning the affiliation of such colleges had been endorsed in its entirety by the Government of India at the time. The result of the protracted correspondence on the subject was to delay the affiliation of the college which was obtained with effect from the commencement of the session 1916-17, although application for it had been made early in 1915. Affiliation was granted up to the Intermediate standard in Arts and Science in the following subjects, as asked for :-English, Vernacular Composition, Sanskrit, Logic, History, Mathematics and Botany. The College was started in a fine two storied building at 26, Lansdowne Road in one of the best quarters of Bhowanipur with over 250 students on the rolls, but the very next year it became necessary to remove it to more spacious and more conveniently situated remises at No. 147, Russa Road South, where it is at present located and where there was accommodation for nearly 700 students. In October, 1917, the College authorities applied for extension of the affiliation up to the B.A. Pass standard in a few selected subjects, namely, in English, Vernacular Composition, Sanskrit, Mental and Moral Philosophy, History, Political Economy and Political Philosophy, and Mathematics, and this was granted with effect from the commencement of the session 1918-19. During session 1919-20 accommodation was enlarged to suit the requirements of about 825 students. During session 1920-21 the authorities applied for extension of affiliation up to B.A. Honours standard in English and Philosophy and in Geography up to the Intermediate standard. The application having been sanctioned the classes have been opened during present session. Both the School and the College are under a General Committee, composed of 50 representatives of the local public, who constitute the ultimate controlling authority over the whole Institution in financial matters. The actual management of the College is vested in a Governing Body which is quite distinct from the Managing Committee of the school, and consists of Il members who are annually elected by the General Committee except that the Principal and another representative of the teaching staff are members ex-officio. A special feature of the College is that in no section is the number of students allowed to exceed 75: in several subjects the number is in fact much smaller, the object aimed at being to ensure individual attention to every student as far as practicable. Copious provision is also made for tutorial work in every subject in small batches, as well as for frequent exercises and examinations. The College Council, consisting of all the Professors on the staff, has recently introduced a system under which each Professor is placed in |