(xi) Two members elected by the Professors of the College from among (xii) themselves, one from the Arts and the other from the Science Department. During the visit of His Excellency the Governor of Bengal in August, 1912 His Excellency was pleased to announce in his reply to the address that Rai Banamali Ray Bahadur (since deceased), Zemindar, Tarash, Pabna, would give a donation of Rs. 50,000 to the College. In December, 1912, the Government of Bengal sanctioned a capital grant of Rs. 50,000 on condition of the realisation in full of the promised donation of the said Rai Banamali Ray, Bahadur, and a recurring grant of Rs. 500 a month on condition of the actual collection of Rs. 30,000 paid or promised by other gentlemen. The donation promised by the Rai Bahadur has been realized in full. and the capital grant of Rs. 50,000 has been received from Government. The construction of new College and Hostel buildings has since been completed and the College and the Hostels have been removed to the new premises. Out of Rs. 30,000 to be raised from the public, Rs. 17,104 has been actually raised and a beautiful site on the river Ichamati consisting of 40 bighas of land for the College and Hostel buildings has been acquired the value of which has been estimated to be Rs. 25,000. The recurring grant of Rs. 500 a month has been sanctioned with effect from the 1st June, 1914, and the College has now been placed on a sound financial basis. The College teaches the following subjects up to the Intermediate standard in Arts: English, Bengali, Sanskrit, Persian, Mathematics, Logic, History and Chemistry. Of the optional subjucts taught, all combinations are allowed. The tuition fee is Rs. 5 a month. An additional fee of Re. 1 is charged from each of the Second-year boys reading Chemistry. The Boarding charges amount to about Rs. 10 per mensem. Five per cent. of the students on the rolls are admitted free, besides Government scholars. There are two scholarships, called the Banamali Jubilee scholarships, named after their donor, Rai Banamali Ray Bahadur of Tarash, Pabna, of the value of Rs. 8 a month, and originally tenable for two years at the Rajshahi College have been made tenable at the Edward College also from the year 1906-07 They are open to two best and poor students who pass the Matriculation Examination-one from the Pabna Zila School and the other from the Serajgunge H. E. School and who fail to obtain a Government Scholarship. INSTRUCTIVE STAFF. Principal and Professor of English Literature Radhikanath Bose, M.A. Professors of Sanskrit Professor of History Professors of Logic Junior Professors of English Literature Professor of Chemistry Professor of Persian Librarian Haridhan Mukherjee, M.A. (Hemchandra Ray, M.A. Hemchandra Banerjee, M.A. Digindranath Majumdar, M.A. Maulvi Efazuddin Ahmed Jagatbandhu Pramanik Tarapada Ray. 32 Comilla Victoria College. AFFILIATED, 1899. It is aided by Government and has been endowed by H. H, the Maharaja of Tipperah. CONSTITUTION. Board of Trustees. H. H. the Maharaja of Tipperah. GOVERNING BODY. The District Magistrate of Tipperah. H. H. the Maharaja of Tipperah to be represented by the Officer-in- Rai Anandachandra Ray, Bahadur, Zamindar, Secretary. College fee, Rs. 5 a month for Intermediate and Rs. 6 for B.A. Classes. HOSTEL. A comfortable Hostel is attached to the College and placed under the control of a Superintendent who is generally a Professor of the College. 66 SCHOLARSHIP. Maharaja's Scholarship."-A Scholarship of Rs. 15 a month, tenable for two years at this college to be awarded by His Highness the Maharaja of Tipperah to the student who passes the I.A. Examination in the Second Division at least and does not obtain a Government Scholarship. 33 St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College. (Formerly C. M. S. College.) FOUNDED, 1865. REFOUNDED, 1899 This College was originally founded as the Cathedral Mission College in 1865 at 22, Mirzapur Street. It was refounded in 1899 under the name of Churches Missionary Society's College. The College moved to its present premises at 33, Amherst Street in 1908. It was raised to the B.A. standard and the present name adopted in 1914. The College is affiliated to the B.A. standard in English (Honours), Bengali, Sanskrit, Philosophy, History (Honours), Mathematics, Economics and to the I.A. standard in Chemistry. The aim of the College is to be a small residential College of the Oxford and Cambridge type. Not more than 250 students are admitted, so that the classes may be small enough to admit to close individual attention. Every student receives private tuition in each subject once a fortnight. Eventually the College will be wholly residential. At present there is Hostel accommodation for about 160 students. Games are compulsory. Every member of the College must play at least three approved games each week. All students receive religious instruction. The College buildings have been greatly extended, and are large, airy and thoroughly up-to-date in equipment of every kind. There is a bright and comfortable Common Room. The College ground provides a field for foot-ball, cricket, and hockey, three tennis courts, and badminton court. There are three fives court, a gymnasium and an open swimming bath. The hostel buildings are commodious and lighted throughout by electricity. Each student has a separate furnished room. There are two dining rooms for Hindu students. Christians, Mahomedans, Buddhists, Brahmos and others dine in Hall. The mess arrangements are in the hands of the students. The Principal, Vice-Principal and several Professors reside in the Hostel with the students. I.A. Classes Rs. 5 per mensem Chemistry Re. 1 extra. B. A. Classes Rs. 6 per mensem. Hostel. Rs. 6 per mensem, inclusive of electric light. Mess Rs. 8 per mensem. Athletics. Rs. 5 per annum, payable in advance. Common Room Rs. 2 per annum, Magazine, Re. 1 payable in advance. Caution money.-College Rs. 5, Hostel Rs. 5.-Returnable when the student leaves. Entrance fee, Rs. 5. 34 Hindu Academy, Daulatpur (Khulna). AFFILIATED, 1907. This Institution was founded in 1902, and constitutes a religious trust under the management of a Board of Trustees. Its aim, principally, is to give Hindu boys a training in their religion, and to revive ancient Hindu Learning; it has in view also the furtherance of the cause of general education. It has two departments, namely, the College and the Chatuspathi. The College was affiliated in 1907 up to the Intermediate course in Arts, in English, Bengali, Mathematics, Sanskrit, History and Logic. Affiliation was extended in 1909 up to the Intermediate course in Physics and Chemistry, and Botany was added in 1911. In 1914 affiliation was extended up to the B.A. Pass standard in English, Bengali, Mathematics, Sanskrit, History and Philosophy. The Chatus. pathi teaches different Sanskrit subjects and prepares students for the Sanskrit Examinations introduced by Government. The Institution has got a healthy rural site with a large compound and a picturesque river frontage. The special feature of the Institution is its Hostel, in which all the teachers and the majority of the students reside. There is a substantial Library and a Laboratory fitted up with up-to-date equipment. The City College, Mymensingh Branch, established in July, 1901. was being maintained by the Council of the City College Institution, Calcutta. They directed it to be closed from the end of May, 1908, and applied to the University for its disaffiliation. Hearing this state of things some representative gentlemen of Mymensingh formed themselves in May, 1908, into a Provisional College Committee for the purpose of carrying on the College under the Provisional tittle of "The Mymensingh College," so as to meet the requirements of the District of Mymensingh for higher education Accordingly an application for the re-affiliation of the College under the aforesaid title was submitted by the Provisional College Committee to the University by, the Middle of June, 1908. The Syndicate considered this application for re-affiliation on the 23rd June, 1908 and their recommendation was subsequently confirmed by the Senate. The Registrar submitted the application and proceedings of the Syndicate and Senate through the Hon'ble the Rector of the University to Government for orders, the City College, Mymensingh Branch, having been dis-affiliated in the meantime. The Registrar informed the Principal that the new College should, in all future official correspondence, be properly designated by its correct name "The Mymensingh College "since the Government of India have accorded their sanction to the application for affiliation of the Mymensingh College under the name of "The Anandamohan College, Mymensingh." The College has undertaken for the present, the following courses of Instruction, (i) English, (ii) Vernacular Composition in Bengali and Urdu, (iii) Second Language, (a) Sanskrit, (b) Persian, (iv) History, (v) Logic, (vi) Mathematics, and (vii) Chemistry, up to the Intermediate standard; and (i) English, (ii) Vernacular Composition in Bengali, (iii) Second Language (a) Sanskrit, (b) Persian, (iv) History, (v) Philosophy and (vi) Economics up to B.A. Pass standard and Honours in English. The tuition fee is charged at the rate of Rs. 5-8 a month per head, except in the case of Chemistry students who have to pay Rs. 6-8 per month. |