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... become the means of dif- fusing knowledge much beyond the immediate circle of the government seminaries , and being now objects of general interest , many valuable contributions are from time to time made to them . * Scientific ...
... become the means of dif- fusing knowledge much beyond the immediate circle of the government seminaries , and being now objects of general interest , many valuable contributions are from time to time made to them . * Scientific ...
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... become rare ; the sys- tem is raised in general estimation , and additional means are acquired for improving and extending it . Boarding - houses are beginning to be estab- lished in connection with some of the seminaries , for the ...
... become rare ; the sys- tem is raised in general estimation , and additional means are acquired for improving and extending it . Boarding - houses are beginning to be estab- lished in connection with some of the seminaries , for the ...
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... become one people , and the process of enlightening our subjects will proceed simul- taneously with that of uniting them among them- selves . In the long discussions which preceded the change in the plan of the committee , there was one ...
... become one people , and the process of enlightening our subjects will proceed simul- taneously with that of uniting them among them- selves . In the long discussions which preceded the change in the plan of the committee , there was one ...
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... becomes more generally appreciated , the demand for them -will no doubt increase , and we shall be able to encourage ... becoming general . We have also endeavoured to secure the means of judging for ourselves of the degree of attention ...
... becomes more generally appreciated , the demand for them -will no doubt increase , and we shall be able to encourage ... becoming general . We have also endeavoured to secure the means of judging for ourselves of the degree of attention ...
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... of the country where there are no means of obtaining a tolerable education , they become after a generation or two as ignorant and bigoted as the rest . properly taken advantage of , we shall ere long be 26 ON THE EDUCATION OF.
... of the country where there are no means of obtaining a tolerable education , they become after a generation or two as ignorant and bigoted as the rest . properly taken advantage of , we shall ere long be 26 ON THE EDUCATION OF.
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Page 13 - Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India, and that all the funds appropriated for the purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
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Page 97 - ... a sum of not less than one lac of rupees in each year shall be set apart and applied to the revival and improvement of literature, and the encouragement of the learned natives of India, and for the introduction and promotion of a knowledge of the sciences among the inhabitants of the British territories in India...
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