Besides prizes for educational proficiency, there were others for music and singing, and the winners of these played and sang on a platform below, on one side of the dais.

One of the musicians, a tastefully-dressed young lady of thirteen, was a granddaughter of Mr.Rungacharlu, the first Prime Minister of Mysore.

One of the prize-takers was a widow--plainly dressed as widows should be--and as she came forward there was a loud clapping of hands from the women spectators in the gallery.

I found, on inquiry, that the reason of this demonstration was that she had lately given a lecture which had been much appreciated by the students.

I have no space to give an account of the proceedings, though I hope to do so on some future occasion, and can only say that a more interesting and picturesque assemblage it would be difficult to imagine.
On the day following, October 15th, the Assembly was formally opened at twelve, when the Dewan presided at a table on the raised platform.