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Indian Unrest

CHAPTER XIX
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What we can do is to follow up the policy which has been lately resumed of increasing the number of high schools under Government control, until we have at least one in every district, and in every large centre one with an English headmaster which should be the model school for the division.
A much vexed question is whether it is impossible to raise the fees charged for higher education with a view to checking the wastage which results from the introduction into our schools and colleges of so much unsuitable raw material.

The fees now charged for the University course are admittedly very low, even for Indian standards.

The total cost of maintaining an Indian student throughout his four years' college course ranges from a _minimum_ of L40 to a _maximum_ of L110--i.e., from L10 to L27 10s.

per annum.

The actual fees for tuition vary from three to twelve rupees (4s.


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