Past Present and Future - Being an account of and plan for The Rajkumar College Raipur C.P. 1882-1970

Nothing has been more to the credit of the supporters of the College than their recognition thatt good education costs money and their wisdom and faith shown on more than one occasion in the last ten or twelve years inspiring them to improve the conditions of service of the College staff bfore not after the finances of the College could from the orthodox financial point of view afford th [...] In writing of the period x 894-19'2 therefore I have had to rely mainly on the minute books of the Board of Visitors and the Governing Body of the College and on files in the office of the Commissioner Chhattisgarh Division. [...] On January 1st 0382 a hostel called the Rajkumar School was opened by the Chief Commissioner Central Provinces and Berar at Jubbulpore which was intended to accommodate the sons and relations of the Chiefs of the Chhattisgarh Division and the Zamindars of the Central Provinces. [...] 1894-1912 The failure of the Rajkumar School; Jubbulpore did not decide the C. P. Government to cease further efforts to educate the future rulers of the Chhattisgarh States and the leading Zamindars of the Province. [...] Except thatt the wishes of the Chief Commissioner and the Inspector-General had to be respected the affairs of the College were12 PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE left in the hands of a Governing Body and a Board of Visitors the moving spirit of both being the Commissioner Chhattisgarh Division.