Indian Education

it threw on to the rates the maintenance of the Voluntary Schools and gave to the Local Authority in return the right of controlling the secular instruction given in those schools ; of settling the number and educational qualifications of the teachers employed in them ; of inspecing the schools of using them within certain limits as to time free o. charge ; and of nominating a minority o [...] The managers of a voluntary school on the other hand retained the right of appointing and dismissing the teachers subject to the consent of the Local Education Authority. [...] Then there is till culture of flowers the art and practice of homnursing the tending of pets the arranging of a house in the most approed Hindu fashion the execution of Indian embroidery—even the homely"448 INDIAN EDUCATION. [...] In this connection we should not neglect the accomplisment of " setting the table " which being interpreted ( among Hindus ) means the decoration of the floor with beautiful and artistic designs in coloured chalks the arrangement of the seats according to precedence the disposal of the fragrant sticks of incense the strict etiquette to be observed in serving the various dishes Hgnorance of [...] When the authors regard this as necessary it would of course be futile to expect a student to prepare an analysis of the contents of the book he is reading or even to understand on reading a stanza from Marmion without being told that the scene of the secret meeting is described therein or that the subject matter of another stanza is the remorse of a brave wan ; Marmion's affectation of indiffere