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country was doing more harm than good and he expected that all competent educational authorities would agree with him.
For the ways to right education he only referred to his book “Gods in the Becoming." Surely he could in a few sentences point out those ways, and then refer the inquisitive to his book for details. 800 teachers to forego 8 days' salary
In view of their limited budget, the District Board of Garhwal has adopted a novel but sound method of com. plying with the orders of the U. P. Government to give grade promotions to the teachers and to restore the general 5 p. c. cut on their salaries. A proposal to close down 46 primary schools was negatived and the Ecard tas asked 800 teachers to go on 8 days' compulsory leave without pay, or to forego their pay for that period in the interests of education in the District.
The 5 Universities in our Province may with advan. tage take a lesson from the Garhwal District Board, and reduce the heavy fees which students have to pay, by cutting down the exorbitantly high salaries of their staff from the Vice Chancellor down words.
Ajit Prasad. Idealism. By H. Warren, London.
The understanding and appreciation of something we have read may not come until some time subsequent to the reading.
This has happened with me co-day. I have read in the Jain books over and over again that one should not regard one's body, clothing, furniture, house. wife, children, parents, brothers, sisters as belonging to oneself, as 'mine'. The idea at the time of reading seemed more Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
