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Missionary Grammar Scliool," and was " to be especially known CHAP. XXV. 

 and distinguished as a seminary for sound learning and religious educational. 



education according to the doctrines and discipline of the United 



Church of England and Ireland." The property and manage- 

 ment of the school was vested in the Madras Committee, Church 

 Mission Society. " The new method of teaching, as detailed by 

 Dr. Bell and practised in the Charter House and other European 

 Grammar Schools (was) to be introduced as extensively as possi- 

 ble.'' There were foundationers and paying pupils, the charge 

 of the latter being Rupees 70 monthly. A preparatory school 

 was attached.^ How long the institution existed I have been 

 unable to trace. 



Until communication with Europe became easy and cheap 

 several private middle-class schools existed in Gotacamand. 

 Among these may be mentioned the school at Snowdon House, 

 established by the Rev. G. U. Pope, d.d. The school was 

 begun between 1850 and 1860, and ultimately became a collegiate 

 institution affiliated to the Madras University. It was closed 

 in 1871, when Dr. Pope accepted the post of Warden of Bishop 

 Cotton's School, Bangalore. There were as many as 70 or 80 

 boarders in the institution. The closing of this school was a 

 great misfortune to the station, and no similar institution has 

 as yet arisen in its place. It is deeply to be regretted that it was 

 not converted into a public institution. 



In 1872, on the death of the late Mr. J. W. Breeks, Commis- The Breeka* 

 . p 1 , • •> • .■ Memonal 



sioner of the Hills, a committee was formed to raise subscriptions School. 



for a memorial to him. The great need of a school for the children 

 of Europeans and Eurasians whose means did not admit of 

 their sending their children to England or other parts of India to 

 obtain a good education was considered, and it was determined 

 that the memorial should take the form of a school, but as many 

 natives were contributing to it, it was decided that children 

 of natives of the respectable classes should also be admitted. 

 Subscriptions were obtained amounting to over 4,000 rupees. 

 A grant-in-aid was given by Governmeat and also by the Munici- 

 pality. The foundation-stone was laid on the 16th May 1873 by 

 the Honorable J. D. Sim, c.s.i., in the presence of the late Lord 

 Hobart, Governor of Madras. The building was completed in 

 June 1874 at a cost of Rupees 9,487. The school was opened 

 in that month, the services of a trained master of Highbury 

 having been secured. The Government promised a grant of 

 Rupees 150 monthly for three years. The progress of the school 

 was so satisfactory in the first year of its e.xistence that it was 

 determined to extend the building. Subscriptions were solicited, 



' Tho prospectus will be found in the first edition of Baikie's book, (1833). 



