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158 This was soon found insufficient, and shortly afterwards the western block was erected and was called the 'Linton Memorial School' in memory of the late Mr. Linton, an Assistant Collector who had evinced great interest in the welfare of the institution. This block cost Rs. 7,000, of which one half was contributed by Government and the other by the public.

The necessity of additional buildings was felt again in 1882, and a two-storied house was erected at a cost of Rs. 12,000, of which a moiety was contributed by the late M.R.Ry. Pydah Rámakrishnayya, another of the earliest students of the school, and a moiety by Government. The building was opened by the then Governor, Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff, on March 3rd, 1883. In 1897 a hall was constructed from college funds, at a cost of Rs. 6,000, and in 1902 a hostel was completed at a cost of Rs. 7,550, of which Rs. 2,500 was given by Government. The latter is divided into two blocks (containing six rooms each) which are called respectively the Brodie and Sweet Homes, after Messrs. V. A. Brodie and H. Sweet, a Collector and a Superintendent of Police of the district who took much interest in the improvement of the college. The school taught up to the 'middle school standard' (corresponding to the present lower secondary course) till 1866, when it was raised to the matriculation standard. In January 1884 the school committee opened an F.A. class, and the institution was duly affiliated to the Madras University and styled the 'Pithapur Rája's College' in honour of its liberal patron. In order to place the institution on a satisfactory financial basis, the committee registered itself on the 29th August 1892 under the Indian Companies Act under the name of 'The Pithápur Rája's College, Limited.'

The institution is managed by a council of which the Collector of the district, the Chairman of the municipal council, a representative of the Rája of Pithápuram, the Inspector of Schools and the Principal of the college are ex-officio members. A separate committee of seven disposes of all matters not expressly reserved for the decision of the council.

The college is supported mainly by school fees, which in 1903-04 amounted to nearly Rs. 15,000. Other important items of income are the interest (Rs. 1,400) on certain Government pro-notes and a mortgage loan of Rs. 400; and a monthly grant from Government of Rs. 90. The college is generally self-supporting, but is sometimes worked at a small loss. The deficit in 1903-04, for example, was Rs. 370.