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Rh Town of Calcutta, by Babus Thakurdas Chakravarti, Madhabchandra Dhara, Patitpavan Sen, Gangacharan Sen, Jadabchandra Palit and Baishnavadas Adhya alias Baishnavacharan Adhya, all since deceased.

"2. The costs of establishing the school were defrayed by the founders themselves; but several other Hindu gentlemen rendered substantial aid to the school; for instance, the Wellington Square Dutt family gave a large number of books for establishing a library in connection with the School, and the late Babu Syamacharan Mallik, who was described as the patron of the school, contributed to the expenses of the school at its inception, which, however, became self-supporting within a short time.

"3. The object which the founders had in view was not to make any profit out of the Institution, but to impart English education to the middle class Hindu youths at a lesser tuition-fee than what was charged in the Government Schools in which religious toleration was enjoined, and Hindus would therefore send their boys to them in preference to the Missionary schools which, though charging a lesser tuition-fee, had the avowed object of preaching Christianity to the Hindu students, and were, on that account, disliked by the Hindus.

"4. The school was at first managed by the founders themselves, but after a few months of its