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Rh allow me to exercise my own discretion in selecting Professors and regulating their pay.

"I can not too earnestly impress upon your mind that we strongly feel the necessity of converting our Institution into a High School. The high rate of schooling charged at the Presidency College is prohibitory to many middle class youths, while their parents being opposed to their boys being sent to Missonary Colleges, they are obliged to give up academic education after matriculation. This Institution would be a great boon to them.

"The managers of the Institution are myself, Justice Dwarka Nath Mitter, and Babu Kristo Dass Pal. We are satisfied that the means at our command will be quite sufficient for all the purposes of the Institution. But should any deficiency arise, we will be prepared to supply it from our own pockets. I trust our assurance for the maintenance of the Institution on the proposed footing for five years will be deemed satisfactory by the Syndicate.

"Trusting to be excused for the trouble,

"E. C, Bayley Esq., &c. &c.

This time the application was granted, and the Institution was made a Second Grade College, that is, permission was given to the Institution to