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 of business. The Principal referred the fact to Dr. Mouat who called for an explanation. When Vidyasagar detailed the circumstances of the case, the Doctor saw that the best way out of the difficulty would be to get Mr. Karr settle the matter amicably, which was done. Vidyasagar took offence since it compromised the dignity of Indian professors in general. No man was ever less exacting of forms and ceremonies when he alone was concerned.

To improve his alma mater, he set to work with characteristic ardour. His first duty was to enforce strict punctuality, especially on the part of the professors. It was a delicate task, seeing that most of these venerable gentlemen had formerly been his own teachers. Yet he managed it very easily, by greeting them once or twice at the college gate when they came behind their time. He next initiated the pass system. No student was allowed on any pretext to leave the class during college hours without pass. The system of perio-