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“ No province of India has so much cash as Bombay. Bombay can set the example to the other provinces of India, if only her many multimillionaires have sufficient cultural patriotism and enthusiasm. And as they are hard-headed men of business, they should be assured that such patriotism will pay both in the literal and the figurative sense.
The other point in Sir Chimanlal Setalvad’s address to which we wish to draw attention is that he is in favour of journalism being taught by our Universities. ”

“ The corollary, of course, is that not only should Indians be our highest educators, but that there should also be such facilities for the highest education in India itself that ordinarily our youth need not go abroad for the best liberal education. ”

“ Already journalism is absorbing a few of our University men. It would be good if future journalists had a previous training for the profession.
Some of the subjects which a course in journalism must include, such as economics, political science and sociology, are already included ïn some of our graduate courses. Those who would go in for journalism might be asked to attend these courses, for which there are already professors and lecturers in some Universities. For other subjects, teachers will have to be appointed. ”

“ Here again we ought to explain that as no country can specialize in everything and do without the inspiration, instruction and information which can be had abroad, we are not against but for our students going to foreign countries after they have received the best education in this country. ”

“ Germans, Frenchmen, Americans, Englishmen, Japanese, etc., go abroad for finishing their education, in spite of the ample educational facilities to be found in their respective countries. Such should be the ease with us also. ”

“ He is not for importing teachers from abroad for even the higher teaching in our universities, but wants that our own Indian men should be educated and trained for the purpose. This is the right view to take in the matter. Not that he or any other thoughtful man would not occasionally import a first-rate foreign scholar or savant for some special purpose. ”