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“ Lastly, a general election may place in power men who are competent and honest, but who, on account of natural human limitations of vision and judgment, may not be alive and attentive to all the needs of human society which, if properly attended to, go to wake up the sum of human good. ”

“ We have tried long to educate the public in taking adequate interest in University affairs. We cannot say that we have had sufficient success. But there is one welcome change. For a long time it was practically our monthly journals alone which dealt with University affairs. Then others were made to fake interest in them,the interest frequently taking the form of abuse heaped on our head. There is at present more general curiosity about University matters. But the curiosity should be more intelligent, and the interest better informed and more watchful. ”

“ Calcutta University Reform
All representative bodies, parliaments downwards, have periodical general elections. This serves to counteract various kinds of undesirable results. After a general election, the management of affairs may fall into the hands of incompetent men, or reactionaries, or persons who place private advantage over public good, or men who cleverly mix up private gain with some public advantage. A general election may also lead to the coming into power of a party who, in spite of the best intentions in the world, may be guilty of serious blunders. ”