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Dear Mr.
Saiyidain,
For some time an idea has been revolving in my mind that I should establish a Public
School at Madras. I need hardly say that this has been a necessity for such a long time,
nay particularly in the present juncture when the Regional language has become the medium
of instruction. In Madras, as you know, there is cosmopolitan population drawn from all
parts of the country who are speaking, different tongues. Apart from this quite a large
number of Government servants are transferred from place to place and therefore education
of their children has become an acute problem for them. Only two or three institutions in
the City of Madras are permitted to offer for one section in the High Schools English as
medium, and it is found insufficient to cope with the demand for the English medium
section. There is also another disadvantage that most of the High Schools in the City
provide both accommodation and boarding to the children. My trust is contemplating to
establish a Public School with facilities for hostel, playground etc. in the same Campus.
In a colony established by me recently known as Alagappanagar in the City of Madras a plot
of 26 grounds is now readily available for this purpose. and we should like with your
co-operation to establish such a public School. if such a school meets with your approval
it is possible in that we may be able to have affiliation to the Univesity of Madras in
the matriculation standard which will provide not only a good standard of instruction but
also a recognised standard accepted by all the Universities throughout India - the English
medium.
am therefore venturing to write this letter so that you may kindly clarify or ask your
office to clarify as to what facilities the Center could offer for en- couraging such a
venture. I should like to mention in this connection that no facilities or grant will be
available from the State as it is wedded to financing secondary education in the Regional
medium and any deviation from it will not find favour with the State. I am looking forward
to receive a reply from you.
With kind regards,
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