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THE TRAINING COLLEGE 147
element from being swamped. In 1910 the numbers
were : Christians 125, non-Christians 78. Both Hindus
and Mohammedans are to be found among the non-
Christians. A similar proportion is aimed at in regard
to the masters. In all our primary schools all the
masters are Christians. In the high school, however,
it has not been possible to find Christian masters
for the teaching of certain portions of the curriculum.
At the present time the Christian masters are six in
number, the non-Christian also six. The difficulty of
getting a full supply of Christian masters for Christian
schools, in spite of the predominance of the Christian
community as a whole in education, is recognised
throughout India. In part it is no doubt due to the
very large number of educational institutions kept up
by Christians—so large a number that they more than
absorb the whole supply of trained Christian teachers.
At Nandyal the difficulty may be expected to diminish
as more of our own students become available for posts
in the school.
While at present all the non-Christian boys are day
boys, by far the greater number of the Christian boys are
boarders. The Christian population of Nandyal is not
large, and therefore the number of Christian day boys
must remain very hmited. The number of boarders
depends mainly on the funds available for scholar-
ships. Nearly all the boarders have been sent by their
respective mission districts and, when qualified to be
teachers, are to return to those same districts to
work. Generally about twenty-five enter each year,
and the same number leave. This supply does not,
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