he use of the vernacular in schools
supported wholly by missionary funds, or in the employment of white
teachers in vernacular schools in remote districts. Until concessions
are made on these points, the controversy will go forward.

The aim of the Government is _expedient_, in trying to secure
ultimately the use of the English language among the Indians. The aim
of the missionary societies is to fulfil an imperative _duty_, in
trying to reach the Indians with the Gospel in the most effective
methods. There should be mutual respect for these aims; the Government
should yield to the conscientious conviction of the missionary
societies as to methods for giving religious {122} instruction, and
the missionary societies should co-operate with the Government in
introducing the English language as rapidly as possible consistently
with their higher aim. I venture to suggest an outline of Regulations
that would probably attain both these objects and meet other
objections to the ruling of the Department that are not removed by the
President's letter.

DETAILS OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS.

1. No text-books in the vernacular will be allowed in any Government
school, supported wholly by the Government; no oral instruction in the
vernacular will be allowed at such schools. The entire curriculum must
be in the English language.

2. In contract schools supported in part by missionary societies, the
vernacular may be used only for the reading of the Sacred Scriptures,
and for oral instruction in morals and religion and where it is deemed
to be an auxiliary to the English language in conveying such
instruction.

3. In all "missionary schools" supported entirely by missionary or
benevolent funds, no restrictions will be put upon the use of the
vernacular, with the understanding, however, that the English language
shall be introduced as rapidly as those conducting these schools shall
deem compatible with the higher aim--religious teaching; and that when
these schools shall be prepared to use the English language wholly,
the Department will give them a place on the list of contract schools
rather than to establish others in their stead. If new mission schools
are established they must be so located as not to interfere with
existing Government or contract schools.

4. That any religious denomination shall, at its discretion and
entirely at its own cost, be allowed to conduct special classes in the
vernacular for the training of teachers