The Indian Civil Engineering College, Euglefield Green, was opened on
Saturday by the Duke of Argyle, who made a forcible but rather indiscreet speech condemning English Engineers for their want of scientific training, and evidently anticipating better trained men from his college than from the great Engineering establishments. We do not share that anticipation, though we approve the College. It will not give us abler men, It
will not give us such practical men. It will not give us such rough-and-ready men. But it will give us men whose glory will be economy, and not expense ; who will look to the State, and not to the profession, for reputation and honours ; and who will regard the Government as their friend and ally,
instead of their enemy. The last is a very dangerous feeling, entertained by all the semi-organized services in India, and very nearly incurable. It is the jealousy which English soldiers and sailors show of civilian orders, exhibited on a larger field and in a less restrained way.
Previous page
