Thursday, June 14, 2012

Leonard Elmhirst and School of Agriculture (cont-24)

Elmhirst was not against taking help from the Govt. Rabindranath too was in favour of this so far as the School of Agriculture of Surul '
So after establishment of the school, Leonard went to the Agriculture-fare with the students at the invitation of the director of Agriculture.His intention was  to make students introduced directly with the farmers of the district and to present the the willing students before Blackwood, the English
Collector ate and other govt officials of the dept. Their attitude in this respect to the dept. of Govt had its good result.  The inspector of the dept. of Agriculture , Santosh Behari Basu was given the pernission of going to Surul for seven days in a month to work in Surul.The director of the dept. of Industry had ordered  the local officer of leather industry, A. Mustaffy and his four assistants to see  the development of work there.The minster-in-charge of agriculture of Bengal Nawab K.G.M.Faruki visited Surul along with a team of Govt officials. The Minister was satisfied with the work so far done in Surul He redered to render all sorts of cooperation to Surul and expressed his satisfaction in visiting Surul.