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CHAP. VI.]
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may "be taken as the surest index of the state of edu-
cation among the Parsis. The rising generation of
Parsis are all receiving an English education, be they
rich or poor. Within the last twenty-five years a
number of Parsis have been sent to England for their
education, in order to qualify themselves for the
liberal professions. One of the first natives of Western
India who went to England to qualify himself for
practice at the bar was a Parsi, Mr. Phirozsha Mer-
vanji Mehta, a distinguished graduate of the Bombay
University, who, though still young in years, has,
by his ability and public spirit, not only acquired
considerable rank at the local bar, but has also
attained a high position in the general community.
He is at present Chairman of the Municipal Corpora-
tion of the city of Bombay.
The Parsis are not only very quick learners but
they have shown remarkable aptitude in imparting
instruction, although the language employed is not
their own. They conduct high schools very success-
fully. Out of numerous instances the name may be
mentioned of Mr. Jamshedji Ardeshir Dalai, who
has held the post of Vice-Principal of the Elphin stone
High School with much distinction. The principal
of the Sir Jamshedji Jijibhai Parsi Benevolent Insti-
tution, which is attended by over one thousand boys,
is Mr. Dosabhai Nasarvanji Wadia, a distinguished
Parsi graduate of the Bombay University, and Ave
PARS! APTITUDE.
297
may "be taken as the surest index of the state of edu-
cation among the Parsis. The rising generation of
Parsis are all receiving an English education, be they
rich or poor. Within the last twenty-five years a
number of Parsis have been sent to England for their
education, in order to qualify themselves for the
liberal professions. One of the first natives of Western
India who went to England to qualify himself for
practice at the bar was a Parsi, Mr. Phirozsha Mer-
vanji Mehta, a distinguished graduate of the Bombay
University, who, though still young in years, has,
by his ability and public spirit, not only acquired
considerable rank at the local bar, but has also
attained a high position in the general community.
He is at present Chairman of the Municipal Corpora-
tion of the city of Bombay.
The Parsis are not only very quick learners but
they have shown remarkable aptitude in imparting
instruction, although the language employed is not
their own. They conduct high schools very success-
fully. Out of numerous instances the name may be
mentioned of Mr. Jamshedji Ardeshir Dalai, who
has held the post of Vice-Principal of the Elphin stone
High School with much distinction. The principal
of the Sir Jamshedji Jijibhai Parsi Benevolent Insti-
tution, which is attended by over one thousand boys,
is Mr. Dosabhai Nasarvanji Wadia, a distinguished
Parsi graduate of the Bombay University, and Ave