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EvENTs oF Ers IFE. 117 He has been the President of the Board of Studies in Mathematics, Sanskrit, Sanskritic Ianguages and Teaching He was resident of the Central Text Book Committee for several years. During his tenure of office he framed a body of rules for the transaction of business and for the guidance of authors of school text books. In 1904 he resigned his office as a Judge of the High Court. At the time of his retirement the Vakils of the High Court presented him a farewell address and Mr. J. T. Woodroffe, the Advocate General of Bengal on behalf of the Bar gave expression to sentiments similar to those embodied in the address of the Vakils, On his retirement the Viceroy ( ord Curzon) wrote him a letter referring to his services in very appreciative terms. In June 1904 he received his knighthood. In 1908, the Calcutta University conferred on him the honourary degree of Doctor of Philosophy. He has been a member of the Indian Association for the cultivation of Science since its foundation, and has been once of its Vice-Presidents for the last tela yCars. He has been a member of the Calcutta University Institute since its foundation and he has been for more than ten years the President of its literary section. He is a member of the Bharat Dharma Mandal which has conferred on him the title of Bharatbhatson. He is a member of various other literary and philanthropic societies,