পাতা:Reminiscences Speeches And Writings Of Sir Gooroo Dass Banerjee Reminiscences pt. 1.pdf/১৭৬

Evenirs OF HIs I.IFE. 5) work from the student's point of view. or from a neutral point of view. They are not intended to be applied as hard and fast rules, and any modification that will appear, or may be shewn, to be necessary, will be readily made. 8. But though by the application of rules such as those given above, we may endeavour to the best of our power to do justice to the claims of authors of text-boöks and of their readers, the students, still our work will only be half-done. Not only must we (ndeavour to do justice, but we must also have the confidence of the public that we are endeavouring to do so. It would be mere affectation not to take notice of an objection that is sonnetimes raised. I shall try to meet it, It is said that no author of any text-book should be a member of the Central Text-book Committee, or what comes to the same thing, no member of the Committee should write any text-book. To give unqualified effect to the objection as a more thattor of abstract principle, would be to deprivo the Committee of the valuablo services of some of its best members, whose position as authors and whose attainments as scholars entitle them to the respect and esteem of thc literary world. And if their books have met with the approval of the Committee, it is not because their authors are its members, but because they are books of superior merit. So far as the objection “an have any real weight, it is met by the fact that the rule and practice have becn for a member not to be