Introduction
It is very pleasant to recollect my school days.
I was admitted to class III. I passed long eight years in the same
school. This long period was associated with pleasant memories of
various kinds.
My experience
During this long period of eight years I had come in contact
with many students of my own age. I mixed with them freely. I had
intimacy with many students. Some became my bosom friends. I will never
forget them in life. I was good student at school. I had keen
competition with another boy. Either he or I stood first in the
examination. This continued till I left school.
I had come in contact with many teachers. I liked
most of them. They mixed freely with us. They treated us as their sons
or younger brothers. Some teachers were rather grave. They did not mix
so freely with us. Perhaps they thought that if they mixed freely, we
would not show respect to them properly. I feel this was a wrong notion.
We respected all teachers. We had a good relation with them. I was a
good boy at school. So all teachers loved me. They helped me in learning
my lessons if I had any difficulty. I am proud to say that I had never
been beaten or scolded by any teacher in my school life. I always
behaved well. I always said my lessons well. So they had no occasion to
beat or scold me. I had great respect for our revered Headmaster. He
loved us all as his sons. He mixed freely with us. I think this is the
reason why he had great hold on the students. He was an ideal teacher.
His influence in shaping my character was great. I am really grateful to
him for this.
I was fond of playing football. We had a big
play-ground in front of our school. In the afternoon we played there.
Some young teachers also played with us. This free mixing had a good
effect on us.
When I was senior student, I took great interest in
the school debating club, in the Saraswati Puja festival, in the annual
prize giving ceremony, and in the annual sports. I took part in the
dramatic performances and in recitation. Once there was an essay
competition. The subject was, “The duty of students in modern India.”
Many students competed. I was lucky enough to get the first prize.
Our teachers were interested in our welfare.
Encouraged by them we started a Poor Fund. Many students contributed to
this fund. Poor boys of the school were helped to buy books
or to pay school fees or examination fees. Our teachers encouraged us
to start a manuscript magazine, i.e., a magazine written by hand. One
year I was its editor. I contributed several articles to it.
We had annual outings and excursion. Some teachers
accompanied us. We then passed the days very happily. I remember with
pleasure those happy days outside the class room.
Conclusion
In short, I am glad to say that I passed my school days very happily. Scarcely I had any sad experience.
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