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Ten inhualaiiai
1 l,HTTI-:i!S TO Till-: KDITOl!
1 He Eilitur .it not rfi/.uiisihle tor vieir* erpret*etl in this coltCmn
Eit. U. Times
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
Sir, -At a public meeting, held on Sunday the
•28th December., 1952, at Chowk Bazar Darjeeling,
one of the speakers was heard to say that all
the High Schools of Darjeeling town..would be
introducing Nepali as the Medium of Instructhn
Tom 1 !♦.">:{, and that St. Robert's School alone
would retain English ■ ns the media n of instruc-
tion. He was .further heard t > exh >rt t'lie parents
and guardians to eveercise pre-sSti; e on the s bool
authorities to introduce Nepali as the medium of
instruction.',
First and foremost, I wonder hovvj the respec-
ted. ‘speaker, who seemingly claims to know
everything 'that. is going on' in .the. town, has
forgdtten fhe^faet 'that St. Robert's \yas the only
•School to introduce. Nepali as ...the medium of
instruction in the- year 1950, when orders
toqthat, effect had been received from the edu-
cational .authorities. ! also wonder why the res-
pected S]tcaker, who is a teacher in. one of rhe
Ipcnl High Schools, was not as. equally enthusiastic
to introduce Ni pali as ’the mediun\ of instruc-
tion at that time., Apparently,-dm floes not, know
about the difliculties which the students of (Mass'
. YJI of,St. Robert s had in 1950 in obtaining
books in History, Geography, etc'. Neither does
he know how .^reluctatilv St. Robert’s was to
give' up.-Nepali in 1951 as the medium of ins-
truction • for want <rf books. J iflyed not state
also that the ,^nt rents and guardians experienced
great, financial difliculties in buying another set
'of books' on Mathematics in English, for books
on Mathematic1 were tho^nnly ones uv.iilahlo in
Nepali in 1II..0. •' ,
i (Times JilllUillV A,
peojilc.* In spite -of tljc fact that St. Robert’s
has not received any' instructions froth the edu-
cational authorities about the introduction of Nepali,
as the medium of Instructibn, our Head master
himself went to Government High School, Dar-
jeeling. and enquired about it from the Head
Master of that Institution.
From Sri »S. B. Gewali. our Head Master learned
that Nepali will be introduced in Govt. H. E.,
if text books are approved by the D.R.I. as an
experiment in (’lass \* 11 and YIII, and that there
is no definite instruction for Class IX and XL
These enquiries were myl(? only betauiso tig; Head,^
Master of St. Robert's is still very keen and
eager to intr duee Nepali as the medium of
instruction. But because of the absence of definite
instreutions from the authorities concerned. beeatiso
of uncertainties-about Class IN and X, and be-
cause. of the bitter experience of 1950, St. Robert's'
School prefers to wait lint ill definite instructions
•for Class IN and X.- are given. If Nepali is in-
t rod lived in Class Yll and Y111" this year, and
not Mowed in IX and X next year, then I
dread to think of -what will he the .results
of our boys who will have to write their School
Final, Examinations in English in 195G !
I wish that, those interested in and who take
upon themselves the irsponsibility of promoting*
the welfare of the hill people, would not resort
to criticism untill they have a thorough grasp
and a full understanding of the situation. Finally,
I would ask the respected speaker in future to
refrain from misrepresentation of facts and irres- ;
pnnsib!<> utterances from public platforms. Seic-
he has spoken against, St. Robert's untruthfully
in p iblic. I make use of the public press, t hrough
Him d iv in Times,.to refute his statements. Yours
etc. Mukhia, Asst Head Ma>ter, St. Robert's
The speaker would have great 1.' benefit ted
parents and guaidems and the High- Schools in
the town. (I'»r m<*>| lligle Sell" I in *t h < • t >wn an*
i»resuim\bly in the dark for w;ant, « l in irmti'iis
from the Board of Secondary' lg»lu*-:it ion) hud lie
quoted, t he siuthnrity under whi- ii he was pressing
fur the introduction of Nepali’ as the ,medium
of Instruction,' or had he thrown some light on
the arrangements being made .for Class' IX and
X, and had he gi\c.n a guafantee to parents and
guardians that their■ w.:id would be able to* write
their School Final Examination in Nepali, say
ip 1950.
I w'i h to inform the parents and. guardians
and those ii.lt re te i in the education sof t}rb hill-
people, that St. Robert's dries not let grass grow
under its feet in matte s l/enefii-ial to the hill
High School. Darjeeling.
Wanted 1
Vernacular Tiained Tea-
' cher for the Primary School
attached to the Kalirnpong M ssion Indus-
tries Association ( Ivalimpong Arts &
(rafts.) from Hi-2-1953. The post will
he probationary for a year. Salary
according to qualifications with dearness
alh wanec. Benefit of the Provideiit Fund
on continual ion.
Apply in owp handwriting with
testimonials • by 15 1-5.3 to:--
t , Tire Secretary
vi*80 -fo'-2 Arts & Crafts, Ivalimpong:.*
Ten inhualaiiai
1 l,HTTI-:i!S TO Till-: KDITOl!
1 He Eilitur .it not rfi/.uiisihle tor vieir* erpret*etl in this coltCmn
Eit. U. Times
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
Sir, -At a public meeting, held on Sunday the
•28th December., 1952, at Chowk Bazar Darjeeling,
one of the speakers was heard to say that all
the High Schools of Darjeeling town..would be
introducing Nepali as the Medium of Instructhn
Tom 1 !♦.">:{, and that St. Robert's School alone
would retain English ■ ns the media n of instruc-
tion. He was .further heard t > exh >rt t'lie parents
and guardians to eveercise pre-sSti; e on the s bool
authorities to introduce Nepali as the medium of
instruction.',
First and foremost, I wonder hovvj the respec-
ted. ‘speaker, who seemingly claims to know
everything 'that. is going on' in .the. town, has
forgdtten fhe^faet 'that St. Robert's \yas the only
•School to introduce. Nepali as ...the medium of
instruction in the- year 1950, when orders
toqthat, effect had been received from the edu-
cational .authorities. ! also wonder why the res-
pected S]tcaker, who is a teacher in. one of rhe
Ipcnl High Schools, was not as. equally enthusiastic
to introduce Ni pali as ’the mediun\ of instruc-
tion at that time., Apparently,-dm floes not, know
about the difliculties which the students of (Mass'
. YJI of,St. Robert s had in 1950 in obtaining
books in History, Geography, etc'. Neither does
he know how .^reluctatilv St. Robert’s was to
give' up.-Nepali in 1951 as the medium of ins-
truction • for want <rf books. J iflyed not state
also that the ,^nt rents and guardians experienced
great, financial difliculties in buying another set
'of books' on Mathematics in English, for books
on Mathematic1 were tho^nnly ones uv.iilahlo in
Nepali in 1II..0. •' ,
i (Times JilllUillV A,
peojilc.* In spite -of tljc fact that St. Robert’s
has not received any' instructions froth the edu-
cational authorities about the introduction of Nepali,
as the medium of Instructibn, our Head master
himself went to Government High School, Dar-
jeeling. and enquired about it from the Head
Master of that Institution.
From Sri »S. B. Gewali. our Head Master learned
that Nepali will be introduced in Govt. H. E.,
if text books are approved by the D.R.I. as an
experiment in (’lass \* 11 and YIII, and that there
is no definite instruction for Class IX and XL
These enquiries were myl(? only betauiso tig; Head,^
Master of St. Robert's is still very keen and
eager to intr duee Nepali as the medium of
instruction. But because of the absence of definite
instreutions from the authorities concerned. beeatiso
of uncertainties-about Class IN and X, and be-
cause. of the bitter experience of 1950, St. Robert's'
School prefers to wait lint ill definite instructions
•for Class IN and X.- are given. If Nepali is in-
t rod lived in Class Yll and Y111" this year, and
not Mowed in IX and X next year, then I
dread to think of -what will he the .results
of our boys who will have to write their School
Final, Examinations in English in 195G !
I wish that, those interested in and who take
upon themselves the irsponsibility of promoting*
the welfare of the hill people, would not resort
to criticism untill they have a thorough grasp
and a full understanding of the situation. Finally,
I would ask the respected speaker in future to
refrain from misrepresentation of facts and irres- ;
pnnsib!<> utterances from public platforms. Seic-
he has spoken against, St. Robert's untruthfully
in p iblic. I make use of the public press, t hrough
Him d iv in Times,.to refute his statements. Yours
etc. Mukhia, Asst Head Ma>ter, St. Robert's
The speaker would have great 1.' benefit ted
parents and guaidems and the High- Schools in
the town. (I'»r m<*>| lligle Sell" I in *t h < • t >wn an*
i»resuim\bly in the dark for w;ant, « l in irmti'iis
from the Board of Secondary' lg»lu*-:it ion) hud lie
quoted, t he siuthnrity under whi- ii he was pressing
fur the introduction of Nepali’ as the ,medium
of Instruction,' or had he thrown some light on
the arrangements being made .for Class' IX and
X, and had he gi\c.n a guafantee to parents and
guardians that their■ w.:id would be able to* write
their School Final Examination in Nepali, say
ip 1950.
I w'i h to inform the parents and. guardians
and those ii.lt re te i in the education sof t}rb hill-
people, that St. Robert's dries not let grass grow
under its feet in matte s l/enefii-ial to the hill
High School. Darjeeling.
Wanted 1
Vernacular Tiained Tea-
' cher for the Primary School
attached to the Kalirnpong M ssion Indus-
tries Association ( Ivalimpong Arts &
(rafts.) from Hi-2-1953. The post will
he probationary for a year. Salary
according to qualifications with dearness
alh wanec. Benefit of the Provideiit Fund
on continual ion.
Apply in owp handwriting with
testimonials • by 15 1-5.3 to:--
t , Tire Secretary
vi*80 -fo'-2 Arts & Crafts, Ivalimpong:.*