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iStimainc*n Qjimtf.

.Seven

terribly afraid of tahibs. Now, they too
are gone, the in loniitab'e 1'r. Graham,
the indu-trious Mr. Odling and others,
who ueverlhe ess leav ■ b hind th ■ invalua-
ble fruits of their labours amongst us.

Many of our children do not know
what a real circus is like We areitnky
enough to see live lion3 and tigers. At

rnela timo we even tide on eleohants,

which are biouyht up from the plains.
The nielas in Kalituponu are real trca'8
for children too We can buy a mammoth-
sized cone of peanuts for one pice
Oranges, juicey and golden are more
than a dozen to thi anna One anna
is a lot of money to us then, but our
ch.ldren now sulk at a one-rupee note.

Maybe, the mela ground fas been
expanded on impi overnent. A player
then think' no hmg of kicking a football

from t tic g a! to iho other over the

long h of the field ; now t nly some
plny-rs can kick upto he f Reid, Foot-
ball then is a man-si.zed came. What
they play now is a sis-ified affair, f
still bear the <scar« of those gorious
tussles when selio lb iy» from the Homes
were hairy, bearded glints. There is
one scar 1 am particularly pro id of
Wl en my nrn< complain and make, so
much to do al out little bruises after
football games, 1 have a mind to ‘■how
them this scar, only, it is located in a
somewhat awkward part of mv anatomy.

The flickering sMent movies with
its chug ohtigging dynamo is frowned on
bv many puritanical paren's. Technically.
I suppose, they cannot be compfred to
the ‘moves’ of to-dav but, no modern
‘talkie’ thrills me as did the King Kong
and Tarzau of those days. There
is no question of language or sound th-ti
and stones flung on the tin roof of the
cinma hall, or the commotion made by
rowdy audience do not bother us quite
to the same extent as now.

Both the town and the community
seem compact then- anybody knows,
everybody. Now, it is difficult to recog-
nise ones own relatives even. People
become socially milled, but, veer off
towards politics. We begin with a hill
men’s Association, woik towards a
‘NEBULA , and fina'Iy disintegra.e , into
various eon munal leagues and associa-
tions. Relation hips aie strained friend-
ships needlessly disrupted. Tin ‘paitf’
comes first hke a Coin h-Jd close to
the eye everyth ng else is blocked out.

Welt, we now have our - M L. A s
and Df,p'i‘v Ministers. Our U>wn is lit
up with elotnVty and filled with the
blare of radios There are stream lined
car* in our mo^orst-md and. our roads
are improved Though not as advanced ?}
as some other mrts of th • country, we
are, non^ the makI-g fiir headway. -
Everybody clataoirs for fur her impr iv.e-
»r>pnts Tmportnnt official* pay us visits.
We are bett *r known in th ■ Xationil
field. Yet I f* 1 sure that many, who
remember the Kaumpong of Venter,year
think wishfuMy, at time*,, about, its
simple though harmonious atmosphere.
Or mnvbe* we. j nt hive a certain soft
corner in our hearts f ir the golija haze
of childhood.

WANTED a S cience graduate pee- i
ferably Irainod Asitt. Teacher strong
in Mathematics for the Turnbull High
School, Darjeeling on Rs. 75/- p. m.
together with usual allowances. Apply
to the Secretary with copies of testi-
monials.

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(Rev) H. C. DUNCAN, !

. Secretary, |

Turnbull High School, j
Darjeeling. j