April 15, 1966

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BLIND SCHOOL TO BE RUN BY
SALVATION ARMY

Kalimpong,

Good weather and a
splendid representative
gathering markred the
Official transfer of the
Kalimpong Blind School
to the charge of the Sal-
vation Army on Wednes-
day, 4th April, 1956 The
only regretful aspect of
the occassion was the
absence due to hospitalisa.
tion of the original founder
of the school. The Hon.
L)r. M. H Scott, suffered
a fall early Wednesday
morning, ind was admit-
ted to Charteris Hospitnl
with a double fracture of
the wrist.

The programme com-
menced with the render-
ing of a Nepali song,
titled, 'Listen to the
Good' News", by the stu-
dents of the school. Mnjor
H. Koerner superintendent
of the Home, welcomed
all present, and expressing
regret and sympathy for
the unfortunate accident
to Miss Soott, read a
letter from the founder.
Miss Soott mentioned her
satisfaction in the transfer
of the School after ne-
gotiations spread over
some years, and of the
regard for Major-Koerner
displayed by the students.
From a ueginiug of two

April 10

boys, the School has
since given training to
77 children; blind and
handicapped, including
partially blind and crip-
pled, have been greatly
helped and many cured.

The Territorial Com-
mnnder of the Salvation
Army for north-east India,
Colonel I. Palmer visited
Kalimpong for the ccca
sion. Col Palmer paid a
tribute to th* work of
tRe founder Miss Scott,
and made it known that
in regsid for the work
of Miss Scott, the School
in future would be known
as The Mary Scott Home
for the Blind It is the
intention of the -alvation
Army to effect moderniza-
tion of the Home so that
the standard will compare
with modern times.

The fine service ren-
dered by members of the
former managing com-
mittee was referred to,
after which the triple-
coloured standard of the
Salvation Army was
hoisted. Following a Bong
composed by the founder
of the Salvation Army,
William Booth, and ren-
dered by the students,
the new committee mem-
bers were named. They

are: Shri S. N. . Roy,
Mrs. 1). Mohan, Mr.
George Morgan C. I. E.,
and Major Koerner.

In his speech Shri
S. N. Roy referred to the
selfless and sacrificial ser-
vice, of Miss Scott. The
history, progress and pro-
gramme of the Hqme now
in its 17th year was made
known, and reference
made to grants from two
departments of the West
Bengal government. After
conveying thanks to Col.
Palmer and Mrf}or Koer-
ner, Shri S. N. Roy men-
tioned that the concept
of society having changed,
blind and handicapped
persons were no longer
considered unimportant,
but that God-given capa-
cities were now recognised
as meant to be invested
in th«> service and help
of those less fortunate
than ourselves.

The happy and auspi-
cious occassion was
brought to a cloBe with
a song by the junior boys
and girls, a speech by an
ex-student and now Music
Master, Shri Birendra
Rongong, and by Hev J.
Duncan.

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