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reviewing all the possibilities and given certain circumstances, DKS and
MCJ reported that it would be impossible to continue horse-riding for
the term. 3) Proposals a) Entertainment in the Hospital: Adil Boparai informed the Council that a stay in the Hospital can be very dull. He suggested that there should be various forms of entertainment. The Chairman rejected the idea of television as television shows might disturb those who are sick, as also there might be quarrels over what to watch.. However, the idea of a magazine rack and a board game such as chess was accepted. The Secretary would follow up to purchase the needed items. b) Hygiene of Hospital: Shoumit Mukhopadhaya explained to the Council that the general hygiene of the Hospital was lacking, referring to quality of water and changing of bedsheets. PMV also mentioned that mopping and sweeping was not done correctly. There was also a common feeling that admitted boys should have a different diet. PBR offered to look into the matter and report to the Council. c) Frequency of Extra Classes to be Reduced: Pranay Aggarwal complained that there were too many extra classes in a week and hence boys are unable to study during evening toye. PKN agreed and decided to hold a maximum of 3 extra classes a week. This was to be implemented after mid-term. d) Update of Client Server: Siddhartha Sharma and Kushagra Kumar felt that the client servers were too slow and hence requested an upgrade. The Chairman reminded the Council that too many boys were playing games and using chat software. Shoumit Mukhopadhaya then told the Council that the Technology Committee did discuss the issue, and it was likely that the school would acquire a new server. e) Better Ambulance with Necessary Equipment: Aruj Shukla felt that in the past there have been emergency cases in which better equipment in the ambulance was required. The Chairman said that it would be too expensive to purchase a fully-equipped ambulance for every emergency. In any case, such an ambulance itself would require specialized staff. The discussion then shifted to emergency cases and their treatment. It was decided that a roster of volunteer teachers would be made. These teachers would drive the ambulance in emergency situations, particularly at night if the ambulance staff was not available. f) Number of Outings Left in a Term to be Carried Forward to the Next Term: Adil Boparai said that if a boy has not used all his outings in a particular term, they should be carried forward to the next term. The Chairman explained that if a boy did not exhaust all this outings in one term, it was unlikely that he would use even more outings the next term. g) Increase in Private Outing Money: The Council agreed to increase the money granted to Rs 300/-. He also reminded everyone that no food was to be brought in, and there would no further increases this year. This would be effective from immediately after mid-term. h) Revision of Test Schedule for S and Sc-formers: The SC representatives complained that they had two tests on Tuesday. PKN agreed to try and schedule the Environmental Education test on a Saturday. i) Mosquito Repellents in Classrooms: Aruj Shukla suggested that there should be mosquito repellents in the classrooms. However, the Chairman felt that devices like All-Outs should not be left on all night in the Main Building. The Council agreed that the classroom doors would be opened earlier than usual, thereby allowing the mosquitoes to disperse. The Main Building staff would turn the fans on to help air the rooms. 4) Any Other Business with the Permission of the Chair a) Orders from the Hospital: Aditya Ajmani expressed his concern about not being able to order certain homeopathic and ayurvedic items through the hospital. Referring to the school rule, the Chairman said that only allopathic medicines were allowed to be ordered. b) Generator for the IT Lab: Pranay Aggarwal complained that the electricity supply was frequently interrupted, and there was no generator for the IT Lab. The Chairman told him to take the issue to the Technology Committee to draft a budget. c) More Awards: Pranav Swarup felt that there should be more individual recognition such as Cricketer of the Season and Best Swimmer. The Chairman said that there were already too many awards and that the Weekly should play a more active role in acknowledging sporting achievements. d) Private Mid-Terms for A-Formers: Shoumit Mukhopadhaya felt that Private Mid-Terms should be allowed for A-formers. However, the Chairman explained to him that much thought had already been given to this matter and it was decided that they were not safe for A-formers. e) SAT Classes: The Secretary suggested that SAT classes should be restarted. PKN told the Council that there was a lack of teaching personnel. However, PKB could teach the English and MMR could teach the Maths section. The classes were to be started after mid-term. f) Mattresses in Sc Studies: Aditya Ajmani felt that mattresses should be allowed in studies. The Chairman explained that for a number of reasons the school did not permit this. It was not possible to keep the floors clean. Cleaning staff would not roll up the mattresses and clean under them regularly. Others would walk in with dust and dirt which would make its way to the mattresses. Mattresses on the floor would increase the possibility of insect bites. Mattresses could not therefore be put directly onto the floor. The Chairman underlined the need to be sensible about the decoration and furnishing of studies and to operate within the guidelines that had been circulated by PBR. g) Different Games Shirts: Akash Maheshwari suggested that a new games shirt be designed for summer. A sub-committee of DKS, Akash Maheshwari and Aditya Ajmani was formed to design the shirts. As no other matters came up, the meeting was adjourned. The Council was scheduled to meet next on the 14 April 2006. |
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