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Some members felt that SCs could be excluded from P.T.
while C, B, A and S forms could take part in one squad. DKS said that
P.T. was becoming a seasonal activity which would be completed by March
31st. P.T. was increasingly not being taken seriously and therefore it
might be worthwhile doing it only for the P.T. Gong. It was decided to
experiment next term by canceling P.T. altogether. DKS would give PBR a
new schedule based on the cancellation of P.T.
f) New Floaters
PBR had given a pair of Lotto floaters to the Secretary who had been
wearing them for a week. Although he reported that the quality was
excellent, the Council felt that it should be tested for another week.
Other floaters such as the Gliders had also been discussed with those
who had been testing them. However, it was decided that the School would
go with those floaters which could be supplied at the right price and in
the right quantities. PBR decided to get further details on Aspen Crew
and inquire about certain possible modifications.
g) New Games Shirts
The School Captain and Akash Maheshwari reported on the different types
of games apparel they had tried in the past week. There was discussion
on the quality of the athletics shorts. The Council approved the shorts,
as well as a white and grey games shirt. DKS said that there would be
new soccer kits for the school team by next term. The same kit would be
worn by the hockey team. The old games shirts would be worn for leisure.
3) Proposals
a) Meetings with the Headmaster
Himanshu Mishra felt that juniors do not get enough opportunities to get
their views across to school authorities. The School Captain suggested
the evening toye once a month would be a good time and Akash Maheshwari
added that these discussions need not be restricted to school matters.
PBR felt that the A form should meet with the Headmaster at least once
in three weeks. The Chairman then decided that these meetings could be
held on Sundays, after breakfast. Each form could meet him twice a term.
b) Increasing Time to Eat for Servers
Most members felt that self-service was much better than a
server-system. However, the Chairman said the serving could not be done
away with, as it gives Doscos a sense of service to others. A boy needs
around seven to eight minutes to eat. Thus, there was enough time to
serve and eat. The Chairman then asked the School Captain to work out
the number of times a boy has to serve in a term and get back to the
Council.
c) Mosquito Spray in School
Siddhartha Sharma reported that there were too many mosquitoes in the
toilets of all houses and the Main Building. PBR said that spraying was
beginning in the houses. Since fogging had been banned, the School did
away with the Anti-Malaria Squad.
d) Increase in Toye Time for A-Formers
After some discussion, it was decided that A-Formers will now have toye
till 9:45 pm and lights out at 10 o’clock.
e) Preparation Leave Should be Extended to Two Days
As there was already a holiday before preparation leave this term, the
Council agreed to implement this decision from the forthcoming term.
f) Transport to Astley Hall on Sundays and Back
As money for autos were cutting into the private outing expenditure, the
boys felt that it would be beneficial if the school arranged some type
of transport to Astley Hall and back on Sundays. After discussion the
members felt that timings would become a problem. Moreover, PBR said
that this would be simply shifting the burden of cost to the school.
g) Turbans Should be Optional for Sikhs in Summers
Arjanvir Singh felt that wearing turbans in the summer heat often gave
Sikhs headaches. The Chairman felt that turbans protected them from the
heat. He also suggested that they meet GSS on the proper technique of
tying turbans. Sikh students had to continue to wear their turbans.
h) Different Grading System
PKN reported that the Academic Council was working on a new format of
grading. It had been noticed that the school’s report card system was
inverse compared to the grading system of the ICSE and ISC Boards. In
reports cards, achieving a 1 should be the highest and 9 the lowest.
Declaring percentiles was also discussed. Software to convert all the
previous scores to this new format was also needed. The Academic Council
would further discuss this issue and try to come to a conclusion by next
term.
4) Other Matters
a) Pocket Money
With an increase in the number of outings, PBR felt that the pocket
money for each form must be changed. He presented a detailed report of
approximately how much each form would need. The following
representatives volunteered to report back on these figures:
Sc-Form- Shoumit Mukhopadhaya
S- Form- Rohan Gupta
A- Form- Mehtab Chima
B- Form- Sagar Aggarwal |