The Schedule in Sem
Sometimes when I take a look at my watch I wonder what the guys in Sem would be doing. Would they be in classes, would they be playing or would they be in bed listening to songs...? 12 noon meant an hour long lunch break. 3:30 means the time for games where one can picture all the students in one of the four colours- green, yellow, blue or red.
Trying to remember those amazing days in St. Joseph's College, I thought of putting down what I remembered as a student in Sem. For some it could be dead habits but for many of us it was a way of life and discipline that certainly has made a difference in everything we are.
School Days
06:00 - Wake up to thunderous Claps, wash up and change
06:50 - Morning studies
07:30 - Breakfast - Bread was always a part of it
08:00 - Second studies
08:50 - School begins
10:05 - 10 minutes break after 2 classes/periods
11:55 - Lunch break/Recess
12:55 - Classes resume
14:10 - 10 minutes break
14:55 - School ends
15:00 - Tea time
15:30 - Games time
16:55 - Wash up and change into civil/coloured clothes
17:30 - Studies for 2 hours
19:30 - Dinner
20:00 - To dormitories after changing into night suits
21:00 - To bed
This was a typical school day routine where day-scholars stayed in Sem from about 8:30 till 15:00. Some of them stayed during the games time for their respective house matches.
Waking up at 6:30 during the gazetted holidays and Thursdays which we termed late sleeps were days we looked forward to with great enthusiasm. It was definitely a treat for the boarders.
Do you recall the late studies that happened on Wednesdays, the day when our evening studies started from 18:00 instead of 17:30? How many of us remember those very few generous offerings from the Principal in the form of free evenings. Whiling the evening away playing foota, cricket or just doing nothing.
Movies on a Sunday and inter-house matches were always there but what about the inter-class matches in football and cricket. Getting excited about visiting Ramnee during their school functions, studying under the torch-light during examinations, getting up earlier than the claps to practice athletics and football... Those days were much more than mere school days. They were the best and nothing compares to them.
What else do you remember of the most memorable and formative years in Sem? Please share!
Sometimes when I take a look at my watch I wonder what the guys in Sem would be doing. Would they be in classes, would they be playing or would they be in bed listening to songs...? 12 noon meant an hour long lunch break. 3:30 means the time for games where one can picture all the students in one of the four colours- green, yellow, blue or red.
Trying to remember those amazing days in St. Joseph's College, I thought of putting down what I remembered as a student in Sem. For some it could be dead habits but for many of us it was a way of life and discipline that certainly has made a difference in everything we are.
School Days
06:00 - Wake up to thunderous Claps, wash up and change
06:50 - Morning studies
07:30 - Breakfast - Bread was always a part of it
08:00 - Second studies
10:05 - 10 minutes break after 2 classes/periods
11:55 - Lunch break/Recess
12:55 - Classes resume
14:10 - 10 minutes break
14:55 - School ends
15:00 - Tea time
15:30 - Games time
16:55 - Wash up and change into civil/coloured clothes
17:30 - Studies for 2 hours
19:30 - Dinner
20:00 - To dormitories after changing into night suits
21:00 - To bed
This was a typical school day routine where day-scholars stayed in Sem from about 8:30 till 15:00. Some of them stayed during the games time for their respective house matches.
Waking up at 6:30 during the gazetted holidays and Thursdays which we termed late sleeps were days we looked forward to with great enthusiasm. It was definitely a treat for the boarders.
Do you recall the late studies that happened on Wednesdays, the day when our evening studies started from 18:00 instead of 17:30? How many of us remember those very few generous offerings from the Principal in the form of free evenings. Whiling the evening away playing foota, cricket or just doing nothing.
Movies on a Sunday and inter-house matches were always there but what about the inter-class matches in football and cricket. Getting excited about visiting Ramnee during their school functions, studying under the torch-light during examinations, getting up earlier than the claps to practice athletics and football... Those days were much more than mere school days. They were the best and nothing compares to them.
What else do you remember of the most memorable and formative years in Sem? Please share!
i miss those days....
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