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Rh segregation of infectious cases. Such a hospital, when properly endowed, would provide medical help for the poor of the neighbouring villages.

Several interesting collections of curios from different parts of the world have been presented to the School, and we intend to add a Museum as an addition to the present library building as soon as funds are forthcoming.

The daily routine of the School is as follows: The boys are awakened before sunrise by the singing of one of the poet’s songs by a band of singers. As soon as they get up they go to their morning bath which they take in the wells to be found in different parts of the grounds. After their bath they have fifteen minutes set apart for silent worship. The boys sit out under the trees or on the open fields in the early morning light and then come together to chant the Sanskrit verses selected from the Upanishads by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore.

After some light food the classes begin at about 7 o’clock. There are no class-rooms, so the classes are held in the open air or on the verandahs of the buildings.

After a meal at 11.30, during the heat of the day the boys stay in their rooms and work at their lessons, the teachers sitting with them