Education according to Swami Vivekananda, "should aim at man making". "By man making"- he implies the formation of character, increase in the powers of mind and expansion of the intellectual capabilities. It is precisely with this aim in mind that the literary association of our college strives to develop its members' innate powers so that they become harmonious with nature.

Life would indeed be dull without literary activities. They enrich our minds and help in character building. It is such activities that provide us with wings of imagination to soar in the skies and leave an indelible mark. Such activities not only make us aware of disconnected facts of life, but also of the rhythm and symphony of life. It has been rightly observed that a man without literary activities is like a "flower without its fragrance." Thus with the aim of developing this very fragrance, the Literary Association organized a galaxy of events throughout the year with the zeal to live up to it's motto -"So let your light shine".

After the initial rounds of enrolling the members, we started unfolding our activities. The first event organized was an Elocution Contest for classes 9 and 10 on the 15th of September, as the feel of poetry is important for developing a love for literature. Poetry is a medium for giving expression to one's passions and feelings and elocution contests help in developing a love for the rhythm of words and sounds that fore the intellect and touch the heart. The impassioned recitation by the participants enthralled one and all.

One cannot make a strong castle on shaky foundations. A sound knowledge of spellings is an essential tool to build ones language capabilities. So on 22nd September a Spell Well Competition was held for classes 6, 7 and 8. The art of oratory has a profound impact on the mind and the soul. It is the message of ones personality. To harness this art, a 'Debate' was organized on the 25th of September. For class 6 the topic was "Uniform Should be done away with in schools"; for class 7 it was "Corporal punishment is necessary for character and for class 8, the topic was "It is the quality teaching in schools that forces children to tuitions". The forceful flow of words held spellbound.

Keeping up with the pace of events, a Story Writing Competition was held for classes 11 and on the 3rd of November. Creativity this event as one story after another unfolded us its myriad hues. This was followed by writing Competition for classes 6, 7 and 8 on November and for classes 9 and 10 on 13th November. The use of language as a medium of expression was highlighted with an array of thought provoking compositions from the participants on varied topics. J.Morley has rightly observed that "there is poetry and beauty in the common lives about us, if we look at them with an imaginative and sympathetic eye", and this is endowed to us by the study of literature.

It was a fruitful year and we extend our gratitude to the Principal, Vice Principal and all our dear teachers who have been a source of inspiration for us. Without their guidance and support, we would not have been able to Our indispensable members too cannot be forgotten as without their unstinted cooperation and enthusiasm we would not have moved forward in our quest for perfection.

I conclude by quoting the lines written by Carlyle-"The true literary man is the light of the world- the world's priest guiding it, like a sacred pillar of fire, its dark pilgrimage through the waste of time"

Pranav Saluja
Vice President

SCIENCE CLUB REPORT

'We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinian physics ruled by Frankenstein logic'

- DavidRussell

"Waiting for something to happen"

These were the words of a young Well friends, this is whatscientist when asked, why he had been adding many chemicals in a beaker one after the other.

Well friends this is what science endeavours to study what is going to happen-to study what constitutes the unknown - to analyze the unforeseen-to present to the world the beauty it holds and yet, warn it against its own actions. Yes, we have to solve problems through science, but science that is systematic and disciplined, not science that is uncouth and rash.

Keeping the above lines in mind and continuing the legacy and hard work of our seniors, the Science Club strived hard to achieve its goals. Under the able guidance of our Chairman, Mr. R. Sharma, we tried to inculcate scientific temper among the budding Josephites. For the same purpose, a Scince quiz contest was organized for the students of classes 6, 7 & 8. To promote the imaginative power of students, we conducted Essay writing competitions with topics related to Science Fiction.

We also encouraged our colleagues and juniors to participate in the annual "Sci-Fest" organised by the Rotary Club of Allahabad, held at Bishop Johnson School, in large numbers. We won many medals and the overall performance of our college was appreciable.Keeping up with the pace of the fast moving world, and to popularize its motives, a website of Science Club, was launched by the efforts of Abhinna Agrawal, Ankit Agrawal andAbhinav Srivastava. This website provided us with a platform to reach out to the masses.

As we stand at the end of this session, we believe that we were able to achieve most of the goals we set at the beginning of the year. We hope the tradition of the Science Club of enlightening young minds carries on for years to come and our club may touch greater heights of success.

 

The academic year 2006-07 was an eventful year for the USM. We started with the Regional Knit India held in Bareily in April 2006. The three day meet, from April 20th to 22nd was held in Bishop Conrad School, Bareily and was attended by a nine member team, led by Mr. Wilson from our college. The Knit India programme was conducted by Father Varghese Kunnath and like all others, was a step to encourage solidarity, brotherhood and leadership. It was more of a family gathering than a conference, and it was an attempt to renew our vision and enrich us by mutual sharing and fellowship. People like Mr. Akram Raza Khan, Tarun Sharma and Pushpa Gupta, who have made a difference to the society, however small, shared their experiences with us and left us greatly enriched. We learned a lot about team work and cooperation, by performing with people we didn't even know the day before. After enjoying these three days to the fullest, the team returned on the 23rd of April, with memories that they will cherish for a life time.

In the month of July we elected the new Office Bearers for the new academic year and got down to the task of enrolling members. The new members were informed about the objectives of the movement and our principles like the 10 point action plan and five way path. Our core group had set itself the objective of making the USM and its spirituality known to the maximum number of people and we succeeded in this to quite an extent. The response of the students, especially that of class VI was very encouraging.

On the 3rd of October 2006 we celebrated Gandhi Jayanti in St. Mary's Convent Inter College. The members from SJC presented a skit highlighting certain socially relevant issues while SMC students presented a Prayer dance. The gathering was presided over by Fr. Louis mascarenhas, our Principal.

In November, we started a drive to collect clothes, stationary, toiletries, newspapers etc., as a personal project to raise funds for the activities at the national level. The response was overwhelming, as the members and even the non members showed a great deal of enthusiasm and donated generously. We are thankful to our; coordinators, Mr. B.S. Wilson and Mrs. Frederick as well as to Fr. Louis Mascarenhas their support and encouragement.

Though our goals, such as doing aw with poverty, bringing about a just society, an lessening the religious tension that appears to growing everyday, have not been realised,we have tried our best to make our dreams real.

Kunal Joshy
President, X

All great art is the expression of man's delight in God's work, not his own

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