One could enter Brother Hobart's class stealthily, only to find students beguiled and spell bound, by his theatrical narrations potent enough to dismiss as second rate the fictional Captain Ahab's captivating witchlike, transfixing hold on his crew all agog to annihilate Moby Dick! Gregory's, least of all, Brother Hobart, Nalini Sarker Sir, Brother Herbert, Peter D'Costa Sir, Idriss Sir, Mrinal Kanti Dey Sir and a rock solid faculty of others, too. Attention deficiency was hardly an issue with teachers of St. Before the class was over, the entire board was filled with words, phrases, names, or quotations depicting experiences, stories or adventures that kept every one of Br Hobart's students wide-eyed, jaw-dropped, rabbit-eared, and bench-edged on their seats. Hobart would quip in,“…aha !…that's just it…the advert !… engrave the picture in your mind, of that ill shaven, tousled hair man in a dirty denim jacket, …and remember, that picture reflects the true meaning of the word…'rugged'…that I mentioned yesterday…now return the magazines.” And so began the English Class for that day.Īnd what “a day” that each day was. It was small wonder, therefore, when the iconic Brother Hobart would barge into the English class with forty copies of a magazine, pass these down the aisle and in his husky voice that volleyed back and forth between the black board and the back wall of the classroom that not even a whisper dare interject, roared: “…turn to the opposite of page 37…” The overly inquisitive would spontaneously cut in: “….but Brother, that's just an advertisement…?” No sooner had the query ended, Br. By contrast, the adoption of non conventional methods was stunning. The imparting of knowledge was as crucial as the teachers' gathering and collating it and the means applied to do so always subject to scrutiny and review. This was an institution that marveled on reputation and methodology. And it started with conveying to them that it is important to be dreamers before they become doers.

More than anything, it was the aspiration level of all students that St. Yet there's more to it than meets the eye. Sentiments seem to carry over from a mystical stratosphere, customised in an odd mixture of innocence, learning and an eerie bondage that will just not go away.īut what was different at St Gregory's High School? Much is said about its history dating back the 19th century or success stories of its students in entrepreneurship, commerce, administration, journalism, athletics or government.

Any alumni's recollection of high school is time tested, replete with priceless experiences and reminiscences. The gravitas impact of sound education and moral values is the measure of balance that any educational institution is able to instill. Revisiting the past is always fond with or without connotations of success in the material world.

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