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'Ilie'following is the continua-
tion of excepts from, letters
written by Jahn Scott to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M.
Scott which appeared in last
week's Expositor. John is in
India working with CARAVS,
Christian Association of Radio
_Mae Visual Services, at Jab-
alpur.
• March 9
The biggest and most impor-
tant of Hindu festivals began
on Sunday night. This is "HOLT"
celebrated by throwing coloured
water and coloured powders at
everyone you meet. • It is the
one day of the yearwhen
people are free to approach and;
colour up anyone. Also, on this
day many people eat bhang,
which is an intoxicating prepar-
ation made out of the leaves of
S. -tree, probably a narcotic. It,
can become quite rough in the
• city where people throw cow
dung and bricks as well as col-
our. It is a bad time to travel
because villagers attack tars
and trains and do a great deal
of damage. It is like an out of
control Hallowe'en.
About 9 a.m., a rickshaw man
r came by and wanted to drive us
around the area. Bob Bystrom,
Rahul the sitarest, Shaski, an
agriculture student, Manju, his
w
cousin, who is a lawyer and my-
self, got into the rickshaw,' and
dropped by some of the weal-
thy Hindu families. When one
visits you, first, take some pow-
dered colour from a dish and
put it on each person's forehead,
then you embrace the person.
three times, then everyone
squirts or ^throws coloured' dye
over you. One family had a
large party, with a native or-
chestra. People continually
threw orange powder so that
the whole place was under an
orange smoke.
Women Quiet •
The women of these Hindu
families never say much when
we are invited to tea, etc., but
on Holi they are very aggres-
sive, laughing, and shoving and
covering people's faces with
colour. Yesterday, I saw the
mother and daughter of one of
the families visited, and they
were again very formal, just
nodded their heads slightly as
I passed.
I wore old clothing, but if I
am here next year, I will. wear
a white Indian outfit and keep
it as a souvenir.
March 14
Tonight I am in Nagpur. We
arrived yesterday about tea-
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time, There are several of us,'
and we are here for a two-day
School on illustrations on Chris-
tian Education, and Moral Fti
ucation.'
The trip here , was a nice
change. The leaves are off most
of the trees in the jungle, and
most of the rivers have dried
up completely. In some areas
the trees- were "flame in the
forest", large flowering trees
'which are blooming at this time
of year. The blossoms are bright
orange and looked like autumn
leaves in the dry forests. The
temperature is rising. It has
'been just under 100 degrees at
noon for the past week, but the
nights are very cool. _
I am staying at the guest
house of the National Christian
Council of India. There is a
long veranda off which are a
series of bedrooms. There- are
many potted plants on the ver-
anda and more in the garden.
March 21
It is 6:30, Monday morning
and I am sitting on my balcony
waiting for tea. As Abdul makes
tea, he also fills my water buc-
ket twice and I haul it up on
a rope.
On Sunday Bob, Rahul and I
went to the home of a sculptor,
who lives by a waterfall, eigh-
teen miles from here. We took
our bicycles to the bus station,
and then switched to a tempo,
a three wheeled car which can
carry 12 or more passengers. The
countryside is very dry noW.
Sinha, the sculptor, lives -in a
shack on the road to the water-
fall. He keeps about 100 laying
hens in a building behind his
house and sells the eggs in the -
city. There is a plaster bust of
Ghandi on his porch. He carves
mainly small figures in sand-
stone, although he has carved
larger statues in marble for
temples.
Sinha's wife is quite ill in
the hospital, but Sinha was not
concerned. Like most Indians,
he is very kind and good natur-
ed, but in Hinduism any mis-
fortune is the result of fate,
so everybody must accept their
own sickness, and expect little
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DISTRICT HIGH
SCHOOL OPENS
TUESDAY
SEPT. -6th, 196
at 10:00 a.m.
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All School Buses will operate
over the same routes as were
in use at the end of the
last .school year.
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All routes will be reviewed upon -completion
of registration and may be revised at that
time to provide maximum service.
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Buses will leave Seaforth at 8:30 a.m.
on Tuesday, September 6th, and
subsequently .at 7:30 a.m. each
school morning
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Principal
help. There is always the net
life.. If soroeolte has some spec
taeular sickness er aceident
they always., have a good atcd
ience, '
I took about 10 coIour photos
in the area. Some were of a
Sadu, or hely man, who sits by
the falls. He is in his 30s, hes
hair three feet long and wears
Labout four square inches of
clothing. ,
April 6
The work isn't going too well.
CARAVS is hauling financial dif-
ficulties, so I really do not ex-
pect
xpect to be staying. There is a
vague alternative. I have heard
that a school in the Himalayas
may be looking for an Art tea-
cher. I have never considered
teaching art, but it would be an
interesting experience.
Today was one of the impor-
tant Muslem holidays. Iwent'
into the Muslem part of the
city and took some pictures.
The weather is very hot, but,
still bearable, that is as bear-
able as a very• hot and dry
Canadian summer day.
April 14
I have had the flu for over a
week, but have been able to
work.
• At the moment 6 a.m., the
weather is beautiful. The tem-
perature must be down to the
high 70's, but from 11 a.m. to
3 p.m., I try to stay put of the
sun, as it is like a burning
oven.
-Last Sunday Bob, and I had_
lunch .at the home of Chief
Justice Pandy who is now in
Bastar, as the chief investigator
into the murder of the king
there.
I expect the photos have ar-
rived now. They will give you
some idea of India and of Jab-
alpur.' At the moment the main
colour is dusty brown, but you
can see that the city would look
like a jungle during the mon
soons.
Lizard Eggs
Yesterday, I 'found two tiny
eggs, the 'size of moth balls in
my cupboad. They must be liz-
ard eggs, but they are exactly
like bird's eggs, with a hard
shell, etc. I think that I have at
Ieast three lizards in my room
but they keep. out of sight, and
don't make any noise.
April 18
' I am still feeling miserable
with the flu. I have had head-
aches, so I make sure I wear
dark glasses and a hat when
I go into the sun. A few days
ago the temperature went up
to 110 degrees, but there is al-
ways a cool breeze through my
tooth at night and it is cool
in the mornings. I have the op-
portunity to go to the Kanika-
ski game preserve, about 70
miles east of Jalalpur for 2'/2
days but I won't be able to go
if I do not feel any better. Kani-
kaski is the game preserve
_where the tiger photos were
taken for a cover article in
"Life" magazine, less than a
year ago.
April 27
I kicked my flu bug or what-
ever it was late last week and
I feel pretty well now. '
_The midday temperature goes
up regularly to 110 degrees. I
am -Working in^one of the offices
now, where there are two fans,
so I am quite comfortable.
May 2
Today is a Moslem holiday so
Abdul our cook isn't working.
I am writing this as I sit in a
restaurant waiting for Bob to
join me. It is called "The Clock
Tower Rest", a Chinese restau-
rant just at the beginning of
the densely populated part of
the city, It is a very grubby look-
ing place, but it is clean, and
the Chinese food is very tasty.
Outside there 'is a whole street
of bicycle sales and repair
s - ops.
After we have finished here
we will go to Peeli Coti (Yellow
Cottage), a Methodist rest
house run by a fat American
lady, who imports all her fav-
ourite foods, including Fizzies
and candy from America. Three
Indian boys are joining us. We
will probably play some cards.
The sweet corn chicken soup
has arrived, really delicious.
,New Job
Today I have received the let-
ter from Mussoarie, for which I
have been waiting. As I have
mentioned to you I can only
continue on here on a month to
month basis so applied to teach
art in "Woodstock, School" in
Mussoarie. Again, I am working
tinder a church board, and ar-
rangements are -indefinite as
yet, but my duties will com-
mence on June. 7. I hope to
leave here by May 20 so that
I can get settled, and become
familiar with my surroundings.
Mussoarie, you Will find on
the map' above Delhi, slightly
to, th, east, near Dehradum
and Hardiwar. It is between
6,500-7,000 feet above sea level
in the Himalayas near the bord-
er of Tibet. When the Dali
-Lama fled from Tibet because
of Chinese aggression a few
years ago, he,lived in Mussoarie
for two years. It is known' as a
"11111 Station", a place where
people -go to escape the heat
Jut"ing the summer. in the wint-
er they even get some snow.
/fere are a few facts from the
same). liroeli'ilre. "'Woodstock
r
$eltpol IS a co-edueationat in
stitution with an international
911004, providing education in
glasses from Kindergarten
through High School. The stu-
dies culminate in an American
High School Diploma, and for
some students, the Indian
School certificate or 'the Getter -
certificate of Education, Lon-
don,i England.
There are living quarters for
Single teachers, and they are
expected to eat in the staff
dining room and pay for board
at the current rate, etc.
The school is built on 123
acres of a Himalayan ridge with
some long `walks between the
buildings, and some steep
climbs, etc.
Winter and summer clothes as
worn in the USA and England
are suitable. Good rain gear is
essential for the monsoon
months, June -October.
Niay 9
Today I went -through the
Iengthy process of making a
train reservation for Mussoarie.
I have decided to go first clash,
even though it is much more
expensive. The• other classes
are,. very crowded at this time
of year, the season of weddings,
when whole families travel to-
gether. I will not know for
four days if I can get reserva-
tions. My trip will take about
two days, a distance of approxi-
mately 900 miles.
At the moment I am selling
articles such as my bicycle and
bamboo furniture. I have quite
a number of dinner- invitations -
too, this week.
I am sending to Mary for her
graduation a silver necklace and
pierced earrings. The necklace
is actually an anklet, but I must
have alterations made on it be-
fore I send it. These are of In-
dian handicraft, practically
pure silver.
Yesterday the father of two
CARAVS .musicians died which
meant that today many of the
CARAVS staff were involved in
the usual rushed funeral ar;
rangements. Funerals involve
un -Canadian problems here. Be-
cause of the heat, people 'are
buried as soon as the coffin can
be made, and a horse rounded
up for the hearse. The funeral
was to take place at 11 a.m. to-
day, but when I left at noon
word hadjust, come in, that the
coffin wouldn't be ready for
45 minutes, and a horse hadn't
as yet been found.
May S
I ant app eaehing my second
day ontrap& and in train sta.,
tions. I left. Jabalpur on Mon-
day about 2:30 p.nt. So far, I
have stood up to the heat and
confusion pretty well, It is al-
most impossible to describe the
inconvenience and unreliabili-
ty of the Indian RR system. At
one time during the trip I was
separated from most of my
luggage for about 12 hoursdue
to a mix up in connections. I
telegraphed ahead to Lucknow,
where it - was taken off the
train by the police, and now I
have it with me.
Trains Dusty
I am extremely dusty and
sooty because the fans aren't
working, so I have to keep the
windows open. But. because I
am in first class, I don't have.
crowds with which to contend
and. I can stretch out in the dust
for a nap whenever I want to.
I- left Jalalpur without panic.
Everything was packed in time,
and I was able to sell every-
thing I couldn't take with me.
Abdul, our cook, made a new
dessert for me for my Iast
lunch, coffee souffle, which was
very tasty.
I have some really good
friends in Jabalpur, and I will
miss them.
May 22
Mussoarie is a beautiful
place, quite dry at the moment,
but the monsoons begin in about
a month and a half.
_. The _school is scattered over
the face of a cliff,-faciug across
the • gorge, the twin towns of
Mussoarie and Landour. The
school is at 6,500 feet, while
the highest point of the small
mountain is about 7,500 feet. I
climbed up to the 'top , yester-
day and I could faintly see the
snows of the real Himalayas in
the distance. On a clear .day,
usually during or after . the
rains, you can see peaks 300
miles away. The city of Dehtta_.
Dun is almost straight down
from Mussoarie on the plains
4,000 feet below.
Mussoarie itself is quite 'pie,
turesque, even though it doesn't
date back more than 150 years.
I haven't spoken with the
principal yet, as he is away to
Delhi, busy with a large fair
which was held yesterday.
At the moment I am living in
a guest room in the older boys'
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