Ashwin Desai: 1940-1950

My uncle RAJASAHAB RAJENDRASINGH JADHAV of Deulgaonraja, Buldhana Dist. was a Dalyan (1940-1950),when only the Royals were allowed.He regaled us with humourous anecdotes of the school.Some of them are:

1.At lunch some boys emptied their 1st course under the table because it was always veg.&the 2nd n.veg...which would be devoured in no time.Mr Sharma the then H.Master had set the rule.

2.My uncle won the 1st prize for "DIPAWALI" in hindi & how....class 7th, 37 pgs ..no spelling mistakes...winning by 1/4 mark from the the runner-up. (Unthinkable in todays world ).

3.Mr Marchant,the then Principal was a disciplanarian par excellence...he taught Geography & Math ...2 subjects uncle always was no.1 in.

4.Uncle was brilliant ...he was double promoted thrice !!

5.Mr Miller the next Pricipal was afootball fan so much so even the slightest of drizzles & he would declare a holiday...urging the boys to play football !

6.During summer holidays my aunts would swim in the Daly pool...all because Mr Sharma was close family friend !!

7.His close pals were Prince Prabir of Bastar & Thakur Prithvisingh Deo of Dotria....&many more Nawabs,Maharajas.....

8.He taught Mr Kate ,Prncipal, Hindi...in return he was taught Marathi !!

  So on your 150th I'm sure the old boys must be in high spirits,in spirit,toasting to Daly College...on one of the playgrounds.

Cheers & God Bless & Good Luck