“Knowledge beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure”

Our school has always endeavored for the over-all development of its students. And the G.K. Association has always done its bit in ensuring the all-round progress of the students. The G. K. Association, over the year, has been successful in including among the students a thirst for “out-of-the-textbook” knowledge and has worked efficiently in enhancing the general awareness of the student so that they do have that ‘extra’ edge to excel in this world of cut-throat competition.

The year started with the installation of the office bearers for the academic year of 2010-11. Soon after this we started to, make members and fill up our office. Our membership quickly reached the three-figure mark and we did manage to collect a significant amount of money. After this, it was time for the implementation of the funds we had painstakingly collected. We then organized the customary QUIZ for class 6th, 7th, and 8th.

It was hearting to see the young students turned up in overwhelming number to take part in the quizzes organized by us.

The G. K. Association has gone from strength to strength over the year and this year G. K. Association once again brought laurels to the college and has now set up new standards for other organizations to emulate. Some of its most significant achievements of the year are given below.

St. Joseph’s College emerged as the winner of the LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS QUIZ for the 2nd consecutive year. The quiz was conducted by Derek O’ Brien & Associates and held at BHS. A total of 86 schools with 6 students from each school, participated in this quiz. The brilliance of Azimuddin and Akshay Chawdhry saw them emerge as the winners convincingly as they emulated the performance of the previous year’s winners, Azimuddin and Rohit Patwardhan.

Next on the itinerary was ALFRESCO-2010, the cultural extravaganza held at Boys High School & College. Here the duo of Azimuddin and Wasimuddin dominated the quiz from the start and won the quiz ‘hands down’ with a comfortable lead.

Hero Honda ‘YUVA’ was organized in Lucknow comprising not only school and colleges, but also universities from all over the state of UTTAR PRADESH. Here also the tea of Azimuddin and Wassimuddin represented the school. They failed to qualify for the final quiz conducted by Barry O’ Brien because they lost in the penultimate semifinal round.

All year round, the achievements of the G. K. Association were on the lips of every Josephite. This was largely possible because of the tireless efforts and unmatched dedication of my team of fellow office bearers especially Utkarsh Mishra and Prateek Jaiswal. I would be miserably failing in my duty if I do not thank our chairperson, Mr. Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs. Divya Raj for their constant guidance and support throughout the academic year. I hope to see the G. K. Association achieve greater heights under their charismatic leadership in the year to come.

Azimuddin
President

Following the footsteps that our college has undertaken for 125 glorious years to enlighten the students, GK association this year followed such ideals. General knowledge is one of the few fields of knowledge that is gained not merely by studying big fat books but by the presence of mind in everyday life.

One must possess knowledge about things around them rather than focus day and night on things that are only assumed, for example, how many of us are going to observe carboxylic acids in our daily routine? Or what use do we have of electromagnetic waves or complex theorems? We live in a world where presence of mind matters, so GK becomes essentially a beacon there.

The journey started with the installation of able office bearers who deserve my thanks. Our office bearers with their continued efforts raised the members to a 116. This year we mainly focused on providing the members more opportunities rather than spending time on increasing members. After the enrollment of our members within no time we with the friendly co operation of the literary association and Mrs. A. Chatterji and under the guidance of Mr. Shivaji Srivastava our chairperson, conducted a dual crossword and quiz competition for class 6, 7, 8. It was a big success.

Continuing our journey we organized a special quiz for class as 9 and 10. with Ms J Dcruz as the quiz master, with the help of our vice president Kulpreet Singh Bhatia and Kartikey Singh. We were able to successfully conduct the event.Azimuddin and Rohit Patwardhan also did us proud by winning the LIMCA QUIZ held at BHS by bagging the first prize. Our General Secretary Arpan Chaturvedi and Azimuddin won laurels for the college by winning the second prize in Alfresco quiz. It was a fruitful year and I convey my gratitude to our chair persons Mrs. Divya Raj and Mr. S. Srivastava for guiding and arranging things from time to time. Once again I would like to thank all our office bearers who helped generously to make the year a successful one.

Anurag Bhadra
(President)

Talent Speaks, Knowledge Counts

In Today's world, one thing which you can always count upon to uproot obstacles and pave your way to success, is undoubtedly, knowledge. Indeed, the world is progressing and it is quite essential to match over pace with it.

Knowledge, with its numerous streams is always waiting to be explored and conquered. In an attempt to make life a little easy for all Josephites striving towards this common aim, the General Knowledge Association has been working for the past few years and has continuously achieved success in its endeavor under the able guidance of the coordinators Mr. Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs. DivyaRaj.

The academic session of the year 2008-2009 had been quite successful for the GK Association. Immediately after the Investiture Ceremony, there was a competition for the membership drive, but as usual, the G.KAssociation emerged the winner.

While other students ate their tiffins and enjoyed, our office-bearers were busy in increasing the members. After all this pain, our association successfully crossed the 200 mark. Kartikey Asthana, the treasurer of the association and Anant Bhatia, the vice-president had made all this possible.

Now it was time for implementing our plans. We started our scenario with the Kabir Peace Mission Quiz. Out of these 15 boys, 5 from each class 6th, 7th and 8th, were to appear for the second round. It was noteworthy that Anupam Bajpai of class 12-A was selected from our college for a national-level GK quiz competition and secured 3rd position.

As a President, I would like to thank our chairperson Mr. Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs. D. Raj for being there as a constant source of inspiration. I would also like to thank my entire team for extending their help. And last, but not the least, I would like to thank all the Josephites who bonded with us in this journey and I hope they have benefited from it.

I wish the G.K. Association a very good luck and I hope that it will continue to work towards its goal and scale even greater heights.

Hussain Shauzab Abis
President

In this modem world, knowledge is considered to be a resource which ensures development of the society and nation as a whole.

We believe that knowledge is always waiting to be explored and conquered. Keeping this thought in mind, the G. K. Association has been working for the past few, years and has continuously achieved success in its endeavor under the able guidance of the coordinators Mr. Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs. D. Raj.

The academic session 2007-08 had been quite fruitful and eventful for the association. The beginning of the session was marked by the installation of the office bearers for the academic year. Then our office bearers involved themselves in increasing the membership and within no time, our count reached to 230. After the initial rounds of enrolling the members, we started unfolding our activities.

Now it was time to put our finances to use. The first event was organized for class 6 on the 13th of September 07. The prestigious KABIR PEACE MISSION quiz was also conducted on the 14th of September 07 for class 7. All meritorious students were awarded.

Music is a media for giving expression to one's passions and feelings. As G.K. Association believes in the all round development of personality, we the members organized a music competition called "VOICE OF SJC". Akshay Mathur of class VIII-B was declared as the "VOICE OF SJC" and ultimately he was also declared as the "VOICE OF Josephest 2007". On the 13th of November a quiz was held at Air Force School, Bamrauli on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee function of Air Force where Parushya and Anupam Bajpai were handpicked to represent the college. A quiz was also organized at the Allahabad Post Office on the 19th of November, in which Vipul Tiwari and Nitin Nigam participated from our school, and also won at the State Level.

It was a fruitful year and we Extend our gratitude to our coordinators Mrs. Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs D. Raj for being there as a continuous source of inspiration. I would also like to thank our Principal, Vice Principal and to all my team members for extending their support throughout the year. In the end I would like wish the G.K. Association all the best for the years to come.

Aditya Vaibhav Singh
President

In a world which is driven by a materialistic temperament, the one thing which you can always count on, to uproot obstacles and to pave the way for undoubtedly, knowledge. Indeed, the world is progressing and it is quite essential to match over pace with it. Knowledge, with its numerous streams is always waiting to be explored and conquered. In an attempt to make life a little easy for all Josephites striving towards this common aim, the General Knowledge Association has been working for the past few years and has continuously achieved success in its endeavors under the able guidance of the coordinators Mr. Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs. D. Raj.

The academic session of the year 2006­2007 had been quite eventful and fruitful for the association. The beginning of the session was marked by the installation of the office bearers for the academic year. Immediately after the investiture ceremony all the associations got cracking and undertook the most important and uphill task- the membership drives. Skipping their interval meals, our office bearers involved themselves in increasing the membership and within no time our count had crossed 200, much to the efforts of our treasurer Shashank Singhal who made sure that the G.K membership was the maximum. This time we even managed to earn membership from.

the college section. Then it was time to put our finances to use. G.K. tests were held for classes 6, 7 and 8 on the 17th and 27th of October and 15th of November respectively. The prestigious KABIR PEACE MISSION quiz was also conducted on the 20th of September. Thereafter the meritorious students were awarded. A special issue of the positive today magazine was also distributed among the members of the junior classes to inspire them for the future.

Mention must be made that for the first time in the history of Josephest, "Cognesentia" (quiz) was to be held. Saurav Chaturvedi, Md. Asim Shaan and Pragya Bhatt were handpicked to represent the college. The association also conducted the assembly in which the students were addressed regarding the importance and significance of knowledge.

As the President I would like to thank our coordinators Mr. Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs. Raj for being there as a constant source of inspiration. I would also like to thank my team for extending their support. I would like to thank our Principal Fr. Louis Mascarenhas and Vice Principal Fr. Bona for helping us with their incomparable and able guidance. I also thank all Josephites who have been instrumental in conducting the affairs of the association. In the end I would like to wish the G.K Association all the best for the years to come. I am sure that it will continue to work towards its goal and scale even greater heights.

Debanshu Sen,
President

The information and technology through internet and computer, electronic media and print media has increased the awareness especially among the students around the world.
OFFICE BEARERS

• President Raghav Pandey
• Vice President Yash Srivastava
• General Secretary Orijit Halder
• Organizing Secretary S. Saad ur Rashid
• Treasurer Debanshu Sen
• Chairperson Mr.S. Srivastava

The competition is so much that with the awareness of sweeping changes in science and technology one must also have deep and thorough knowledge about the gene happenings around the world.

Charles Darwin had rightly said, "Only the fittest would survive in this modern competitive world". Our school has always endeavoured for the over all development of its students. And the G.K. Association has always been an effective helper in this resolution.

This year also the G.K. Association worked' effectively in enhancing the genera awareness of the students, with the teacher in charge Mr. S. Srivastava. This year we organized a written G.K. quiz for classes 6th, 7th and 8th. The quiz was organized on Saturday, 13th August 2005. Along with the members we had a huge crowd of non-members who participated in this event. We received, immense support from our in charge Mr. S. Srivastava. The quiz was a grand success.

After this we again organized G.K. quiz in co- ordination with Literary Association on 14th November. Kabir Peace Mission sponsored this quiz. This quiz was for Classes 6th, 7th and 8th.y Students participated in it with keen interest. Therefore on the whole this year also G.K. Association fulfilled its duties. We provided ample opportunities to the students to bring out their hidden talents.

We hope that G.K. Association will keep on working harder and harder to enhance the general knowledge of the students in the future.

Yash Srivastava
Vice-President

At the Literary Association, we strive for perfection and wish to bring forth hidden talents of our younger brothers.

The Literary Association plays a very important part in the extra-curricular activities of the college and this past year, under the able guidance of Mrs. A. Chatterjee, we enrolled the maximum number of members and organized the maximum number of events, amongst all the associations of our prestigious college.

Our activities began with the office bearers solemnly taking the oath of office and resolving to take the Association to greater heights. First we got into the daunting task of enrolling members, as a result of our efforts, members we enrolled and funds raised were record breaking.

Then it was the turn to organize the events. We started with a ‘spell-well’ contest for the students of class 6, where along with the 1st prize, the 2nd was shared by four students, showing the healthy competitive spirit in our brothers.

It was now a time for bigger things, as we with combined efforts from the G.K. Association organized a huge Literary cum General Knowledge quiz for classes 7 and 8, which saw a tumultuous response from the students. As many as 15 students were given certificates and prizes for their superb efforts.

We ended off the year with a story writing competition for class 6, the title of the story being ‘The Magic Garden’. The students liked the concept very much. Another notable event in the past academic year was that the office bearers of the Literary Association were an integral part of the Announcing Committee at ‘Josephest 2004’, our inter institutional cultural extravaganza.

I would like to thank our coordinator, Mrs. A. Chatterjee, as without her help any of the aforesaid milestones would not have been a reality. I am also grateful to the principal, who always encouraged us and gave his full support in organizing the events.

“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free,

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake”: Gitanjali

By : Siddharth Saxena (President)

Office Bearers:-

President : Siddharth Saxena
Vice President : Sourav Ranjan Kole
Gen. Sec : Shashank Kumar
Org. Sec : Vivek Singh
Treasurer : Akash Mehrotra

Everybody knows that to rule this world you need power. The biggest power of all is that of knowledge. In this jet-age you need knowledge to keep up with time. The aim of G.K. Association has been just that.

Our activities during the academic session 2003-04 began like every other year with the office bearers solemnly taking the oath. The office bearers were:- Siddharth Misra- President, Ankit Gupta-Vice- President, Abhiuday Parihar- General Secretary, Abhishek Mishra- Organizing Secretary, Akshay Kumar- Treasurer. We were guided by our Chair-Person Mr.Shivaji Srivastava. First our office bearers started to make members & in no time it reached 150.

The first quiz organized by us was an Eco-Quiz for students of classes 6th, 7th and 8th. It was held on the 2nd of September. Another written quiz was planned for the members. The Annual ‘MAGGI QUIZ’ was held in the month of October in which the boys from the Junior Section emerged as the winners.

The ‘BOURNVITA QUIZ CONTEST’ also took place in the first week of December in which two boys Md. Asim Shaan of 8-B and Pragyabhatt of 7-B brought laurels to the college by winning the inter-district finals. They are one of the teams representing the North Zone. They entered into a tie-breaker with B.H.S. but finally came out as winners.

Next was the turn of our seniors. Siddharth Misra of Class XII-C and Saransh Verma of Class XII-A represented S.J.C. at the MEGA MIND QUIZ held at Tagore Public School and emerged triumphant over the other participating schools. These two along with Gaurav Pandey of Class XI-C participated in a quiz held at United Institute of Management and came a close second.

Mention must be made that Saransh Verma and Gaurav Pandey were selected from amongst 2500 candidates for the CHINMAYA MISSION QUIZ and brought glory to the college.

I would like to conclude by extending our hearty gratitude towards our Principal Rev. Fr. K.K. Antony for his never ending help and encouragement towards the students, Mr.Shivaji Srivastava and Mrs. D.Raj for closely monitoring all the events and their able guidance all through the year. Thanks to those Josephites who participated in all the events. We hope and wish that in the years to come this association might do more and better work.

Siddharth Misra,
G.K. President

LTS The youth of today are the future of tomorrow. Young people of every country are the hope of the nation and of humanity and hence today's youth has to inculcate within himself such qualities which will help him to beautify his future and become an agent of transformation.

The LTS Unit of our country helps us to develop such qualities and provides us the confidence of leadership and teaches us the art of living together. The LTS Unit of our College under the able guidance of Dr. Mrs. Poona D'Souza, a caring and a dynamic leader carried out the following assignments for the year 2001 -2002.

This year's assignment was to teach some poor children of age 5 -12 at Sister Sheeba's Transit Home for the Destitute, Maria Sadan. LTSers with the help of volunteers were able to complete it. A team of fifteen boys reached Sister Sheeba's Home to teach those young children. It was a great experience for all of us. We taught for two months.

The lessons over there were like songs composed of alphabets and numbers, dances on patriotic songs, plays of moral values, etc. Many of them learnt to write their names and the names of their friends. We held a small cultural program for the children to show up their talents and we were really amazed to see the enormous talents and the enthusiasm of the children. Our respected Principal, Fr. K.K. Antony, Fr. Thomas Kumar, Mrs. A. Chatterjee and our Guide Dr. (Mrs.)

Poonam D’souza was also there to encourage the children. The boy whom the LTS has adopted in Meja was also provided with necessary help. This year Dr. Valson Thompu, a social worker was also with us for two days and he guided us how to help people in a better way. We are extremely thankful to our respected Principal, Fr. K.K. Antony and to our Guide, Dr. (Mrs.)

Po on am D'Souza for their able guidance and help which they provided us with from time to time. We pray to God to enable us to help the needy. May we work for God and for our country. Shashank Deo, IX-B, Organising Secretary & Vaibhav Abrol. The LTS Camp at Joulikot (Nainital) The LTS camp this year was set in a lovely place 'Joulikot', a small town near Nainital. Eight boys from SIC attended the camp with Mrs. Poonam D'Souza and Mr. B. S. Wilson as their guides. The only other people from Allahabad were the students of St. Mary's Convent.

It was quite an experience as the group that assembled there was fairly large. 69 boys and girls from all parts of U .P. and Uttaranchal were a part of it and thus the theme of such camps was instantly displayed -living with a feeling of togetherness and cultivating the spirit of caring and sharing. It was a five day camp which included everything from prayers to field work.

The Camp was meant to make the LTSers, who attended it, jewels of society "Transformation" was the key word of the camp. Transforming evil to good and bringing about a total change for the betterment of human beings. For God and Country we all pledged that we would be the agents of social transformation.

Prasoon Joshi, XII - A

So let your light shine, "as our motto says, we enabled the students to "let their light shine" in various literary activities. This year, our association managed to enroll 80 members. Various competitions and workshops were conducted to bring out the literary talents of young minds.

The year started off with a group elocution competition for classes 6, 7 and 8th, which was conducted on 14th of August. It was an exemplary show of the oratorical skills of young people. Then on Independence Day was carried out the Independence Day speech competition for Class XIth. Two students from each section participated in this competition where Akshat Darbari (XI-B) and Akshay Mathur (IX-A) were declared the winner and the runner-up respectively. The team of Xl-B, comprising Akshat Darbari and Kyle Francis was declared the best team. Later, on 25th October, we organized a spell-well competition for classes 6th, 7th and 8th. Ajit Patvardhan (6-D), Abhinav Gupta (7-B) and Shubham (8-D) were the winners respectively. On 30th October a very prestigious and momentous event,’The Sharad Varma Memorial Debate' was held. The team of SMC grabbed the award this year. Aworkshop named Logoplilia was also held in collaboration with us, its aim being to uplift the word-power of the participating students. One of the last events was the Republic Day speech competition for classes 9th and 11th. Vaibhav Maheshwari (Xl-D) Aishwarya Tiwari (Xl-B) and Amogh Srivastava (XI-A), stood 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The session came to an end with a Group Discussion and quiz which was conducted by the United College of Engineering and Research, and was sincerely supported by the Literary Association. Vinay Krishna, Aishwarya Tiwari and Akshat Darbani were the winner and runners-up in the group discussion competition, while Nishant Malik (Xl-B) and Anshual Tripathi (Xl-C) were the winner and the runners-up respectively in the Quiz.

On the whole, we had a good academic year with plenty of exciting events competition. May our association continue to excel.

Devesh Raj Srivastav

The Literary Association has always been like a beacon of light for the students of St. Josephs College guiding and shaping their future.Since its inception. This fact is evident from our motto "SO LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE". The Literary association strives to promote love for the English Language and Literature.

The proceedings for this year began with the Oath- taking Ceremony in which all the office bearers of the literary association took a solemn oaths to carry out their duties responsibly and to uphold the secrecy and sanctity of their office. This year's activities began with all the office bearers working hard to enroll members. This year, there were more than 200 memberships and this in itself- speaks volumes about the dedication of the Literary Association team.

The first event of the year was a SU-DO-KU cum CROSSWORD competition for the boys of 6, 7 and 8 organized on 2nd of August 2009 jointly by the- Literary and GK Associations. It saw mass participation and the enthusiasm displayed by the boys was overwhelming. Next up were the debates for classes 9, l0 and 11 held on 10 11 and 12 of August 2009 respectively. It tested the participants' oratorical and debating skills.

The last event was the English Elocution for classes 9 and 10 held on the 18 of September 2009.It was a very keenly contested event with very little difference to-mark the winners from the rest. We are very-thankful to-Mrs. Amrita Chatterjee, our Chair person who took great pains to make all our activities a grand success. We would also like to thank our principal Rev. Fr. Louis Mascarenhas who was ever ready to help us and also the dear teachers who have boosted us and helped our association whenever we required them. Lastly, I would like to thank our members; for whom we organized all these activities.

I hope that the Literary Association continues to excel with each passing years and attains even greater heights in motivating young minds to love the English language

Shubham Rastogi II Devesh Raj Srivastava

Talent Speaks, Knowledge Counts

The Literary Association has always been a gateway to the perception of literature, the most spiritual force in life. The very fact is evident from its motto: So let your light shine.

The Literary Association, undoubtedly, has erected another milestone in the avenue, leaving behind footsteps in the sands of time. The academic session 2008-09 began with the auspicious Investiture Ceremony when the office bearers pledged to uphold the dignity and the glory of their Association. The year has been a special one for the Association as we succeeded in making over 200 members this year. This in itself speaks volumes of the success and commitment of the LA. team.

The eventful year began with a Spell-Well Competition for classes VI, VII and VIII. This time we divided the competition in two rounds. The first round was organized to award the top three spellers of each class. In the final round, the winners of the first level competed with one another for the top spot! Much emphasis was laid on this competition by the L.A. team because the study of English is futile without mastery in spellings.

The next event was the English Debate for classes IX and X. The subject of the debate was: Good manners are more important than good education. Our students, very successfully, reflected upon the importance of good character and education in our lives. The debate provided a platform to our fellow Josephites to express their views on the topic and helped in removing their stage fright! The high standard of the debate left all awestruck.

We are thankful to Mrs. Chatterjee for it was under her able guidance and prolific stewardship that the Association managed to excel! We are grateful to our Principal, Rev. Fr. Louis Mascarenhas and all our dear teachers who provided us with the much-needed help to make this year a memorable one for us. Hats off to our members who were not merely our patrons but the very source of enthusiasm.

As said by Arthur Compton-Literature is viewed not as a mere academic product, but as one ex-pression of the many sided activities of human growth. I hope that in years to come the Literary Association would continue with its good work and generate, amongst our students, a love for the English Language.

Sooraj Saksena

Bacon has rightly said "Reading makes Me a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man" With these thoughts in mind the Literary Association organized a whole galaxy of events in which the young asteroids of SJC took part with full enthusiasm

After the initial round of enrolling the 'members, we started unfolding our activities.

Because a sound knowledge of spellings is an essential tool to build one's language capabilities, first up was the Spell Well Competition for classes 6,7and 8 held on 6th August 2007 The best way to settle a dispute is a debate, so a parliamentary debate, first of its kind in SJC, was organized by the Literary Association. The topic for the debate was "Women are more responsible than Men for the evil of dowry". Two teams, each comprising of 5 participants, -engaged themselves in an enthralling verbal duel.

The elocution contest for classes 6 to 10 was held on the 17th of September as the fuel of poetry is an important tool in developing a love for literature. The impassioned recitation by the participants overwhelmed the audience.

The art of oratory has a profound impact on the mind and the soul. To harness this art a debate was organized on the 9th of October for classes 9 & 10. The topic was "Looks and not books make a man". The heated discussion held everyone spellbound. The last event organized was the Short Story Writing Competition for classes 9 to 12. Creativity spilled over in this event as one story after another unfolded before us its myriad hues.

As a whole it was a fruitful year and we extend our gratitude to the Principal, Vice Principal and all our dear teachers. Without their support and guidance, we would have not been able to accomplish so much.

As I put my pen down, I would like to tell dear readers that the entire world is a stage and you are on it. All eyes are on you and all ears receptive to your words. It's up to you to handle the pressure. And in that case I would just ask you to win them over.

Pranav Saluja
President

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 one's 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 tutions". 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

In this world of fairy tales, the son of a Detective, the son of a Merchant and the son of a King set forth in the adventurous quest of the Princess. The Truth, represented by her is approached from three sides by three different types of mind. The Detective, be he scientist or philosopher has nothing to do with feeling, no sense even of utility, all he has is the spirit of Question. The Princess has another aspect, that in which she is useful. She spins, weaves and embroiders. The eyes with which the Merchant's son observes her turning her spindle, wielding her shuttle, plying her needle, have in their gays neither feeling, nor questioning, but only Calculation.

The King's son is not a physiologist or psychologist, nor has he passed any examination in economics, What he has, passed is just his 24th year. He has crossed difficult paths not for learning, not for riches, but for the Princess herself whose palace is not in the laboratory, nor in market but in the heart's paradise of Eternal Spring where bloom the flowers in the poet's bower of fantasy.

That which is not known by logic, which defines definition, whose value is not in any practical use, but which can only be intimately felt, finds expression in literature, is the subject of aesthetics. We can define only that which can be measured: that which is immeasurable, which eludes all attempts at capture, is not attained by reason, but by immediate perception. And the Literary association has always been a gateway to the perception of literature, the most spiritual force in life. The very fact is evident from its motto,

"So let you light shine"

The Dancing Ring of seasons has turned three and a half quarters and we have erected another milestone in the avenue, leaving behind footsteps in the sands of time. We now lay down our achievements of the year: hailed as Cradle of healthy competitions, the L.A. organized a Spell Well Competition for classes 6,7 and 8 because the study of English is futile without a mastery in spellings. An Elocution Competition for classes world

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OFFICE BEARERS

• President Sidhartha Chandra XII A
• Vice President Shikhar Mandhyan XI A
• General Secretary Ankan Seth XI A
• Organizing Secretary Vipul Singh XII A
• Treasurer Raghav Nayar XI B
• Chairperson Mrs. A. Chatterjee

6,7and 8 and Debate on the topic "Honesty is a virtue in a fool's dictionary" for classes 9 and 10 was held on the14th of October. The high standard of Debate and the beautiful renderings of great poetry left all awestruck. Besides the screening of "My Fair Lady" was a Children's Day gift to class 11. The L.A. and the G.K. Associations on the occasion of Children's Day, organized a quiz contest jointly. We are thankful to Fr. Bona, Mrs. A. Chatterjee, Mrs. Raj and all our dear teachers who have boosted us and helped our association whenever we required them. Hats off, also to our members who were not merely our patrons but the very source of our youth, and enthusiasm. In conclusion I would like to quote the lines of Arthur Compton- "Literature is viewed not as a mere academic product, but as one expression of the many sided activities of human growth.By : Siddharth Saxena (President)

Office Bearers:-

President : Siddharth Saxena
Vice President : Sourav Ranjan Kole
Gen. Sec : Shashank Kumar
Org. Sec : Vivek Singh
Teasurer : Akash Mehrotra

In every society, in every community, in every group of people, there is bound to be someone who emerges above the others and who acts as a guide or a leader for them. The majority of people in this world are always willing to be led and to be shown the path they ought to tread, but a few have qualities which mark them off from the rest and by virtue of which they could rule over the rest.

Leaders are born, no doubt, but training will also play a vital role in developing qualities of leadership. The LTS unit helps to develop qualities such as courage and provide them a capacity to take risks, self-confidence in others, and the stamina to endure.

This year SJC Allahabad trained its LTS unit of 70 members, under the able guidance of Dr. Mrs. P. D’Souza, an enduring and dynamic teacher. The first campaign LTS took was ‘Newspaper Campaign’.

It was a wonderful experience going from class to class to collect newspaper, explaining to the students our motto and our motive and the help, which they can provide for this noble cause. The second task, which we took, was to go to Sr. Sheba’s Home and provide the needy with food items. The amount we collected by selling the newspapers was nearly about Rs. 1200. The two projects were greatly appreciated by the college staff and our principal.

Thus throughout the year, LTS team performed various tasks and successfully did its job, keeping its motto ‘For God and Country’ always high.

Rahul Agarwal (President LTS), Nihit Kumar (Gen. Secy)

Chairperson: Dr. Mrs. P. D’Souza
President : Rahul Agarwal
Gen. Secy. : Nihit Kumar
Vice President : Sourabh Bhattacharya
Org. Secy. : Adnan Alam
Treasurer: Sparsh Bali

The Literary Association (L. A.) of St Joseph's College offers a platform for the students to show their hidden talent. This is the only Association, which kindles and nurtures the literary activities of the student-an Association for the youngster to learn. Remember-"Learning is the key to progress."

Immediately after the oath-taking ceremony, the executive body of the L. A. got down to the challenging task of enrolling members. This was a result of every body's hard work that L.A. made a record-breaking 275 members breaking the previous record of 230.

Then it was the turn to organize the events. First we organized a Language Quiz for the boys of class VI. It was extremely enjoyed by every participant. But what was more interesting was the Literary Quiz for classes VII and VIII., in which more than 180 boys actively participated. We organized this Literary Quiz simultaneously on the same day. We had also planned to organize a Recitation competition but were unable to do so due to lack of time.

This year can also be called a year of milestones for L. A. for many reasons. First, it enrolled a record-breaking number of members (275)-maximum number of members ever made in any association. Secondly, it was the only association to organize three events for 3 classes and last but not the least it was the only association to have designed a logo on its membership card.

It would be in the fitness of things for me to appreciate our teachers - Mrs. Chatterjee and Mrs. S Gandhi who were always there to guide and help us in times of need. But special thanks to all my executives who put their heart and soul into making L. A. retain its top position.

In the end I would only like to say that L.A. tried its best to win the hearts of everyone and to live up to its motto "So let your light shine." I hope in the future years L.A. will always be on top:

"Don't give up though the pace seems slow You might succeed with another blow So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit."

Co-ordinators of L. A. : Mrs. A Chatterji & Mrs. S Gandhi Executives for the year 2003-04

President : Manas Kapoor

Vice President : Rajat Jaiswal

Gen Secretary : Udbhav Maheshwari

Org Secretary : Abhishek Mathur

Treasurer : Siddharth Saxena

Manas Kapoor
L.A.President

Literary Association of St. Joseph's College was established in early sixties by Rev. Father Rego. Its objective is to kindle & nurture the literary activities among the students of our college. To achieve this goal it organizes various literary competitions like essay writing, poem writing, story writing, debate, elocution and other competitions. Thus it provides the students platform to unleash their hidden literary talents.

In this age of multiple TV -channels and beauty pageants the charm of rather drab literary activities is becoming least alluring for our generation. But our Literary Association got overwhelming response for every program it held.

After the selection of office bearers of our Association for the year 2001-2002 the task which L.A. undertook was the membership drive. In no time 215 student responded enthusiastically for membership. We also kept our membership fee only Rs. 5 to make it affordable for every student. In this academic year organized two essay writing competitions for the boys of 6th , 7th & 8th class and another for the boys of 9th & 10th class. Both the programs were highly successful and a large number of students participated.

It would have been impossible for me to organize these two programs and cater to the need of such large participants without the efficient and diligent work of all the office-bearers of L.A. I am also thankful to our college captain, Presidents of other Associations and some of my friends who rendered their valuable services in the successful conduct of these programs. I am also thankful to our college Principal who encouraged us and gave us permission to organize these programs.

Finally I would like to mention the names of two teachers who are the guiding light of L.A. They are Mrs. S. Gandhi and Mrs. A. Chatterji. Their unbounded stamina and sincere services were always at our disposal and guided us to make this Association alive and kicking. It would not be exaggerating if I say that behind every step of our Association it was the able guidance and active interest of these teachers.

At last I would say that our Association tried its best to aid and abet the students of this college in honing their literary skill. I hope that in coming years L.A. office- bearers will not only strive to maintain its rich traditions but also take it to greater heights making this Urdu couplet the motto of L.A.

"MAIN KAHAN RUKTA HOON, ARSH WA FARSH KI AWAZ PAR, MUJH KO JANAHAI BAHOT UNCHA HADEPARWAZ SE."

(I can not stop at the calling of heaven or earth, I have to go very high, much beyond the last limit of flight).

L.A. Office Bearers (2001-02)

Chairpersons

Mrs. S. Gandhi & Mrs. A. Chatterji

President : Shariq Jalal
Vice-President : Varun Agarwal
Org.-Secretary : Dhruv Sharma
Gen.-Secretary : Tanmay Agarwal
Treasurer : Siddharth Tripathi

Shariq Jalal

"Equipped with the five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science"

- Edwin Powell Hubble

Science is essentially the tool required by man to study Nature and to make inventions and discoveries for the betterment of life. Science basically is the key to better living. The prime objective of Science Association is to instill the knowledge and skills of science in the young minds of Josephites.

Under the able guidance and supervision of Mr. Rakesh Sharma, the Science Association in the academic session 2010-2011 succeeded in every aim it had set for itself. A large number of students acquired the membership of the Science Association and it was clearly one of the most popular Associations among the students.

The Science Association conducted a Science Quiz for classes 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th. The response from the students was overwhelming. Over 250 students participated in these quizzes.

A few of our fellow Josephites from classes 11th and 12th attended a science seminar 'DST-INSPIRE" held at Maharishi Patanjafi Vidya Mandir, Allahabad, organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. There they learned a lot about the recent developments in Science all over the world.

Students from our school also participated in various events organized by National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) and did well. Many of our students achieved great success in the 13th National Science Olympiad organized by the Science Olympiad Foundation.

I would like to thank Mr. S.B. Raj for his impeccable support and help. I would also thank Giriraj Bhaiyya of the Physics lab. I would especially thank Mr. Rakesh Sharma under whose supervision and able guidance, the Science Association has reached great heights. At last, but not the least, I would like to thank our Principal Father L. Mascarenhas for his support and help.

I would congratulate my fellow office bearers of the Science Association who lived up to the oaths they had taken when they were invested with this huge responsibility.

In the end, I would like to wish good luck to the future office bearers of the Science Association and I hope that the Science Association would reach greater heights in future.

Mohit Srivastava( President )
Aditya Mathur(Vice President)

"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."
- Albert Einstein

Science is basically an organized way of studying and understanding something. It helps in increasing the imaginative power and thinking skills of the students.

Keeping this in mind the 'Science Association' started its academic year 2009-10. The Science Association has tried to play its part in spreading knowledge and instilling a scientific spirit in the young Josephites.

The academic year 2009- 10 was a landmark for the Science Association as its membership count broke all records and reached more than 300 and was one of the most popular associations among students. Under the able guidance of Mr. Rakesh Sharma, the Science Association achieved each and every objective of motivating - the students and inculcating a power of imagination and creativity in them. The Science Association conducted quizzes for the students of classes 6th, 7'h and 8th.and got a great response as more than 250 students participated in it.

'Sci-fest- 2009' was hosted by St. Joseph's College this time. 'Sci-fest', conducted by the Rotary Club, is a platform where students from different schools and colleges get a chance to use their scientific and practical skills in making 'working' and 'non-working' models and charts. As a result of our motivation and help more than 150 projects were presented by the students of our college. Many of them grabbed awards and prizes.

Many of the students performed extremely well in the 12th National Science Olympiad conducted at the national level arid also at the various events conducted by the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI). As the President of Science Association, I would like to congratulate and thank my fellow office bearers for helping the Science Association in their various achievements. I would also like to thank Mr. S.B Rai and Mr.Rohit Cutting for their help. In the end I would like to wish good luck to the future office bearers of the Science Association hoping that they will take the Science Association to greater heights.

Vibhu Ranjan Khare
President, Science Association

'Imagination is more important than knowledge.
- Albert Einstein

Science tends to infinity; it's not just about physics, chemistry and biology. However what science has taught us today, is just reduced to a subject that has a value of 100 marks in the school examinations. The above line said by Einstein is what really science is about – IMAGINATION.

St. Joseph's College has always endeavored to impart to its pupils imaginative power and not just bookish knowledge; and the Science Association of St. Joseph's College constantly works towards this aim.

The academic session 2008-09 was a milestone for the Science Association as we reached great success in the first step of our initiative of inculcating creativity and power of imagination among josephites. A threefold increase in the membership of Science Association, with membership count reaching 290 members; made it one of the most popular associations among students.

The motto which we had this year was to 'Think beyond the limits' and this was reflected well in our totally new step of guiding students through 'Career Guidance Seminar'. This was a totally new concept devised by Science Association for helping senior students of S.J.C in deciding their field of interest and working towards their careers of interest. The Guides invited for the students were none other than the ex-josephites currently pursuing higher education in premier institutes of our country.

This programme was a great success among students and also appreciated by our guests. We further reached a new milestone this year by organizing a lecture on 'Robotics and Artificial Intelligence' which was attended by students of St. Mary's Convent, St. Anthony's Girl's Inter College' Boys High School, Maharshi Patanjali Vidya Mandir and St. Joseph's College.

The Lecture was delivered by Prof. G.C. Nandi,' Dean (Student Affairs), IIIT, Allahabad. Following this, a surprise quiz on the topic 'Mechanics' was also organized with two participants from all the participating schools. Abhishek Kumar (B.H.S.), Shikhar Gupta (S.J.C.) and Ritesh Kewlani (S.J.C.), came Ist, 2nd and 3rd respectively in this quiz.

The prestigious 'Rotary Science Fest was also hosted by St. Joseph's College this year. The Science Association took this as a responsibility to encourage students to participate well in this competition and as a result more than 70 projects were displayed from S.J. C. in this competition. Next step towards our aim was to encourage the young josephites to see science not just as subject but as means of understanding our world. To work towards this objective we organized science quizzes for classes 6th,7th and 8th. We got enthusiastic responses as more than 280 students participated in these quizzes.

On the whole the Science Association has been successful to a large extent in inculcating a spirit of imagination and innovation among the Josephites. With our Chairperson Mr. Rakesh Sharma always motivating us for greater heights we succeeded in making a distinct place among students. As the President of Science Association, I would like to congratulate my fellow office- bearers of Science Association for their hard work. I would also like to thank Mr. Rohit Cutting and Mr. S.B.Rai for coordinating in all our activities. Also, thanks to all the fellow students who volunteered to work for the Science Association.

Now as I conclude, I would like to extend my whole hearted best wishes to the office- bearers of Science Association in the years to come; with a heartiest hope that Science Association may reach new heights in serving the student community.

Parushya
President, Science Association

The above notable lines are the essence would like. of all scientific Development having taken place since the primitive period till now and whatever may happen in future. Everything, before taka concrete shape takes birth in the mind of a scientist or inventor who is undoubtedly an extraordinary man with extraordinary vision and imagination.

Can we imagine modern world without science or scientists? Surely not. That is why the utmost priority of Science Club at S. J. C. is to develop a scientific temper in students.

The academic session 2007-08 was very , fruitful for Science Club. With its newly elected office bearers, Science Club started its mission of inculcating scientific temper and approach in i young Josephites. On enlightening the students about the aims and objectives of Science Club we received a huge response from them with our club reaching a record membership of over 200 students.

In our quest to identify the Newton’s &Einstein's of our college, we organized various competitions. We began by organizing science quizzes for classes 6, 7 & 8. Our efforts received an overwhelming response with over 250 participants. The quizzes were aimed at identifying the capability of young scientists four college to use their brains and not to test bookish knowledge.

We achieved our aim to a great extent with the students being able to solve -even the most puzzling problems. To promote creativity, test the imaginative power and to identify the consciousness among students about the uses and abuses of scientific developments, we organized an Essay Writing Competition with topics related to Science fiction and effect of technology on environment. This year the very prestigious "Rotary Sci-Fest" was held in our college and we did our best to encourage students to participate in it.

The Science Club was always there for any guidance needed by the students. As the President of Science Club, I would like to thank our Chairperson Mr. Rakesh Sharma who is the source of inspiration behind all our activities. I also thank Mr. Rohit Cutting who managed all the events organized by us and saw to it that discipline was maintained during the course of the events.

I thank our Principal, Vice Principal and all our dear teachers for their wholehearted support and co-operation. I also thank our members for actively participating in our activities. I hope that the tradition of Science Club of enlightening young scientific minds carries on for years to come and the Science Club may continue to be a cradle for ignited minds.

Himanshu Agarwal
President

These were the words of a young Well friends, this is what scientist 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 Science 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.

We are thankful to our teachers and Rev. Fr. L. Mascarenhas for their enlightened support.

Abhinna Agrawal,
President

"Enlightening the future"

'An Ocean of knowledge calls upon us to explore it and spread it'.

Listening to this call, the 'SCIENCE CLUB' has tried to do its bit towards spreading knowledge and inculcating a scientific spirit in the young minds of St. Joseph's College.

Under the able guidance of our chairperson, Sharma, the Science Club has tried to achieve its objective of encouraging and nurturing the aptitude for science. The academic Year 2005-06 has been remarkably special for the club for having a record number of students as its members.

The Science club organized a 'Science Quiz' for classes VI to VIII testing their knowledge of science. We received an overwhelming response from the students and our goal was almost achieved to see the young minds taking keen interest in science.

The winners were awarded by our Principal Fr. Louis Mascarenhas. Some of our members from class 12 conducted an interesting program for the classes IX to XI demonstrating various 'easy to perform' experiments explaining some important concepts of simple and easy manner. The programme was a huge success and was much appreciated by our Principal as well as the teachers.

The club also encouraged the students to participate in 'Scifest 2005' held at BHS. The students did us proud there as well by winning several prizes for showcasing their creative genius.

OFFICE BEARERS FOR 2005-2006

• President Naman Srivastava, XII- A
• Vice President Ankit Agarwal, XI- C
• General Secretary Hritvik Krishna, XII- A
• Organizing Secretary Ravi Shukla, XII-B
• Treasurer Abhinav Srivastava, XI-A

There is still a long way to go and numerous goals to achieve. We hope the tradition of the Science Club of enlightening young minds carries on for years to come and the club may touch greater heights of success.

Naman Srivatava

The science club of St.Joseph’s College Alld., since its conception has been encouraging and nurturing the aptitude for science .This year too, we conducted many quiz contests and other such events.

The main purpose of the science club is to generate an interest for science specially among our younger brothers. We conducted many events like the “Young genius“ quiz contest for students of classes 6th till 8th .There were a large no. of participants and it was very much appreciated.

We also conducted the “Science Wizard” quiz for classes 9th and 10th but, the main event was the “Scifest”- a science exhibition-organized jointly by the Rotary Club of Allahabad and the Science Club of S.J.C. It was a huge success with 20 participant schools and more than 150 models on display. From our school Pranjal Kumar and Vaibhav Rastogi won the first prize in the biology section while Sachin Singh and his team won the 2nd prize in the non-working category. Many other students also won prizes. B.H.S won the overall shield.

This year had been exceptionally good for us. We had a record no. of members and successfully completed 3 assignments under the able guidance of our chairperson Mr. Rakesh Sharma.

Office bearers for the year 2003-2004-:

Executives for the year 2003-04

President : Kunal Kapoor
Vice President : Mohd Suhaib Sayeed
General Secretary : Vaibhav Rastogi
Organizing secretary : Vaibhav Rastogi
Treasurer : Prateek Ranjan

Vaibhav Rastogi
(Gen.secretary)

"Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except Over technology"

-John Tudor

Technology is the use of knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of an organization to solve a problem or serve purpose. In I.T. Association, we use the utmost of our knowledge to provide our fellow Josephites with the best knowledge about computers and their efficient uses. We the boys of the I.T. Association have tried our uttermost to set the spark of gadgets and gizmos in the new minds. For accomplishing this, we had organized this; we had organized various events throughout the year. These events included "CREATEK" for class 6th which was a drawing and colouring competition on the computer, to open up the minds and let their ideas be portrayed on the screens. We the ITans tried to release the stress of the exams of our fellow mates by organizing show which was shown to classes 11th and 12th.

The I.T. Association played a major role in the "JOSEPEST 2010" for which we were highly complimented. The presentation named "CLUB S.J.C.", by Shubham Varma and Amah Jaiswal gave the audience a full view of our esteemed and prestigious college campus. Another presentation named "LIFE@S.J.C." prepared by Shubham Varma, Abhishek Bhushan, Bassam Khan and Siddhant Gupta made everybody spell bound. Everybody watched it with interesting eyes.

In all, it was a very fruitful year and we would like to thank our Principal, Vice Principal and all our dear teachers. We would like to express a special gratitude towards our chairperson Mrs. A. Singh without whose expert guidance these heights would just had been our dreams to be achieved.

At the end, I would like to say that there is always a scope of improvement and however perfect the things may be, because "It is the framework which changes with each technology and not just the frame."

Shubham Varma
President

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." -Albert Einstein

We live in a world whose basic pillars lie with the world of Information Technology, which has also substantially contributed towards the growth & development of many nations & it is this which acts as an instrument of modernization and also keeps the world connected.

St. Joseph's College has always endevored for the all round development of it's pupils. "An Ocean of knowledge calls upon us to explore it & spread it" With these thoughts in mind the 1.1. Association organized a whole galaxy of events in which the young asteroids of S.J.C. took part with full enthusiasm.

The I.T. Association at St. Joseph's .College spreads the knowledge and also inculcates a scientific spirit in young Josephites. The I.T. Association also helps students to relax by organizing some fun events.

Like the previous years many events were organized by the IT Association for classes 6th to 8th. the first event organized this year was Speedo, a gaming competition, for classes 6th and 7th which was followed by CREATEK for classes 6th ,7th, and 8th.A movie named" Race to Witch Mountain", was also shown to the members of class 6th and 7th,where the members enjoyed themselves after a tight school schedule.

JUBILEE JOSEPHEST AND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS:

I.T. Association played a major role in the Jubilee Josephest as well as the Celebrations that followed the Mega Event. The Office Bearers of I.T Association made some mind blowing presentations which won the hearts of many and were appreciated by all. "Sparks to Success" , A documentary on S.J.C. , and "Club S.J.C." was made by Aman Khetrapal and Shantanu Kumar. Through these presentations we depicted the glorious 125 year legacy of our College. "Life @ S.J.C" was made by Vatsal Bhushan, Shubham Varma, Aditya Mitta! and Bassam Khan. The Club also helped other associations in carrying out their functions successfully.

As a whole it was a fruitful year and we extend our gratitude to the Principal, Vice Principal and all our dear teachers. And a special mention to our chair person Mrs. A. Singh, without whose support and guidance, we would not have been able to accomplish so much.

As I put my pen down, I would like to tell you dear readers that the entire world is a stage and you are on it All eyes are on you and all ears receptive to your words and skills. It's up to you how you cope with the stress and the competitive world. And I would ask you to win them over.

So, "Make the world shine with your sparks"

-Aman Khetrapal, " President

Office Bearers

• Chair Person : Mrs Anjani Singh


• President : Vatsal Bhushan Aman Khetrapal


• Vice President : Aditya Mittal


• Gen. Secretary : Bassam Khan


• Org. Secretary : Shantanu Kumar


• Treasurer : Shubham Varma

"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user."
Bill Gates.

Today in the 21st century the Information Technology has a great impact on the world. It has contributed substantially towards the growth and development of many nations and it also acts as an instrument of modernization.

This has led to the increase of awareness about this field among the youth. Today we are also using this technology for interacting with one another and also getting updated with whatever is happening around us.

The I.T. Club at St. Joseph's College spreads the knowledge and also inculcates a scientific spirit in the minds of the young Josephites. The IT Club also helps the students in relaxing from their stress by organizing some of the events.

The year began after the installation of the new office bearers for the Academic Session 2008-09. Like every year many events were . organized by the I. T. Club for the classes ranging. from 6th to 8th. The first among them was CREATEK for 7th and 8th. The students were given topics on the spot and they had to use their thoughts and put them to use by putting them to the canvas at the MS-Paint. The next was QUIZ for classes 9th and 10th which brought out about their knowledge related to the IT field. The Club also arranged for a movie show for classes 6th and 7th.

The members enjoyed and relaxed themselves after a tight school schedule by watching the movie "OPEN SEASON". A major role was played by the Club during the Mega Event JOSEPHEST Rainbow '08 and the Teacher's Day. The "Welcome 2 SJC", "Life @ SJC " and the presentations were appreciated a lot by everyone. The club also supported and helped other associations to carry out their functions successfully.

The I.T. Club worked hard and devoted itself to achieve its goals under the able guidance of our Chairperson Mrs. Anjani Singh, our Principal and Vice-Principal. The Office Bearers for this session were very attached to one another and worked hand in hand to take the Club towards new heights. There is still a long way to go and we hope that the tradition continues and enlightens the young minds and the club reaches the Zenith of success.

Tanmay Saxena

The information & technology through internet, computer & electronic media has increased the awareness especially among the youth of the world.

Today it is an age of information & technology, which has substantially contributed towards the growth & development of many nations & it is this which acts as an instrument of modernization.

St. Joseph's college has always endeavored for the all-round development of its pupils. "An ocean of knowledge calls upon us to explore it & spread it." Listening to this call the I. T. club at SJC has tried to do its bit towards spreading. Knowledge & inculcating a scientific spirit in the minds of young Josephites.

Like every year, this year also the I. T. Club played a significant role in enhancing the general awareness of the students in this sphere. This year various events & competitions were organized for classes 6 to 1Q, including- Speedo, a gaming competition for classes 6, 7, 8; a quiz for 6,7, 8 & Createk for class 8. A movie named "Bean's Holiday" was also shown to classes 6-10.

A major role was played by the association in events like JOSEPHEST & Teachers' Day celebrations. The presentation & the video 'Life @ SJC' made by the I. T. Club were appreciated by one & all & were shown at various get together of the SJC alumni.

On the whole the I. T. club worked devoutly towards achieving its goal under the guidance of the Chairperson Mrs. Anjani Singh and our Principal and Vice Principal. There is still a long way to go & numerous goals to be achieved. We hope that the tradition of enlightening young minds carries on for years to come & the club reaches the zenith of success.

Sameer Agarwal,
President

Commerce association has now become an integral part of the college extra curriculum. We mention our gratitude and appreciation to our chairperson Mr. N. B. Lawrence.

The students eagerly looked forward to the events that were organized throughout the academic season 2010-11. We believe in achieving new heights which are evident from our motto “TO STRIVE, TO SUCCEED, TO EXCEL”.

The proceedings for the academic session 2010-11 began with the oath taking ceremony in which all the office bearers of “COMMERCE ASSOCIATION” took a solemn oath to uphold the integrity, dignity of our association and our college. The auspicious 126th year of our college saw the association being lead by President: Abhinav Vaish, Vice President: Utkarsh Dixit, General Secretary: Vivek Upadhaya, Organizing Secretary: Shreyansh Garg, Treasure: Tannay Verma.

We began the year by organizing a quiz competition for classes 9 to 12 in which students participated with great zeal and enthusiasm.

23rd September a day which is celebrated as commerce day in our college began with the morning assembly conducted by the students of Commerce Association. It was followed by a seminar on “Career Options” for the students of St. Joseph’s College along with the participation of St. Mary’s Convent where students were apprised of different career options.

The seminar was conducted by Abhinav Vaish, Mr. N. B. Lawrence Chairperson, welcomed everyone followed by an I. T. presentation related to “Career Options”. Mr. Chandan Mishra and Shubham Verma (I.T. President) deserve our whole hearted gratitude for contributing such a tremendous amount of support and thus making the presentation a possibility.

The I. T. presentation was followed by a speech by Vaibhav Maheshwari, followed by a secretary’s report by Vive Upadhaya. After the speech the chief guest Mrs. Pratika Mishra and Mr. Nikhil Kumar expressed their feelings and threw some light on various career options in various fields. A kind of public interaction followed along with the speeches of the chief guest. Following the interaction our principal Fr. Louis Mascarenhas took over the mike and expressed his feelings. After the Principal’s address, a teacher of SMC Mrs. M. Maula delivered a speech.

To conclude the seminar came Utkarsh Dixit who delivered the vote of thanks.

As I put my pen down I would like to thank Mr. N. B. Lawrence, Mr. Jyoti Dube, Mr. Abbas Rizvi and our principal Fr. Louis Mascarenhas, Fr. Ravi Joseph our Vice Principal for their encouragement and support.

Utkarsh Dixit (Vice-President)
Shreyansh Garg (Organizing Secretary)

Two years ago, the foundation of a new pillar was laid to support the institution of St. Joseph's College. This pillar was the Commerce Association and its foundation comprised its chairman Mr. N. B.Lawrence, Mr. Jyoti Dube and Mr. Abbas Rizvi, Thanks to the association's diligent ex-leader whose efforts made this association such a huge success. This association has successfully reached insurmountable heights. within a couple of years. The auspicious jubilee year of this college saw the association being led by President: Udit Agarwal:Vice President: Abhinav Vaish : General Secretary: Siddhank Dwivedi : Organizing Secretary : Bharat Seth Bagga : Treasurer: Lucky Yadav.

Throughout the academic year 2009-2010 this was the only association in the school to organize a seminar on "career options" with participation of St. Mary's Convent also and our association gifted all the audience a CD on career option.

This seminar was conducted by Udit Agrawal which turned out to be a grand success. From SMC all thestudents of class 12· were accompanied by their teacher, Mrs. M. Mohla who had come to further intensify the effulgence of the show.

The speakers of the seminar were Mr. Dhananjai Chopra from the field of Journalism, Mr. Vinay Kumar from the field of Banking, and Mr. Saurnitra Dayal Singh from the field of law.

The show commenced with Mr. Dubs's speech followed by the welcoming of the speakers with bouquets and garlands. After the felicitation an I. T. bouquets and garlands. After the felicitation an I. T. presentation called "LIFE AT SJC WITH COMMERCE" was displayed. The photography and videography of the presentation was done by Udit Agarwal and Abhinav Vaish. It was edited by Siddhank Dwivedi and Bharat Seth Bagga. Mr. Chandan Mishra and Mrs. Goyal deserve our wholehearted gratitude for contributing such a tremendous amount of support and thus making the presentation a possibility.

The I. T. presentation was followed by the secretary's report by Siddhank Dwivedi, After the speech came the turn of the guests one-by-one, take over the mike and express their feelings and to throw some light on the career options in their respective fields. A kind of public interaction was followed with the speeches in which the audience brought queriesin front of the guests about their career. Following the interaction our principal Fr Louis Mascarenhas took over the mic and expressed his feelings on such a moment. After the principal's address the teacher of SMC Mrs. Maula delivered an speech.

To conclude the seminar came Abhinav Vaish who delivered the vote of thanks followed by Afreen Sehar Gandhi from SMC who expressed her gratitude towards the guests as well as the team of COMMERCE ASSOCIATION which had set up such a splendid show.

Abhinav Vaish
vice President

Office Bearers

• PRESIDENT :UDIT AGRAWAL


• VICE PRESIDENT :ABHINAV VAISH


• GEN. SECRETARY : SIDDHANK DWIVEDI


• ORG. SECRETARY : BHARAT BAGGA


• TREASURER : LUCKY YADAV

The super structure of a nation's prosperity and success is built on commerce which provides a strong financial base. Commerce finances the infrastructural activities and ensures economic development of a nation. It acts as the backbone of every country's economy.

The commerce association had been made last year mainly to guide the boys of 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th who had taken commerce. This is just the second year of our association and we have achieved _ a lot this year. Well begun is half done - this was an idea that we had in our minds at the beginning of this academic year.

Every organization requires' members to function. Our association also required the support of our brothers. This was just our second year and we were quite successful as we were able to enroll more than 300 members. The first event which was organized by the 'commerce association' was a seminar. which was, organized on 23rd September 2008. Mr. Pankaj Mishra the branch manager of ICICI Bank was the chief guest. Mr. Mishra discussed the various problems of inflation and importance of commerce along with various career options; This was the first time that an association was able to bring together the entire commerce section of Class XII of SMC and SJC. The association also organized as assembly in which various consumer rights were discussed.

As an association we are improving every year. This year we were able to achieve most of our goals such as making the boys aware of the various things happening around them. In the end I would like to thank our principal, vice-principal, chair person Mr. N.B. Lawrence and all the teachers and students for their help and support.

Akshay Hamilton
President

COMMERCE ASSOCIATION

• PRESIDENT : AKSHAY HAMILTON


• VICE PRESIDENT : UDIT AGRAWAL


• GEN. SECRETARY : LUCKY YADAV


• ORG. SECRETARY : BRUCE DEACON


• TREASURER : UDIT MEHROTRA

Globalization has transformed the entire world into a “Global Village” .with the spread of commerce all the countries of the world have integrated into an ‘economic unit’. The concept of ‘one world one society’ has ushered in the era of Globalization. Commerce has removed all sorts of trade and tariff restrictions. Commerce has facilitated the development of new forms of market as a result of which different countries can make and undertake monetary transactions.

Commerce provides a strong financial base on which the super structure of a nation's prosperity is built. Commerce finances the infrastructural activities and ensures economic development of a nation. It acts as the life blood of every country.

'Well Begun Is Half Done" This was an idea that we had in our minds when we initiated "Commerce Association" at the beginning of the academic year 2007-08. We knew that since it was a new association with a new vision altogether it would require some time to make our younger brothers aware of its objectives before it focuses to achieve its goals. We were quite successful in bringing our view of this knowledge to our young ones.

Since an organization requires members to function, our association also required the support of our young brothers. It was a Herculean task to enroll members for our association but we were quite successful in making a mark in the minds of the students. About 250 members subscribed the membership of our association which was remarkable in the first year.

The first event organized by the commerce association was to spread knowledge about its objectives, vision and future course of action. The General Body Meeting was conducted on 21st September '07 with Mr. Ayush Varshney, the branch manager of Reliance Insurance Corporation as the Chief Guest. While highlighting the importance of commerce in the corporate sector, he stressed more upon application of knowledge in the present day fast "changing 'Global Market' scenario. He also guided us about the future prospects. We also organized a quiz for classes 9th & 10th and received a wholehearted support from our young brothers and about 150 boys participated in the quiz.

So it was quite a commendable beginning and! was a fruitful first year. Though we were not able to achieve all our goals but still we managed to put up a good show. We have stood up to our motto "To strive, to succeed, to excel". We strived to introduce, stepped to succeed & will try to excel in the future I hope that my younger brothers will put in the same hard work and determination and will take the commerce association to greater heights. Lastly, I would like to thank our Principal, Vice Principal, our chairman Mr. N. B. Lawrence and all the teachers who have given their valuable contribution and support to introduce our association. In the end, I would like to thank the members, for without their co-operation and support, we would not have been able to accomplish our goals.

Parth Chauhan
President

Leadership Training Service Association

"FOR GOD & COUNTRY"

The youth of today are the future of tomorrow hence the youth should inculcate in themselves a spirit of leadership in order to be the agents of transformation. Transformation is the need of the hour.

Leadership can be defined in a number of ways. Precisely "leadership is the process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common take." Effective leadership is the ability to successfully integrate and maximize available resources for attainment of a set target. Leadership, of course, involves the organization of a group which has confidence in itself to bring about a change i.e. transform the world into a better place to live in. Leadership Training Service (LTS) at St. Joseph's also aims in building such leadership qualities in its students. When proper values and good morals are instilled in the minds of these youngsters from the very beginning then only do they come out with flying colors.

It was a great and wonderful experience being an LTSer. Our helpers are one of the most important parts of our St. Joseph's family. They are ever ready to help us. And now it was our turn to express our gratitude towards them. So the activities started with the celebration of Labor day. Collecting money for the purpose while going from class to class was an experience of sorts for us. It was quite overwhelming to see the zealous students and teachers donating money for the cause. This was followed by a special assembly for Labor Day. The event was concluded by giving gifts to our helpers. We received a number of Diwali Diyas and Cards from the Bhardwaj Ashram which were exquisitely crafted by the disabled children, and were purchased in large numbers by the staff and students of our college. We made it a point to sell maximum number of diyas so as to encourage these special children.

Under the wonderful guidance of our respected chairperson Dr. Mrs. Poonam D'Souza we the LTS office bearers got an opportunity to showcase the true leadership qualities in us and it was due to her dedicated service that we achieved what we wanted to.

The activities and efforts of the LTS in the session 2010-11 brought an upliftment of the needy and the working class. We once again stood firm by our motto "For God and Country" by our devotional service to mankind. Once again did the LTS prove that it "Leads the Way" in working for the welfare people and society and is indeed a true jewel in the crown of St. Joseph's College.

Priyadarshi Rai
President

"In today's world, it's not the size of the army that wins, it's the country that tells a better story. India is and must remain a land of better stories. The vision of Leadership Training Service (LTS) is to strengthen and fortify the soft power fo the nation, which is defined as the ability of a nation, to attract others with its culture, social values and the integrity of its citizens, towards the goal of world peace and democracy.

The year 2009-2010 being the 125th year of our institution provided the students with many opportunities to hone and exhibit their leadership skills and talent, and the L.T. Sers were extremely Privileged to have got the chance to make their contribution.

We began the year with the Labour's day (1st May), where a special assembly was conducted by the L.T.S., wherein, we expressed our gratitude towards all co-workers of our college, and the working society around the globe. Tokens of love and respect were presented to all co-workers of the college, by the L.T. Service. Then on the 15th of August, the Independence Day, like every year the L.T.S. took part in a rally, where we along with the teachers and students of other schools, promoted the sprit of world peace, and the much needed fight against terrorists. The spirit of humanity, brotherhood and fraternity were promoted, when we took part in another rally on November 26th, a year after the Mumbai terror attacks.

The ebb from outrage to rage, its decline to umbrage, and the drift to amnesia is the narrative of the 12 months, since the terror attacks on Mumbai, which shook India and startled the world. We play piped music before one trapped cobra and call it an opera. Then we fall asleep at our own show. The politician will only be as resolute as a citizen, and our sensitivities have been dulled by a culture of complacence. In the end, we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation towards Dr. D' Souza, who has been guiding and mentoring us, all these years with her unmatched spirit and enthusiasm. The road towards formulating and achieving the aims and the objectives of the L.T.S. wouldn't have been so smooth, without the valuable inputs of all the LT Sers. who once again lead the flag of the LTS "for God and Country" flying high in the sky.

Apurva Bhushan Mishra - XI-B

Office Bearers

• Chair Person : Mrs Poonam D'Souza
• President : Adarsh
• Vice President : Priyadarshi Rai
• Gen. Secretary : Utkarsh Malviya
• Org. Secretary : Taha Aqueel
• Treasurer : Animesh

The LTS began the year with the motto that – "the day we were born in this country, this country was born in us". And true to its principles of 'service to God' and service to country, the LTS with its various activities tried to instill the minds of the young budding potentials with patriotism and leadership qualities, inspiring their minds to lead India.

When we talk about leading India, we do not mean one has to necessarily enter a political arena, and be a member of the parliament house attending the not-so-docile parliamentary sessions to decide the fate of our country. Leading India has to be started and initiated at the very root level, in our own homes, schools, colleges and society.

We began the year with our activities on the labour's day (1st May), where we appreciated and honoured the selfless and hard work of the co-workers of our college and all the other co-workers spread throughout the world, organizing a special assembly in their respect. Then the LTS took part in the rally on the 15th of August (Independence Day), where we promoted the ideals of the world peace and national integrity. We also took part in a rally (28th September) along with the other schools in the protest against the atrocities committed on the Christian communities of Khandhamal (in Orissa). For the emancipation of women and to uproot the evil of female infanticide, we also took part in a cycle rally, along with collecting food materials, clothes and other amenities for the flood victims in Bihar.

Looking back at the year 2008, the incident on the 26th November, left quite an unpleasant effect on the minds of the Indians, with the terror attacks in Mumbai. Our sympathy is with all those terror affected families, and the families of all those . anonymous heroes from across the nation who saved Mumbai from the hands of destruction. We firmly declare that democracy cannot be turned into a playground for the dissection of the ideas of India and that we will stand shoulder-to shoulder against any force which will try to wreck the national unity of our country. We will not let toothless political ministers and ineffectual leadership turn a tough nation like India into a soft state.

In the end, we would like to thank our chair-person Dr P. Souza, who like a perpetually burning torch, has been showing us the way and helping us to achieve our aims and objectives. We would also like to thank all our sear LTS for their overwhelming support and dedication, without which we wouldn't have been able to keep our flag- "For God and country" -flying high in the sky.

Apurva Bhushan Mishra,Treasurer X B
Mohd. Hanzla, Organizing Secretry X B

All are born equal, but unfortunately only a handful of them turn out to be true leaders in times of crises.

These people know that reason deceives us but conscience never. And for the rest there is L.T.S., which tries to unveil the hidden leadership qualities. We, the LTSers, see things not as they are, but as we are. The LTS unit at SJC, under the able guidance of our chairperson Dr. (Mrs.) P D'Souza, has been nurturing leaders for the past many years.

LTS grooms the JOSEPHITES into leaders, building up self confidence and increasing the capacity to take initiatives in order to bring out the world out of its present malaise. We make our fellow JOSEPHITES realize what is really going on. This year's session started with the collection of various stationary, items followed by old newspapers, files and clothes for the under privileged people who require our help. We tried our best to explain the motto and motive to the students in order to get a good output. Our efforts worked and we got a great response. The 'Newspaper Campaign' and the collection of 'Stationary Items & Clothes' have always been on LTS's annual agenda. We further donated the stationary items to the 'ASHA DEEP SCHOOL' run by SMC sisters.

We believe that before God can do his deed, we must do ours. So we organized an inter section collage competition for social awareness. It turned out to be a great success. The topic for the classes were: class 6 - 'WILDLIFE CONSERVATION'; 'Class 7 -'CHILDREN: THE FUTURE OF INDIA'; class 8 -'GREEN HOUSE EFFECT'; class 9 - 'WOMEN EMPOWERMENT'; class 10: 'U.N.O.'. Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God. Keeping, this in mind, we the LTSers conducted a morning assembly to spread our message and to take along our fellow JOSEPHITES in this journey. In this way all through the year we were successful in keeping our flag "FOR GOD AND COUNTRY" flying high.

Pranjal Srivastava,
President

Leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of desired goals. The majority of people this world are in are still willing to be led and to be shown path they ought to trace, but only few have qualities which mark them out from the rest and by virtue of which they lead the rest. Leaders are born, no doubt, but training plays a vital role in developing qualities of leadership. The LTS unit at SJC helps to develop qualities such as courage, the capacity to take risks, self confidence and stamina to endure in the young minds of fellow Josephites as they are to become the future leaders of our country and society.

We started the year with the 'newspaper campaign' along with different stationary items for the poor and needy. It wasa wonderful experience going from class to class to collect the stuff, and explaining the students our motto and motive. The most important project was on 3rd December 2006, which was celebrated as 'World Disabled Day'. We went to 'Samvedna' an active NGO of our city, and assisted the inmates in organizing a special day for the children. We started our work by distributing the morning breakfast, thereafter various games filled with fun and frolic were organized. After the lunch we geared up for an interactive session with the officials of our city including the D.M. They did not fail to recognize our efforts and congratulated us for our initiative to make the children happ.

We also conducted a morning assembly in the school telling the students about our aims and objectives and hence this year LTS truly worked hard to make our motto "For God and Country" come true and thus kept its flag flying high.

PranjalSrivastava
Vice President

"For God and Country"

Today we find only a handful of leaders who have dedicated their whole life for the upliftment of the people who are in need of a helping hand. To render a hand that does 'good' requires something more than being 'good'. It requires vision and innovation to find a lasting solution. It is a leader who takes the first step and that is what L.T.S. did this year, nurtured leaders and took the first step to bring about a 'meaningful' difference.

L.T.S. at St. Joseph's college has always groomed Josephites to become good future leaders. We at L.T.S. train ourselves in the various tenets of leadership by undertaking many projects and assignments aimed at social upliftment. This year under the able leadership and guidance of our Chairperson Dr. (Mrs). Poonam D'Souza we undertook four very important projects.

We, along with the L.T.S. unit of S.M.C., assisted in organizing 'BALDIVAS', a special day long programme for underprivileged children, organized by CHILDLINE, an active NGO of our city. The venue was our school and the date was August 7, 2005. We started our work by distributing the morning breakfast. Thereafter various games filled with fun and frolic as well as competitions were organized for them. After the sumptuous lunch, we geared up for an interactive session with the officials of our city including the District Magistrate. The officials lent an attentive ear to the grievances of the children and the concerned NGOs assured that they would provide all assistance to them. They did not fail to recognize our efforts. They congratulated us for our initiative to make the children happy. It was a thrilling experience or us.

Our next project was to organize a special memorial programme for the earthquake victims of the Kashmir region. We, with the support of the USM group prepared a special homage stand depicting the picture of the devastation and urged the fellow Josephites to come forward and help in every possible way. We also conducted a special assembly, praying for all the victims of this natural calamity. The L.T.S. made Helpers' Day a great Success. Leaving aside the fact that we helped in organizing, it was our presence which made it more personal for our domestic staff.

L.T.S. along with the USM organized a "Social Awareness Week" from February 13 to 18. During this week we reached out to every single child to make them aware of the "social problems" by conducting assemblies, by making charts and collage on various social issues and collecting things for the needy.

Thus this year too the LTS kept its flag "FOR GOD AND COUNTRY" flying high.

SOURABH BHATTACHARYA
(PRESIDENT LTS)

Chairperson: Dr. (Mrs.) Poonam D'Souza

• President Sourabh Bhattacharya


• Vice President Gaurav Kalra


• Gen. Secretary Adnan Alam


• Org Secretary NishitAgarwal


• Treasurer Rizwan Mohd.

In every society, in every community, in every group of people, there is bound to be someone who emerges above the others and who acts as a guide or a leader for them. The majority of people in this world are always willing to be led and to be shown the path they ought to tread, but a few have qualities which mark them off from the rest and by virtue of which they could rule over the rest.

Leaders are born, no doubt, but training will also play a vital role in developing qualities of leadership. The LTS unit helps to develop qualities such as courage and provide them a capacity to take risks, self-confidence in others, and the stamina to endure.

This year SJC Allahabad trained its LTS unit of 70 members, under the able guidance of Dr. Mrs. P. D’Souza, an enduring and dynamic teacher. The first campaign LTS took was ‘Newspaper Campaign’. It was a wonderful experience going from class to class to collect newspaper, explaining to the students our motto and our motive and the help, which they can provide for this noble cause. The second task, which we took, was to go to Sr. Sheba’s Home and provide the needy with food items. The amount we collected by selling the newspapers was nearly about Rs. 1200. The two projects were greatly appreciated by the college staff and our principal.

Thus throughout the year, LTS team performed various tasks and successfully did its job, keeping its motto ‘For God and Country’ always high.

Rahul Agarwal (President LTS), Nihit Kumar (Gen. Secy)

Office Bearers :-

• Chairperson : Dr. Mrs. P. D’Souza
• President : Rahul Agarwal
• Gen. Secy. : Nihit Kumar
• Vice President : Sourabh Bhattacharya
• Org. Secy. : Adnan Alam
• Treasurer : Sparsh Bali

Leadership can be defined in a number of ways, It is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of desired goals. It is both an art and a science, It is an instinctive skill, which leads to a process of influencing individuals to mobilize and direct efforts towards certain goals.

Persistence, consistency, self-confidence and dependability are important traits of leadership qualities which help in attaining desired aims. The "Leadership Training Service" group formed in our school helps in instilling these qualities in the young minds as it is these young students who are the future of the society and nation. If proper values and morals are instilled in their minds right from the beginning, we would be paving the way for a better future. Through the activities of LTS, the overall personality of the child comes to the fore. It is a platform, an environment which also helps in developing the creativeness of a person.

It was a wonderful experience when we went from class to class collecting stuff for the needy, explaining to the students what our motive was and how they could help and contribute towards the noble cause. There was an overwhelming response from the students of classes 6th onwards. They came up with their clothes, books, stationery including copies, pen, pencils, rubbers, cereals, food items etc. Then we came across the marathon task of sorting all the stuff so that it could be easily distributed. This was efficiently done by the members to the LTS under the supervision of our teacher - Mrs. D’Souza. Visiting sister Sheba’s home to distribute the collected stuff was an eye opener for us. The dedicated work done by her for the needy is praise worthy. We also visited Mother Teresa’s home and distributed the clothes and foodstuffs to the children. Then we went to the slums; gave copies, pencils and other things to the young children.

The LTS activity this year gave us a close insight to the pathetic conditions of a number of children living below the poverty line, with no proper meals, clothes and education. It made us realize that we must value what we have and extend sincere help to them as and when we can. We hope that the activity of distributing clothes, food and stationery by us with such zeal continues regularly by the members of the SJC LTS team.

Chirag Mittal, IX

The youth of today are the future of tomorrow. Young people of every country are the hope of the nation and of humanity and hence today's youth has to inculcate within himself such qualities which will help him to beautify his future and become an agent of transformation. The LTS Unit of our country helps us to develop such qualities and provides us the confidence of leadership and teaches us the art of living together.

The LTS Unit of our College under the able guidance of Dr. Mrs poonam D’souza, a caring and a dynamic leader carried out the following assignments for the year 2001 -2002. This year's assignment was to teach some poor children of age 5 -12 at Sister Sheeba's Transit Home for the Destitute, Maria Sadan. LTSers with the help of volunteers were able to complete it. A team of fifteen boys reached Sister Sheeba's Home to teach those young children. It was a great experience for all of us. We taught for two months. The lessons over there were like songs composed of alphabets and numbers, dances on patriotic songs, plays of moral values, etc. Many of them learnt to write their names and the names of their friends.

We held a small cultural program for the children to show up their talents and we were really amazed to see the enormous talents and the enthusiasm of the children. Our respected Principal, Fr. K.K. Antony, Fr. Thomas Kumar, Mrs. A. Chatterjee and our Guide Dr. (Mrs.) Poonam D'Souza were also there to encourage the children. The boy whom the LTS has adopted in Meja was also provided with necessary help. This year Dr. Valson Thompu, a social worker was also with us for two days and he guided us how to help people in a better way.

We are extremely thankful to our respected Principal, Fr. K.K. Antony and to our Guide, Dr. (Mrs.) Po on am D'Souza for their able guidance and help which they provided us with from time to time. We pray to God to enable us to help the needy. May we work for God and for our country. Shashank Deo, IX-B, Organising Secretary & Vaibhav Abrol.

The LTS Camp at Joulikot (Nainital)

The LTS camp this year was set in a lovely place 'Joulikot', a small town near Nainital. Eight boys from SIC attended the camp with Mrs. Poonam D'Souza and Mr. B. S. Wilson as their guides. The only other people from Allahabad were the students of St. Mary's Convent. It was quite an experience as the group that assembled there was fairly large. 69 boys and girls from all parts of U .P. and Uttaranchal were a part of it and thus the theme of such camps was instantly displayed -living with a feeling of togetherness and cultivating the spirit of caring and sharing. It was a five day camp which included everything from prayers to field work. The Camp was meant to make the LTSers, who attended it, jewels of society "Transformation" was the key word of the camp. Transforming evil to good and bringing about a total change for the betterment of human beings. For God and Country we all pledged that we would be the agents of social transformation.

Prasoon Joshi, XII - A