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St. Joseph's Boys' High School (formerly St. Joseph's European High School) located on Museum Road in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, is under Jesuit administration. The school moved to a new building in 2007 in time for its 150th jubilee in 2008. Annually Old Boys Day draws alumni from around the globe. The school's history is detailed by alumnus Christopher Rego in the book "Faith and Toil".〔(Rego )〕 ==History== St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore, (formerly St. Joseph's European High School) was founded by the Jesuit Fathers and Brothers in 1858 to offer a liberal education for the boys of European and Anglo-Indian families. After India's independence, admission was extended in the 1950s and 1960s to include all students, irrespective of race, religion, or caste. The school buildings are situated in the center of the (formerly European quarter of the) city. Originally the upper floors provided dormitory space. Large, open playgrounds accommodate sports such as cricket, football, and hockey. and other games and forms of exercise. The cricket team trains at the Centenary Ground located on Mahatma Gandhi Road near the Mayo Hall. The school pays great attention to physical training and sports and has long conducted the Annual Hockey Tournament for ICSE schools in Bangalore. St. Joe's also hosts a Cadet Platoon, a Boy Scout Troop, and Debating and Literary Societies for the higher classes. In the year 1883 when J.M. Vissac was rector, the school was situated on St. John's Hill at the current location of St. Germain High School, adjoining St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral. Fr. Vissac had the foresight to relocate the school on a large campus in the heart of the City Cantonment. He purchased the "Rocklands" property adjacent to the Madras Bank (the present State Bank of India) and the Good Shepherd Convent and architected the stately buildings on Museum Road, in 1894. In 1898, 100 boarders and 89 day scholars moved to the new facility. By 1913 the school had grown to 239 boarders and 183 day scholars, and two new blocks were added along with an immense playground called "New Fields" on Vittal Mallya Road. The tract had to be drained for the playing fields. In 1910, the school adopted the High School Examination System giving up the Old Matriculation System, and is believed to have at this time adopted the name St. Joseph's European High School. The University meanwhile had abolished the F.A. and replaced it with the Intermediate Arts Exam. Fr. Vissac had two French priests from the diocese, Frs. Froger and Schmitt, earn their MA from the University of London, England, and they returned to teach. After 20 years Fr. Vissac handed over the reins to Fr. Froger, Rector from 1903 to 1913, and again from 1915 to 1916. Fr. Froger also did the oil paintings on the walls of the priests' and boarders' refectories. In the first half of the 20th century, the school curriculum was directed toward the Government High and Middle School Examinations, the Cambridge School Certificate, and the Junior and Preliminary Examinations. The School was recognised by Cambridge University and senior candidates could obtain Certificate A of the General Certificate of Education (GCE). The boys prepared for Preliminary Cambridge in Std. VI, for the Middle School in Std. VII, for Junior Cambridge in Std. VIII, and for the High School and Cambridge School Certificate in Std. IX. During British rule, teachers in Anglo Indian schools had subsidized salaries that were significantly higher than at the Indian SSLC schools. With Independence in 1947, the school lost many of its earlier privileges. Continually rising exam fees of the University of Cambridge, a result of post-war inflation, coincided with a severe foreign currency crunch in India. The Government of India, unwilling to release foreign exchange for these examinations, switched to the Indian School Certificate Council, with two examinations at the end of Classes X and XII, the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) and the ISC (Indian School Certificate). This was done by the Anglo Indian Association under the leadership of Mr. Frank Anthony, its President and Member of Parliament. Also, weekly tests gave way to unit and quarterly tests. The school follows the ICSE syllabus up to Class X. In 2005 the school expanded its curriculum at both ends. It added Classes I through IV and extended the high school to include the ISC at Class XII. The year 2007 included another first: Class XI was expanded to include girls. Today there are about 60 students per section and three sections in the middle and high school. The other classes have fewer students. Another major change over the years was the closing of the in-school boarding house which had housed boys ages 8 to 16 in 3 separate dormitories. They were allowed one out-of-school outing on the last Saturday each month. Their health was entrusted to a Medical Officer and matrons in a large infirmary with a special room for infectious diseases. A monthly lantern lecture addressed various educational topics and on special occasions drama, music, and cinema shows were screened in the School Hall. Construction of the new school building took from 2001 until 2007, under the principal from 1994 to 2006, Fr. Michael John, . The new facilities, along with improvements, offer a modern and aesthetic environment while retaining from British India the Roman Catholic chapel, the refectory, and the priests' residence.〔(History )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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