After refreshments, the other teachers had gone off to their respective places; only I, Vishwamitra, Acharya Vashistha, and the headmistress of the infant class—who was also the vice-principal of the school—Veera, remained together to proceed. The children in the boys’ and girls’ classes had already been informed. As we were leaving, it was decided that we should first visit the infant class. Exiting through the gate, we boarded the tram. The infant class was a kos away from here. Along the way, there were open fields, orchards, and schools dedicated to various other subjects. Today was a holiday at the school. Boys and girls could be seen wandering or sitting here and there. There were quite a few other people riding in our tram as well. Most of them were guests of the school; some had come to meet their sons, daughters, or relatives; others were here simply to enjoy their annual holidays; some had come out of curiosity about some branch of knowledge.

At last, the tram reached the main gate of the children’s garden. We got down. The staff of teachers welcomed us at the gate. The gate and the three-storied building aligned with it were filled with cleanliness and beauty. Besides the buildings inside, there was a vast garden attached, much like the children’s garden at Sebgram; the only difference being that, due to the greater number of children, this place felt like an independent village in itself. In addition to the sleeping quarters, there were a kitchen, dining hall, hospital, and storeroom. Inside, for the children to swim and bathe in fresh water, there was a cemented pool with running water, which never became stagnant. Here and there in the garden were fountains and bathing houses. There were large fields of green grass for playing. In the winter months, there was a large indoor pool with hot water for bathing.

All the instructors were women. Each boy and girl had to spend three years in the infant class. It has already been mentioned that the national...

According to the rules, all boys and girls, after reaching the age of three, are separated from their parents and sent to schools. The entire education is divided into three classes. The infant class begins at the start of the fourth year and ends with the completion of the sixth year. The children’s class starts at the seventh year and concludes at the fourteenth. After this comes the youth class, which lasts from the fifteenth to the twentieth year. In the infant class, the education is mostly uniform. Books are not much used for teaching, although the students begin to recognize letters and numbers even in this class. In the final year of the infant class, they also have to learn reading and writing. However, most of the education is oral. Every subject to be taught is made so interesting and is presented before the children in such a way that they themselves become eager to know about it. The