About woes of Additionals in 1978 College Magazine

Excerpts from ‘The Sky Above - The Mud Below’ of our 1978 College Magazine about ‘additionals’:

‘Amidst our lighted corridors there are dark passages. Among the laughing faces there are some hurt looks. For example the medical student is not academically better off than an engineering college student. His curriculum does not allow for human failing and natural calamities, in that he cannot carry the subjects in which he has failed to the next academic year.’
 
‘They are suffering a lot. They have lost all their drive for life and sustain their hope with very little practicality. They are like the sick children who must be nursed separately.’
 
‘Unless the problem of additionals is taken up seriously, there will grow a large population of these students with psychological undertones and political overlay.’

College Magazine 1978 - Administrators and Editor

                                                          Dean

                                                 Editor with Dean

                                                        Chairman

                                                        Gen Sec
                                                              
                                                                                  - To be continued                     

Legend for the Cartoon - 1978 College Magazine

Excerpts from ‘Legend for the cartoon in the fly leaf’ of our College Magazine 1978:

‘The first block houses eagles over its terrace and hunting is strictly prohibited here. Trespassers and omelette-lovers will be prosecuted. You get a free view of any play or dance in the Gandhi Museum stadium,’

‘The extension counter of IOB, sees a lot of turnover and the Madurai Medico has always a savings account of Rs.5 only, and this is one of the few banks not touched by robbers.’

‘In the library straining the brains of our students, some students rest their brains and they sleep over the books. It is also a large recreation room in between classes; there are as many mosquitoes as there are books but fewer girls at any time of the day.’

‘The third block adjacent to the L.H. houses the animal house above the III floor, which hosts no pet animals. But what thrives there has a veterinary officer to take care of them. But it will be surprising that many students have not known its existence and fewer have crossed its entrance. When research abounds in our college in future we might have monkeys here but never an elephant. They are becoming extinct, you know.’

        - Cartoon and content by Sridhar. 

                                                             - To be continued.

College Magazine 1978 - Designs and Editors

The other day our College magazine of 1978 was traced out and found to be replete with our batch-mates' articles and pictures. As each of its pages were opened past memories became the recent memories making live the past! Here are some pictures from it to make us feel younger once more. Feel the past as present!

Front Cover
 

Inner Design

 

Dedication

 

                                                                                 - To be continued.
                                                                                      

About Intra-nasal Swine Flu vaccine

As you know a painless vaccine for the prevention of Swine Flu by intra-nasal route has been introduced in India and approved by Tamil Nadu Government. An excerpt from an article about it has been given below:
‘The vaccine is approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for usage by any individual above three years of age, except pregnant women’

Read more here about the vaccine in this article:
Intra-nasal Vaccine for the prevention of H1N1

Our Batch-mate and Rangoli!

All of us are reminded about one of our batch-mates whenever we see a Rangoli displayed. You find below his own portrait shaped by himself and also an excerpt from his letter about his other arts.

“The Line Drawing that I have mailed to you is a photoshoped image of my photograph; it’s not my original Work. I have downloaded many Photoshop Apps. from Apple Store. I transform my photographs using those Apps. in my iPhone itself and I mail them through my iPhone. I have given-up doing Rangoli, Painting and Drift Wood Sculpture, long back. Even my wife and my son do not believe if I show them my original works done in our college days! I resort to digital technology in my Artistic works. In recent days I'm interested in Digital Arts. I do have softwares for Real Time Painting and also for Sculpting in cyberspace.”
Passionately yours,
MD.Singam.

2010 Batch Meet Games

Game Participants

Batch-mates cheering Participants