3. Write a note on Brookfield (school). What kind of school Brookfield was?

What do you learn of English public schools from it? Brookfield was a Public School. It was situated in a very beautiful piece of land. There was a large group of old palm trees and the School building lay surrounded by those trees. It was an open countryside and the school therefore had plenty of playing grounds. It was a very old foundation. It was, established in the 16th century during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It was a grammar school. Unfortunately it did not become as famous as Harrow or Eton at anytime in its history. In 18th century during the age of George I, the main building structure of Brookfield was built again. Mr. Wetherby had made it famous during the middle of 19th century. It was, nevertheless, a good school of the second rank. He died in 1870. Then came Mr. Meldrum who served from 1870 to 1900. After him came Mr. Ralston who a very modern man and had a row with Mr. Chips. After Mr. Ralston, Mr. Chatteris came as the Headmaster. He was also a modern man and made the school progressed. He died in April 1918. Next head, after the end of temporary headship of Mr. Chips, was Mr. Cartwright. In Brookfield like other public schools, the matters of discipline were taken seriously. The headmaster and the teachers tried to control the boys as best as possible. Naughty students were punished. Different efforts were made to have good discipline in the class. Like other public schools Latin and Greek languages were taught in Brookfield. Grammar was also taught with great care. Thus Brookfield was really a useful educational institution. Brookfield produced many famous men almost in every field of life. Members of the Parliament peer and bishops administrators and judges, professional men and businessmen all sorts of people had come forth from Brookfield. It had a rather long list of old boys. When the1st World War broke out in 1914, it also contributed to the war effort. Quite a few of the teachers & students joined the Armed Forces. Many of them died for England. Its grounds were also used for training purposes. The School building was bombarded by the enemy during the war but the teachers went on teaching & the students went on reading. Both during peace & war Brookfield contributed to the glory of England. 4. What contribution did Brookfield make to England? Brookfield supplied a great number of educated people to serve England in every walk of life. Great politician and Civil Administrators came out from the school. Knights and Bishops were given by the School to the Society. Judges and lawyers of repute had read at this school. Professional people as well as businessmen also came out of the school. So people from this school served the country at the time of peace. Whenever there was a national emergency, the school came forward to help the people. When the1st World War broke out in 1914, it also contributed to the war effort. Quite a few of the teachers & students joined the Armed Forces. Many of them died for England. Its grounds were also used for training purposes. The School building was bombarded by the enemy during the war but the teachers went on teaching & the students went on reading. So Brookfield made a great contribution to England during all the phases of national life. 5. Write a note on Mr. Chips as a teacher. Mr. Chips had joined the Brookfield Public School in 1870 & served the institution, with a small break, up to 1918. Chips was not a very brilliant or intelligent person. He had not got any distinction as a student. He taught ancient languages of Greek and Latin which were

considered dead languages during Victorian period. His method of teaching was old and his pronunciation was same. He was not a scholar in any way. So he could not become a teacher or headmaster at any famous first rate school. During his long stay at the Brookfield school, Mr. Chips had been a very hardworking and honest teacher. He was a very studious and intelligent teacher. He could not go to some other school because he had a moderate degree and no social background. However, he was very happy at this school and worked with great labor. He was a painstaking teacher. He taught even during the bombardment at the school building. He loved his students very much and treated them in a very amicable way. He cared enough for the discipline and was enough hard but after his marriage with Katherine Bridges, he became lenient. He was an orthodox (traditional) teacher. He treated most of the problems of the school in a very wise way. He taught with such a zeal and honesty that soon he became very popular among the staff as well as the students of the school & attained the position of the Brookfield Tradition. This is why he wins the row during the headship of Mr. Ralston and it is due to the same reason that Mr. Chatteris asked him to join the staff once again during the time of World War I (1914 1918). 6. Describe the first encounter (meeting) between Mr. Chips & Katherine Bridges. How did Mr. Chips marry to Katherine Bridges? How did Mr. Chips fall in love with Katherine Bridges? Under what circumstances Mr. Chips married Katherine? In 1896, Chips went to the Lake District with one his colleagues Mr. Rowden, during the summer vacation. He was then forty eight years old. They were enjoying the trip but Mr. Rowden had to leave suddenly due to some family business. Mr. Chips did not wish to end his full of pleasure tour so soon. Therefore, he stayed on alone at Was dale Head, where he boarded in a small farmhouse. One day Mr. Chips was climbing on Great Gable. He saw a girl on a dangerous looking rock. She was waving her hand. Mr. Chips thought that perhaps she was in some difficulty and was waving for help. He wrenched his ankle in a useless effort to help her. The girl was in fact waving to a friend standing below to the rock. Her name was Katherine Bridges. When she saw Chips falling down, she and her friend came to help Chips. He was surprised to see that Katherine was an expert climber. Both the girls took chips to the place where he was staying. It was an irony of fate that Mr. Chips was helped by the girl whom he was going to help. Miss Bridges was twenty-five (25) when she met Mr. Chips who was forty-eight (48). As Katherine was-a trained nurse, so she visited chips quite often in the farmhouse. She used to come on her bicycle all alone, Katherine had long discussions with chips on different topics. She expressed her views in favor of equality & freedom of women in society. Chips was much impressed by Katherine & he began liking her. Katherine also liked Chips delicate & serious attitude. They were so much in love with each other that they married in London at the end of the summer vacations. 7. Write an account of Mr. Chipss married life. The married life of Mr. Chips was very short but very important and impressive. He got married in 1896 & his wife, Katherine, died in 1898 in the case of a child birth. Thus, his married life was limited to only 2 years. Mr. Chips had very poor opinion about women from the beginning. He did not like at all the modern women of late Victorian