Essay On THE SCHOOL PEON
Introduction
One who sits outside the Principal’s office is called a school peon. He is an important person. Principal knows that school cannot do without him.
His name and age
Shyam Sunder is our school peon. He is about forty years. He is a tall man. He possesses strong body. He is quite healthy. He has wheatish complexion. He belongs to a small village.
His dress and family
He is all the time in ‘Khaki’ uniform. He wears a white Gandhi cap. He gets uniform every year from the school. He lives in a small room in the school compound. He is a married person. His wife and children live in the village.
His duties
He has one hundred and one duties to do. He comes an hour before the opening of the school. He cleans the Principal’s room. He dusts desks, tables and chairs in the class rooms. He then rings the bell.
As long as the school goes on, he sits near the Principal’s office. He carries out his orders. Sometimes he goes to post letters. Somtimes he has to go to the bank to deposit or withdraw school money. Sometimes he circulates an order in the classes. At other times he shows the visitors in. He does all tius and other duties also. He goes on ringing the bell at the end of each period. Sometimes if he is irregular in his duties, everybody complains against him, because the school work begins to suffer.
When it is time to close the school, he rings the close bell. He shuts all the doors and windows after the boys have gone. He then puts the keys in his pocket and goes home.
His hard life
He lives a hard life. He gets a small salary of five hundred rupees in a month. With the small income he cannot keep his family with him. In the town he cannot support his family. He has been in the service of this school for the last fifteen years.
Conclusion
Shyam Sunder’s motto is ‘Quick service with a smile’. His position is humble. But he has the qualities of a great man. He is a prince among the peons.
Vocabulary
Cannot do without- is necessary for, Wheatish- sallowish, Deposit- to place in a bank etc. Withdraw- to take away; to draw back, Circulate- to pass from one person to another, Show in- to usher; to guide, Irregular- not according to common rules, अनियमित। Close bell- the last bell, आखिरी घंटी । Smile- a light and mild laugh.
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