2:4 IN THE VISION OF GOD
entered the m^ruiir and saw the little ones, his heart
bounded \rith. untold joy. He directly went and sat in
their nutist. Instead of feeling shy in the presence of a
stranp?r, they accepted him as one of them. They came and
sat on his lnp an<l sought to climb up his shoulders, all the
time* %'ttaring the name "Sitaram, Sitaram.1* They were
perfectly friendly and quite jolly. Then they gambolled
ronnd him sing; ng in great glee. It \vas a unique experience,
fnll of Miss.
The teacher, a qniet and kind soul, made them dance in
a circle with small sticks in hand to the music of "Dm Sri
Ram Jit! Ram Jai Jai Rani/' They were provided with
small low desks having drawers in which they kept their
writing materials. Bamdas saw their first attempts at letters
and drawings. They had also varieties of games on the
kindergarten system. They were tanght to do things in
simple ami quiet ways without their playful, child-like
nature bein;? hampered. He saw a tiny girl of about two
years sweeping the floor, on her own initiative, very care-
fully. The teacher said that she was the most intelligent
child of tfao lot.
In memory of the visit, Chunibhai had arranged to
distribute to the children milk and sweets. There was a
separate room for feeding them. Here were placed in line
lo\v wooden stools as is the fashion in Hindu households.
The children took their seats. Some of them were engaged
in serving the rest with eatables. Before each child a cMna
samier was placed by the serving children, and then a bit of
sweetmeat was gently placed in it. The whole proceeding
uent on so qnietly that there was not the least bustle,
confusion or nnugual hnrry, A small cnp of milk was also
placed beside the saucer.
There was perfect order and serenity, When every-
thing was ready—till then the children waited patiently
all children were in their seats—the teacher uttered
pj&5-*r which vas repeated by the children in chorus. At