𝐂𝐌𝐒 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟔

1926 Boys & girls of CMS School Islamabad saluting while singing School Anthem being led by drummer and Captain of the school Mr. Gulam Nabi Patigaroo popularly known as Nabji who later rose to the position of the Governor under JK. Administration.

Canon Biscoe came Kashmir  at a time when Kashmiris were steeped in ignorance and apathy which are generally attributes of a backward community. A callously unsympathetic system of administration lasting for centuries on end, had reduced them to barbaric conditions of living which stultified their imagination and brought about their intellectual stagnation. Amidst this darkness, Canon Biscoe set out to kindle a spark of enlightenment and liberal knowledge, and immediately came up against prejudice, superstition and social taboos. He was misunderstood by many and these reactions at that time were natural. But he did not feel discouraged by these initial setbacks. He founded a girls’ school which grew and prospered. They held the same traditions as the boys. Knowing something about the homes from which the girls came I always regarded this school as a miracle. And so it was; and is still to-day more than ever so. Canon Biscoe patiently and persistently tried to instil in our youth the spirit of self-help, esprit de corps and social service. The institutions with which he was connected were places where young Kashmiris not only were taught high and noble ideals, but were imbued with enthusiasm to strive for them. It is a source of regret to me that I have not had the good fortune of passing through his school, but those who have been under his care as students feel joy and pride to be known as Canon Biscoe’s boys. Hebreathed his own idealism, purity of thought and action, and love of service into all his students, and made them models of uprightness, honesty and good character. He was a teacher in the real sense of the word.