"Good morning Mr. Kasole" — the Hill Grammar years

The school was a small, tight-knit community where everyone knew one another. The staff room at Hill Grammar was like a corridor. The school had neither a playground nor a library. I do not remember ever having any P.E. lessons while we were at Hill Grammar.

I had joined Kampala Parents' School from Shimoni Demonstration School, where the school fees were 31/- per term. At Shimoni, we had a quarter litre of ice-cold processed milk from the Dairy Corporation delivered daily by truck. It cost 30/- per term. By comparison, the school fees at Kampala Parents School were high. I have a circular or document that indicates fees as high as 1257/- per term. After all, it was a private school.

I do not remember what we had for break at Kampala Parents' while at Hill Grammar, but it is possible we were served porridge and a scone. There was no canteen. Lunch was contracted to an outside caterer. The teachers covered topics and wrote notes on the blackboard for pupils to copy.

Homework was written on the blackboard and copied down to be done at home at the end of the school day.

Every morning, we would be met by Mr. Kasole at the gate for the famous morning greetings. It was so well known that once, during a school quiz, a pupil was asked the name of the headmaster, and the pupil replied, "The name of the headmaster of Kampala Parents' School is, Good morning Mr. Kasole."