Magazine 1983

PENANG FREE SCHOOL The Magazine of the Penang Free School I 983 Vol. 7 No. 5

SCHOOL BLAZONRY The school motto is "fortis atque fidelis" (pronounced for'tiz ud'kway fi'deliz) which means strong and faithful. The school colour is sky blue (azure) and the armorial bearings consisting of a white tower, a palm tree and a lion are set on azure in the school· blazon. A description of the arms of the free school: azure, in (middle chief) a white rower between the gold numerals eighteen (dexter chief) and sixteen (sinister chief); in sinister base a gold lion rampant guardant supporting a flag; in dexter base a palm tree proper. The white tower signifies qualities of strength and truthfulness; 1816 is the year the free school was founded; the lion signifies the preservation of the tradition and high ideals of the school; and the palm tree represents the state of Penang as well as fertility of mind. THE BLAZON OF THE PENANG FREE SCHOOL FLAG Per pale embattled, sinister azure; in dexter argent a lion ra..-npant with numerals 18 and 16 on either side. The lion and the numerals are in azure. Towards the end of the last decade a variation of the School flag appeared with only the areas in argent (silver or white) replaced with navy blue. NOTE: All symbols used are the armorial bearings of the Arms of Penang Free School.

Editorial CONTENTS 2 Headmaster's Message 7 School Log 9 Board of Governors 16 lroard of Trustees 17 Old Frees Association 30 Feature Interviews 34 Examination Cl~s 180 Administration 14 Academic 42 2 """ Events 70 ------ . r· ·~ ----- • . . ro:,~ . - .,.~ - V 1'- ~ - · ~ . .....-,-- .,,__,. _ -- L -_. -~. . . .... - .. - ' . - Sports and Games 96 I' • · - - • ....: . .. -~ :;:.~~:;:~~~--·::·~·;7:~--~~¾:-. ·i I I r ~~-~ Organizations ~~. ____ .,. - 122 .. - Expression 148 EDITORIAL 1983 sees a welcome change in sixth form education. A new vista opens up as Penang Free School adopts the open system that gives each student the freedom to fashion a programme of study that best reflects his particular needs and interests. In previous years, the student had little control over the shape into which his education would fall: the sixth form population was sharply and simply divided into an arts stream and a science stream, with the science student~ concentrating exclusively on the science subjects, and the arts students the arts subjects. Now, apart from Kertas Am, the general paper which remains compulsory, he is free to select any fo ur courses from the many the school offers at this level. This particularly suits the student who wishes to examine an interdisciplinary study like archHecture : he now has the opportunity to lay the necessary groundwork by offering mathematics, physics, art, and perhaps literature - a

most unusual and extraordinary combination! Critics of " the other system" complain that it is too narrowly focused . They argue that it encourages overspecialization which tends to hinder the growth of the individual, both as a student and as a person. They quote Darwin : "My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding out general laws out of large collections of facts, but why this should have caused the atrophy of that part of the brain alone, on which the higher states depend, I cannot conceive .. .... ..... and if I had to live my life again , I would have made it a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week, for perhaps the parts of my brain now atrophied would thus have become active through use. The loss of these tastes is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect and more probably to the moral character by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature." Future sixth fom1ers need not complain, argue, or quote Darwin. The new system is indeed an open invitation to explore new ways of thinking and approaches to knowledge. It welcomes each student to investigate a subject or two outside his particular area o_f concentration, and so add a certain breadth to his education. In the light of Darwin's lament, the student who has set his mind on a career in the sciences, in medicine, or in engineering, would do well to include in his academic programme the study of Uterature, a subject long held in disfavour even among arts students. It is said that the hallmark of the educated person is his ability to use words skillfully to convey his thoughts and feelings to others, both in speech and in· writing. To acquire this ability, what other and better way is there than studying the uses made of language by its greatest masters. More important, reading widely and deeply the great ppets and writers will expand one's experience and personal horizons, and enlarge the imagination, · which in one way or another is the basis of all creative endeavour. History too needs to be restored to its former status and popularity. A historical perspective on one's own time can come only from studying one's own time and culture as well as other times and cultures. Contemporary men and women cannot make much sense of much of what is happening in the world today unless they have some systematic knowledge of the great social, intellectual, and political events of the past. Likewise, the student who has an inclination for the arts, should further examine one of the sciences or mathematics, especially since he is not likely to pursue them at tertiary level. It is doubtful any person living in this century can function knowledgeably without an understanding of science, the discipline that fosters the technology that surrounds him and shapes his life, and through which. he both prospers and suffers. Mathematics is a basic tool of thought: -it trains the mind to grasp and analyse the essential issues in a problem. Obviously rewarding as an intellectual exercise, this training is especially useful to the arts student; contemplating a career in law. The freedom to choose any course at all can be both a challenge and a problem. Generally, students work best at what they have chosen for themselves. However, ·if they choose carelessly and arbitrarily, allowing their programmes of study to become too diffuse, they may emerge from their sixth form years at PFS with nothing to boast of but a collection of miscellaneous information. It is an empty freedom unless each student knows how to use it to design a programme that will prepare him not only for a vocation but also for the means to live his life meaningfully.

TliE EDITORIAL BOARD 1983 President . , Mr. G. K. Iyer Advisors Vice-President Editor Mrs. Ozan Kian Hin Rene Tan Business Section Layout & Design 1st row (I to r): Boey Mew Leng, Cynthia Ooi, Koay Jin Hee, Cecilia 2nd Ng. row (I to r): Loh Kong Gay, Cheah Ban Ozuan, Khoo Oon Chye, Boey Taik Boon. Absent: David Lim . 1st row (1 to r): Peter Tan (Manager), Prasert Phromsuwan, Cheah Jin Chye, Aaron Chan, Mr. Tan Teong Kooi Ong Yin Keon. :n. Kassim Ismail Pn. Siti Mahani lfrs. Tan Poh Oziew Miss Tan Su Ee 2nd row (1 to r): Merilyn Ch 'ng, Lim Siew Khuan, Sabina Lee. Absent: Kee Seok Lye, Liilian Ong, Yeoh Hock Thye. 1st row (1 to r): George Choong (Manager), Merilyn Ch 'ng, Chan Suon Choo, Ida Yong, Lye Yoke Phy 'eng. 2nd row (I to r): Lim Koh Khoon, Chew Hup Hean, Leong Tai Heng, Benny Tan, Neoh Cheow "Jin.

I 'I' 11 I Academic ... ,· 0 .Boey Taik Boon, Mukhtar Mohd. Sree Interview 11irasa11, Chee Tat Meng Administration Old Frees Sree11ivasa11 Lolz Kong Gay J Secretary anis Ta11 .. Events .4 -~ Wendy Tan, Tho Lye Keong Organizations \ Ong Hock Soo, Lee Peng Kuan School Log Photography Lim Wen O1eo11 Expression , J · A - - Azilah Hassan, Lee Yu Chuang Soorts and Games • ( Vijay Bhandari, Chee Kok Wah (1 to rJ:' Tony Dih, Khoo 0 on Chye, Goh Boon Leong, Boey Taik Boon. TIIE EDITORIAL BOARD PRESIDENT: Mr. G. Krishna Iyer VICE-PRESIDENT: Mrs. Chan Kian Hin ADVISORS: Mr. T an Teong Kooi Mrs. Justina Wong En. Kassim Ismail Puan Siti Mahani Mrs. Tan Poh Chiew Miss Tan Su Kee Rene EDITOR: Tan (u ntil Aug. 21) CO-EDITORS: Cheah Ban Chuan (from Aug. 22) Vijay Bhandari (from Aug. 22) Jan SECRETARY: is Tan Academic SUB-EDITORS: : Mukhtar Mohd. Boey Taik Boon Administration: Phil ip Teoh Sreen ivasan Events: Wendy Tan Tho Lye Keong Expression: Azi lah Hassan (Bahasa Malaysia) Lee Yu Chuang (Engl ish) Chee Interview: Tat Meng Sreen ivasan OLD FREES; Loh Kong Gay Ong ORGANIZATIONS: Hock Soo Lee Peng Kuan SCHOOL LOG: Lim Weng Cheon SPORTS & GAMES: Vijay Bhandari Chee Kok Wah Goh PHOTOGRAPHY: Boon Leong Tony Doh Boey Taik Boon Khoo Oon Chye LAYOUT: Cheah Ban Chuan Khoo Oon Chye Members: B_oey Mew Limo Boey Taik Boon Cecil ia Ng Cyn thia Ooi David Lim Janis Tan Koay Jin Hee Loh Kong Gay Geo MANAGERS: BUSINESS rge Cheong Peter Tan Aaron Members: Chan Benny Tan Chan Suan Choo · Cecilia Ng Cheah Jin Chye Chee Kok Wah Chew Hup Hean Cynthia Ooi Ida Yong Kee Seok Lye Koay Jin Hee Leong Tai Heng Lillian Ong Lim Koh Khoon Lim Siew Khuan · Lye Yoke Phy'eng Merilyn Ch'ng Neoh Cheow Jin Ong Y in Keon Prasert Phromsuwan Sabina Lee Yeoh Hock Thye s

PERUTUSAN DARI GURU BESAR MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER. S aya amat berbangga dan berbesa· hati diberi peluang menyampaikan I deem it a pleasure and a privilege to convey this Message through the perutusan melalui Majalah Sekolah. School Magazine. Sebagai Guru Besar Penang Free saya suka menegaskan bahawa pen- As Headmaster of the Penang Free School I would like to emphasize that didikan ialah proses dua hala yang melibatkan pengajar dan pelajar. Ia bukan Education is a two-way process involving both the tutor and the taught. It sahaja pembelajaran dari buku malah merangkumi bidang pembelajaran formal encompasses more than more book learning, and it entails the provision of fortermasuk bidang-bidang kegiatan ko-kurikular dan permairian. ma! learning, as well as a range of activities both co-curricular and games. Dalam analisa terakhir para-para lepasan sekolah ini akan dinilaikan In the final analysis, the products that pass through the portals of this bukan sal:taja di bidang pengetahuan tetapi kebolehan menyesuai, sikap dan school will be judged not only on the criterion of knowledge, but on other kelakuan pelajar-pelajar itu. Amatlah mustahak tiap-tiap pelajar nienyedari akan intangible variables of the attitudes and behaviour of individual pupils. . It is of paramount importance that each and every pupil be ever conscious _ tradisi perJ·uangan ke a rah ke_cemerlangan yang setanding dengan sekolah ini. of th_e tr!l,dition of striving towards excellence which is synonymous with this Janganlah kita berbangga kegemilangan yang lepas. Untuk mencapai ke- - school. muncak kejayaan adalah menjadi tanggungjawab bersama guru-guru, niurid- Let us not rest on the laurels of the past. To strive, to seek and to reach murid dan sekelian yang berkenaan dengan institusi ini. higher peaks of achievement is a joint commitment of teachers, pupils, and all Setiap orang daripada kita mempunyai peranan masing-masing. Melalui those associated with this institution. · disi 1Jlin, dedikasi d:m_amalan, kecemedangan akan tercapai. Each and every one of us has a role to play. Through discipline, dedication Fortis Atque Fidelis. and practice, excellence can be attained. Fortis Atque Fidelis. ~ (G. Krishna Iyer) Headmaster, · Penang Free School, Malaysia. Penang, 7

OUR HEADMASTER Mr. Ganapathy Krishna Iyer was born on the 26th of October 1933, at No. 15, Free School Road, The date and time of his birth are most significant - he was born five days after the I 17th Anniversary of the foundation of PFS, in the school grounds. He received his primary school education at Wellesley Primary School and later, during the Japanese Occupation, at Francis Light Primary School. After the occupation, in the year 1948, he entered the Penang Free School at Standard 6 - then the equivalent of the modern day Form 2. Little did he realize then that he would be returning of the beloved alma ma ter 35 yea rs later, but in an entirely different capacity - as the headmaster. During his five years at Free School, Mr. Iyer distinguished himself in the field of spoken English, winning the Yeap Gaik Ee Neoh prize four years in succession. He was also a schooi prefect during his time here . In his last year in PFS, he passed the University Entrance examinations and t.hus qualified to enter the University of Malaya Singapore in the year 1953. ' In 1956, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree , and in 1957, earned his B.A.(Hons.). Then on the 26th of May 1958, he started his career in Education at Malay College, Kuala Kangsar where he was the Senior Assistant, and once took over as the Acting Headmaster. There , he practised 'leade rship by example· 25 years before it was introduced by Dr. Mahathir. He was always the first to donate blood to help his fellow man - and in 1965 he was awarded a Gold Medal. This medal was presented by the Sultan of Perak. The nexl yea r, he was appointed the Deputy Chief Education Officer in the state of Johar. He held this post until 1966 when he went to Reading University, England to study for a Diploma in Educational and Vocational Guidance After that he was known as Mr. G. K. Iyer B.A. (I-Ions.) Dip. Ed. After his grad uation, Mr. Iyer was posted to the Educational Planning and Research Division, Ministry of Education, in Kuala Lumpur. There, he carried out quite a few studies on education and the factors that affect it in Malaysia. These include a stt1dy on the relationship between the socio-economic status of parents and the pupil's academic performance . Based on studies such as these. th e Education Ministry implemented the plans and steps necessary. In 1975, the Ministry decided to take full advan tage of Mr. lyer's expertise in the field of guidance and counse lling, and he was appointed the Assistant Director of Schools in Guidance and Counselling. During this period, Mr. Iyer was very active in the fields of voca tional guidance and drug abuse pre-vent ion through educational means. Mr. Iye r has represented the Malaysian Ministry of 8 l 'T.r. f .• '• " ,:o':i; . ' ~,,. tit . \lJ \ ':j ~ ' : ,\ 1\f:;.j . ,.l-vf-=~ 1, • /; •:kl·' -<:;· ·-·-,1 .~ . . . '-·· , .. · ,:.F ~~ ,. ~ ~ -~, ' I 11 ~~ r"..)~ , '"'e ~ ~~~ - ,.;c.-;,,> '''\lf. .~,. - · i;; ' ' ... _,.__;vr~~·, .... . : -. -:-•) .1. -- -w~-c:· ../ f ,' -.;.,,, .• "' I { LO. r-- ~ \ .... _ ,;!t,~,: ~ ,,. \-. . ,.. . ;.•· 4."I'"· ~ti! ; • •-' -•~•'<:.·•• "I"=' ". ~ ~. · l~~ ... .. u .. •·taj A ·~ ,- ~ i{•.t. ~~ :~:.~i: i 'c- 1_;;• .:::~' :\~ ' . , ., ...,.,. Education in many in ternational confere nces and meetings on drug abuse prevention; he has travelled extensively to many Australasian cities. In fact, our HM is a U.N.O.-recognised international consultant on drug abuse prevention through education means. PEMADAM (the national drug abuse prevention body) has also enjoyed the benefits of Mr. Iyer's help. In addi tion to this one of Mr. lyer's slide-tape presen tations, 'Unborn Tomorrow', is in the record~ of the U.N. centres in Paris and Vienna as an example of the positive psycho-social approach to drug abuse control. Mr. Iyer was also a member of the cabinet co111m ittcc and the national think-tank on this subject. .· . Before returning to the Penang Free School, Mr. Iyer was appointed P1111 c1pal of the Maktab Perguruan Sri Pinano on September 1980 Th h rn I I • 1 . 0 • ere, e S I p ayec a maJOr roe Ill drug abuse prevention - this time in the context of te_acher tramees all over Malaysia. Mr. Iyer was next transferred to the Free :cho~_I on the 16th of March 19_83. It was a joyous occasion _ for what could ,my F1 cc des1re more than return mg to the helm of the Alma Mater?

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Lapuran Sekolah PENGGAL KETIGA 1982 OGOS '82 7hb. 16hb. 3lhb 30hb. 28hb. 21hb. 19hb. . SEPTEMBER '82 lhb. 3hb. 6hb. l lhb. 13hb. 27h 25hb. 20hb. b. OCTOBER '82 4hb. 19hb. 2 lhb. Amboi! Merdunya suara kumpulan Koir Sekolah daiarn Pesta Musik (Peringkat Nasional) di KL. Malangnyal Terpaksa bal ik ke sekolah selepas 3 minggu cuti. Malang lagil Kasihan murid-murid tingkatan 5. Baru balik ke sekolah nah! Sekarang pula mesti menghodapi Ujian Lisan Bahasa Malaysia SPM. Yahoo! Dapat balik 2 masa lebih awal hari ini. Tujuannya ....... argh ! Membolehkan muridmurid menghadiri Temasya Rer;iang sekola_h. Pasukan sekolah berjaya memperolehi tempat ketiga dalam Kuiz Geografi Nasional ke-10. I Alamak! Terpaksa pulang ke sekolah pada hari Sabtu7 Tentulah. Siapa suruh awak cuti selama 3 minggu. rertandingan hok i an tar a ru mah bermu la. ,-,asukan "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" (brass band sahaja-la) PFS mendapat kesempatan untuk mengambil bahagian dalam Perayaan Hari Kebangsaan di Stadium Merdeka. Misbun-Misbun rumah Wu Lien Teh muncul sebagai Johan dalam permainan badminton antara rumah. Perlan tikan pengawas-pengawas sementara tingkatan 4 . "My ambition is to become a Nuclear Physicist and ........ er ........... I only knew about this Job 10 minutes ago ........... blah ........... blah ........... blah" Ala! Jangan t ipulah! Cakap t ajuk macam itu tentu akan gaga I dalam Ujian Lisan Bahasa I n-ggeris SPM-lah. "Susahlah macam ni! Bagaimana nak bangun awal pada hari Sabtu untuk pergi ke seko lah?" Hah! Rasakanl Rasakan! Cuti lagilah ! I nilah balasannya. lni adalah beberapa kali sahaja murid-murid perempuan bersempat untuk memakai kemej, 'sports· mereka ....... Pertandingan bola jaring antara rumah. Pasukan bolatamRar sekolah berjaya menampar arah mereka untuk memenangi Pertandingan Bolatampar Belia Pulau Pinang. Kelas hari Sabtu yang ke-3 dan terakhir Nampaknya negara kita bersungguh-sungguh mahu menghasi lkan banyak Einstein and Newton. Nasib baik ada cu ti. Kalau tidak mampuslah kami. Banyak terimakasih kepada Hari Raya HaJi. Selamat Aidil Adhal Wah_! Suny inya bangunan sekolah. Sungguh pelik suasana ini. Jangan-jangan ada sesuatu yang ganJil berlaku ........... Yalah! Apa lag, kalau bukannya peperiksaan akhir tahun dan SRP. Bersiap szdialah untuk menghadapi satu letupan bcsar semasa ujian Amali Sains STPM. Hari Ucapan PFS yang ke- 166. Sudah tu.:i tetapi masih cckap , bersih dan amanah. Kuir Sekolah q I ~ --,=- [ '. 11 ; ~:-: ~ - '-- c:.. t_

NOVEMBER 27hb. '82 7hb. 5hb. 3hb. 12hb. 16hb: DISEMBER '82 11 hb. 31hb. Marilah kita bersama-sama doa agar sekolah kita terselamat selepas ujian Amali Sains SPM. Perlantikan pengawas-pengawas kekal ........... dengan hanya 9 hari sekolah sahaja yang tinggal. (Peristiwa hari ini telah ditangguh ke 7 haribulan.atas sebab masalah-masalah teknikl. Hail Apa ini! "Top of the Pops ke?" Bukan begitu hebat - la. Cuma pertandingan 'Talentime' yang diselaraskan oleh MAD. Ahhhhh !! ! Lega rasanya ........... Balik kampunglah, apa lagi? Kasihanl Mu rid-mu rid tingkatan 6 6 dan 5 terpaksa tunggu sebulan lagi. @nh J (x2 + a) - cosh J x3 - 1 J tan · 1 (x 1 3 _ bl 2 Mampuslah kali ini ............. Panadol pun sudah habis ........... SPM dan STPM baru nak mula. Pemain-pemain badminton .sekolah mendapati diri mereka kalah dalam pusingan ke-2 dalam pertaadingan badminton 18 tahun ke bawah MSSPP. Kejayaan! PFS memperolehi keputusan 98.8% kelulusan dalam peperiksaan SRP dengan !:: orang murid mendapat BA. Keberangkatan tiba DYMM ........,....,..---.. -. - Permainan krikct PENGGAL PERTAMA 1983 JANUARI '83 3hb. 28hb 27hb. :L6ho. . 31 30hb. hb. FEBRUARI '83 5hb 4hb. . 7hb. Alamakl Terlupa gunting rambut. Kasut pun tak cuci. Apatah lagi beg dipenuhi tahi tikus:. Macam mana nak ke sekolah, hari pertama pula. (Cuba teka berapa ketu l tahi tikus di mukasurat ini). .......,. Apa mi? Murid-murid PFS berbaris di luar sekolah masing-masirig memegang bendera! Sunggu, Kept,m ~ckolah lucu•la ni. Lucu apa? Mereka sedang berbaris untuk menyambut keberangkatan tiba Yang diPertuan Agonglah. Oops! · · Lebih baik fikir matang-matang untuk menentukan pelawak mariakah yang- akan memimpin rumah mereka masing-masing. Pan_caragam sekolah berpeluang bermain di jamuan 'Makan Malam Rakyat'. Hah! Sekarang pula balik ke sekolah pada hari Ahad? Dengan bendera lagi? Ha! Ha! Gelak apa? Nan ti bila Yang diPertuan Agong nak berangkat pulang, saya suruh pegawai-pegawai polis yanrI mengiringi baginda, masukkan awak ke dalam penjaral Aha! Barulah logik memberi kami semua cuti sehari sebab bersusah-payah pergi ke sekolah Mulut kelmarin. -mulut besar PFS mengalahkan S.X. 1. dalam satu perbahasan persahabatan. Saintis-saintis sekolah dengan mudahnya muncul sebagai johan Kuiz Sains Tingkatan 5 dar Tingkatan 6. Kaki bangku kuat pasukan bolasepak bawah 15 tahun kami? Kalah 0-2 kepada SM Westland Sayanglah! 1-lari Pcrhimpunan pertunJukan pengakap 11

8hb. Yippee! It's HOLi - HOLIDAY I Buku-buku semua mesti dicampak jauh-jauh .......... Sekarang baru boleh relax . PENGGAL KEDUA 1983 APRIL '83 .25hb. MAY '83 2hb. 17hb 13hb. . 28hb 26hb. 19hb. . JUN 30hb. '83 1hb. Apa? 25hb.7 Orang baru saja 'warm up' nak enjoy dia suruh kami balik sekolah ......... apa-lal Ketibaan YANG AMAT MERBAHAY A murid-murid Tingkatan 6 rendah ··-······· dengan pening, lcatan besar jumlah bilangan murid-murid perempuan .......... Oooooonn"I ··-········· Advantaae. Karpov-Karpov sekolah menggondol pingat emas dalam bahagian bawah 20 tahun dan bawah 15 tahun ......... itu memanglah gaya seorang johan. Saringan sukan ........... murid-murid berhempas-pulas untuk melayakkan diri ke peringkat akhir ........ sampai kasut pun haus. Hari Guru. Ternampak ramai murid-murid merapati sambil melemparkan senyuman manis ke arah guru mereka ........... Ehl Ehl Eh! Ada udang di sebalik batu? Malam suaikenal di dewan OFA. Terdapat banyak kegiatan-kegiatan LUARBIASA yang berlangsungan sepanjang malam. Sukan Tahunan Sekolah ............. Ceh bah! Macam upacara pembukaan Sukan SEA saja. Sekolah ditutup ......... sungguh kotor selepas sukan ......... tak sesuai digunakan , Cuti lagil Banyak cuti tahun inl ........ Ohl Nampaknya ialah hari keputeraan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Yang diPertuan Agong. I I I ~- .-·, . ,.-, J~- Menunggu keputusan SPM 3hb. Frees tua dan Frees muda bertemu dalam satu perlawanan 'Clash of the Titans' badminton ....... -Harl kantin 7hb. 20hb 19hb. . - 30hb. - JULAI '83 11hb. - 15hb. 18hb 16hb. . 23hb. 29hb. 25hb. Jangan tanya siapa menang. Peraduan Syarahan Cheeseman. Macam-macam kelakar yang dihasilkan oleh para peserta. Kali ke-3 Pasukan bolatampar PFS memenangi Pertandingan Bolatampar Belia Pulau Pinang. Pe .... pe .... rik .... sa .... an .... Se .... pa .... ruh .... Ta .... hun .... Ala! Takut apa? Kan ni : 'no sweat' sahaja. (Tahukah anda betapa basahnya mukasurat ini?) Wahoo! Cuti lagil Sepanjang minggul Kali ini benar-benar Selamat Hari Raya. Nasib kurang baik sebab hari ini tak ada cut!. Memang punyal Harijadi Gabenor Pulau Pinang - mesti jatuh pada hari Sabtu. Perlantikan pengawas-pengawas sementara tingkatan 4 & 5. Kelas Hari Sabtu lagi? Besok klinik-klinik perubatan akan kehabisan Panadol ....... tak ada · komen lagi-la ............. kepalaku sangat pening. "Selamat pagi Cikgu. Cikgu mahu roti canai atau tosey?" Nak belanja-ke atau nak memberi rasuah kepada pemeriksa Ujlan Lisan Bahasa Malaysia SPM? Persa tuan MAD menerbitkan sebuah lakonan yang bertajuk "The Love of lzayoi and Seishin" untuk 2 malam berturut-turut .......... nak pandang ke Timur kah? Hooray! Kebebasanl Kegembiraan l Hari cuti menjelang .................. Maka menurut sahibul hikayat maka bermulalah cuti penggal kedua dan maka tamatlah laporan ini. ((, · . .l . - ... ;...,,·i:__ .__ __ ~- ' . ... ~ -, ··, I . -~ ~:~~,· .., (: )Ji/ -''•: '. .11::,/·.. I : .;·.;,. ·:·.. I :Ii.:(·\;· .~::: ·.\.:;YJ . . ·)'- ~- !/[ __ _ Ha ri kantm Su!<~n Tambahan 13

E Administration ducational Administration is the -aggregate of actions directed towards the objective of ensuring that each child in the school is helped towards his overall clevelopmen t. It entails coodination of effort such that the child is helped in the acquisition of knowledge, guided into the realm of co-curricular activities, and encouraged to participate in games. Concurrently an underpinning of instilling appropriate attitudes and values is also part and parcel of the educative process. The concept of "Mens Sana In Corpore Sano" or the emergence of a healthy mind in a healthy body necessitates that there should be constant supervision and evaluation of the teaching-learning process, organising of activities consonant with 'the developmental needs of the pupils and appropriate frequent reinforcement of worthwhile values so that those who leave this institution will have desirable traits. To illustrate this process of administration, it might be interesting to examine the organisation a.nd administration of the hostels, since it is part of the school and ye t a separate entity, in that it exists for the attainment of a Special Programme. The residents of the hostel total slightly more than 300 pupils who are either selected or apply to stay in precincts of the school. They form a group who because of staying away from the home require an environment which will be conducive to study and a measure of supervision and guidance. Thus the administratjon of the hostel entails a subtle balance wherein the residents have to be helped to adjust to com-. munal living, supervised so that they give adequate attention to academic achievement, encouraged to discover their strengths in games or co-curricular activities and inculcated with moral fibre . The teachers entrusted with the supervision of the hostels play multiple roles in $eeing to it that the meals are nutritious· and palatable that the boys conform to the rnles and regulatioas, that they enjoy good physical health and have some one to turn . to if they experience problems. In short, as the example above illustrates, educational administration or management is not a blind dispensation but a multi-pronged approach wherein the . administrator has to be accountant, surrogate parent, supervisor, disciplinarian, public relations · office and a host of other things besides depending on the demands of the . circumstance. The Headmaster Pe11a11g Free School

BOARD OF ', GOVERNORS L - ·-· -· ,·chairman) Y.B. Capt. Dato' Haji Mohd. Noor b. Mohamed, D.S.P.N., J.S.M., D.J.N., P.J.K., E.D., J.P. Y.B. Datuk Koh Sin Hock, D.S.P.N .. A.M.N., J.P. n . - . -,- i I j ' ' ; Datuk Saw Choo Theng, D.S.P.N., D.J.N., A.M.N. tf'"-"\ Datuk ~ (Dr.) Abdul Wahab bin Mohamed Ariff, D.S.P.N., D.P.M.K., D.P.M.B., J.M.N., S.M.K., S.N.B., S.B. St. J. l 81/-------- .... Y.B. Datuk Dr. T. Deveraj, D.S.P.N., En. David Choong, D.J.N., A.M.N Datuk Haji Aziz b. Mohd. Ibrahim, D.S.P.N., J.M.N., J.P. Tuan Haji Zainal Alam b. Hj. Zainal Abidin, A.M.N., P.K.T., B.C.K., P.J.K., D.J.N . D.J.N., K.M.N., P.K.T., B.C.K. Dr. Ooi Tiang Eng, J.P. (, Major Othman b. Hj. Kadir En. Foo Yeow Tat P.J.K. · ' ~ Encik G. K. Jyer- (Setiausaha) --- --~-- ----------- -~-----

E Administration ducational Administration is the -aggregate of actions directed towards the objective of ensuring that each child in the school is helped towards his overall development. It en tails coodination of effort such that the child is helped in the acquisition of knowledge, guided into the realm of co-curricular activities, and encouraged to participate in games. Concurrently an underpinning of instilling appropriate attitudes and values is also part and parcel of the educative process. The concept of "Mens Sana In Corpore Sano" or the emergence of a healthy mind in a healthy body necessitates that there should be constant supervision and evaluation of the teaching-learning process, organising of activities consonant with the developmental needs of the pupils and appropriate frequent reinforcement of worthwhile values so that those who leave this institution will have desirable traits. To illustrate this process of administration, it might be interesting to examine the organisation and administration of the hostels, since it is part of the school and yet a separate entity, in that it exists for the atta inment of a Special Programme. The residents of the hostel total slightly more than 300 pupils who are either selected or apply to stay in precincts of the school. They form a group who because of staying away from the home require an environment which will be conducive to study and a measure of supervision and guidance. Thus the administratjon of the hostel entails a subtle balance wherein the residents have to be helped to adjust to com-. munal living, supervised so that they give adequate attention to academic achievement, encouraged to discover their strengths in games or co-curricular activities and inculcated with moral fibre. The teachers entrusted with the supervision of the hostels play multiple roles in ~eeing to it that the meals are nutritious' and palatable that the boys conform to the mies and regulati011s, that they enjoy good physical health and have some one to turn to if they experience problems. In short, as the example above illustrates, educational administration or management is not a blind dispensation but a multi-pronged approach wherein the . administrator has to be accountant, surrogate parent, supervisor, disciplinarian, puqlic relations office and a host of other things besides depending on the demands of the circumstance. The Headmaster Penang Free School

BOARD OF GOVERNORS <Chairman) Y.B. Capt. Dato' Haji Mohd. Noor b. Mohamed,.D.S.P.N., J.S.M., D.J.N., P.J.K., E.D., J.P. Y.B. Datuk Koh Sin Hock, D.S.P.N ., A.M.N., J.P. Datuk Saw Choo Theng, D.S.P.N., D.J.N., A.M.N. -A \ I • Datuk (Dr.) Abdul Wahab bin Mohamed Ariff, D.S.P.N., D.P.M.K., D.P.M.B., J.M.N., S.M .K., S.N.B., S.B. St. J. Y.B. Datuk Dr. T. Deveraj, D.S.P.N., En. David Choong, D.J.N., A.M.N Datuk Haji Aziz b. Mohd. Ibrahim, D.S.P.N., J.M.N., J.P. Tuan Haji Zainal Alam b. Hj. Zainal Abidin, A.M.N ., P.K.T., B.C.K., P.J.K., D.J.N. D.J.N., K.M.N., P.K.T., B.C.K. ' ' \~{ J En. Teoh Chooi Hor. P.J.K. LJ!: Pinang, Perlis) 16 Dr. Ooi Tiang En·g, J.P. Major Othman b. Hj. Kadir - En. Foo Yeow Tat, P.J.K. • -~ Encik G. K. Iyer· (Setiausaha)

BOARD OF Y.A.B. TRUSTEES Dr. Lim Chong Eu. Keiua Menteri Puluu Pinung. Y.B. Daruk Koh Sin Hock, D.S.P.N., A.M.N., J.P. .. , I I I -• ~ - ~ En. Eu Cheow Hin, J.P. Tuan Abdul Razak bin Ator, S.M.P., D.J.N .. K.M.N., A.M.P. Pengarah Pelajaran P. Pinang. Datuk Saw Choo Theng, D.S.P.N., D.J.N., A.M.N . ·'.,tbi. : •! j ·,.t, _,~½ ,.; . '. ' .. • ~ r. : J Pn. Nadzley bt. Noordin, Benda,hari Negeri P. Pinang ' .... ·,- -~:~ i . :.....1~~ ,',-r-- ~ . .. ' .__ - •1,·. \ •-· ~ ' I ·, . ,-:..,..i J ·j ! I , [r,., ~ - .;.;.f" \ _-; . ! ;; •. ,! .J ~1 i J Y.B. Captain Dato' Hj. Mohd Noor b. Mohamed, D.S.P.N., J.S.M. , D.J.N., P.J.K., E.D., J.P. Dr. Ooi Tiang Eng, J.P .. En. G. Krishna Iyer, (Secretary) 17

ACADEMIC STAFF . ~ ·:./:-·- - -· -~:'.::::.: ·;-~ . {:-:. "' -,,--~ ,. :-.~::t~::i(~~?~ • • t I ( '• • I ' <l I · ( l • 1 . .. . - ' ' . . , I . t ·i I --, · 0 r, ri ~ 1-~ ·9:·- r> 0 0 " : A ,. _,, .: b, i · t\t.:\ J el ~VRv __ ·i ~~ /11 • " I . 1 -, ', \ 11 1 i ,. ~~ C l ,:,.~. ,• •, •i'-~ I '\, - ' A ! ~-" .• l • , , ;_'..- • -' • l ' . , ' ~ \ . . . ) ._ ; . _.,,. . - Standing 2nd row (I to r ): En. Tay Hian Swee, En. Low Boon Ewe, En. Yong Siew Boo, En. 01 'ng Ozin SeSu, En. Toh Seang 01ong, En. Mohd. Yusoff Baharom, En. Saber Hj. Saleh, En. Woon Mook Ki11, E11. Chew,Hi11, En. Mohd. Kamal Jaafar, En. Mohd Foldir, En. Ang (hin Bean, En. Lim Chai Keat. Standing 1st row (I tor): Pn. Siti Nas, P11. Hoang Seng Hong, Cik Lim Hoang Hoang, Cik Shakita Manan, YM Te11gku Hamidah Mahadi, Pn. Sitti Mahani, Pn. Tan Sai Tee, Pn. Justina Wo11g, Pn. Teh Kee Jin, Cik Tan Yew, Pn. Molly Lam, Pn. Chan Sek, Pn. Ooi Sooi Seng, Cik Molly Ooi. Seated (I to r): En. Tan Teong Kooi, En. C. Rama11athan, hn. Cheang Kok Hoang, En. Yeoh 0011 Huat, En.Ibrahim Noordin, Pn. Ozan Kian Hin (Pe11o/ong Kanan, Ketua Bhg. Sastera), En, G. Krishna Iyer (Gum BSukan), Cik Chan Ling 01iu (Ketua Bhg. Sains), En. Kassim Ismail, En. Ismail Hassan, Cik Mashitah Sulong, l18

Pn. 0011 Hiang Hock, CTk Choong Lai Yong, Pn. Leong Kit Hong, Pn. Santha K. Iyer, Cik Malini Yaakob, Su Ee, Pn. Khoo Heng Kooi, Pn. Tan Boon Sooi, Pn. Lee 01uan Seng, Pn. Tan Teong Kooi, ·Pn. Lai Kwan Ong Beng Sim, En. Nai Bej Sararaks, En. Khoo Poll Kheng, En. Khoo Kay Tatt, Pn. Rohani Hj. Idris, En. :sar}, En. Ozew Kim Boon (Penyelia Sesi Petang), En. Ooi Bee Seng, PIM (Penolong Umum, Setiausaha >i1. Tan Ozo11g Teik, En. Loh Huah Sin, En. Tan Kheng Hong, Pn. Yau Boon Khean, Pn. Tan Poh Chiew.

KAKITANGAN ~KADEMI~ PFS Guru Besar: En. G. K. Iyer, SM Sastera (K), DP (UM, S'_Pura) I. Pn. Chan Kian Hin, SM Sastera (K), DP (UM). (Penolong Kanan, Ketua Bhg. Sastera)· 2. En. Ooi Bee Seng, PJM., PLD (Pcnolong Umum, Setiausaha Sukan) 3. En. Chew Kim Boon, LM (Penyelia 13hg. Petang) 4. Cik Chan Ling Chiu, SM Sains (K), DP (UM) (Ketua Bhg. Sains) ,..- 5. En. Ahmad Ramli, Dip. Sains dgn Pel. (UTM) 6. En. Ang Chin Bean, LM (TTTC) 7. En. Ang Kim Wah, LM (TTTC) 8. En. An!! Tong Bcng, .PLO. 9. Pri. Azizah bt. Hj. Ismail MWTC/Ll I 0. Pn Chan Sek, LN I I. En. Chang Siew Hin, PLO. 12. En. Cheang Kok Hoang, SM Sains (Can.), DP(UM) I 3. En. Chew Keng Peng, SM Sains (K), DP(USM) .,...14. En. Ch'ng Chin Seng SM Sains (K) (USM), DP (UM) I 5. Cik Choong Lai Yong, SM Sains (K} dgn Pendidikan (USM) .-16. Pn. Hoang Seng Hong, SM Sains (K), DP (UM) 17. En. Idris b. HJ. Sudin, SM Sastera (K), Sj. Pel (Kirkby) , .. I 8. En. Ismail Hassan, SM Sastera (K), (SITC). 19. En . Kassim Ismail. SM Sastcra, DP (UM) 20. Pn. Kh oo Heng Kooi, LM (MTC) :! I. En. Khoo Kay Tatt, SM Sains, DP (UM) 22. En. Khoo Poh Kheng. SM Sastera, DP (UM) 23. Pn. Lai Kwan Yew, LN. 24. Pn. Molly Lam, LN. 25. Pn. Lee Clman Seng, LM (MTC) ...-26. En. Lee Kok Kcng, LN. ,,.27. Pn. Leong Kit Hong, SM Sains, DP (UM). 28. En. Liau Bin Hong, PLO. ,,,-29. En. Lim Chai Keat, SM Sastera (K), DP (UM) 30. En. Lim Guan I-Joe, PLO. · 31 . C'ik Lim 1-Ioanl! I-loan!!, SM Sastera (K), DP (UM). 32. En. Lim Kong Su, LN. 33. En. Loh Huah Sin, SM Sains (K) (USM), DP (London) . ....34. En. Low Boon Ewe, SM Sastera (K) (USM), OTC: 35. Cik Malini Yaakob, LM (MTC) 36. Cik Mashitah bt. Sulong, SM Sains (K), DP (UM) 37. En. Mohd. Foldir b. Mat Taib, DP (AI-Azhar, Mesir) 38. En. Mohd. Ibrahim b. Noordin, LM (Brinsford) 39. En. Mohd. Kamal b. Jaafar, DPS. 40. En. Mohd. Yusoff Baharom, SITC/LI. ,...,.-41. En. Mohd. Yusop b. Hj. Saleh, IV Sanawi 42. En. Nai Bej Sararaks, SM Sains (K) (London), LN. 43. En. Ng Meng Choon, PLO., HSC. 44. Cik Noriah bt. Md. Isa, PLD. 45. Cik Norifah bt. Mohd. Noor, Dip. Sains, DP. 46. En. Ong Beng Sim, SM Sains (K), DP (UM). ',--4·7. En. Ooi Chin Wah, SM Sains (K), DP (UM). 48. En. Ooi Keat Leong, SM Sastera, DP (UM). 49. Cik Ooi Siew Choo, Molly, SM Sastera (K), DP., D. ESL. -50. Pn. Oon 1-liang Hock, SM Sains (K) dgn Pendidikan (USM). 51. En. Ramakrishnan a/1 Pitchay, SM Sains (K), DP (UM). 52. Pn. Rohani 1-lj, Idris. SM Sast~ra (Kl. J";J'. 53.' En. Saber 1-lj . Saleh, TTTC. 54. Pn. Santha Krishna Iyer, SM Sastera, (K), LM (Brinsford). 55. En. Shafie b. Hashim, SM Sastera (K), 'DP (UKM) 56. Cik Shakita bt. Abd. Manan, SM Sastera (K) dgn Pendidikan (USM) 57. Puan Siti Mahani bt. Shaik Ahmad, SM Sastera (K), DP (UKM). 58. Pn. Siti Nas bt. Hassan, SM Sastera, DP (UM). 59. Cik Syarifah Khatija/1 Khatijah bt. Syed Agil, LM. 60. Pn. Tan Boon Sooi, LM (MTC). _ 61. Pn. Tan Chong Eng, PJK., SM Sains, DP (UM). - 62. Pn. Tan Chong Teik, SM Sains (K), DP (UM). 63. Cik Tan Hooi Pheng, Anna, LM. 61. En. Tan Kai Ming, SM Sains, DP (UM). 65. En. Tan Kheng Hong PJM LM (TTTC) 66. En. Tan Kung Par, LM (Brinsford) 67. En. Tan Liang Joo, SM Sastera (K), DP (UM) 68. Pn. Tan Poh Chiew, SM Sastera (K), DP ..... 69. Pn. Tan Sai Tee, SM Sains (K), DP (UM). 70. Cik _Tan.Su Ee, S~1 Sa~tera (K), !)P . 71. En. Tan "[eong Kooi, LM (Kirkby), Seni Lukis & Pertukangan Tangan (STI" 72. Pn. Tan Teong Kooi, Sj. Pel (S'pura 'ITCj 73. En. Tay Soon Ean, LM (MTC), HSC. 74. En. Teh Ewe Hooi, LM (MTC). 75. Pn. Teh Ewe Hooi, PLD. 7.6 .. Pn. Teh.l<~e _Jin. SM Sastera, (I() DP (UM). 77. YM Tengku Hamidah Mahadi, SM ,Sastera, DP (UM) 78. 'Tn. Toh Seang Chong, SM Sains, DP' (UM): 79. Pn. Wan Habibah, LM (MTC) 80. Pn. Wong Pak Sun, Justina, SM Sastera (K), DP (UM). 81. En. Woon Mook Kin, SM Sains (University of Queensland) - 82. En. Yeap Jin Tarn, SM Sastera, DP (UM) . 83. En. Yeah Beng Chai, PLD. 84. Pn. Yeah Khiang Heng, PLD. 85. En. Yeah Oon Huat, SM Sastera (UM), DP (SU). 86. En. Yeong Chan Wai, SM Sains, DP (UM). 87. En. Yong Siew Boo, SM Sains, DP (UM). > I 19

KATA-KATA ALUAN DARI PERSATUAN IBUBAPA DAN GURU-GURU Ahli-ahli Jawatankuasa (AJK) Persatuan Jbubapa dan Guru-guru (PIBG), Sekolah Penang Free (PFS) terlebih dahulu mengucapkan berbanyak terima. kasih kepada Guru Besar dan Lembaga Pengarang Sekolah Penang Free kerana diberi kehormatan untuk menulis sepatah dua kata dalam buku majalah sekolah tahun 198'3. l. ~~ ~~~ Kan tin telah diadakan pada hari Khamis 7h b. April i 983 -di roJe an . . !ah untuk menambah Tabung Kewangan PIBG kawasan sekolah. TuJua~nya 13 b 1 . 1 t bantuan mengajar bagi ke-. di sam ing mem ban tu pihak sekolah mem e 1 a a . P ·ct- · d Proi·ek ini telah berjaya mengumpul keuntung~n be;51h gunaan mun mun · · PFS dan pihak 1buSebagaimana yang kita sedia maklum, kewujudan PIBG, khususnya di Sekolah Penang Free ini adalah untuk merapatkan hubungan di antara ibubapa, guru-guru dan murid-murid. Dengan adanya kerjasama yang erat, kemajuan pelajaran murid-murid dapat ditingkatkan dan begitu juga dengan lain-lain aktibiti yang dianjurkan oleh pihak Sekolah. Malangnya , sejak akhir-akhir ini kerjasama yang diberikan oleh para ibubapa semakin berkurangan. lni dapat dilihat dari penyertaan mereka di dalam sesuatu aktibiti yang dianjurkan o]eh PJBG. Contohnya, Majlis Makan Malam tidak mendapat sambutan dan bilangan yang 2. hadir begitu menyedihkan (25 orang). Kedatangan para ibubapa ke mesyuarat tahunan juga sangat menyedihkan. lebih $5 000 00 dengan kerjasama semua mund, guru-guru . bapa A~tara· acara yang diadakan ialah jualan makanan, lagu-lagi_.i pe~mmttn dan ·Anekaragarn. Dari jurnlah terse but, harnpir $3,000.00 telah d~~~a an untuk membeli alat-alat bantuan mengajar seperti buku-buku ulan~aJ1, overhead projector", radio keset dan lain-lain bagi ~egunai_m semua mund terutarn~ yang akan rnenduduki peperiksaan awam. Bakinya d1gunakan untuk memben bantuan kewangan kepada rnurid-rnurid miskin. Bantuan kepada murid-murid miskin. . Tahun ini PIBG-PFS telah rnengeluarkan lebih $1,700.00 untuk memben bantuan kewangan kepada murid-murid · yang memerlukan. _S~ramai 70 ~rang murid berjaya menerima bantuan dari PIBG-PFS dengan nila.i $10.00 hmgga £50.00 seorang. Di samping itu PIFB-PFS juga berjaya mendapat sumbangan derma buku ulangkaji dari beberapa orang murid PFS dan buku-buku tersebut telah diberi kepada murid-murid yang memerlukannya. Waiau bagaimanapun, persatuan ini dapat juga bergerak dengan seberapa boleh. Antara aktibiti yang telah dijalankan ialah Hari Kantin , Majlis Makan Malam dan sebagainya . Lain-lain sumbangan yang diberikan oleh PJBG ialah $400.00 kepada Perpustakaan sekolah, bantuan sebanyak $] 762.00 kepada murid-murid yang benar-benar memerlukannya serta bantuan alat-alat mengajar seperti 'Cassette' dan 'Radio Projector' bernilai $2983.00. 3 · Projek Membeli Pakaian Seramgam Dengan Potongan Harga. Projek ini bertujuan untuk menambah tabung kewangan PIBG-PFS di samping membantu murid-murid , guru-guru dan ibubapa membeli pakaian seragam sekolah dengan potongan harga dari 2 buah syarikat pakaian di Georgetown. PIBG ada mengeluarkan borang perakuan untuk sesiapa yang berminat. Akhir kata pihak kami mengucapkan syabas kepada Lembaga Pengarah dan semua guru dan murid Sekolah Penang Free dan berdoa agar kelemahan yang terdapat sejak kebelakangan ini dapat diatasi demi kemajuan kita semua dan menjaga nama baik Sekolah Penang Free. Sekian. Terima kasih. 'Berkhidmat Untuk Negara' OTHMAN BIN HJ KADIR Pengerusi, Persatuan lbubapa dan Guru, Sekolah Penang Free . LAPORAN PERSATUAN JBUBAPA DAN GURU-GORU PFS 1982/83 Seperti tahun-tahun lepas, PIBG-PFS meneruskan kegiatannya d~mi kepentingan murid-murid , sekolah serta mcngeratkan hubungan antara 1b~bapa dan guru-guru sekolah ini. Sepanjang sessi 1982/83, P_IBG-P~S telah m_e~Jalankan beberapa aktiviti yang memberi faedah kepada mund-mund sekolah m1. 20 4. Sumbangan kewangan kepada Perpustakaan Sekolah. Memandangkan Perpustakaan adalah tempat utama murid-murid men- _dapatkan bacaan tambahan, PIBG-PFS telah mencadangkan dan mengambil: 'keputusan untuk memberi sedikit sumbangan kepada Perpustakaan bagi menambahkan bahan bacaannya. PIBG telah memberikan sebanyak $400.00 kepada PerpustaJcaaJJ un~k.wj1,1_a_n_ terse but. 5. Perkara Am. a. Projek Majlis Makan Malam yang dicadangkan tidak dapat diadakan kerana kurangnya sam bu tan dari ahli-ahli. b. C. d. P!BG-PFS telah mendapat sumbangan denna dari Datuk Bandar K.L. bagi pih~k Dewan Bandaraya untuk mengisi Ta bung PIBG-PFS. P:oJek Tay~ngan Perdana tidak dapat diadakan kerana gaga! mendapatkan pihak penaJa. Akhirkata PIB_G-PFS mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua pihak yang telah memben sumbangan demi kemajuan persatuan ini dan murid-murid. khasnya. Puah Rohani Haji Idris Setiausaha PIBG-PFS 1°982/83.

PERSATUAN IBtTBAPA & GURU · __________________ ..!__ _________ . dinners. - Duduk (kiri ke kanan): En. Ramasamy (lbubapa}, En. John Oh Kim .Hock (lbubapa}, En. G. Krishna Iyer (Penasihat}, Major Othman Hj. Kadir (Penge1usi}, Professor Dr. Amir Awang (Naib Pengerusi), En. Idris Hj. Sudin (Setia· usaha}. The activities of the hostel are carried out by various committees as follows: The Academic Committee fixes the study hours and supervises the pupils at studies. The Games Committee organises Inter-House games and friendiy games with clubs and other schools. The Recreation Committee provides general information and knowledge through newspapers, magazines and a colour television (at weekends only). It also organises Indoor garries. The Food Committee is responsible for checking the quality and variety of the food served and ensures that the food is prepared according to the menu. The Religious Committee guides the students in the teachings of Islam. Lectures and talks on Islam are regularly held in the hostel. Since the emphasis is on the welfare and well being of the·h·ostel students, the Headmaster gave a talk on Drug Abuse at 3.00 pm on 5 April, 1983 had a Session on Hostel Regulation at 8.30 pm on 21 July, 1983 and another Session on Mid Year Exam Results of the hostel students on 27 July I 983. The hostel has ten workers who look after the cleanliness and security of the hostel. · Berdiri (kiri ke kanan): En. Tay Soon Ean (Guru), Pn. Kumarasamy {lbubapa}, 1 Cik Narifalz Mohd. Noor (Gu,u}, Pn. Chan Kian Hin (Guru), Cik Tan Su Ee (Gu,u}, En. Kaba! Singh (lbubapa). Tidak hadir: En. Ahmad Mohd. Ismail (lbubapa), En. Ramakrishnan (Guru), Dr. Chee Kim Loy (lbubapa). The School hostel consists of two blocks and a dining llall. There are 326 Standing l to r: Shazli Talib, Norhalimi, Abdul Raliman, Yunus Yusuf. Nam. pupils staying at the hostel this year; of whom 280 are Rancangan_ Khas boys, Oth_man, R?sidi Ahmad, Abdul Halim, N~razma~, Omar A_li. Effendy, Ahmad 20 from Yayasa n Sa bah , 12 from Yayasan Sarawak and 14 who applied. Na11b, Fadli, In;or; -Dasrol Jaafar,: Adzhar, Nasn Som, Ha1zad Hq_rE_n, Samsuri Tl Ad · · t 1 - of t 1 l e I-lostel is headed by the Headmaster and five !Musa. 1e minis ra ,on S t d l t · M Id R d S · · • t -1 the administration. ea e o r. o 1 . e zuan hen[[. Azhan Othman (hostel head boy), En. hostel masters. Hostel Prefe~ts ~ss,s . 11 1 ded by Azhari bin Othman. By virtue ,Saber Hj. Saleh, En. Ooi Bee Seng, En. G. Krishna Iyer (Guru Besar), En. /bfa· The Board of I-lo5tel re ect\ ; 1 1 ;a t d~Wardens automatically become him Noordin, En. Mohd. Yusoff Baharom, En. Mohd. Foldir, Ismady Isa (deputy of their office in the school, Schoo r~ ec s a_n _ . W k d End of Term hostel head boy}, Masam Makong. Hostel Prefects. The Board has organised Onentat,on ee an 21

DISCIPLINARY BOARD THE SCHOOL CAPTAIN'S MESSAGE My fellow Frees, Penang Free School, or The Grand Old Lady as she is sometim_es fondly known was established 167 years ago in the historical year of 1816. Smee then, _ ~..:.,,.::,.,___.....,_......___...,_..,,.._ the j.ns,titution has proudly produced a Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and Seated I to r: En. Ibrahim Noordin, Pn. Chan Kian Hin, En. G. Krishna Iyer, En. -others people of high calibre. She has seen two world wars, yet age h~s ne; e_r Chew Kim Boon, En. Mohd. Yusoff Baharom. . sapped her· strength ancf might. She still stands firm and proud, y outhful m spmt · as she was in the years of our pioneers. SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE Standing I to 5: Su Chee Chong, Azwa Abu Bakar, Narendran, Khairul, Badrul f:~~d I to r: Adi Annuar, Pn. Khoo Heng Kooi, En. G. Krishna Iyer (Guru· Besar}, Pn. Yeah Khiang Heng, Lim Lee Eee Keong. 22 What has she thrived on all these years to have such a colourful and glorious history? It is the students of a school that make it great. We, my fellow Frees, are her very spirit, her soul and might. The school represents all the glory of her sons' achievements. It is the epitome of all the sweat , tears, pain and joy sacrificed for the attainment of its loftiest ideals, for the highest sporting and academic achievements. Therefore, it is imperative that we all strive to maintain, and better the high standards we have set for ourselves. We should always lead in all aspects of school life, be they sporting, academic or disciplinary in nature. We have long been considered model students of the nation. That is why it is all the more important to achieve the best , and nothing but the best. Only then can we Frees hold our heads h igh and truly be proud of the school. Ours is a school where the emphasis is on all-round education, life-long learning and self-discovery. We want students to realize their full potential. Let this be our ultimate goal. Remember: Once a Free, aiways a Free! Fortis atque Fide!is. · ONG EWE.LEE - School Captain -

. BOARD OF SCHOOL PREFECTS The preser,t board comprises of 31 permanent prefects and 22 probationary prefects. As the post of Prefect is the highest to which any student can aspire, it is extremely vital that any student admitted into the board should be on par with its _stringent criteria: outstanding sporting and academic achievement plus, more importantly, an excellent personality and exemplary character. The role _of a prefect is seldom as glamorous as some conc.:eive it to be. As a matter of fact, the post requires that prefects be stoica lly impartial and con- \ . scientious as far as enforcement of discipline is concerned. This tends to breed hostility and misunderstanding. The prefects endeavour to create and foster an atmosphere of goodwill and mutual understanding when dealing with other students. However, this is often taken advantage of by certain quarters and inevitably a stricter and more severe approach is used. This situation is indeed lamentable because it hampers the prefects from playing their role as student leaders and liaison officers with the administration. This yea r has seen much effort being made to change the situation. This effort has met wiih reasonable success. More students now find it easier tc., 11. confide in the board; we are more sensitive to their difficulties and needs. The board also maintains a first-aid box and a lost-and-found department which has served the student population well. Realising that total efficiency can only be attained if the board works as a single undivided unit, the board frequently holds intra-board games and activities to see that a brotherly bond develops _among its members. Jn conclusion, the board should like to express its heartfelt thanks to the advisor, Mr. Ibrahim Noordin for his help and invaluai.lle counsel. We should also like to thank the Headmaster for his ever strong· support as the president of the boa rd . r ! Seated I tor: Kamaljit Kaur, 01ong Wan Yin, Lo Tuck Wye, Ong Ewe Lee (Captain}, Mr. Krishna Iyer (Headmaster), Mr. Ibrahim Noordin, Rene Tan (Deputy), Kannan, Victor Khor, Lee Gaik Lill. Standing 1st row I tor: Prusert Phramsowan, Lim Say Eow, Vishnu Kumar, Azhari Othmall, Loke Ean Bee, Leollg Chiang Lem, Lim Koh Khoon, Loh Choon Mien, Angapan s/o Regupathi, Alldrew Tan, Tall Lip Gay, Poon Pak Leng, Tahimddin Hamdall, 0011 Rashid Mustafa, Ong Hock Soo, Lee Kean Seng. Standing 2nd row I to S: Tony Doh, Moses Chuah, Teoh Jin T1lean, Yeoh Hock 171ye, Ong 171eam Buall, Ta11 Eng Hoo, George Choong, Peter Tan, Ganesh Kumar, Murelidara11. 23

BOARD OF STUDENT LIBRARJA;NS 1 f 3? new ,nembers was selected from . . . A tota o - . t'gl t among the students and to provide experience m forms three, four and lower six . ~wing to a _1 I~ librarianship to fellow Frees.. . . _ budget, the number of new books bought especia Y Several changes were implemented._ the mtro . works of fi ction) decreased appreciably. A set of 30 duction of new badges and the record mg . of the chairs was purchased for library users. Recently, the names of library users during school hours. The ar_ea school PT A donated a sum of money for new books .. surrounding the library was made out of bounds to ,ill Problems. faced by the board are_ a)_ t~e shortage: students. . . . of librarians, and b) the state of d1sc1? lme among· The installa tion of new librarians was earned . Alt·! oh the going this year wasn t as smooth . . . h I bl L'brarians .1sers. 10Uo . b The Board comprised 35 1,1embcrs this year. out m September durmg a s~. oo assem Y · 1 . . :is the previous year, the Board and its me~1 ers The Head Advisor is Mrs. Tan Poh Chiew; she wa_s from MBS, _MGS a_n_d SXI v1s1ted tl:e library th1s yea~~ oained much knowledge and invaluable _experi~nce. assisted by Mrs. Leong Kit Hong and Pn. Siti M~l1an1. !he Bo~rd ttself v1s1:~d the U~M l_ib rary_ and must~l~e Finally, the Board should Ji k~ to express n s ~rat1tude The main objectives of the board are to supply mfor- m the first term. Sp1mg cleanmg 15 earned out a . _ 1 the Advisors fo r their guidance and advice , espemation to students, to ensure the smooth administra- end of every_ term. In the 3~d term hohdays, certa111 c~ally tha t given during times of crisjs. tion of the library, to promote the reading habit parts of the library were repainted. C? ,,. :;} ' ... ,, ... q J~~ . ~ : ~-r r •·j ' 1r ',,,. .. r--.·· ,-, '-=---:;,~; l ~• , . , - , " · l,, Seated J to r: Lim Ken Moon (Exco), Robin Khoo (ExcoJ, Soo Hoo Foo Seng (Exco), Ooi Soon Beng (Exco), L oke Ean Bee (Treasurer), Cheah Hock Lim (Chairman), MRs. Leong Kit Hong (Advisor), J\Jr .. C. Krishna Iyer (Headmaster), Mrs. Tan Poh Chiew '(Chief Advisor), Pn. Mahani (Advisor), s. Kannan (Vice- c//airman) Low Kum Loong (Secretary}, Goh Chai Hock (Ex coJ, Chong Km M111 (Exco}, lee Boon Kooi (Exco), Lim Chin Chin (Exco). . S.tanding ist row J tor: Chem Kin Hou, Lee Th ean Yew, Shamug~m, C~an Kam Leong, Lee Boon Meng, Mohd. Hazlan, Chee Kum L eong, M.G. Amaravathi, Kam Chen Yuen, V. Punita, Lillian lee, Lemuel Tan, Mohd. Haz/i, Rang Reat Soon , Lau Chong Beng, M. Sundararaj, Victor Khor. ··standing 2nd row J tor: Stanley Nathan, Quail Teong Hor, Tan Hock Hin, Khoo Kah Hoe, Wong Kok Kheong Ng A ik Kok Tan Chong Hoe Sreenz'vas K R h · / s l · · c y · , . · ' ' , an, . a m es , - Yeoh Thia!,,' Senf[, Mohd. Shaharudd111 , Raym ond Teo 1, . ~111ggara1, heoy 1ew Fook, Chan Km Leok, Mohd R az/an, Koay Tian Teik. 24

BOARD OF SCHOOL WARDENS The 13uar~ or School Wardens ini:orporates the Boards of Tra fl 1c Wardens. House Pr efects and Break Monitors. Duri ng the 1982-1983 admin istration the rcspo nsibilil-ics or the Board increased with ' the :idJi tion of traffic co-ordination at the main gates. ~ , ij11i· ~·1i·[lr IJ.-~ : 1 - 11 _; ,, !}~ , ,. 11 1 It rr ; . . " , . . I .tJ. . This was to help traffic nuw and to ease the high risk of accidents occurring. Despite the increased responsibility, the Board decided to release a number of Wardens in the examination classes from active duty to promote greater efficiency and to enable them to concentrate on their studies. Owing to this, the number of act ive wardens from form 3 onwards in 1983 dropped to about 70. Finally, the Board of School Wardens should like to thank En. Ibrahim Noordin and En. Yusoff Bal1arorn for their help throughout the J 982-J 983 administra tion. t ~ @1::; _ ftl ~ ,ii~ ' •~,\ __ ...; ,.· , , .. ,,-~ . . ~ --~P-." ! i I , •, r -.1. . ( . ·; . ~ . (; - .. ' e . \ . '-··' ---. '.. -_:;~ . . ' ·,~• , . . ____J. .,_·-~-~ Seated I to r: Lim Siew Kee (TL}, Lee Hong l,ock (SL}, Chong Kai Min (SL}, Eugene Tan Chern Fung (co-urdinator}, En. G'. Krishna Iyer (headmaster), En. Mohd. Yusoff Baharom (advisor}, Charles Tan (secretary, team leader), Lim Chin Leong (SL), Chee IVai Ming (TL}, Cheah Soon Tat/ (treasurer). Standing 1st row I to r: Cheam Chai Fong, Goh B0011 l,eong, Lim Chee Seng, Liang Choo Hooi, Ng IVai l.a,t,, Lawrence Tan (TL}, Khoo Peng Jin (TL), Mohd. Hazli (TL}, Mohd. Hi/mi Hashim (TL }, Dinesh Nadara;ah (TL), Sreenivasan (TL), f/'ng Bah loon (TL}, Koay Tian Teik (HL), Khor Seng Teng (TL), Cheah Chin Hung (TL), Aaron Cheah (TL), Daria Hwang. Standing 2nd row I tor: Ch ew Lee, Lee Peng Keong, Cheah Kiu Beng, Cheah Chuan Kwo'k, Kam IVei Tate, Tan Theam flock, Kasinathan, Lee Theam Sin, Hong Kian Sam, Lim Tuck Meng, Teoh Ghee Teik, M. Sun· dararaj, Chew Siew Ghee. · · -Absent: Lau flock Chy e (SL). Board of School Wardens 1983.· Advisor: En. Mohd. Yusoff Baharom Co-Ordinator: Eugene Tan Chern Fung Section Leaders: Chong Kai Min (break) Lau Hock Chye (house) Lee Hong Lock (traffic) Team leaders: UG: Charles Tan Beng Jin Lim S iew Kee Chee Wai Ming Form 5: Khoo Peng Jin Aaron Cheah H'ng Sreenivasan Bah Jeon Keay Tian Teik Form 4 : Lawrence Tan Mohd. Hilmi Hashim Dinesh Nadarajah (now Prefect) Mohd. Hazli Form 3: Kher Seng Teng Cheah Ch.in Hong Secretary: Charles Tan Seng Jin Treasurer: Cheah Soon Tatt Wardens: UG: Boon Yong Khum Kam Wei Tatt Lim Tuck Meng Khoo Kah Check Foo Kian Kwok Bernadine Kee Lim Boon Beng Kasinathan Michael Toh Cheah Nagendran Chuan Kwok Hong Kian Sam Lee Theam Sin Cheam Chai Fong Daria Hwang Lee Peng Keong Lim Ewe Leong Chong Fook Ngan Linda Peterson Chong Wan Yin Goh Boon Leong Siaw Chee Huat Chew Siew Ghee Lim Chin Leong Cheah Kiu Beng Teoh Ghee Teik M. Sundararaj Lim Chee Seng Lieng Choo Hooi Form 5: Lam Leong Poh Goh Choen Aun Lim Lian Chee Toh Kim Hor Ng Wai Lam Tho Lye Keong Lim Ken Moon Tan Choog Hoe Ong Kheng Boon Ramid Khan Damian Oh Cheah Yin Chai Ramesh Kumar Suresh Kumar Ng Weng Tutt Lee Peng Kuan Mohd. Razlan Khoo Seng Keat Khoo Peng Lim Tong 'Jeng Leong Sultan Askin Ajib Rashidi Saw Soon Seng Amarjeet Singh Michael Jeyaraj Shanmugam Yoong 25

Seated l tor: En. Cheang Kok ffoong, En. Yeong Chan Wai, En. Yong Siew Boo, En. Chang Siew Hin, En. G. Krishna Iyer (Guru Besar}, En. Ooi Beng Seng, En. Toh Seong Chong, En. Ismail Hassan, Pn. Tan Sai Tee. Standing I to r: En. Nai Bej Sarar~ks, En. Ng Meng Choon, En. Khoo Kay Tatt, En. Saber Hj. Sal/eh, En. C. Ramakrishnan, En. Tan Kai Ming, En. Ibrahim Noordin, En. Tan Kheng Hong, En. Johnny ·ooi, En. Ramakrishnan Pitchay, En. Chew Keng P0 >1_rr, En. Shafie Hashim. COUNCIL OF CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Standing l tor: Cik Shakila Manan, En. Khoo Poh Kheng, En. Chew Keng Peng, En. Toh Seang Chong, En. Cheang Kok Hoang, En. Nai Bej Sararaks, En. Ta;, Hian Swee, Pn. Tan Poh Chiew,. Seated l tor: Pn. Justina Wong, Pn. Siti Nas, Pn. Rohani Hj. Idris, Pn. Chan Kian Hin, En. G. Krishna Iyer (Gum Besar}, Pn. Tell Kee Jin, Pn. Santha K. Iyer, Cik Molly Ooi. 26 1st row Oto r): Yeah Keat Chye (Qerk), Sunny Khoo Boon Pin (Office Att.), S. Chandra (0ffice-Att.}, Puan Azizah bte. Mohd. Kordi @Mohd. Taib (Typist). 2nd row Oto r): G. Selvaraju (Lab. Att.}, Abdul Malik bin Pawanchik (Oerk), Lim Kit Keat (Lab. Asst), T11ong Yan Cheong (Lab. Asst) LABOUR FORCE St anding 1 to r: Beh ~eng Soon, Nageswaran, Osman Sheikh Madar Mohd AWzhacr'; 1:fkuSha/1/nad Shabn, Gopal, John Thomas, Ramli, Rajendran Os~an Pak an 11 , e amut u. ' S(~ated I to r: En. Chang Siew Hin, En. Ibrahim Noordin En G. Krishna Iyer uru Besarl. En. Ooi Bee.Senf!. A. Anthony. ' ·

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' . - ... .,, I . \ . I 11 I ·,. \ . ,, ,I --------- Old Frees · ty years ago on October the 21st, the first S ~ubhouse of the OFA at No. 10 Leith Street was officialy opened. Now after 60 years, the OFA at its present and permanent cl~bhouse at Northam Road, celebrates its Diamond Jubilee. • The OF A was 'originally founded by a group of 'old boys' to mark the Centenary of the School in a permanent and tangible way. Since then more than 60 years of 'old boys' have joined it and the present President is the eighth to hold office. Among the first main aims of the Association was to act as a 'bond of union' between 'old boys' . and to serve as a link between old and present Frees. Today these are still part of the objectives of the OF A and through it the School's glorious history and her rich traditions have preserved. In addition the OFA strives to further the interests and prosperity of the School and its pa~t and present members. To celebrate the Diamond Jubilee the OFA will hold ·many events and . among them will be a giving away of souvenirs to members over 70 years of age who have been members for 25 years continuously. It .will_ be followed by a photographic exhibition of the O~A thro~~out the years, a tea party, a Social Night cons_1stmg of among others a singing contest and a fashion show. There will be also a children's party and finally on the 21st of October will be the OFA's grand annual dinner. The 60 years of life of the OF A is a clear testimony 0 ~ t~e Penang Free School motto: Fortis ~~que Fidehs - STRONG AND FAITHFUL. With F or~ we can be sure that the spirit of 'Once a · ree, ways a Free' will continue to live on forever.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE For the past year we have received a steeady stream of applications from the young Frees to join the OFA as junior members. Although this is most encouraging we would however, like to see more of you joining our 'I ranks. Your contributions and participations are most welcomed. The next 60 years of the OFA belong to you, this Association of old Boys belongs to . you and you are able to join it as of right. Therefore, do not hesitate to surge f-1,.,., __ forward and stake your claim to what is rightfully yours. J.r,~- OLD FREES' ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE I 983/ 1984 Last year under the Chairmanship of our senior Vice President Mr. Hooi ;;JS: Sen~ Tuck the Development Sub-Committee has put forth a plan for the ex- ··:·l ~-~:.s,.-;W~: tension to our pre~ent building to include further facilities such as 3 squash I ' t;,t courts and 2 badminton courts. Apart from these added facilities there would l,tj_._p•~,' be additional space area to house our present library and improve our Restau- • rant and Kitchen. With these new extensions the Manage1nent Committee would try to t maintain the same subscription of $2/- per month while we may revise the ..... ~ ..... memberships fees ior life members. If we can maintain the same subscription it will make OF A the most economical Association with the maximum facilities and amenities to join. The past year like all the other years had been a very active one with l? t_s of s_ocial as well as sporting activities for each and every member to part1c1pate m them. The recently introduced morning runs or hikes have proved very popular with the young and ol d. It is one of the events where the whole family can take part in together. Usually breakfast is provided for all participants after the event. . The Tennis and Billards' Sections have had a busy year with lots of friendly games arranged by their respective chairman. The Tennis Section travelled to Thailand to play two friendly games with Thai Teams and the Haadyai Municipal Sport paid us a return. Ballr0om dancing and Tai Chee classes continue to be well supported and the Photographic Dark room is well utilised. With the new extension the Dark room will have to give way but do not be disa{>pointed for me will provide space in the new extension for it. Our rest room is getting so popular that we had to purchase extra reclining chairs for our members and had also provided ..:n additional area on the first floor for ihose members who want complete quiet and peace for their rest. The Video machine has been over-worked. There has been a great demand especially by the retired fraternity of our members. For them screening begins at 11 a.m. every day and the screening continues at I p.m., 3.30 p.111., 6.30 p.m. and the last at 9 .30 p.m. for the other members. A good variety of films are well chosen by our Social Chairman and good children programmes are being provided for members' children over the week-ends. . In conclusion let us wish that it is true to say that birds of the same fea - ther usually flock together. Seated left to right: Mr. Sook Buranakol (Comm. Mem.); Mr. Cheah Sin Chye, P.TM (Outdoor Games Chairman); Mr. Peter Foong Kim Choong (Hon. Secretary); Mr. S. N. Husseini, P fK., P JM. (Vice-President), Mr. David Choong Ewe Leong, DJN., AMN. (President); Mr. Hooi Seng Tuck, AMN., PJK., PKT., S. B.St.J., ( Vice-President), Dr. Cheong Mow Lum, KMN., PIK. (Vice-President); Mr. Hor Wai Hoang (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. Law Joo Keun, AMN., PIK., PKT. (Comm. Mem). Standing left to right: Mr. Yeah Eng Jin (Photographic Section Chainnan ); Mr. Lim Poh Hock (Hon. Librarian); Mr. Danny Beh Thean Chew (Comm. Mem); Mr. Choy Chin Fook (Comm. Mem); Mr. Kok Weng On (Comm. Mem.); Mr. Tang 111eam Chye (Comm. Mem ); Mr. Lee Lin Lye (Indoor Games Chairman); Mr. Gifford Toh Hock Clzooi (Social Chainnan); Mr. Hwang Hong Shi, PIM. (Comm. Mem.) Absent: Mr. Michael Chan Peng Hong, PPN. (Sesquicentenary Fund); Dr. Lim Teik Ee (Comm. Mem.); Mr. Bobby Cheah Choon Cheng, PJK (Asst. Hon. Secretary). HONOURS I 983 Mr. DMPN GOVERNOR'S Cheah Inn Kheam En DSPN cik Haji Aziz b. Ibrahim Dr. Peter C. Vanniasingham Encik DJN Salleh b. Hussain Mr. PKT Law Joo Keun Mr. Ng Kam Ken Mr PJK . Cheah 'Choon Cheng Mr. Peh Cheng Lock Mr. PJM Ooi Yeow Kim Mr. JSM KING'S Saw Chu Thong Kol KMN (Dr. ) Teoh Khong Guan 3_1

STANLEY 001 SEONG LIN I n June this year Stanley Ooi Seong Ling of Penang obtaine_d the d~grees of .A.R.C.S. (Hons) and B.Sc. passing with first-class honours in Physics at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University. He is now continuing his studies with research for a doctorate in Nuclear Physics at Keble College , Oxford University. His degrees follow a remarkable string of examination successes. At Worsley College , Manchester he gained six "O" levels in his first year and four "A" levels two years later - all of them top grade . He won the prizes for both levels in his· 'first year and the prize for the "A" level in his third year. Even his int ermediate examinations at university were also in the first-class category. In his first year at th e Imperial College he won the college scholarsl1ip, which was for two years, and in his second year he won the Stanley Raines Prize. Stanley Ooi, aged 22, is an old boy of the Wellesley Primary School and the Penang Free School. (Picture shows Stanley with his former science teacher Dr. John Quillinan, M.Sc., Ph.D. at Worsley College). Stanley Ooi is the son of Dr. Ooi Tiang Eng, J.P., M.A.B.M., B.Ch. (Oxon) the 1929 Queen's Scholar from the Penang Free School. HO KING HEE __ .,, I Ho Ki11g Hee, a former student of Penang Free School achieved top honours in Singapore recently. He obtained six A's in his GCE 'A' level exami-. nations. He left Free School in May 1981 to further his studies under the Asean Pre-University Scholarship in the prestigious National Junior College of Singapore. He was also one of the top students in Penang for his SPM examinations, obtaining eight A's (including English 12 I). He took Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics 'B', General Paper and Bahasa Malaysia as a second language; the latter being taken at 'O' level. This however, did not deter him from bemg active in extra-curricular activities. He was a member of the School's elite group - the Board of Prefects. As such, he had to tend to many administrative matters. Besides that, he was ·also a member of tl1e School Editorial Board as one of the chief sub-editors, the School Christian Fellowship, Vocational Guidance Society and the Literary and Debatmg Society. · Ho represented the school in tennis, chess and was also the house captain in 1979. He was also the winner of the school Cheeseman Elocution in 1980. In the National Junior College, Ho won the Outstanding Student Prize in l 983. However, Ho firmly believes that students should resist the pressure to run after achievements for their own sake, for good things come when you ,ake your duties as a student seriously and enjoy fulfilling them. As stressed many a time, Ho is a firm believe~ that life is not all studies and spiritual deve!o·pme~t. He_ feels tl~a_t th_ese beliefs are v·ery important m the course he is taking. l~o 1s ta~mg Med1cme m the Nanyang University of Singapore. National University of Smgapore. Ho left for Singapore because he wanted to see what it was like to be away from a_ home-environment, to have more independence, freedom and to learn self-rel~ance; ~n the aca~e~ic side, he would be receivmg an internationally rec?gmse~ _ A level cert1f1cate and thus enhancing his opportunities to further l11S studies overseas. ·

SPEECH DAY ADDRESS BY DR. LIM SAY WAN, REPRESENTATIVE OF OFA Last year's speech day address was delivered by Dr. Lim Say Wan as Representative of the Old Frees' Association. Dr. Lim Say Wan, who is also the President of the Malaysian Medical Association spoke on A Career in Medicine. A topic wh ich was of great interest to our students. CAREER IN MEDICINE t is indeed a great honour and privilege for me to speak on behalf of the Old Frees at this year's Annual Speech Day. I spent almost six years in this great school, entering Form II and leaving in Upper Six to enter the local medical school in 1957, exactly 25 years ago. I was neither the brightest student for my class nor the school captain. However, I managed to captain Pinhorn House, to be a senior Prefect and also to head the Air Training Corps. I am also proud to recall that I was given school colours in football and badminton. My contemporaries will no coubt agree with me that the Penang Free School has always provided more than just schooling in subjects like Mathematics, Science, Literature, History and Geography. Penang Free School has always cherished its tradition since its found ing in 1816 i.e. 166 years ago of preparing its students to cope with the 'flings and arrows' of life upon leaving schoo. This morning, as the President of the Malaysian Medical Association, I feel it is my duty to urge those of you who are soon to join the ranks of the Old Frees to consider a career in medicine. There is a 30 - 40% shortage of doctors in Government service presently. In the foreseeable future, the shortage of doctors will remain, thus ensuring doctors of steady employment. Medicine is regard as one of the oldest professions. From the earliest times the study and practice of medicine have occupied a special place in the society of mandkind. A doctor, a physician, a healer of men, has always held a position of honour and respect - not only because he carries the heavy responsibility for human life but because traditionally the true physician has had a high sense of honour, a genuine respect for the individual and his rights and a special regard for service to his fellowmen. May I now put forward some reasons why you should pursue a career in I) medicine: Job satisfaction The practice of modern medicine is so wide in its scope that there is a place for everyone be its as a clinician, researcher, teacher, public health worker or administrator. If one likes people and patients, one can be a clinician. If one likes to teach, one can be a medical teacher. If one likes peace and quiet, one can be a pathologist. One can always find a facet of medicine to satisfy one's taste. Job satisfaction will always be available in the practice of medicine. 2) Fame and fortune The late Dr. Wu Lien Teh will always be remembered in Penang Free School. Dr. Wu Lien Teh was ari Old Free and he acq_uired fame as a fighter of plague in China. There is every opportunity for every doctor to become as famous as Dr. Wu. There is always a Nobel Prize in Medicine each year to reward the famous doctor or doc tors and if one is fortunate to make a fonune either out of one's medical discovery or out of one's medical prac,tice, one's colleagues in medicine will be ever ready to acclaim one's good tortune. 3) Government service The most obvious way of serving the. Government is to be in Government service. The Government medical and health services are expanding so fast that the Government is usually short of doctors; so much so that every doctor is assured of life-time employment. There will be plenty of work, interesting work and generally the present system in the Malaysian Ministry of Health will allow every doctor to serve in different parts of the country. Ever doctor will have the chance to specialise. There will be opportunities to travel abroad to attend medical congresses to upda te one's knowledge. "Every doctor will also be rewarded with a nice pension upon retirement. Helping people Lastly, the practice of medicine gives doctors the most ample opportunities to help people. If you are interested in helping people and by so doing serving our society, medicine will be a choice for you. 4) I Professions must be fair and practical. Please allow me to recommend to you the other professions; professions like architecture, education, engineering, law, etc. All these other professions will also offer you interesting and meaningful work as well as job satisfaction. I have emphasized medicine purely because of my own experience of being a doctor for the past 20 years and· also because there is a big shortage of doctors in Malaysia. Finally Conclusion I wish to thank Mr. David Choong, the President of the Old Frees Association, and his Committee Members for their kindness in allowing me to represent the Old Frees here this morning. This is a great honour for me. I shall never ever forget this occasion. I am confident thitt all of you, who are students in this great school of ours, will stride forth one day in the manner of our school motto 'Fortis atque fidelis' to make our society yef a better one. Thank you indeed for your patience in listening to me. THANK YOU. 33

-----------------------------7 two books on Malaria and more than 150 scientific papers. In fact, his fellow INTERVIEW WITH DR. A. A. SANDOSHAM. JSM., PJK., LMS., colleagues have named a few species of parasites after him. Quoting from his _P_i1_D...:.,_M_D....:'...:.A_M_:_,_F._'S_c .:...,_D_:S_c.:_. __________________ 7 autobiography: "When a reporter asked him about it, he replied that as far as he knew, he had given his name to four parasites, his wife and three children!''.. Dr. Sandosham entered the Penang Free School in 1918 after having followed his family emigrate to Malaya in 1913. He was born in a small town in· the Tamil Nadu state of India. Dr. Sandosham has a very high opinion of the alma mater, as indeed he has had since his time here. In order to attend the classes, he had to sacrifice much in terms of time and effort as he lived far away from the school , in Bu kit Tengah, Province Wellesley. Every day, he had to wake up early and walk more than a mile to the railway station where he would catch a train to Prai - where in turn he had to take the ferry to the island. And he did all that despite the fact that his legs had been weakened by an attack of poliomyelities. Throughout his student life, Dr. Sandosham proved his calibre. In 1923, having passed the Senior Cambridge Examinations with honours, he won the first of the Entrance Scholarships to the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore. There, he was deeply involved in the medical students' efforts to be treated with dignity by the expats. This culminated in 1924, when he participated in a strike ,by the medical students, which led to his being forced to skip that year's College examinations. Despite the setback, Dr. Sandosham proved that he was indeed a brilliant student when he graduated with distinction in Medicine in 1930. Then, he joined the staff of his College, teaching Biology, There, he continued to fight for equal rights - this time, those.of the Asian doctors in Government Service, who were very often discriminated against by the Colonial Administration. In addition to that, he was the President of the Alumni Association of hi, College. In 1948, Dr. Sandosham was awarded a Queen's Fellowship and took lus Ph.D. degree at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene over a period of two years. On his return, he was appointed Professor of Pa1 asitology in the College of Medicine, Singapore. His association with the college ended in 1960, after Professor Sandosham had been appointed the first Master of the new hostel called King Edward VII Hall in 1956, and later, the first Principal of the _University of Malaya in Singapore. As he was about to retire , in early 1960, the University of Singapore conferred upon him the Honorary Doctorate of Medicine. It was indeed a fitting end to Dr. Sandosharn's career in Singapore. But Dr. Sandosham's involvement in Medicine was far from over. _Irnmedi_atel_y after that ,· he jomed the World Health Organisation ~alan~ Eradication Programme in Manila as a Consultant. On cornpletion of l11S ass1~n111ent there, he retu rned to Kuala Lumpur, where he was appointed the Sernor Malana and Filarias1s Research Officer at the Institute for Medical Research. ~ate~, he took over as Director. Dr. Sandosham is indeed a respected authority 111 the fields of Malariology a,1d Pa ra sit ology, having published 34 But while helping his fellow man combat diseases, Dr. Sandosham has not neglected the lighter side of life. His particular brand of humour has been enjoyed by members of the medical profession for years; Dr. Sandosham regularly writes a column in the official newsletter of the Malaysian Medical Association called 'Sandy's Spice'. Recently, the best jokes in the column over the years were-published in a book. The Scientific Associations of Malaysia have elected him one of the five outstanding scientists in this country, and as further recognition of his contributions to Malaysian Science, the Sandosham Medal has been · instituted as the. highest award for the most outstanding contribution to parasitology in Malaysia. He has also been conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University Kebangsaan Malaysia and the .-Silver Jubilee A ward' by the Malaysian Scientific Association. Also, the Sultan of Selangor has decorated him with the P.J.K. for his social work. Recently, the King awarded him with the J Truly, .S.M. in Dr. Sandosham, we have an Old Free who has brought nothing but credit to his alma mater. Throughout his long career, he has never forgotten that he too once passed the portals of our great school. When he was in Singapore, Dr. Sandosham was President of the 0.F.A. for several years. Recently, in 1981 , he was elected President of the Selangor 0 . F .A. • As p~esident of MMA

3 2. 1. . A Q. . Q. A. Q . . A. What are your favourite recollections of your days in P.F.S? I recall very vividly the great enthusiasm which we school boys experienced and exhibited at inter-school sporting events like the athletic meet for the Glugor Shield and the football, hockey and cricket matches especially those against the Kuala Kangsar, Kuala Lumpur' and Alor Star teams. The P.F.S. had afternoon sessions in those days and I enjoyed browsing through the magazines and the bookshelves at the Penang Library (of.which the senior students could be members for a nominal fee) across the road during the lunch breaks. I have also fond recollections of a sma ll intimate group of classmates who used to go cycling, swimming, picnicking, reading plays, playing cards and visiting each other's homes in the evenings and during school holidays. I continued to keep in close contact with some of them till very recently. How did your experiences and impressions of the Free School affect your career and life? The P.F.S. instilled in us that we were privileged to claim as our Alma Mater an institution with a long and noble tradition and that we shou ld during the rest of our lives do everything to live up to its high and lofty ideals. Mr. R.H. Pinhorn. O.B.E., M.A. (Oxon.), the Headmaster, impressed us as an upright person of ou tstanding character. So did some.of the other senior masters whom we tried to emulate in later life. How did you. first become interested in parasitology? When I qualified I was recru ited as a staff member of the Department of Biology at the King Edward VII College of Medicine , Singa- ....,,-...,,------ 1 F · I r. I \ 4. A Q. . 4 :::.- With wife, Emily pore. A knowledge of living organisms is a pre-requisite for commencing medical studies. At tha t time Raffles College which was training school leavers in Arts and Science had not established departments of zoology and botany. So, biology had to be taught in the medical college to prospective medical and dental students. fhe staff of the Department of Biology, however, carried out research on those animals (parasites) that caused disease in man. When Raffles College was able to take over the training of students in biology our department became the Parasitology Department and taught senior medical students and post-graduates parasitology which included Protozoology, Helminithology and Arthropodology. I was appointed a lecturer m protozoology and entomology at the League of Nations Inter national Courses on malariology to health officers which was organised in our department. I thus became interested in malaria (a protozoan parasite transmitted by mosquitoes). Later, I was appointed Professor and Head of Department of Parasitology and Principal of the University of Malaya in Singapore. Can you describe the stresses and pressures of the medical profession and tell us how you coped with them? Except for a brief period during the Japanese occupation I have not been involved in clinical work and as such I have not been exposed to the stresses and pressures of the profession. However, as the Hon. Secretary and President of the Alumni Association of the King Edward VJI College of Medicine, I have been aware of the problems of the profession and have been involved in trying to improve the working conditions of the local doctors. Although our diploma (Licentiate 3S

5 36 . in Medicine and Surgery) was recognised by the General Medical Council as registrable enabling us to practise medicine in the United Kingdom, the Colonial Government kept the local doctors in a subordinate position to the European medical officers. We were paid less and worked harder with no study ]eave to better ourselves professionally. The Alumni Association fought hard over the years and ultimately achieved for us equal status in a unified medical service with equal salary and equal opportunities for study, ·promotion opportunities, etc. Q. In your autobiography, you described the 1924 strike by students of the King Edward VII College of Medicine. What are your views on student activitism and movements today? Do you feel that students ought to have a greater ~ay in University, College and School Admi7 i 1 .j ' . ,,. -~ / , ;:;z, With Emily, in the gown of Hon. Doctor of Science nistration? A. Students today are more mature and better informed than those of 6 ' my days. ~s such tl_1ey deserve a hearing whether in school, college or un1~ers1t~. That 1s not to say they should have a direct say in the ad1111111st_rat1on. There has been a lack of communication between the pupil and teacher or administrator in the past. This should be remedied. I remember in ~chool we ~vere told that a new mathematics teacher would be appo111ted. We 111 the scholarship class felt that a ch f l I · 'd angi o _ eac 1er 111 mt stream was undesirable and a group of half a dozen of us marched 11110 the Headmaster's office to p t t I-I Id ' h 1· · I-I . ro es . e wou n t ear o 1t. c said that the new teacher ,vas a sen· . . , tor wrangler 111 mathemattcs and that we should be glad to have such a highly A. Q. qualified mathematician to teach us. There was no doubt he knew his subject well but he was always several steps ahead of us and could not make things clear to us. Our standards dropped. Luckily he left. He may have made a good teacher at the University level. We had in the University of Malaya a Board of Student welfare with elected student representatives to air their views to staff members at regular meetings. A similar set-up wi th prefects and teachers may help especially if the staff members are acceptable to the pupils and have a sympathetic attitude. Form Masters may be asked to keep an eye on the difficult students with the aid of the Class Prefect and if possible, the parents. The strike we had at the College of Medicine could have been avoided if there had been communication between the staff and students. -..:........: L__:. --' With son, George Do you ~ee~ that students today face more stress than students in your d~y. It so, could you suggest ways by which the situation can be alleV1ated? I agree ~1at today'~ students face more stress and strain than those of my llm~. Today s stu_dents are better informed, financially better off'. more mdependent m their thinking and less likely to listen to the1r parents and teachers than in my days. The ~ontact between student representatives and sympathetic staff ;em e_rs should . be increased by holding frequent meetings and t;;~~~:~;5;10 ~~~~:1rrk~1 em busy du_ring their_ free periods with en- 'll h I games, readmg, scoutmg music drama etc w1 e P. to prevent them from getting involved' with b, d , ' drug takmg, etc. a company,

8. 7. Q. The Scientific Associations of Malaysia have elected you as one of the five outstanding scientists in the country. As a man of science, what do you think the future holds for Malaysian science? A. The future for Malaysian science is rosy. We have the example of Ora Wu Lien Teh, an Old Free, who gained international recognition for his work on plague. Excellent scientific researl:h has been carried out at the Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur including pioneer medical research on beriberi, malaria , scrub typhus, filariasis and leptospirosis to mention only a few. Similarly. the Rubber Researd1 Institute has helped to establish the rubber industry on a firm footing in this country. Scient ific investigations into forestry, agriculture. rh.:e cultivation. cocoa. peper, etc, arc helping to make Malaysia ;1 rich and prosperous country. Since independence. more and more Malaysians are staffing our research institutes and universities and the loca l scientists have a glorious opportunity for carrying ou I original work and expanding the l'ront1ers of knowledge . Q. Finally, what advice would you give to students of the Penang Free School in terms of a career in medicine? -=~ ;:z:::; - - ~ - -·--:--.t=:...-:" ............ ..... - j ~ - . -c lnJJested as president, MMA A. I will say that a career in medicine can be a most rewarding one in public esteem and gratitude as well as financially. It is a noble profession; making money should not be the chief motivation as the world has a poor opinion of the doctor who is not upright and is out to grab and not show sympathy and mercy towards his poor patients. The study of medicine is the lon"gest and most exacting of the professions and the student who likes to take life easily and is disinclined to put in hard work and ·sustained strenuous effort should think of some other career. Even after graduation, the doctor remains a life-long student and is expected to keep abreast with a fast advancing profession and take up specialist qualifications to satisfy himself and the increasingly discriminating public. His life as a doctor can be a strenuous one demanding long hours ,of work in the wards or the clinics and the sacrifice of leisure and home comforts. Medicine is becoming more and more science-orientated involving the study of many ologies. Unless the prospective student has a na1ural bias towa rds scientific subjects he will find his studies most exacting and frustra ting. 37

FEATURE INTERVIEW WITH MR. DA YID CHOONG, DJN., AMN. Q. 1. How long have you been the president of this prestigious association? A. l . I was first elected as President in 1964 and I have served the Associa- : tion as Pr.esident for all these years without any break. Q. 2. Could you kindly relate to us the amusing incidents and memorable events which you have encountered during your tenure as president? , A. 2. Amusing incidents there have been many but they were all rather pri- · vate for me to share them with the public at large. Memorable events : there had been many but the one most in my mind was our Sesqui Centenary Year's Celebration th~t we had in our School and in our Association. Apart from the great number of our own celebrities making a bee line to join in the celebrations, the Government, then Q. headed by our beloved old boy Y.T.M. Tengku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj saw it fit 10 give the event full recognition by issuing special stamps to commemorated this very auspicious occasion by establishing a Sesqui Centenary Fund to help our bright but less fortunate A. students economically to further their studies at the local Universities. Q. 3. The mention of PFS must have brought back memories of the good · old days in school. Would you like to share with us your experiences as an old boy of the school? A. 3. For me I was 111os1 li'appy at School and if I could relive my life over . 38 again I would certainly not want to go _10 any other school but to the : Penang Free School. I still remember the first day 1 was there; I was ; hauled up by the late Mr. Koay Khye Teong the father of Penang's · famous cricketeers Kirnon Leong and Kirnon Lock for making too ! much noise in the School Hall. He told me that I sounded like some- · one he knew and upon fuither questioning he told me that J had better behave myself for he had taugh t my father when he was at School. . Most of the School masters then were lovable in their own ways so •· much so that they are known lo us by their pe t names given to them , through generations of students at the school. The names "Mah Ee ; Poh ., was given to Mr. Lee Eng Leong. "The Stou I Tiger" to Mr. 1 Targa Singh, the School"s "Terror'' 10 Mr. Teoh Cheno Hai the 1 School's "Donkey·· 10 Mr. Miller and so on. We had some°very ~ood masters then 111 Mr. Ng Chong Weng, Mr. Robless and Mr. Ong Teong Guan. I disti1'.ctly _remember the day when Mr. Ro bless made ; ll of us , who_ had fail_ed m the mock trail examinations for the Cambridge School Cert1f1ca te. Examma11 011 stand up on our chairs. It is needless for me to say. that I was one of them for during that period ] l I · 1 d · 1 was oo muc 1 mvo ve 111 t 1e School Sparl ing activities an~ I had only obtained 9 marks _out of a possible JOO in Latin. Up to this day l can still remember l11s exact words to us: that he would cat 1i1 ·, 1 1at ·r f ~ 1 any o us could get through our La tin papers and her very sarcastically told me that he gave me 3 marks for writing down my name, an~the: 3 marks for drawing the marginal line and another 3 marks makmg 1t a grand total of 9 marks for writing down the name "Hadrian". When I got through my Latin with flying colours at the end of the year I promptly went out to buy a .felt hat to take to a party given by Mr. Robless much all our teachers. cared for us to achieve good results so I gave the hat to him and asked him to wear it instead of to eat if. If it had not been to hi~ and asked him to wear it instead of to eat it. If it had not been for Mr. Robless I might not have got through my Latin papers and as a result of which I would not have had a second language to qualify to enter Trinity College Cambridge and later to study at Lincoln's Inn for my legal profession. 4. Back in 1916, when the OFA was established, the founders agreed that the aims of the association would be to forge closer ties between the present and Old Frees. What roles does the OF A play to realise these aims? 4. One must realise that when the OF A was established way back in 1916 no one has ever heard of or even dreamt of establishing a Parents/Teachers Association. Apart . from establishing the old school tie system that was found in Great Britain, the founders must have envisaged that the School itself might face many problems financially or otherwise and the various problems the School boys might suffer at School and on leaving School_ without any kind of help. . The OF A had slowly but surely kept up with the aims and objectives of the founders by establishing various sub-committees to cater for the needy and welfare of the present students and old Frees. We have a special committee chaired by an old Free to liase ·with the present Frees and the School called the OF A/PFS liason committee. The old Fr~es had extended a great number of helpful hands to the School on vanous numerous occasions, notably the setting up of the L"b · the bicycle sheds and the School gates. · 1 rary, . Today we ha~e a magnificient building which I humbly believe 1s sec~nd_ to none m t_he c~u~try and we have managed to keep the subscnpuon_ do:,vn to its m1~~~um in order that many old boys can J0111 and ~nJ_oy m full all fac1hties and amenities that are provided in the _ Assoc1at1on. For the sum of $2/- a month (originally $1/- a month until 2 yea, s ago) or t~~ ~ost of a packet of cigarettes, we are providing a art from the 1_nagn1f1c1ent building the following facilities and ameniti!:- 1) A sizable hall that ca_n accommodate easily 450 peo le seated comfortably for functions· · p 2) 2 H~rd tennis couns on: of which is flood-lit for use in the evenmgs; ~) Table Tennis;

4) Tai Chi; 5) Ballroom and Latin dancing sessions ably conducted by our own member who has competed as the Malaysian representative in the World Amateur Ballroom Dancing Competition in the famous Albert Hall in London; 6) Two full sized Billards Tables; 7) A very well equipped photo lab for developing of black & white as well as colour prints; 9) 8) I 0) I I ) 14) 13) 12) Games room; Rest room; Video room; An adequate Library with a good selection of boqks; A restaurant; A conference room; and The PFS Scouts Den ably chaired by Datuk Aziz Ibrahim. Apart from all these the Association arranges friendly games and tours to Singapore , Thailan d and the mainland on concessional rates Q. for our members and on special occasions, dances and children parties 8. are organised and held to promote better fellowship amongst the \11embers. Q. 9. A.8&9. A Q. . 5. 5. I am happy to say that at the OFA one is made to feel that one is j)ar1 and parcel of a big family. What do you think the students can do to help foster closer ties? Firstly the students should think positive. They should undersatnd that 1he OFA is there to help them in any way whatsoever. Secondly they must not hesitate to bring to us their problems 1hrough the Liason Committee. Otherwise we will be unable to extend to 1hcm any help. Thirdly they must not only come to visit us regularly but to join up as junior members, and Fourthly they should let us have their constructive criticisms and advice as to how we should run the Association. Q. 6. It is said that the OFA is the sanctuary where Frees can preserve the spirit of "Once a Free, Always a Free". How has the association helped perpetuating the rich traditions of this historical educational instituti<m? . Q. 7. A great number of students believe that the OFA is a place where a · group of old boys gather to play mahjong, billiards, watch video, reminisce and talk about old times. Do you have any comments on this? A. 6& 7. I would like to answer both these questions together as they are relevant to each other. "Once a Free always a Free". This expression still holds good even up to today. The living example of this great notion is shown by our beloved elder old Frees and leading them is none : than Y.T.M. Tengku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj. One must have been an old Free to truly understand this phrase for when one mentions the Alma Mater one cannot help noticing how very excited all the Old Frees become. True , the old Frees' Association is a place where a group of old boys gather to play mahjong, billards, tennis, watch video, reminisce and talk about old times. Ge tting together to play games and sports is only part of building up a good fellowship and understanding amongst . the old boys. It is the togetherness that is all so imporatnt. So is the ability of living through life together with your old classmates and the. opportunity of meeting them at the OF A whenever you feel like it. In other words one never gets lost whenever one goes to the OF A for one is bound to meet one's friends. This fellowship or togeth'erness that the Association promotes is the most important aspect of our work to help perpetuate the rich traditions of this historical educational institution. In your view, has the Penang Free School gone through any significant changes since the days of your youth? How do you feel about these changes? Changes at the School since the days of my youth are many and whether they are significant or not is a matter of opinion. One change which I myself am not too happy about is that the School is now not a morning School but also an afternoon School. I strongly f_eel that this should not happen to our School for it is not I I j 39

Q. 10. . A. 10. l. I r ~ r ~ fair to the boys and girls who have to attend the afternoon sessions for they lose out in every way to those attending the morning sessions for obvious reasons. Another significant change in my opinion is we have lost control in the choice of our teacher~ and headmaster. Nowadays they don't stay A. at our School long enough to have a feel of our traditions unless they themselves are old frees to inculcate the fine traditions of our School. Of course there are many significant physical changes at the School but unfortunately the abstract side of the changes is not complementing the physical changes. Old Frees have now lost their right of sending their children to the School to follow in · their footsteps thereby loosing continuity .and tradition amongst us. This loss has certainly dampened the spirit of most old Frees and the day when this right is returned to us we will certainly rejoice. I understand that the OF A gives Joans to deserving students each year to attend local universities. May we lmow why this gesture of goodwill is not extended to students who are pursuing their higher education The overseas? answer to this questions is obvious. At the moment we are unable to consider extending this gesture of goodwill to students who wish to study overseas because of lack of funds. Until and unless we can build up our scholarship fund we will have to confine it to the local Universities. A. Q. Q. 11. Penang Free School has produced many sportsmen and athletes. It is a pity that they are lost to various sports clubs upon leaving school. In 40 11. 12. 12. th interest of OFA and PFS, shouldn't the OFA draw them into the · e · t· n so that they may play under the flag of the OF A? Sirnilar- assocJa JO . • • f · th 1 ly, may we know why the association JS not partJcJpa mg m e ocaI soccer hockey or rugby leagues? Penan~ Free School has certainly without any doubt, produced many sportsmen and athletes of not only national but also intern_ational fame. Of course we would wish every able Old Frees to contmue to play for the OF A but unfortunately not all old Frees have remained faithful. OFA is strictly kept for those who have attended or taught at the School. We do not have any kind of Associate membership like other old boys' clubs. This simply means that we have only one source to draw from. Besides, some of them having left school do not join us at the OFA but choose to join another club or old boys' Association which happen to have the strongest team in a particular sport they are good at. In other words, many of them want to be on the winning team. In spite of this we have participated in the local sports and I am sure my outdoor games chairman would be agreeable to enter a team if there is enough support and interest from the old boys. Recently the management committee has agreed to sponsor a rugby team to compete in the local league. We have competed and done well in the local netball league. The tennis section has been most active and have participated in many, if not in all the local events. Besides, we are hindered in being active in any of the field games like soccer, hockey, cricket and rugby by a lack of a field and have to depend entirely on the generosity of other clubs to allow us their field for training our teams. However, if we can get the financial support from our old boys we may be able to put up our proposed extension which would have our own squash courts and badminton hall. At the moment it is not so much our not wanting to participate but our inability to get enough good sportsmen to form a regular team. 1952-54 must have been glorious years for you, sir, when you won the ~ England Doubles Championships. Would you like to share those triumphant moments with us? 1952 was a good year for me for it was the year I won my first All England doubles _title with my brother Eddy but the actual glorious year for me was, 111 fact,. I 946 when I became the first post-war junior to_ b~come th_e first Tnple Crown Junior Champion in Badminton wmnmg th~ smgles, doubles (with Chee Choon Hing) and the mixed doubles (w_ith my cousin Amy Choong). In the same year at School, ~ge!h;r with my very good friend, our senior Vice President of OFA D 00. 1 e~g Tuck we became the joint champion athletes in Class I at~~~I! i~1 ~,:s:a;I my elder brother Ewe Seang proved to be the bes; and my younger brother Eddy was the best athlete

Q. 13. A. 13. in Class III. Topping all this, Mr. H.R. Cheeseman who had been invit- · ---------------------------- ed to give away the prizes then had the pleasure to give the champion OBITUARY House "Trophy to Cheeseman House which I had the privilege and DATUK CH'NG ENG HYE honour to belong to. Winning the All England title I agree to no m.ean achievement, but ask any old badminton player and they would readily tell you that winning the Junior Badminton Championship in those days was really an achievement for the Championship was held over a period of more than eight weeks. To win it one has to keep up one's consistency and form for the duration of the whole period. It was in the year 19 54 when Eddy and I won the All England Doubles Title for the third time running and I also won the Mixed Doubles Title with Miss June White, it was then that l felt a sense of achievement. That was also the year that I came back home to win our own Malayan Doubles Title with Law Teik Hock in Singapore. In sports or, for that matter, in any other thing one does it is the consistency of one's performance that is all so very important and that I personally believe gives one the best satisfaction and a sense of achievement. On the I 6th of May 1983, Penang Free School lost " true old Free Datuk Ch'ng Eng Hye. On the following day the funeral was held at Datuk Ch' ng's residence where the Board of Prefects, the representatives from Finally, is there anything you would like to convey to the students of the scouts, rangers, warden and the school band were present to their last PFS? respects before he was laid to rest. To the present students of P.F.S.. I would advise this: think and act Datuk Ch'ng studied in the Penang Free School from I 9 I 9 to 1923 positive, and respect your elders, especially your teachers. If you wish alongside Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra AI-Haji who then one year his senior. to be understood, you must try to understand them. If you expect During his school years, he captained the school football team md he was also love, respect and understanding from them you must show all these the school Head Prefect in 1923. Datuk Ch'ng was indeed true Free for he was to your elders and others before you yourselves can expect to receive deeply attached to the school. Three generations of the Choong family, his them. . sons Eddy Choong, Freddy Choong, David Choong, Louis Choong and his You must always try to live up to our School's Motto "Fortes grandchildren were also educated in the school. The donation of the school atque Fidelis" not only when you are at school but also-when you gate costing $23,500.00 by Datuk Ch'ng is a befitting gesture of his love and have left school in order that you will always be brave in whatever · pride for his alma mater. you do and faithful to your School, your friends and your Country. In his early days Datuk Ch 'ng indulged ·in business and through his Do not waste this opportunity ,that you have at Penang Free efforts met with success and became a wealthy millionaire. He was the chairSchool for it is one of the best educational institutions that you have man of several companies, namely, CHOONGS SON. BHD., HOCK HIN BROS. in the Country. Make full use of your time there in order that you can SON. BHD., CHOONG LIM LIM SON. BHD., BELLE ISLE & CO SON. BHD., be better equipped in your later years. BAY VIEW PROPERTIES SON. BHD. and HO KHUAT SON. BHD. In culWord hard and play hard so that you can be a good all rounder ruination of his distinguish career he was awarded the title of Datuk. and always remember that it is best to have a sound mind in a sound The School is deeply saddened by his demise and wishes to extend her body, "Mens sana incorpore sano." condolences to the late Datuk Ch'ng Eng l-Iye's family. 41

I I i .At ' . S Akademik atu ciri- penting perkembaAgan sistem pelajaran Malaysia masa ini adalah kesedaran golongan pendidik tentang kelemahan corak pendekatan yang diambil oleh pihak pelajar. Generasi terpelajar yang barn dituduh terlalu giat menumpukan perhatian kepada peperiksaan-peperiksaan awam dan langsung mengabaikan lain-lain matlamat pokok sistem persekolahan. Akibatnya timbul- .Jah kepincangan dalam seluruh proses pembelajaran setiap orang murid. Ekoran dari itu bermulalah perbincangan hangat mengenai sejauh mana implikasi gejala tersebut ke atas masa depan negara ini secara amnya. Sistem persekolahan bertujuan memperlengkapkan setiap individu dengan pengetahuan-pengetahuan asas. Nilai-nilai moral dan pengetahuan agama disemai untuk membimbing aliran pemikiran yang betul. Kematangan dan kebebasan memilih jalan penghidupan masing-masing tercapai melalui penerimaan pe!ajaran yang sempurna. Seterusnya pelajaran akademik disampaikan sebagai persediaan bagi karier pilihan individu tersebut. Keberkesanan sistem pelajaran itu sendiri dicerminkan oleh mutu golongan terpelajar yang dihasilkannya. Jadi, sikap, siasah dan kematangan mereka ini amat tepat dijadikan titik tolak kemajuan pelajaran di Malaysia. Telah ditegaskan kejayaan akademik mestilah seiras dengan kemajuan intelektual. Sekiranya mereka itu gagal memperolehi kepu tusan yang memuaskan,ragu-ragu tentang karier masingmasing atau sumbang dalam tingkahlaku, maka ini memberi gambaran yang kurang baik bagi sistem pelajaran itu. Sejauh manakah keadaan yang tidak sihat ini berlaru tan di sekolah kita? Sekiranya ia wujud, bagaimanakah ianya boleh diatasi? · Apakah pu!a peranan guru-guru dan pelajar-pelajar dalam mengubah suasana sedemikian? Masalah ini sebahagian besarnya berpunca dari sikap pelajar-pelajar kita menghadapi 'tekanan peperiksaan'. Pelajar-pelajar tingkatan bawahan hams digalakkan bergiat dalam aktiviti-aktivit ko-kurikulum. Usaha dari peringkat · awal pasti dapat mengatasi keadaan ini. Adalah menjadi harapan kita bersarrw Sekolah Menengah Penang Free akan dapat menghasilkan para intelek; negarawan dan warganegara yang berguna. Moga-moga satu era baru akan lahir untuk mengembalikan keagungan dan kemegahan tradisional PFS ... ·

SIJILTINGGi PELAJARAN MALAYS1A analisa keputusan tahun 1982 KOMENTARl Keputusan STPM tahun lalu adalah sangat menggalakkan. Dari 2Ul urang calon yang menduduki peperiksaan tersebut, 200 orang berjaya mendapat sijil, mencatatkan peratus kelulusan 99.5%. Dari jumlah itu juga 45 orang berjaya mendapat 5 prinsipal. Akan tetapi . 4 calon yang terbaik bagi tahun lalu hanya berjaya mencapai 3 Prinsipal A manakala 8 yang lain berjaya mencapai 2 Prinsipal A. lni menunjukkan sedikit kejatuhan jika dibandingkan dengan calon-calon terbaik tahun 1981 yang mencapai 4 Prinsipal A. Mutu keputusan individu yang sederhana ini mungkin disebabkan oleh bebcrapa faktor. Yang paling biasa disebutkan ialah kebanyakan daripada penuntut-penuntut terbaik sekolah ini telah meninggalkannya untuk meneruskan pelajaran mereka di luar negeri. Alasan ini mungkin ada kebenarannya. Akan tetapi penuntut-periuntut harus menyingkirkan sikap yang negatif ini. Sebaliknya mereka harus berusaha bersungguh-sungguh untuk mengisi kekosongan yang ditinggalkan oleh penuntut-penuntut 'terbaik' itu . Bolch dikatakan semua penuntut yang meneruskan pelajaran mereka. ke Tingkatan 6 ada mempunyai cita-cita untuk memasuki universiti pada satu hari nanti. Harus mereka sedar bahawa peperiksaan STPM-lah satu-satunya peperiksaan awam yang akan menentukan tercapai atau terhapusnya cita-cita mereka itu. Guru-guru juga sentiasa menegaska n bahawa di am.:ra ketiga,tiga peperiksaan awam STPM, SPM dan SRP, peperiksaan STPM merupakan yang paling susah seorang penuntut akan .hadapi. Dei:ga n itu mereka adai.1i1 dinasihatkan supaya mula rnembuat persediaan awal-awal lagi iaitu semasa mer,0 ka berada di dalam Tingkatan 6. Bawah. Penuntut-penuntut juga diingati bahawa STPM adalah sangat b_erbeza <lari SPM ataupun ~Jli'. Kefahamnn yang sempurna di dalam topik-topik yang dipelajari adalah sanget rnu~tahak di samping kesanggupan untuk rajin berusaha. 44 3 Prinsipal A ... - A.h-;ed KamePI J Yew Voon Ngee Saw Seq.n,: Keat, 2 Prinsipal A Felix Lim Subramaniyam Khoo Guan Huat Khoo Sin Keat Leong Chee Keong Ronnie Chong Khin Choy Sathiapathi a/1 Madhayan Tan Hock Hin Tay Lay Eim

General !:'aper Creel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jumlah 198 1 I 6 8 5 11 3 2 1 37 Kertas Am Cred 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Junzlah 1981 I 3 6 5 5 3 24 Kertas Am Creel PA PB PC PD PE so F Jumlah 1982 4 1 68 34 26 28 4 20 1 "Pada tahun 1982, Kertas Am telah dinaikkan tarafnya dari peringkat subs1dari kc peringkat prinsipal. Pada tahun ini juga semua pelajar-pelajar Tingkat,lll Enam mengambil Kertas Am kerana tiada lagi General Paper. Jadi untuk 111c111bandingkan kepu tusan pada tahun 1982 dengan keputusan l 981 agak sukar dilakukan. Waiau bagaimanapun dari segi kualitinya keputusan peperiksaan 1982 adal:ih lcbih baik daripada keputus:in tahun 1981. Pada tahun ini, dari 201 orang ·ca Ion. 41 orang telah mendapat prinsipal A. Peratus kelulusan juga telah meningkat daripada 89% pada tahun 1981 kcpada 98% pada tahun En. 1982." Ismail bin Hassan SAlNS Matem:iti~ ··Matematik (Suk. A) Gred PA PB PC PD PE so F Jumlah 1982 16 29 12 8 11 10 15 101 Matem2tik L-mjutan (A) Creel PA PB . PC PD PE so F Jumlah 1982 2 3 3 l 8 11 29 Matematik Tolen Grell PA PB PC PD PE so F Jumlah 1981 8 2 l 4 2 2 19 1982 J 2 3 3 2 12 Tahun lalu, calon-calon yang menduduki peperiksaan STPM tidak lagi mengan1bil Matematik Prinsipal, Maternatik Gunaan, ataupun Mafematik. Hanya Maten1a tik Tulen sahaja yang tidak digantikan dan keputusannya telah mengalami sedikit kemerosotan'. Tiada calon yang mencapai Prinsipal A dan hanya 58% sa haja mendapat kelulusan penuh. Penilaian tidak dapat dilakukan untuk Matema tik (Suk. A) dan Matematik lanjutan kerana tahun lalu adalah yang pertama kalinya calon-calon menduduki kertas-kertas tersebut. 'Usahalah persungguh-sunggu11, raJin mengulangkaji dan tekt.m meJ1!\,uat latihan-latihan', itulah nasihat En. Ong Beng Sim kepada setiap calon dalam usaha mereka untuk mencapai kejayaan dalam pelajaran-pelajaran Matematik. Persediaan patut dirnulakan sejak Tingkatan 6 Rendah. Jangan melengah-lengahkan persediaan kerana penguasaan dan kefahaman yang menyeluruh sangat mustahak bagi matapelajaran-matapelajaran ini. 1 Gred Fizik 98 1 1982 PA 5 PB 4 8 PC 5 I PD 7 12 1 PE 7, 25 20 14 so F 4 12 Jumlah 78 51 Keputusan matapelajaran Fizik telah meleset. Sungguhpun bilangan caloncalon yang mengambil matapelajaran ini telah bertambah sebanyak 53%, tidak ada seorang pun yang mendapat Prinsipal A. 46 dari sejumlah 78 calon berjaya mendapat sijil, mencatatkan kelulusan penuh sebanyak 58.9%. Encik Khoo Kay Tatt menasihati calon-calon supaya menghapuskan pra• sangka terhadap matapelajaran Fizik. Dia menegaskan ianya mesti dipelajari · secara menyeluruh. Mempelajarinya dengan cara mengasingkan kerja-kerja kira-mengira daripada bahagian-bahagian lain tidak akan membawa kejayaan. Kimia· Gred PA PB PC PD PE so F Jumlah 1981 8 9 4 6 7 14 4 52 1982 4 15 8 9 14 18 9 77 77 orang calon telah menduduki kertas Kimia iaitu tambahan sebanyak 25 ke atas jumlah tahun 1981 . 50 orang mendapat sijil dan ini mencatatkan kelulusan penuh 64.9%. Usaha yang gigih dan giat membuat bacaan tambahan serta rujukan adalah perlu bagi menjamin kelulusan dalam ma tapelajaran ini. Gred Biologi PA PB PC PD PE so F Jumlah 1981 2 4 3 6 4 10 4 34 1982 6 9 3 8 11 10 5 52 Keputusan Biologi tahun 1982 adalah yang terbaik sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. Enam calon berjaya mendapat Prinsipal A dan seramai 37 orang mendapat sijil. Kelulusan penuh 71 .2% adalah kemajuan yang menggalakkan . Guru-guru berpendapat punca i<ejayaan ini adalah kerana minat mendalam dan sikap positif calon-calon terhadap Biologi. Pelajar-pelajar perlulah teliti dan menumpukan perhatian terhadap perkara-perkara yang diajar. Mereka patutlah menggerakkan daya inisiatif untuk membuat peringkat-peringkat persediaan. . 45