Magazine 1956

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]f ft'C Sub-Editors : Miss T eoh Siew B Cll!J T eoh Soon T eouy T eoh 1-Vec- T eo110 General Advisers : M ,. G. S. R c11t e11s -·- EDITOR: K ee YOll[J Tfl~, JIIr. J . R. P. D . d e Tm-r-il/o Mr. Tc111 Sell[! Chye President : Th e H c acl111a,s / c r Hon. Secretary : Miss L i ly J(oc Asst. Secretary : Y11.<1ofj Rah i m Business l\Janager : T1111 Hi m L co11 ,1 ,\ sst . Business i\ianagcrs : M is.~ Mil ly Koc Jliiss lllcri1w i11c riccw Koc Ell:/ J i n Artist and Photogra1lhe rs : llliss Q:wh Tje110 L eng llliss Tr111 Bor:y Gco1, T eoh E 110 Soon ==== = ======-==== =-=========== ... -···""·====== Vol. III CONTENTS EDITORIAL SCHOOL REPORTS : School Notes Achievem ents of t,he School at a Glance Acknowledgments The School Speech Day and Exhibition Sports Day Worm's Eye View- A R eview Ecology by the Seaside Society Day The Journal of the Trip to Sia m SCHOOL STAFF ROLL OF HONOUR : P enang Free School Cambridge Rcsulls, 1955 P .F .S . Higher School Cerlificate Exa mination Results, 1955 Schola rship Awards- 1955 Prize Winners- 1955 1955 Winne rs of Games and S\\'imming Com1niiti::m Annual Alhlet,ic Sports- 1956 THE THREE KNIGHTS SPECIAL FEATURE : R ev. Robert Spa rke Hutchings-- Founder of th~ Penang Free School LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS Verse: On Being Blind Farewell. Farewell, 0 Ever Immortal Nymph The Moon Prose : Hi-Ho! Hi-Ho! When Off to Anls We Go (The Termite Proj ec t) No. II. Page 1 3 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 21 23 23 25 26 27 27 30 32 37 37 38 38

Power On Pantun On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Young At Jubilee Camp wit!; Mother Nature Malayan Scouts Visit' Australia Tradit.ions, Superstitions and Customs On Looking Into the Future Birthdays A Book I Shall Never Forget Bad Language . . O Penang, Parting is such Sweet Sorrow The Day I woke up on the Wrong Side of My Bed ·Lucky Johnny The General Psychological Effects of the Modern Detective Novel . < A condensation of the essay which won the Dr. Lee Tlang Keng Senior Literature Prize) REPORTS FROM SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS : Board of Prefects School SocietiesThe Parnassus Societ,y The Science Society The Literary and Debating Society The Geogrnphical Society Art Club (Painting Section) The Photographic Society R.S.P .C.A. Historical Society Recreational ActivitiesScouting 8th Penang Rovers The Penang tNo. 2) Squadron Federation of Malaya Air Training Corps P.F.S. Al'.ll1Y Cadet Corps .. The Athletic Club Physical . Recreation Department The Gardening Club Extra Games School GamesSoccer Badminton Cricket Hockey Rugger Swimming HOUSE REPORTS : Letter " ,, Cheeseman House Hamilton House Hargreaves House Pinhorn House Wu Lien _Teh House O.F.A. Report from Malayan Training_ .College, Kirkby ,, the University of Queensland ,, the University of l\Ialaya . . Page 40 11 14 45 18 50 51 52 53 55 55 57 57 58 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 76 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 83 89 92 93 94 95 96 98 lUO 101 102

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" EDITORIAL BOARD-1956 Sitting (L. to R.)-Miss Teoh Siew Beng, Teoh Soon Teong (Sub-Editors), Mr. G . S. Reutens (Adviser), The Headmaster, Mr. Tan Seng Chye (Adviser), Kee Yong Tau (Editor), Teoh Wee Teong (Sub-Editor). Standing (L. to R.)-Koe Eng Jin, Teoh Eng Soon, Misses Marina Merican, Qunh Tjeng Leng, Lily Koe, Tan Boey Geok, Milly Koe, Tan Kim Leong and YusotT Rahim. THE PREFECTS' BOARD-1956 . : ... ...;~ ~ Sitting :-Lim Teik Oon, Wong Chung Kin, Johan Ari ff, Lee Teng Chye (School Capt.) , The Headmaster, Cheah Eok Guan (Deputy School Capt.), Teoh Soon Teong, Abdul Rahim, Choong Cheng Hock. Standing:-Khoo Teik Huat, Teoh Eng Soon, Cheah Kim Swee, Ch'ng Eng Keat, Tan Kim Leong, Lim Say Wan, Mohideen A. K ., Paul Wang, Kee Yong Tau, Ko Boon Chen, Ng Hon Leong, Abdullah b . Rahman and Abdul Aziz.

Jfr£e Vol. III PENANG, 21st OCTOBER, 1956 No. 2 EDITORIAL None but the foolhai·dy would declare that, in addition to a heavy academic curriculum, there should be added compul_sory extra-mural activities. We are very foolhardy. Here in the Penang Free School, the1·e are eleven separnte depa1·tments of activities which a1·e of either a cultural or a 1·ecreational nature; and these activities do not include the seven types of games which are played in the cou1·se of every year. Why is there such a strong accent on these exti-a-mm·al activities? To what end? These a1·e the questions asked by anxious parents year in and year out, The answer is simple. Gibbon, the famous historian, observes, "Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself." Academically, whether the yardstick of a. pupil's capabilities be that blunt instrument of torture-examinations, 01· monthly tests, or whatever it may be, the pupil'~ success, w·e believe, depends almost entirely on th e knowl edge which he has acqui1·ed through his private stud.v. Instruction in the classroom is merely an eye-opener and is by no means an end in itself. With r egard to school activities in the P enang Free School, the ve1·y multiplicity of the activities demands judicious selection. The pupil is hence taught to find out and to know what is good for him-by himself. When he has made up his mind to join any particula1· combination of c.:lubs, societies or activities, his development begins. The tyrn immediately finds that he has to contend with keen competition and to learn how to smile when someone steps on his toes. Late1· on in his caree1·, he notices that there are no fixed and fast rules. to bind him down; but instead there are, in the parlance of the movie magnates, " plenty of sweep, space and scope" to pervade with his individual personality the tasks he has at hand. All these, and theknowledge that the warm applause of the whole school awaits him at the r egular assemblies when he has distinguished himself, give the pupil poise,. a. sporting spirit and a sense of pride in himself and in his achievements_

2 The Penang F1·ee School Magazine Vl/e know not what others may say, but as for us the tl'(mds and forma tive influences of our school activities m·e excellent. But so much for the beneficial influence of om· school activities. Let us now cast our eyes upon another topic which is of vital interest to the school-the Pinhorn Memorial Library. Since the 19th. of October, 1955 when it was declared open by Mrs. Ooi Kee Wan, the Pinhorn Memorial Library has grown from strength to strength. Libraries are, however, not made; they grow. From the time it was given a recognizable shape by our Headmaster, Mr. J . E. Tod, it was moulded and shaped relentlessly by the masters and especially the Form Six girls. Credit must, however, be given to ou:· outgoing Head Boy, Teoh Soon Teong, for welding _into one single library, the scattered and neglected Science books of the school. With the arrival of new Science books, the Science section now balances the rathe1· overbearing section of the Arts. Affiliated to the Pinhorn Memorial Libn'lry m·e the school's General Library and a well-stocked Reading Room. The General Library comprises mainly books classified under fiction, whilst the Reading Room is furnished with a very wide selection of magazines, periodicals, and other publications of that nature. At this juncture, it is our privilege to exp1·ess our heartfelt gratitude to the donors who have contributed so munificently towards this integral institution of our school. Before we conclude, we feel that we ought to bring the reade rs' attention to the fact that the1·e are several alterations effected in this year's issue of our school magazine. The photographs have been edged wherever suitable and silhouettes of Penang scenes have been introduced. These changes have been brought about for specific reasons, namely to maintain the austerity of a school magazine as well as to progress with the latest trends in magazine production. We do trust that their effect will be pleasing. In these days, when Malaya is seeking to find he1· feet and is striving to attain her place in the Commonwealth of Nations, she must cast off that mantle of apathy which, unfortunately, shrouds such a large portion of her peoples. We must be dynamic. We must pioneer or perish! As pupils of the P enang Free School, we arc, in our small way, endeavouring to bring about that spirit of fo1·ging ahead. In ou1· sociefris and in our form-rooms, we cultivate an atmosphere in which there is a ferment of ideas together with strenuous and incessant activity. To he adventurous and to lrnve a firm, deep-seated faith in God and in our fellowmen to form the inner core of our being, are, we believe, the requisites of every true Free, every true Malayan.

The Penang Free School Magazine 3 ------- - - SCHOOL REPORTS SCHOOL NOTES 14.9.55.- The following boys were newly installed as Prefects: Ng Hon Leong, Abdul Aziz, Kee Yong Tau, Tan Kim Leong, A. Mathiavaratnam, Teoh Eng Soon, Ngoh Chong Hock and Bartholomew Mahinda. Promoted to Senior Prefects were : Teoh Soon Teong, Toong Chooi Poh, Lim Khaik Keong and J. A. Johnson. 15-16.9.55-Sixth Form Entrance Examinations. 4.10.55.- Wong Chung Kin joined the rank of Senior Prefects, that highly privileged class of beings. 5.10.55.- The Cheeseman Elocution Contest for Fifth and Sixth Formers. In a very close contest- a veritable photo-finish-Lee Teng Chye (Upper VI Arts) finished just ahead of Cheong Weng Eang (Lower VI Arts). Third was Cheah Phi Kiat (V Bl. The judges were Mr. Cunyngham-Brown, Mrs. Forester and Mr. Mandy. What a difficult time they must have had picking the winner! 17-24.10.55- During these days, Fifth Form students could be found literally shivering at the imminent prospect of having to face the examiners for the Cambridge Oral English Test. 20.10.55.- Parents' Day was observed today when the Speech Day exhibition was specially thrown open to parents of pupils. 21.10.55.- The 139th anniversary of the School. This was also our annual Speech Day, full details of which and the accompanying exhibition are covered elsewhere in this Magazine. One of the very few days in the year of great celebration and happiness. 7-14.11.55.- School Promotion exams for Forms I to IV. 14.11.55.- Deepavali- a public holiday. 21.11.55.- The Sixth Formers began their Higher School Certificate examinations. 23.11.55 to 6.12.55.- The fortnight-long Cambridge School Certificate -exams for Form V. Meanwhile2.12.55.-Term ended for the rest of the school with the pleasing prospect -of a five weeks' vacation ahead. 14.12.55.- News was received ihat Messrs. Teoh Khong Guan and Yiap Khin Yin, both ex-P.F.S. students. had passed the finals for the B.D.S. degree at the University of Malaya.

The Pennng Free School Magazine 9.1.56.- Re-opening of school for the new year. Mr. R. A. Wilson had left the Staff on transfer to the Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur. So had Mr. S. V. J. Ponniah who received a scholarship. Mr. George Ang had also left us for the St. George's Girls' School. On the credit side, we welcomed back Mr. G. M. Thomasz from Port Dickson. A new addition to the Staff was in the person of Mr. W. V. Hobson, a Biology master. 17.1.56.- At 9.15 the Headmaster accompanied the School Advisory Committee round the school. 18.1.56.- New appointments to the Board of Prefects: Mohideen Abdul Kader, Lim Say Wan, Ch'ng Eng Kea,t, Khoo Teik Huat, Cheah Kim Swee, Ko Boon Chen, Paul Wang and Abdullah Rahman. Promoted to Senior Prefects: Lim Teik Oon and Choong Cheng Hock. Reinstalled as Senior Prefect: Abdul Rahim bin Haji Mohd. 1.2.56.- Federation Day. Pupils assembled in the School Hall at ten past eight to listen to the message from the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. David Gray. This was followed by the Headmaster's talk, after which school was closed for the day. 9.2.56.- Each student was given free one cake of Cuticura soap, one packet of Cuticura talcum powder and one box of Cuticura ointment as samples. 13-14.2.56.-Chinese New Year holidays. Even the non-Chines~ were almost as equally keen on this most important occasion to the Chinese all over the world. 28.2.56.-lt was announced in the Press that Dr. Abdul Wahab bin Mohamed Ariff, a former student of the School, had been awarded the 1955 Queen's Fellowship. We defeated the Chung Ling High School at football by 2 goals to 1 on the latter's ground. Seemed ages since we last won. 1.3.56.-Arrival of Cambridge Higher School Certificate results. 3.3.56.- Four of our boys- Abdullah Rahman, Said Salleh, Lim Say Chong and Mohideen Abdul Kader- were selected to represent Penang and P .W. Combined Schools against North Perak Combined Schools at soccer. 5.3.56.- Today the Cambridge School Certificate results thankfully arrived, bringing at least a fortnight's steadily increasing tension to a climax. Analysis of our results: 27 Division I, 36 Div. II and 71 Div. III; percentage of passes: 70.5. 9.3.56 & 13.3.56.- Additional Sports. The University of Malaya Old Boys' .Trophy was won by Cheeseman House in an exciting: finish. 12.3.56.-We defeated King Edward VJI School of Taiping 3- 0 at soccer.

The Penang Free School Magazine 5 - - ------------------ - - ---- - - - - - - 15.3.56.-The Malay College, Kuala Kangsar retained the Sultan Iskander Cup by beating us 4-1. 19.3.56.- We welcomed Mr. A. Saunderson to the School Staff. l!)-22.3.56.- University of Malaya Entrance exams for Upper VI. 24.3.56.-Annual Athletic Sports. Everything from the weather to the performances of the competitors went to make this a very successful day. The boys r~ally let themselves go, whether physically or vocally. Joint champion athletes: Ng Hon Leong and Said Salleh. Champion House for 1956: Wu Lien Teh. The Resident Commissioner, Mr. R. P. Bingham, kindly distributed the J)rizes. (Details can be found in the write-up by one of our sub-editors.) 29.3.56.- End of First Term. A month's vacation with the prospect of not having to tolerate the sight of one another fo~· that blissful period of inactivity .filled both pupils and masters alike with glee and immense relief. Said Salleh and Abdullah Rahman represented Penang and P.W. Combined Schools against N. Perak Combined Schools. 30.4.56.- Beginning of Second Term. Start of another term's hard work lby the boys, of course!) culminating in the half-yearly exams at the end of term. Messrs. Yeoh Aik Hooi and Yeah Chong Bok left the Slaff on transfer to the St. George's Girls' School, and in their places we welcomed Messrs. Tan Chong Bee and Lim Boon Hor. 27.5.56.- -Today the results of the University entrance exams were published. (Note : All our Arts students were subsequently admitted to the University.) 8-9.6.56.- It had been ages since the School last put on any play or show of any kind, which made these two nights all the more memorable becaus~ now we were, with the initiative and untiring perseverance of Mr. de Turville, staging· a play, "Worm's Eye View," at St. George's Girls' School hall. In spite of the rather unkind weather, the receipts were quite considerable, half of which was for charity. 16-17.6.56.- At the Penang Water Festival Regatta, the Free School came in second in two events and third in two others. :i4.6.56.--At. cricket, the O.F.A. defeated the P.F.S. by 35 runs. 28-30.6.56.- At the Penang and P.W. Combined Schools Sports, Said Salleh won the Mile event 6-7.7.56.- -At Lhe Penang A.A.A. Championships, Said Salleh won the Three Miles and the Six Miles Walk (an M.A.A.A. event). Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim won the 120 yards hurdles. The P .F.S. finished first in three events, namely, '1 x 440 yards inter-school relay, 4 x 110 yards inter-school relay and 4 x 440

The Penang Free School Magazin<:_ yards inter-unit relay. Hearty congratulations to everyone concerned with the proud achievements of our school athletes this year. From a humble beginning. the Athletic Club has slowly but nevertheless steadily made its existence felt. and will no doubt advance with more ambitious schemes in mind. 16.7.56.- The Headmaster this morning set a precedent at assembly by appointing Sai d Salleh a School Prefect on the spot, as a token of the School's appreciation of his wonderful victory in the 6 Miles Walk mentioned above . 21.7.56.-Society Day. (Details can be found elsewhere in this issue). 23.7.56.- The P.F.S. beat the O.F.A. by 9-1 at football in a series of games for the Cheah Inn Kiong Cup. 25.7.56 & 27.7.56.--In our annual swimming competition, the Dolphins team won the Cheah Inn Kiong Shield. 6.8.56.-Lim Say Wan and Lee Guan Chong won the Schoolboys' Doubles tit.le at the Malayan Badminton Championships held at Singapore. 10.8.56.-End of Second Term. School closed for a month's holiday. 10.9.56.-Re-opening of school for the Third Term. '111ere was an addition to the Staff in the person of Mr. D. H. Howe. 12.9.56.-At assembly this morning the Headmaster wished all studenLS entering the University luck and success. 13.9.56.-Kee Yong Tau was announced as the Acting School Ca p tain whilst Abdul Rahim bin Haji Mohd. was announced the Acting Deputy Head Boy. Both of these appointments will be confirmed in October. 13.- 14.9.56.- Sixth Form Ent.ranee Examinations. 26.9.56.-New appointments to the Board of Prefects : Khoo Teng Lake . Kumarasingham, Thong Kar Cheong, Khairuddin bin Hashim, Ng Kim Seng . Ahmad Long, Tan Tiong Liang and Tan Kheng Huat. Promoted to Senior Pre - fects: Lim Say Wan, Ng Hon Leong,·Teoh Eng Soon and Abdul Aziz. 27.9.56.- The Cheeseman Elocution Contest for Fifth and Sixth Formers. The judges unanimously decided that Miss Chee Mooh Lan (Lower VI Science) was the winner, with Kee Yong Tau (Lower VI Arts) and Tan Kheng Soon CV A> joint second and Teoh Eng Soon (Lower VI Science) third. 28.9.56.- Mr. S. Selvadurai was in school t.oday for the last time before going to the University of Malaya for Economics. We would like Lo wish him luck and success. Teoh Wee Teong, (Editorial Board) _

The .Penang F1·ee School Magazine 7 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SCHOOL AT A GLANCE ACADEMIC At the end of 1955, Lim Khaik Keong was awarded a Federal Scholarship to study Telecommunications Engineering in England. Six other students obtained Federal Bursaries and Settlement Scholarships for study in the University of Malaya :- Teh Eng Kim (Ex-editor of this magazineJ- Federal Bursary for Arts. Ooi Kee Siew-Federal Bursary for Science. Lim Guan Seang-Federal Bursary for Teaching (Science). Toong Chooi Poh- Settlement Scholarship for Medicine. Yeoh Eng Hun-Settlement Scholarship for Engineering. Ooi Kee Siew also obtained the University Entrance Scholarship and, more recently, the University Intermediate Scholarship. The School managed to secure five of the six Colombo Plan Scholarships awarded to Penang students this year. Lee Teng Chye, our energetic Headboy, was awarded a scholarship for an Arts course: Choong Cheng Hock obtained a scholarship for Veterinary Science, Chuah Kim Leong and Lim Khaik Liang for Science, and Tan Poh Keat for Engineering. Teoh Soon Teong, our present School Captain, received the Ex-Servicemen Scholarship for Medicine and Miss Wooi Kheng Sim the Ex-Servicemen Scholarship for Aris. With regards to the University of Malaya Entrance Examination, the percentage accepted from the Science stream was 88'1/r: in the Arts section the percentage was 91 % . Top places in the Science Section for Penang in the Federal Post School Certificate Entrance Examination held in September 1955 went to our School too. Teoh Eng Soon was placed first, followed by Tan Kuan Teik, Ng Hon Leong, Mohideen A.K., and Lim Say Wan who were second, third, fourth and fifth respectively. In the Arts section, Teoh Wee Teong, a Science student in Form Five, came out Third and was first among the boys. Moreover, five Pre-University Teaching Bursaries went to our pupils in Lower Six Form, four to Arts and one to Science. SPORTS Here again, we meet with dazzling results. Lim Say Wan annexed the Penang Schoolboys' Singles Championship in Badminton and the doubles Championship whilst partnering another P.F.S. schoolboy, Chew Kim Boon. Say Wan also won the laurels for the Malayan Schoolboys' Doubles Championship with Lee Guan Chong, late of Free Schoo!. In Athletics, the School Relay Team was first in both the 4 x 440 yards and the 4 x 110 yards at the P.A.A.A. Sports. Abdul Aziz was first in the 220 yards hurdles, Ng Hon Leong second in the Hop, Step and Jump and Long Jump. At this meet, the school also won first positions in three relay team running events. The school had five athletes representing Penang at the M.A.A.A. meet, the most outstanding one being Md. Said b. Salleh who emerged first in the Six Mile Walk. The School Relay Team also annexed First, Second and Third positions in at least six other Sports. The School also beat Chung Ling High School in football.

.s The Penang- Free School lVlag-azin0 ---------- - ------ - -------- ART At the "Milo" Federation School-Children's Art Competition, the School won all the first prizes that were offered to the different age groups in the school. Abdul Samir won the first prize for lhe age group 9-13 years wit-h hi:s painting "Mother," See Leong Huat the 1st ,place for age group 13-16 with "Branches," and Rashid b. Mohamed the age group 16-20 1st prize with his painting of the School "Tuck Shop." Three other entries from Free School wert' highly commended. Moreover, the "Mother '' painting won second place at the Children's World Art Competition in Japan and another won third place. Teoh Eng Soon. (Editorial Board). ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge with thanks the following and apologise for any inadvertent omissions : The Magazine of the High School, Bukit Mertajam. The Outram Annual, Magazine of the Outram School, Singapore. The Georgian, Magazine of King George V School, Seremban. The Kijang, Magazine of the Sultan Ismail College, Kota Bharu. The Tarclsian, Magazine of the Convent, Penang. Up and On, Magazine of St. Andrew's School, Singapore. The Magazine of Ibrahim School, Sungei Patani. The Magazine of the Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur. The Victorian, Magazine of the Victoria lm;titution, Kuala Lumpu r. The Voyager, Magazine of the Anglo-Chinese School, lpoh. The Cliffordian, Magazine of Clifford School, Kuala Lumpur. The Michaelian, Magazine of St. Michael's Institution, Ipoh. The Magazine of the Anglo-Chinese School, Nibong Tebal. The Magazine of the English College, Johore Bahru. The Magazine of Tuanku Muhammad School, Kuala Pilah. The Magazine of the Anglo-Chinese School, Parit Bunt ar. The Kacsian, Magazine of the Anglo-Chinese School, Kampar. The Serdang Sun, Magazine of the College of Agriculture Students' The Annual of the Abdullah School, Kuantan. The Panduan, Magazine of the Malayan College, Kirkby. Felita, Annual of the Government, English School, Merslng. The Magazine of Geylang English School II. Union. The Golden Jubilee Programme of King Edward VII School, Taiping. The Magazine of the St. George's Girls' School, P enang.

The Penang Free School Magazine 9 - ------=---- --- -------------- THE SCHOOL SPEECH DAY AND EXHIBITION On 19th October 1955, the Pinhorn Memorial Library was officially declared open by Mrs. Ooi Kee Wan in a short but impressive ceremony. 'I'hose present at the opening included Mr. Ooi Kee Wan, Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Tod, teachers and students of the School. The Headmaster commented on the signiflcanc~ of the occasion, and in a brief address, spoke on the Rev. Henry Plnhorn, after whom the Library had been named. The guests .were shown round the two library-rooms, after which the Headmaster ·extended an invitation to all present to a very informal tea-party. The Annual Parents' Day was a very jubilant occasion. Observed on October 20th, it was a day when parents and friends paid a visit to the School. The Extra Mural Afternoon Activities were in full swing for the guests' enjoyment. Many students from other schools also took the opportunity to visit the Exhibition. The School Annual Speech Day fell on Friday, October 21st. It marked the 139th Anniversary of the School. Early in the morning, a small party of teachers, prefects and students turned up at the tomb of the founder, th~ Rev. Hutchings, to observe a wreath-laying ceremony. After the Headmaster's ~hort speech, the School Captain laid the wreath on the tomb of the founder. The School was greatly honoured by the presence of His Excellency the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya, Sir Donald MacGuillivray at our Speech Day Ceremony. Sir Donald, accompanied by the Resident Commissioner, Mr. R. P . Bingham, as well as the Headmaster, inspected a Guard Of Honour formed by the School Army Cadets, the Air Cadets and the Boy Scouts. The Headmaster welcomed the distinguished guests, and then presented his Annual Report. He appealed to parents to allow the abilities and talents of their children to be the sole deciding factor in selection for the credit stream classes offered by the Free School. He also stressed on the need for a more enlightened attitude to the study of English and History. He asked that parents should help the School in its work by ensuring that their boys observe a regular programme of homework, and that they should guide their children wisely in the use of spare hours. In the latter case, their boys should be encouraged to participate fully in the School's programme of Extra Mural Activities. · Mr. Jag-jit Singh, representing the Old Frees Association, spoke on the values of good citizenship. He talked on the part the Free School could play, to instil the good qualities of good citizenship in its pupils. The Hon. Dato Abdul Razak bin Dato Hussain, Minister for Education. Federation of Malaya, recalled the good old days when he represented his school, the Malay College, against the Free School Soccer XI. Later on in his. address, he stressed on the importance of discipline, and he urged that schools and parents should co-operate in maintaining the discipline in all the schools in Malaya. The Acting Director of Education, Mr. G. Woods said that the Free School was an example of the staff, pupils and parents working together for

10 The Penang Free School Magazine the advancement o! education in the country. He paid the School a great compliment when he said that wherever one went in Malaya, Old Frees were always there. Sir Donald MacGuillivray exhorted the pupils to serve their countrY by serving their school. The speaker praised the good work done by the previous Headmasters o! the Free School. He was very pleased that the present Headmaster, in his Report, had stressed on the importance of a balance between the Arts and the Science streams. Sir Donald congratulated the School for having completed and published a short survey of its history, starting from 1816 to 1946. Sir Donald then spoke upon the qualities of leade1·ship. A leader must have a sense of purpose, a sense of duty, a positive spirit of adventure ancl the courage to enable him to face danger and unpopularity, " courage of the brand to enable a man to take an unpopular decision and stick to it in spite of the consequences, simply because it appears to be right." Sir Donald also gave away the prizes and trophies. He was thanked by the School Captain, who presented a Prefect's Badge to the distinguished guest. The whole hall warmly applauded when, on being requested by Sir Donald that it be done, the School Captain pinned the token from the School on to Sir Donald's coat. After the National Anthem had been sung, the guests broke up to visit the Exhibition. The "Malayan Section " of the Geographical and Historical Departments, proved to be very interesting. There was a set of rules together with the vows of Chinese Secret Societies. There was a model of a palong, another model showing the plan of a rice field ; and also crab-traps, with live crabs in them. The Historical Museum, small as it was, was unique with its old coins and monetary notes. It boasted of the possession of a copy of the Japanese issue of "New Asia," as well as the Prisoner of War Badge belonging to our Headmaster. The Information Room was a new feature . Here the facts concerning school life were correlated and then graphically presented for anyone who was curious about any aspect of the School's activities. A photograph of an audience at a pre-war Speech Day Ceremony, proved very interesting. The Art Section of the Exhibition was all alive with people in the midst ·of the arrays of leather work, the art murals, the fabric and silhouette paintings. There were basketry and furniture displays as well. One could not miss the fact that some of the boys who had made or painted these, had been very proud of their work. This was their day! The Mathematics Section had a poster that took away the breath of the spectators. It announced in bold black letterings the most Important wedding of the 17th century- Bride: Algebra; Bridegroom: Geometry; Clergyman and founder of Co-ordinate Geometry: Descartes!

OCTOBER 21st 1955- SPEECH DAY Right- Guests Watching the Prize G iving Right- The High Commissioner gives away the prizes. ~ . ,,~ .. ;. .. ... ... . -. .,. . ,.·· . --.... ~-.. , ......... ,. Sir Donald and Mr. Bingham arrive in the rain. I l i I '

Physics Exhibit (above left) :. ,, ~ I , . . . . .. . i .. ' ,. ,' .,, SCHOOL EXHIBITION ~Enthralled ( above right) Sir Donald looks at Mt. Everest-- A geographical project (above). Ma thematics can be Amusing (Middle le ft> . Biology Exhibit (left ) .

The Penang Free School Magazine 11 The Biology Section was really very attractive. It proved to be the most popular of all the sections of the Exhibition. Here everything biological, right from "the Mammalian Alimentary Canal" to "what we see in the drainwater under the microscope" was put on show. In the other Science departments, guests saw the Oscillograph, which allowed the guests to " see " their voices. Other interesting items were the Electrical Eel, the Magic Candle, the Electric Writing Pen, the Smoke .Catcher, and to top it all- " Don't touch! High Explosive." Someone touched it, and there it was. Bang! The Air Cadets had a whole show-room to themselves. If the guests had been young at heart, they could not help but be carried away into the realms of a phantastical paradise of air-planes, rockets, ammunitions, compactparachutes and the mae-west jackets. And so, in all these ways, the 139th Anniversary of t.he School, was ,celebrated. Commenting on the important occasion, the Straits Echo in its editorial, had this to offer : "That this famous School has more than achieved its aims is evident from the results at hand. It is already the fountain head of knowledge and -culture. Over the years from its portals have emerged men who in due course have made their indelible mark on Malayan society." As you read this, and should you cherish the name of the School, let you yourself rejoice , but rejoice within the homage of silence. Lee Teng Chye. SPORTS DAY Sports day this year fell on Saturday 24th March. The weather was very promising right from the early morning and the ardent supporters of the various Houses were at school very early and they buzzed around their various House Rooms trying to outdo each other in the decorations and arrangements for later during the day. The School Hall too was being decorated to look its best for receiving the guests during the afternoon. With everything set and ready, the School anxiously awaited the start of the Sports The half-hour before the start of the Sports saw the arrival of many of the visitors and spectators. There were those who came in huge cars; by cycles and of course those who walked here. Gaily dressed were the spectators. and gradually the pavillion and the seats in front of it became a sea of multi- -coloured dresses. At 3.30 p.m . prompt, the familiar voice of the announcer blared through the loudspeaker- " Will competitors for the first event .. .. ... . " ; and so the sports -officially started! · There were the usua1 round of events of the sports meet and it was certainly a pleasure to watch those superbly built athletes of _t he School join in

12 The Penang- Frne School Mag-azi11c· the keen rivalry amongst one another. Most exciting, however, was to watch the various houses fight for a place in the score card, ancl so the sports meet was in full swing and everything went on without a hitch. Then came the interval- and guests, spectators and boys alike began to stream towards the School building. The guests were bound for the hall for tea and the boys- to mob thei!· house-rooms for their refreshments. After tea, the sporLs resumed. The tug-of-war was particularly interesting and the crowd surged forward to see the " He-men" of the School batLle it, out on the rope with a great display of Herculean strength! Then came a series of thrilling relays which decided the final placings. of the Houses and the whole watching crowd was wild with excitement! Sports Day 1956 then concluded with a speech from the Headmaste1- and the presentation of certificates and trophies by the Resident Commissioner. In short, it was a fine day of fine weather, with numerous displays of fine sportsmanship and a day which was enjoyed by all. Teoh Soon Teong. Editorial Board. WORM'S EYE VIE\\' - A REVIEW The Penang Free School undertook a tremendous project this year the production of a play. Admittedly the producLion of a play in itself is not a very tremendous undertaking but coming from a school which has not produced one for, I cannoL remember how long, it is rather a harrassing and nail-biting process to go through; especially when aspiring, raw young talents take their positions for the first time behind the glaring stage-lights. Nevertheless, the step was boldly taken and with enthusiasm and keen support, the play was carried through to its triumphant close when the hall resounded with warm applause. The boys fitted snugly into the play- an uproarious comedy dexterously handled-offering full scope for horse-play and air-force slang, which I am sure found little distast e with the boys. The plot was simple- a group of air-force men found themselves billetted with an irascible landlady, a hen-pecked husband, a pompous ape of a son, a pretty daughter and a giddy maid. What would result in such a state of affairs is easily imagined. The landlady's daughter quite simply and naturally enough was attracted to the Lieutenant-in-charge, the mother and son put down their feet whilst the father took to his heels. A whirlwind of affairs was created. There were raucous screams from the landlady when they raided her pantry- fist fights- flying jelly-black-eyes and other equally interesting situ;:i.tions. In the fray tlrn landlady's darling son received a black eye-the Lieutenant was charged with assault and battery and the N.C.O. was called in.

WORl\l'S EYE VIEW (A School Play) Four against one in a fair fight (Top left). The housemaid finds it a bit hard to serve tea to the servicemen (Top right). A way of getting into a house (Middle). The cast (Below).

Steady, Don't Crack the Lens! Officials of Science Parnassus SocietiesSociety Day Dinner Prefects' DinnerEat, Drink and be Merry (Middle) . The Termite ProJ ect C below> .

·The Pennng Free School l\fagazinc 13 --- ·------ But happily matters were smoothed out, as they always do, and the young lovers lived happily ever after. The feminine leads were given highly creditable performances by Misses Cheang . Oi Heng who took the part of Mrs. Bounty- the landlady; Marina Merican- who was Bella, the pretty daughter- and Mimi Tan who swept the audience into waves of laughter by her brilliant portrayal of the ·giddy maid. Miss Merican graced the stage with sweet innocence and gave it t he romantic colouring without which all plays would, I presume, be incomplete. Miss Cheang thumped in and out of the stage like a martinet and 1·educed the most audacious of the boys to a miserable tremble with her cutting glare and slashing tongue. The boys were equally surpassing in their performance -and sent the audience home spent with laughter. They showed poise on the stage- attacking their parts with wholehearted zeal and enthusiasm and it was doubtful who enjoyed themselves more- the audience or. the actors. When all is said and done, this review of the play would be incomplete without the justifiable mention of our indefatigable and very able producers and directors- Mr. de Turville and Mr. Hobson. No less credit must fall on those who laboured behind the scenes- Ml·. Reutens, Mr. Thomasz, the curtain drawer, the property men and the unobstrusive but very indispensable prompter. Much hitherto, latent talents were brought forward by this attempt. This, together with the warm spirit of co-operation conjured up, may deservedly acquire for the pioneering 'Worm's Eye View ' a place among the School's proudest achievements. Tan Boey Geok, <Editorial Board). ECOLOGY BY THE SEASIDE For many years, the sixth forms were not able to have the opportunity to have an ecological study. This year the Upper Six (Science) biology section proposed to our biology teacher that we should study ecology by the seaside. This proposal received his approval and thus the ecological project came into being. We were very lucky lo be able to secure the • Starlight ' which was very kindly lent to us by Dr. Ooi Kee Wan, a prominent Old Free for 5 days (27th31st. August). Our first day by the seaside was dismal for the weather was most unkind. However we managed to go to the sea and clamber over the rocks so as to be familiar with our surroundings and chart our plan of study. On the first n ight we went crab catching which was very exciting. However, the crabs caugh t; though of many sizes, were all sand crabs or hermit crabs. It was amazing to find so many crabs at night though only small ones wer e found during the day. At low tide on lhe second day, our real ecological study began. Clambering over rocks, we came across many wonderful specimens all of which were kept and later preserved. The study of the places where these specimens were found and the reasons why they stayed there proved most interesting. Seaweeds of

14 The Penang Free School Magazin,~ various fascinating kinds were found on rocks as well as limpets, mussels and many wonderful kinds of shellfish. It was rather surprising how in our daily life we missed all these wonders. Being on the lookout we found most unusual specimens in most unusual places and one is often surprised not only at the many kinds of each specimen but also at the variety to be found of each kind. Rock pools proved centres of interest to our budding biologists. When the tide receded, thus leaving these pools where the water was calm and clear, there could be found all kinds of life such as Anemones and other forms of life. Crabs on the rocks provided a most interesting study. Green crabs <a camouflage) on green rocks could hardly be detected when motionless. Crabs of red, bright green, grey, dull green and other hues were caught and preserved for further study. Fish swimming near the shore also provided an interesting project forstudy. A small drag net brought by a member of the group proved most useful. All manner of fish were caught from the long spear like garfish to the fantastic puffer which can puff itself up to an enormous size. The stinging ray and the mud skipper were also caught. Because of the wide field of study presented, the class had to be divided into 3 groups, one in charge of shells, one of fishes and the last of crabs, prawns and weeds. Most of the time was spent drawing and identifying the specimens caught, but our inability, (even with books) to identify more than. a few specimens proved to us how far we have yet to go to call ourselves "true biologists." SOCIETY DAY Tan Kim Leong, "Member of the Excursion." . The fact that the_ two topmost societies of the school, the Parnassus (Arts) and the Science Societies have been spending too much time in their own pursuits was brought home to us by our Headmaster. As a result, the two societies decided to get together and let the members try to understand each other by mixing and discussion. With this in mind the chairmen and committees of the two societies met and decided to have a day when the members could spend their time in the company of one another. Thus "Society Day" was formed. It was held on 21st July in the School hall. The Headmaster's message was read. A quiz was then held before the members dispersed for games which ranged from cricket to netball. After the games the members joined together for a communal lunch in our school tuckshop. This was followed by a rest session. Community games came next and they were enjoyed by all. By this time, the day was already quite far spent. Music was provided and films which were of scientific and artistic interests were shown. Tea was served after this session, and this was followed by a hockey match. Altogether the programme was rather strenuous and consequently there were many who were not able to take part in all the items.

The Penang Free School Magazine 15 The whole affair concluded with a grand dinner held in the "Foo Heong Restaurant" at night during which members of both societies could be seen at their best. The dinner was enjoyed by all, the atmosphere being jovial and charged with laughter. We hope this will continue in the following year. Tan Kim Leong. (Editorial Board>. THE .JOURNAL OF THE TRIP TO SIAM Introduction The Penang Free School has an old and illustrious history. Though this cannot be said of the Geographical Society which is, and always has been, one of its most active minions, yet in its peregrinations through the length and breadth of Malaya, the latter society has done much to enhance the School's name and reputation. Though the Society had embarked upon several ambitious schemes in its fruitful history these had so far been limited to the confines of Malaya. November 1955 saw the rectification of this, however, for on the 15th of that month the Society convened a meeting of its members to discuss the feasibility of a trip to Siam. At that juncture the obstacles seemed insurmountable, but with the days that passed these were removed one by one until it seemed that the trip was going to materialise after all. Dec. 12. 1955. The Railway Pier was a silent witness to the queer gathering that had descended upon its early-morning sanctity on this day. Twenty students and two teachers made up the party which stood waiting for the launch, which was. as usual, not on time. The Pelangi left the pier at 9.30 a.m. carrying with it the party of Frees. who were strangely ~ilent as the last klaxorn blared to signal its departure. As the Penang skyline receded, the undercurrent of permeable excitement gave way to a babble of conversation which centred around our trip. The first lap of our 26 hr. and 700 mile journey to Bangkok had begun r Dec. 13. 1955. The R.S.R. train rumbled to a stop at Bangkok's vast Hualampong Station at 1.57 p .m. After the Customs check we passed through the "magic portal" of the station into a jarring panorama of vivid daubs and splashes of colour, and a variety of cacophonous sounds ranging from the rattling of vintagevehicles to the banshee of human voices raised in vociferous protest against.. jay-walkers, assailed our ears, while a whizzing whirligig of hell-for-leather juggernauts flashed in and out of the seemingly fluid mass of Man and Machine.

16 The Penang- Free School Magazine We looked around for a means of transportation and found one in the form of .a hybrid lorry looking for all the world like a cross between a bullock-cart and a van. Garishly decorated, it was open-roofed, with two long benches at its sides. The populace gaped at the sight of a lorry cavorting around the streets carrying in its bowels a bizarre collection of sooty, begrimed, and semi-live specimens! The driver flirted with death with such monotonous regularity that we were all resigned to meet our Maker. To make it worse, Bangkok does'nt seem to possess even the semblance of a sane system of traffic control! Everything and everyone seem to be going everywhere at the same moment! We survived the ride, however miraculous it may seem to us now. Our previously arranged accommodation, the Kulsa School, was not available, and thus at the last minute we had to revert to a hotel. The bath was heavenly bliss after the two-day journey we had undergone- never before, I should think, had any one of us been so eager and anxious to have one! That night our rooms echoed to the oaths, curses and expletives of their occupants as they made the acquaintance of the Bangkok mosquitoes. Hardened veterans of mosquito warfare though we were, we still cowered and cringed under the aerial bombardments of these miniature dive-bombers. The nets afforded some protection from this menace, but even then, the mosquitoes gorged themselves full on stout Malayan blood that night. We were, however, too exhausted to care, and soon the whine of these pests intermingled with the snores of the sleepers. Dec. 14. 1955. After a short sightseeing tour of t he city, we entrained at 6.15 p.m. for Chiengmai. Night came. The exhausted party was dead to the world despite the frequent spasmodic jerks of the locomotive. The air became nippy, then cold, and finally, definitely chilly. Many were unprepared for this drop in temperature and were clad in shorts and shirts only. The baggage being sandwiched in the racks however, nothing could be done to remedy the situation, and so the unfortunates shivered the night through. A rewarding sight met the dyspeptics and insomniacs that night. The fleeting landscape was bewitchingly beautiful by the soft light of the moon. Enchanting silhouettes were starkly outlined against a star-spangled heaven which was veritably God's protective cloak cast over the Chiengmai-bound train speeding to its destination. Dec. 15. 1955. Morning broke. The red flush of dawn lighted up the waking world, and darkness yielded to the light as the sun peered over the hills to thaw out the bones of the travellers who were then well and truly chilled to the marrow. Teak forests flashed by on either side of the train, which was then panting and puffing it's way through rolling hills. To the right of us cascacl~d a sparkling, gushing river,. moving down with its lopped teak tree-trunks which would ultimately end at the saw-mills a long distance away. It was a sobering thought that some of these gnarled logs would still be drifting along with the river long after we'd returned to Penang and forgotten about our trip to Siam.

The Penang F1·ee School Magazine 17 CHIENG1\1AI 5 p.m . And there was dear old Chiengmai to greet us. Solemn and sedate, it has a dignity and atmosphere about it which Bangkok, for all its size and opulence, cannot equal. The train slowly wheezed to a stop, and regurgitated ;ts human contents onto the platform of Chiengmai Station. Time was lost before we found another lorry la greatly improved version of its Bangkok kinsman) to carry us to the Gudwara- A Sikh Temple- where we were to spend the next two nights. All along the journey we had been warned about the deathly cold of Chiengmai. A fellow traveller on holiday-and a Malayan teacher at that!- had knowledgeably informed us that Chiengmai's thermometers bashfully lingered below the 32° mark at night. All this with a lordly air of erudite omniscience, and the mien of a profound expert on travel! So we were prepared for the worst! We descended on the heretofore quiet and peaceful town en masse in the late afternoon, well clothed against THE COLD. There was a distinct nip in the air, which can by a visible stretch of the imagination be called chilly, but certainly bearing no resemblance to the marrow-chilling cold we had been warned so often, to expect. Still, there was t he night . ... . . . . . . . . Earlier on, in the train we had met a man who, learning of our plans, had given us the address of a business associate of his in Chiengmai who would, h e said, consent to be guide in our sightseeing trips. So that night after dinner, we went in search of his residence. After crossing the Chiengmai Bridge we located it--a three-storeyed building that was. wrapped in a blanket of tangible silence ( which we soon profaned!). After the necessary introductions everything was arranged and the party wended its way home to the Gudwara, tired but satisfied. True. the night was cold , but not inordinately so. Anyway it was far from bone-chilling, and was rather an anti-climax to a well-construct ed facade of imaginative facts. Dec. 16. 1955. The next morning, we started on our round of sightseeing in a hired charabanc. Mr. Vibul Song.pairaj, (the name of the gentleman whose sleep we'd so unceremoniously disturbed the night before), acted as our guide and interpreter. He was a thoroughly likeable personality, and more than once during our sojourn in Chiengmai, was to prove of invaluable help to us. The clay's programme was full. First place of call was the British Residency which is located by the side of a river; the grounds are watered by a system of bamboopipe irrigation fed by two water-wheels at the river's side. The next stop was eagerly awaited by everyone- and do I mean everyone!· The kilometres flew by and here, I make note, is the only resemblance in any· r espect between Chiengmai and Bangkok. Though the two are 700 kms. apart. yet the drivers of both cities have the same inherent passion for neck-breaking speeds which, in a convertible on a smooth road is quite all right: but in a vehicle like ours, and on roads like Siam's . . . ... ... . . . !

18 The Penang Free School Magazine At last the charabano pulled up at the shop-cum-residence of Miss Siam 1955- Miss Susheela Suriburi. This was the Mecca of all aesthetes, who had been making their pilgrimage to this place ever since the beauty competition was held. For this was the home of Thailand's premier beauty! Significantly t,he sales of" the shop had soared beyond belief ever since. According to our learned guide Mr. Vibul, countless shops in Siam cultivate and groom lovely girls to enter each year for the National Beauty Contest, for once their entry wins. their fortune is made! After this he took us to a hand-weaving factory-cum-shop where we had a first-hand encounter with some of the articles for which Siam is famous. This shop, incidentally, had an aspirant also for the Beauty Queen title. Truly, " Toe proper study of Mankind is Man "! At the back of the shop were numerous looms and shuttles tended to by young and old women skilled in weaving intricate patterns of silver and gold thread, on cloth. For them the Art! and t.ruly the results justify the labour. The Doi Shui Tap Monastery was the next "victim." 1058 metres above sea-level, it has a road 12 miles long leading up to it. As the bus rattled and creaked, swayed and groaned on its way up, we were bounced, thrown. tossed. and shaken all along the ascent, as the vehicle took the hairpin bends at a speed which would have done it credit even along a level road. Miniature 'boulders• strewed the narrow way, and every spine rattled, every tooth clacked, each time unexpected (and unwelcome!) contact was made between bus and stone. Finally, at the top, we alighted and staggered around, and to our chagrin found a party of nuns there before us, visibly untired, poised and composed. They had hiked the twelve miles up! The Monastery is a silent monument to the labours of its builders. A stone staircase leads up to it from the road, with the long, undulating loops of two stone dragons sprawling on the parapets at either side. The monastery proper stands on a commanding elevation overlooking the green fields of Siam spread out over a thousand metres below. The view is breathtaking. In the brief hour before sunset, the rich carpet of greenery spread out below had a magically soothing and tranquillizing effect on us. Monastery wats and pagodas thrust their spires out of the verdure, and these, bathed in the evening glow of the sinking sun, stood in mute testimony to Man and his yearning for God. In the temple are to be found murals depicting the Ramayana, and these, in the sanctified atmosphere of the place, ' exude • the very life and essence of Siam- the Kingdom of the Yellow Robe . We reached the foot of the hill at . twilight, but notwithstanding, managed to obtain permission to see a private zoo from its American huntcrowner, a Mr. Young And so that night (for night It was already) the party toured the Zoo gazing through cage bars at a motley collection of semi-visible animals, who in turn inquisitively gazed at us, meanwhile voicing their opinions in raucous squeeks, chirps, and grunts.

The Penang Free School Maga~_in_e _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ 1_9 The next morning the party left for Ayuthia-- a city of 50,000 inhabitants. In its prime, it had once been Siam's capital, but it was now relegated to the stat.us of a provincial city as it presumably had not kept pace with the onslaught -of Time. Situated on an island in the lower Chao Phaya, most of its inhabitants live in wooden stilted dwellings half on land and the other half over watervulnerable targets for the ravages of the periodic monsoonal floods! There, we toured the ruins for which Ayuthia is famous, having to make -our way through thick undergrowth in order to do so. An alcohol distillery supposed to be Asia's largest, did not escape our avid Interest, and we were conducted round it by one of its personnel. We left Ayuthia something to remember us by- a remembrance which that place can well do without! Our party complete with the bus conductor and driver, had entered a rather fragile-looking hut whose owner specialised in selling excavated curios to tourists. Suddenly the long-suffering floor yielded to its unendurable burden, and it gave way to the accompaniment of splintering wood and crashing shelves of curios. Luckily that portion happened to be over land- to be exact, 2 or 3 feet so; had it been the part overhanging the Chao Phaya . . ... . . .. .. . ! We visited amongst other things the Trimuk (3 Facaded, Pavilion built by Rama V, the Chandra Kasem Palace, and the Phra Mongala Bopit-Statue. All had that aura of historical antiquity reminiscent of a long-vanished Ayuthia - the rich, prosperous, thriving Ayuthia of 1782. l)cc. 19. 1955. Back in Bangkok, and back to touring focal points of interest. The Saovapha Institute- Siam's famed Snake Farm, held the most fascination Ior us of all the things we were to see in Bangkok. Hamadryads, pythons. and kraits basking in their pits drew an involuntary "Snakes Alive!" from one of the party. We had gone at the wrong time though, and were not fortunate enough to see the snakes being 'milked ' for their venom. Chulalangkom University, the T.V. Station, the Bangsha Temple. the Park, and a cement factory rounded up our day's itinerary. Dec. 20. 1955. The day commenced with a visit lo one of Bangkok's tourist .. gems"- the Wat Phra Keo , or '' The Temple of the Emerald Buddha." Seated high on a gilded throne in a glass case in the chapel is the Emerald Buddha, which was then clad in a golden coat- the coat of the Dry Season. We were told that the King himself attended to the changing of the Buddha's 3 coats, the latter of which correspond to the seasons. There it stood. and there il stands today, a fabulous Buddha carved of a single piece of jasper. The day's sightseeing culminated in a visit to the International Donbuang Airport, which, with its giant airliners on the tarmac, its hugeness, and its all-round impressiveness, made me blush to think of our own Bayan Lepas Aerodrome in comparison.

20 The Penang Free School Magazin~ In Siam the military and civil go side by side; symbols of war and peace of past and present, rub shoulders with one another. The civil Donbuang Airport, for example, stands next to an American air base whose deactlY Sabrejets dominate its concentration of air power there, in comparison to tl1C innocuous airliners nearby. Dec. 21. 1955. Our last day in Bangkok! A tired but very satisfied party left for tile Hualampong Station at 1 p.m. We departed soon after, carrying with us very pleasant memories of Bangkok, Ayuthia, and Chiengmai especially. Time crawled by while the train inexorably ate up the miles separating us from home. A wave of nostalgia swept over us. " 'l\lid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home." The full impact of these lines reached us then, in our desire to see Penang once again. True, we had enjoyed our trip to Siam, but now we wanted one thing only- home! Night came with attendant sleep. For those who did not yield to the latter, the passing scene richly rewarded the vigil. "Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds." The Isthmus of Kra was passed, and in the glim and gloom of sha dow and starlight, it was entrancing in its transcendental beauty. Dec. 22. 1955. Morning came and the hours flew by. The sun rose higher and higher. searing and scorching the train into a blistering oven. We sweltered in lhe sudorific heat, and prayed for the journey to end. Padang Besar loomed up. Customs cleared us, and from then on only one thought governed twenty-two minds, and that thought was of Penang a nd home. The Siamese territory behind us seemed to echo to the plaintive air " Will ye no come back again." Deep in our hearts we said " Yes." For one da >• in the future .... . . ... . . . who knows? We reached Penang at night, and never before had the sight of the twinkling lights caused such a warm glow of happiness and well-being to pervade our very souls as it did then. We had gone, we had seen, we had triumphed over the trammels of the country's borders, and now ... . ..... . . . n ow we we re home! Khoo Heng Choon. Lower VI (Science).

• ,t ,1 ... I I ' '1· J ; ! I ~l, , . :;, \ .al'! GEOGRAPIDCAL SOCIETY'S TOURS A t Bangkok (Top) Siamese Scenes (Middle) Admiring a G on g (Middle Righ t). Outw ard B ound t o Pulau Rim au (Bot tom, Lef t) , At a poultry far m . (Bottom, R ight ) I

OLD FREES. Right: Old Frees' Dinner. Old Frees in P enang. Below: Old Frees in Singapore.

'l'he Penang F1·ee School Maga~ine 21 Headmaster .Assistant Masters SCHOOL STAFF Mr. J . E. Tod, M.A. <Cantab. & St. Andrews) Dip. Edu. <Lond.J , , Mr. W . V. Hobson, B.Sc. (Hons) .,. Mr. A. Saunderson. B.Sc. (Hons) Dip. Edu. (Lond.) /' M 1. J. R. P. D. de Turville, M.A. (Can tab) ..,,- Mt . Tagar Singh, B.A. (Hons) (Lond); Dip. Arts _ Mr. Tan Seng Chye, B.A. (Hons) (Mal.) Dip. Art~ .,. Mr. D. H . Howe, B.A. I Hons); Dip. Edu. (Lond.) - Mr. Lim Boon Hock, Dip. Arts. _. Mr. Ong Teong Guan, Dip. Sc. Mt·. Tan Ah Fee, Dip. Sc. ,..... Che Md. Noor bin Mohamed, E.D ., J .P . Mr. G. V. Robless .,,,- Mr. Lee Eng Leong ,- Mr. V. R. G . Iyer ,,,.,.. Mr. Raje ndra Nath, M.A., B.Sc. (De lhi) Mr. Teoh Cheng Hai ,,,.. Mr. C. Ponniah / Mr. Cheah Keng Tian _. Mr. Cheah Gynn Seon g _,,,.,.. Mr. Tan Thean Kee Mr. S. Toolseram, E .D. ,.. Mr. Lim San Hoe __ Mr. Tan Chong Bee .,,, Mr. Beh Teik Chooi -- Mr. A. P. Paul, Dip. Arts ,.....-Che Rashid b. Md. Hussein, Dip. Arts

22 year:- The Penang F1·ee School l\fagazi11~ - - - - -------------- .,,,, Mr . G . M. Thomasz, Dip. Arts -- Mr. Lim Tenf?i Sun -· Mr. Tan Teik Teong ✓ Mr. M. s. R. Ambrose . ,./ Mr . Tan Boon Soon ,_..,.. Mr. Lim Boon Hor Mr. Goon Fatt Chee Mr. Kang Kee Chuang '>i:!A.r b. fv'. z . Mr. G . S. Reutens ....- Mr. Lye Tong Weng Mr. Goh Eng Khuan .,., Mr. Teh Kheng Chooi __.. Mr. Tan Beng Theam (Kirkby Cert.) -- Mr. Goh Teong Chye (Probationer) ,,- Mr. Ch'ng Eng Kee (Probationer) Mr. Ooi Kok Swee (Probationer> ' . Mr. N. Krishnasamy (Clerical Service> The following teachers left t he Statr on transfer in the cours e of theMr. R. A. Wilson, B.Sc. (Dunelm), A. Inst. P . Mrs. P. Caiger, B.Sc. (Birmingham> Mr. Yeoh Chong Bok, B.Sc. (Hons.) (Mal.) Mr. Yeoh Aik Hooi, Dip. Arts Mr. Ung Boon Guan, Dip. Sc. Mr. Tan Wah Kim The following teachers also left the Staff :- Mr. S. V. J. Ponniah, B.A. (Hons.> (Loncl.), Dip. Arls on UNESCO scholarship. Mr. S. Selvadurai, Dip. Arts- Honours Course a t the M.U.

The Penang Free School Magazine 23 - - - - --·-- --. ----------- ROLL OF HONOUR PENANG FREE SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE RESULTS 1955 DIVISION I Abdul Aziz b. Ibrahim, Abdul Rahim b . Omar, Cheah Jin Seng, Cheah Phi Keat, Choong Thong Cheong, David Vanmasingham s/ o Ramanathan, Hariram s/ o Jayaram,/Kee Yong Tau, Khoo Heng Choon,_.,Khoo Teng Lake, Kumarasingham s/ o Ratnasingam, Lim Ewe Hock, Lim Say Wan, Liow Thien Kung, Loh Soon Choy, Loh Sow Khin, Low Guan Keng, Mohideen Abdul Kader b. Mohd. Yusoff, Ng Hon Leong, Oo Jooi Hong,.IQuah Kean Yeang, Sarjeet Singh s/ o Dharm Singh, Tan Kuan Teik,.I.I'an Seng Huat.)I'eoh Eng Soon, Teoh Wee Teong, Wong King Wah. DIVISION JI Bartholomew Mahinda, Chan Peng Hon, Cheah Bin Seng, Cheah Teong Teik, Chua Swee Keat, Chuah Kim Leng, Chuah Teik Poh, Foong Kim Ling, Goh· Oon Liang, Gurcharan Singh, Idrus ·b. Othman, Jamil b. Wahi, Kassim b. Mustapha, Khaw Cheng Haw, Khoo Cheow San, Khoo Guan Tau, Khoo Kay Jee, Khoo Thean Chin, Ko Boon Chen, Lee Beng Cheang, Lee Cheng Swee, Lee Kheng Huat, Lee Mun Poh, Leong Yee Fong, Lim Keng Hor, Ong le Min, Ooi Eow Jin, Paul Wang, Syed Othman b. Syed Ali, Tan Ronald, Tan Tiong Leng, Tang Hong Nam, Th'ng Eng Chua n , Yap Eng Bok, Yeang Hoong Poon, Yeap Boon Cheang, Yeoh Oon Hin. DIVISION III Abd. Shookor b . H. R . Pawanteh, Ahmad Basheer b. Mohd. Basheer. Ahmad Khairuddin b. Haji Mohd. Yusoft, Cheah Khaik Khea n g , Cheah Phee Huat, Cheah Seng Huat, Cheah Teik Chong, Cheah Tjeng Guan, Cheam Aik Sun, Chow Guan Foo, Hector Moses slo Moses, Hwang Yang Phuan, Ibrahim b . Nya k. Maon, James s/ o Chacko Jamil b. Din, Kartar Singh s/ o Nand Singh , Khaw Cheng Eong, Khaw 'l'hiam Kheng, Khoo Huat Hin, Khoo Jin Lia t, Khoo Tiang Ee, Koay Jin Hean, Kumarason s/ o V. Karuppiah, Lam Beng Choon, Lee Eng Kim, Lee Eng Lim, Lee Guan Chong, Leong Yook Kee, Lim Bok Hum, Lim Boon Chong, Lim Chin Poh, Lim Eng Lye, Lim Huat Chye, Lim Kean Lay, Lim Say Hor, · Liow Kooi Kung, Loo Kim San, Low Choon Sun. Mathiavaranam s/ o Appiah, Md. Adnam b. Abu Bakar, Mong Kam Thong, Nagor Ghany b. Hamid, Neoh Huck Eng, Ng Chee Kee, Ng Hin Chew, Ng Kam Man, Ng Sui Kong, Ong Cheng Sun. Ong Hoe Hye, Ong Liang Ghee, Ong Nai Beng, See Chim Leong, Shaikh Khalid b. Mohamed, Siroj Abdoolcader, s/o Abdul Aziz b. S. M. Kassim, Soon Boon Tow, Tan Cheng Thye, Tan Chin Cheng, Tan Eng Chuan, Tan Kheam Hock, Teng Lin Yu, Tong Yew Cheong, Wee Kim Swee, Yeap Lien Tarn, Yeoh Oon Keat, Yip Siew Chung, Yong Hong Beng, Yusoff b . Md. Hashim, Zainal b. Ja'afar, Zainudin b . Abdul Rahman, Mark Vivian Perera. P.F.S. HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS 1955 LIST OF CANDIDATES A WARDED FULL HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATES : Lee Teng Chye : General Paper, English (P), History (P) , Geography (P); Lim Khaik Keong: General Paper, Mathematics (P), Physics (P), Chemistry (P), Lim Teik Ghee: General Mathematics (S), Physics (P), Chemistry (P).

24 The Penang Free School 1\'lagazin~ Biology (P); Prasad s/o Kesa van: General Paper, Mathematics (S) , Physics (P), Chemistry (P), Biology (P). OTHER RESULTS Cheak Eok Guan: General Paper, Pure Mathematics (P) , Physics (S), Chemistry (S); Lim Sek Wah : General Paper, English (P), History (S), Geography (S) ; Tan Teong Kooi : General Paper, English (S), History (S), Geography (S); Chee Yoon Hoang : General Paper, Mathematics CS), ChemistrY (S); Johan Ariff b. Abdullah: Mathematics (S), Chemistry (S), Biology (S); Azizan b. Zainal Abidin: English (S), Geography CS); Cheang Kok Wah: English CS>, History CS), Geography (S) ; Cheang ·weng Eang : English (SJ, History CS), Geography CS); Choong Cheng Hock: Malhematics IS), Biology CS), Physics with Chemistry CP); Chuah Kim Leong: Mathematics (S), Physics with Chemistry CP); Elijas bin Omar: English CS), Geography (S); Gnoh Chong Hock: General Paper, English (S), History (S}; Harbir Singh s/ o D. S. Nindra: Mathematics (S), Biology CS) , Physics with Chemistry CP); Hwang Tiaw Hoe : Mathematics (S}, Physics with Chemistry (P); Jaspal Singh s/ o Tagar Singh: English (S), History (S}, Geography (S); Khaw Poh Chhuan : Mathematics (S), Biology CS), Physics with Chemistry (Pl; Khoo Sian Kok: Mathematics (S), Physics with Chemistry (P); Khoo Teik Huat: English (S), Mathematics CS); Khor Chin Poey: General Paper, Mathematics (S), Physics with Chemistry CP) ; Lee Kim Soon: Mathematics (S), Physics (S); Lim Khaik Liang: Mathematics (S), Physics with Chemistry (P); Lim 'l'eik Oon: Mathematics (S), Physics with Chemistry (P); Long Heng Kow : English CS>, Mathematics (S); Nandanasabapathy s/o Visvalingam : Mathematics (S), Physics with Chemistry (P) ; Nasrudin bin Bahari: General Paper, English (S), History <S> ; Ng Hean Liang: English (S); Omar b. Mohamad Hashim: English (S), Geography CS); Prathap s/o Kesavan : Mathematics (S), Biology (S), Physics with Chem. (P) ; Quah Hock Lye : Biology CS}, Physics CS}; Saw Ch_wee Guan : Mathematics (S), Biology CS>, Physics with Chemistry CP); Surat Singh s/ o Amra Singh: English {S), Mathematics CS); Tan Kim Leong: Mathematics tSl, Biology CS), Physics with Chemistry CP); Tan Poh Keat: Mathematics (S), Physics CS), Chemistry CS); Teh Kok Leong: English CS), History CS); Teoh Soon Teong: Mathematics CS), Biology (S), Physics with Chemistry CP); Teoh Tiaw Seang: General Paper, Mathematics CS) , Physics with Chemistry (P); Wong Chung Kin: General Paper, Mathematics {S), Biology (S) , Physics with Chemistry (P) ; Woo Kam Seng: General Paper, English (S), History (S) , Geography (S); Chew Saw Cheng: Mathematics CS), Biology (S) , Physics CS> ; Chuah Kooi Yong: English (S), Geography CS) ; Lilly Koe: English <S>, History CS), Geography CS); Lim Lian Choo : English CS}, History CS), Geogrnphy (S ); Ong Geok Lam : Geography (S), Mathematics CS}; Quah Tjeng Leng: English (S), Geography (S), Mathematics CS); Sandra Jasoda Ponniah : Mathematics (S) , Biology (S), Physics with Chemistry CP); Teoh Siew Beng: Mathematics · (S), Biology (S), Physics with Chemistry (P); Wool Kheng Sim: Engli5h <S), History (S), Geography CS) ; Yeah Saw Ai : Mathematics (S), Biology IS), Physics (S), Chemistry (S>; Lee Saik Chuan : English CS) , Geography CS ). P Principal Level. S Subsidiary Level.

The Penang Free School Magazine 2f> SCHOLARSHIP AW ARDS - 1955 Hutchings: Khoo Teik Swee: Diamond Jubilee : Khaw Poh Chhuan (Lower VI Science); Kim Lan Seah: Teoh Soon Teong (Lower VI Science) : Gottlieb: Tan Kim Leong (Lower VI Science); Khoo Cheow Teong: Cheang Kok Wah (Lower VI Arts); 1st Lee Boon Choe : K . Prathap (Lower VI Science): 2nd Lee Boon Choe : Teoh Tiaw Seang (Lower VI Science); Cheah Chim Yean: 1. Gnoh Chong Hock (Lower VI Arts); 2. Chuah Kim Leong (L::>wer VI Science) : Tunku Syed Husin : Elyas bin Omar (Lower VI Arts) ; Peace: Teoh Eng Soon (Form V B) ;_ Choong Cheng Kean : 1. Tan Kuan Teik (Form V Bl; 2. Tan Eng Chuan (Form VA); Lim Liew Saik Neoh: Low Guan Keng (Form VA); Senior Goh Taik Chee : Ooi Eow Jin (Form V A); Junior Goh Taik Chee : Lim Boon Chong (Form V C>; Sara: Khoo Teng Lake (Form "ll Bl ; Dr. Apparajoo : l. Sarjeet Singh (Form V B): 2. Gurcharan Singh (Form V A) ; Khoo Sian Ewe Foundation : l. Lee Keat Lye (Form IV D); 2. Khoo Kok Bean (Form IV F) ; 3. Khoo Hwa Seng (Form IV C) ; 4. Cheah Bin Kuan (Form III B); 5. Ooi Swee Huat (Form II A) ; Ghi Hin Trust Fund: 1. Low Guan Keng (Form V A); 2. Ooi Siew Choon (Form V AJ ; 3. Lim Teik Hock (Form IV B ) ; 4. Boey Khoon Peng (Form IV. C); 5. Tay Soo Hock (Form III B ); 6. Tan Kuan Hai (Form III B) ; Shaikh Imam Trust Fund : l. Shaik Abdul Aziz b. S. M. Kassim (V A); 2. Fadzil b. Hj. Ramli (Form V E) ; 3 . A. Aziz b. Hamzah (Form IV C) ; 4. Habib Merican b. Kassim Merican (IV D); 5. Ahmad b. Man (Form III Bl; 6. Zainon b. Ariffin (Form III B>; 7. Noor Ahmad Mukhtar b. H::iniff (II B) ; 8. Harun b. Othman (Form II D); General Purposes Fund: Chan Kheng Chye (Form I B); Tye Kee Yoon Trust Fund: l. Low Ngiap Jin (Form IV A); 2. Phuah Chooi Earn· (Form IVE); 3. Lee Eng Kim (Form V C): 4. Lim Eng Lay (Form m B): 5. Phuah Seng Hock (Form II C): Compassionate Fund: 1. Cheang Kok Hoong (Form II A ); 2. Khaw Poh Leong (Form II CJ; 3. Khoo Soo Hoe <Form II C) ; Goodman : Yap Eng Bok (Form V CJ ; Khoo Heng Pan : 1. Khoo Heng Choon (Form V B) ; 2. Khoo Kean Huat (Form IV B ); Mahatma Gandhi: l. M. Suppiah (Form V B) ; 2. S . Yehambaram ( Form IV C) ; 3. Go pal Krishnan ( Form III E J ; Khoo Chew Pan: Teh Kok Leong (Lower VI Arts); Rajoo : J. Hariram (Form V A); Settlement of Penang Welfare Committee: 1. Loh Soon Choy (Form V B ); 2. Th'ng Eng Chuan (Form V B); 3. Mark Vivian Perera (F·orm V C) ; 4. Ahmad b. Long (Form IV C); 5. Gopal Krishnan (Form III E); 6. Md. Hassan b. Rejab (Form II D ): 7. Ang Cheng Hai (Form II E); 8. V. Nandanasabapathy (Lower VI Science) ; Pre-University: 1. Md. Yusoff b. S. A. Rahim lLower VI Arts) : 2. Nasruddin b. Bahari (Lower VI Arts) ; 3. Elyas b. Omar (Lower VI Arts); 4. Omar b. Md. Hashim (Lower VI Arts); Federal Minor: l. Md. Yusoff b . Othman (Form III E); 2. Abu Bakar b. Aliar (Form II A); 3. Abdul Razak b. Khalid (Form II A); 4. Ahmad b. Mohamed (Form II D>; 5. Marzuki b. Taiff (Form I C); 6_ Mohamed b. Desa (Form ID); 7. Mustafa b. H. Mohd. (Form ID); Government: 1. Abdul Rahman b. H. Dahan (Form IV B); :.::. Ahmad Jalaludin b . Md. Ariff (Form III B ); 3. Ramlee b. Talib (Form III Fi; 4. Ismail b. Arshad (Form II A); 5. Zainuddin b. Abu Bakar (Form II A) ; 6. A. Muthalib b. Hashim <Form I B); 7. Md. Nor b. Mydin (Form I B >; 8. Ismail b. Mustapha (Form I C) ; Ex Services Association of Malaya (Penang Branch) : Koay Ah Sai (Form ill F).

26 The Penang Free School Magazine - ----- ------- --- PRIZE WINNERS - 1955 UPPER VI Cheeseman Elocution Prize- Dr. Lee Tiang Senior Literature Prize: Lee Teng Chye. LOWER VI English Language: Tan Kim Leong; English Literature : Quah Tjeng Leng; History- Pin horn Memorial History Prize: Gnoh Chong Hock; Geography: Jaspal Singh; Mathematics- Advanced Science (Yap Kim Hoe and Yap Hock Hoe): Lim Khaik Liang; Science, (Biology): Teoh Soon T eong; Economics: Chuah Kooi Yong. FORM \' English Language (Tye Kee Yoon Estate): Ronald Tan ; English Literature (Pinhorn): Lee Beng Cheang; Oral English (Yeap Gaik Ee Neoh l: Kee Yqng Tau ; History (Kl100 Heng Kok): Wung King Wah; Geograph y (Sir Husein H. Abdoolcader) and Latin (Dr. Lim Guan Cheng): Sarjeet Singh: Advanced Mathematics (Hamilton) and Elementary Mathematics (Koay Thean Chin): Teoh Wee Teong; Combined Mathematics (Young Muslim Union) and Science (Old Frees, Pg. Malay Assn.) : Teoh Eng Soon; Malay (Kedah Old Frees) : Abdul Aziz b. Ibrahim; Science (Lim Keong Lay)•: Lim Kean Lay; Health Science (Dr. C. Y. Wu): Wee Kim Swee: Art: Liow Kooi Kung ; Wullenteh Science Prize-General Merit (Old F'rees' Assn.) : Tan Kuan Teik: General Merit (Ong Hun Siew): Low Guan Keng; General Merit (Khoo Sian Tan) : Yeah Oon Hin ; General Merit (Khoo Kwee Kee Neohl: Tan Chin Cheng. FORM IV English Language: Low Hun Yu; English Literai,ure: J. Ponnudurai; Oral English (Yeap Gaik Ee Neoh) : Eu Eng Teong; History & General Science : Lim Kok Min; Geography & Latin: Khoo Boo T 'san; Mathematics : Abdul Rahman b. Hajl Dahan; Science : Oo Khaik Cheang; Health Science : Yong Boon How; Art: Lim Tong Guan; Malay (Pg. Malay Teachers' Assn.): Mohamed b . Musa; Dr. Lee Tiang Keng Junior Literature Prize : Rashid E. Mamajiwalla: General Merit: Tan Kheng Huat: G:meral M::!rit : Choong Sim Poey. FORM III English & Geography: Tan Teng Nam : Oral English <Yeap Gaik Ee Neoh ) and History : Ong Eng San: Mathematics & Science : Khoo Soo K eat: Art: Lo Cheng Teik; Latin: Lim Teong Poh ; Malay: Md. Desa b. Isah ak: General Merit: Khaw Swee Kheng; General Merit: Kong King Chong. FORM II English & History : Cheang Kok Hoang: Oral English (Yeap Gaik Ee Neoh) : Lim Peng Hock: Geography : Thong Kar Lum ; Mathematics: Yeo Khee Poh; General Science: Chin Pe Lung; Art: Lim Kwee K eat,: Malay: Zainuddin b. Abu Bakar; General Merit: Ooi Oon Seng; General Merit : K oe Eng Ghee.

The Penang Free School Magazine 27 FORM I English: Ben Kumarudln; Oral English (Yeap Gaik Ee Neoh): Chong Soon Khean; History: Yeoh Oon Tit; Geography: Chin Wah Seng; Mathematics: Ong Aye Ho; General Science: Yeo Khee Nam; Art: Khoo Cheang Huat; Malay: Idrus b. Ismail; General Merit: Chong Tian Hoo: General Merit: Goh Hee Boon. 1955 '\-VINNERS OF GAMES COMPETITION Yeoh Guan Seok Cup fof Inter-House Soccer (Hamilton), Hamilton Cup for Football Knock-out Competition (Pirrhorn), Rev. Keppel Garnier Cup for Inter-House Cricket (Hamilton), A. B. Voules Cup for Inter-House Cricket and Soccer (Hamilton), M. H . M. Noordm Cup for Inter-House Badminton (Pinhorn), Ng Cheong Weng Shield for Inter-House Hockey (Pinhorn), Cheah Chim Yean Shield for Inter-House Rugger (Wu Lien Teh), Challenge Cup presented by the Rank and File, Penang Police Contingent for Inter-House Hockey and Rugger (Cheeseman), Kedah Old Frees' Shield for Inter-House Games & Sports (Hamilton), Hong Kong University Old Boys' Cup for Sports (PinhornJ, University of Malaya Old Frees' Cup for Additional Sports (Cheeseman), Badminton Open Singles Challenge Cup presented by Lady Abdoolcader !Lee Guan ·Chong), P .F .S. Chess Club Cup (No competition). 1955 \VINNERS OF SWIMMING COMPETITION Cheah Inn Kiong Shield (Dolphins & Whales Teams,. ANNUAL ATHLETIC SPORTS - 1956 I . One Mile Open: 1. Md. Said b. Salleh (Pin.) ; 2. Syd Omar b. Syd Jalil (Wu.): 3. Wan Kean Chew (Wu.) . 5 mins. 28 secs. 2. Throwing the Discus Open : 1. Gnoh Chong Hock (Har.); 2. Sura t Singh !Har.); 3. Ko Boon Chen (Ch.). 71 feet. 3. Throwing the Javelin Open : 1. Ch'ng Eng Keat (Pin.); 2. Gnoh Chong Hock (Har.); 3. Ong T a t Lian (Ham.) . 130 fee t 3 1,~ ins. 4. Putting the Weight Class I: 1. Ahmad Long (H am .) ; 2. Surat Singh (Har.); 3. Paul Wang (Ham.). 26 feet 5 ins . . 5. High Jum1> Class I: 1. Cheah Kim Swee (Ha r.); 2. Teh Choon Ben g (Har.); 3. Wong Kim Wah (Wu.). 5 feet 6½ ins. 6. 220 Yards Low Hurdles' Class II: 1. Mokhna r b . Moktar (Ham.); 2. Ahmad J a haludin (Ch.); 3. T a n Beng Kim (Ham.). 30.8 secs.