88th Anniversary

St.Anthony’s School,

Teluk Intan (1931-2019)

Memories of 1967/68

by the 1^st Batch of

Sixth Formers 

By AGATHA CHONG

Joined St Anthony’s in Form Six (1967-68)

Graduated B.A(Hons) (English Literature) (UM) Dip Ed (UM)

Served as Graduate English Teacher at the following schools:

1.               SMK Derma,Kangar,Perlis (1974 – 1978)

2.       SMK Sultan Yusuff,Batu Gajah (1979- 1986)

3.               SMK Anderson,Ipoh (1986- 1999)

It was two years of wonderful experiences,forging of old and new friendships and happy activities. Before this I had never had a close personal relationship with my teachers.My Form 6 teachers were like elder brothers – protecting,guiding, and caring.

Today, I count my form teacher ,Mr Toh Soon Guan, as a friend who found the bubbly element in me.

Mr Ashok Kumar,  a dreamer, who led me to the “Romantics” ,the poets – Keats, Wordsworth,Coleridge.

Mr Tan whose reading of  “TIME” magazine and interest in the United States of America presidential elections made me subscribe to the magazine  when I became a teacher myself.

Mr Subrayan who showed me that there is more to life  than just academic studies.

But,most of all, Brother Damian, whose interest in our –(the students’) – welfare ,put the human touch to our development.

Reunion at the Alma Mater .Pic contributor Ng Ban Lian (Melbourne)

Our teachers were with us  on our trips to Pangkor, Bidor Waterfalls, Taiping etc.,. An accident, when three of our girls were  in our teacher’s car,occurred in rainy weather.When we arrived home  and after a bath,immediately went to our teacher’s home,to show him we were all in one piece, as we knew he would be concerned. He had been our driver.

We love our teachers,- all of them! They made our life in St Anthony’s truly memorable!

MY ANTHONIAN CLASSMATES FROM THE CONVENT HIJ,TELUK ANSON

My old friends from the Convent went with me to Form Six at St Anthony’s. They are an inspiration to me.  I never was ambitious,never thought  about my future.They were my leaders and what they did I followed……Qualified for Form Six  (after the Form Six Entrance Examination)….followed them to St Anthony’s, …..qualified for  university…..joined them

there too!!! 

(Pic: Shared by Ng Ban Lian (Melbourne)

     A person of average intelligence,meek and self-erasing, I was pulled by them to perform in concerts: the musical “Othello”. Dancing the “A- Go-Go” on stage, participating in the fancy dress show.

They organized everything, and I was a “care-la-fair”,but a loyal supporter in all the activities (mini-sports,parties etc.,fun fair dance,fun fair day, flower decoration for St Anthony’s School Open Day).  

                I made new friends: Chin Teong,Bala,Jarnail,Masmuda -the boys in the class.Only two years together in Form Six  and we bonded. Chin Teong and Bala turn up for our get-togethers over the 50-year period. Chin Teong who took part in the choir has a powerful  voice. Bala, quiet, unassuming had hidden talents. He was always active behind the scenes.

                Thank you,dear teachers and classmates .You played a part in the person that I am now.Please continue to turn up when a reunion is organized in the future.Just love o “sembang” and catch up with news of each other.

              “CARITAS NON FICTA” 

(A Note from Blogger Louis: 

  My sincere thanks to Agatha, Jean Monteiro,Thong Sook Lean & Ng Ban Lian for their spontaneous response to our call for a worldwide school rally to honour our alma mater  - Louis Rozario Doss)

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