LIM Cher Joo 林子瑜
Education in Singapore (Part 2: Chinese),
Accession Number 001638
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 7
Total Reels
- Ang Siew Ghim
Interviewer
- 03:10:17
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 7
Metadata
- 16 May 1995
Recording Date
- 00:30:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee's family background. Father died before interviewee's only brother was born. Incident of how interviewee saved a baby girl. Unlike others, girls were treated fairly in her family. Education of her sister. How she became a Catholic. Left for Indonesia. Later came to Singapore and stayed at Niven Road. Started tuition classes.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 7
Metadata
- 16 May 1995
Recording Date
- 00:31:05
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee taught in St. Nicholas Girls' School after the war. Talked about the school inspector. Impression of St. Nicholas Girls' School and its principal Sister Francis Lee. Daily routine in school. Reasons for leaving St. Nicholas Girls' School for Bedok Chong Wah Public School. The need for Bedok Chong Wah Public School to borrow students from Catholic Primary School on its opening day. Students from poor families could not afford uniforms and shoes. Started boarding school.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 7
Metadata
- 23 May 1995
Recording Date
- 00:30:55
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Hostel was checked by the then Education and Health Departments. Talked about hostel life of students, rules and regulations, fees charged and the background of boarding students. Why the son of Soon Peng Yam was also put there. Why many ex-boarding students still visit the school today. Number of boarding students increased to over 50. Moved to new premises in the 1950s. Employed some ex-students as staff.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 7
Metadata
- 23 May 1995
Recording Date
- 00:31:04
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Description of the hostel. Recalled incident where a crying child was left in the hostel. The child later grew up to become a principal. Boarding fees ranged from $40 to $60 or was even free depending on the student's family background. Number of staff. Boarders were mostly boys. Financial problems faced by boarding school. Gave tuition at St. Anthony's Convent to subsidise the boarding school. Assistance received from Catholic priest. The reason for owing the bookstore so much money. Things boarders had to bring upon enrollment. Food at the boarding school. Discipline in the hostel. Students helped with the marketing.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 7
Metadata
- 23 May 1995
Recording Date
- 00:31:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Consequences when boarders ran away. Expenses and how to make ends meet in the hostel. Transportation of boarders to Bedok Chong Wah Public School every morning. Moral values interviewee wished to inculcate in them. Reason why boarders could not keep any money. Interviewee's way of teaching children with different personality types.
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