WICKS, Malcolm John (Dr.)
Education in Singapore (Part 1: English),
Accession Number 001683
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 7
Total Reels
- Elisabeth Eber-Chan (Mrs)
Interviewer
- 03:01:38
Total Running Time
- English
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Reel/Disc 1 of 7
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- 1 Nov 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:27
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
*Early life in England. School, university. Post-war. Posted to Singapore in 1952 to University of Malaya, Mathematics Department. Accounts of academics, accommodation, students: ages, leading ones. Interaction between student and staff. Malayan students common education. Male-female ratio. University of Malaya set-up. Political scene, student discussions. Account of Hock Lee Bus riots.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 7
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- 1 Nov 1994
Recording Date
- 00:29:36
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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*Permanent staff. Multifaceted character of Singapore. Relaxed attitude to social and ethnic backgrounds. Awareness of change, Malayan Emergency background. Don Edmonds. Social activites. Fajar trial days. "Left-wing"gifted students. Account of people other than university milieu. Attitudes of expatriate community in 1959. Malcolm MacDonald full account. Malayanisation of university. Deliberate exclusion. Commission. Policy of Sidney Caine. Locals in academic life.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 7
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- 1 Nov 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:30
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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*Ritson Commission. Staff Association. Expatriate, local. Elliot, Silcock, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Establishment Arts 1957. 1 year experiment a failure. In 1959, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur set up. Convocation. Notable character Yap Pheng Gek. University Council. Row in Guild. Dobby. Rayson Huang. In 1959, no disruption with PAP Government in power. Enright Affair and aftermath. Screenivasan Affair. Discussion.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 7
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- 1 Nov 1994
Recording Date
- 00:31:25
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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*World Universities. Malaysia too short to have an effect on university. Lee Kuan Yew gave briefing to senior members. Tension between local and expatriate staff association. Notable early academics. Philosophy Department. Bright students: Ho Wing Meng, Ten Chin Liew, Shirley Chew(?). By early 1960s,changes in student body. Social background. Fewer Malaysians. Chinese schools students. Dr Toh Chin Chye. Administration. Neighbour in Dalvey Road flats. Meetings.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 7
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- 1 Nov 1994
Recording Date
- 00:11:39
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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*Reggie Quahe. Why he stayed on in Singapore. Academic publication, PhD. Student population in 1970s and 1980s. Population explosion. Kent Ridge removal watershed. Mathematics as a science subject in demand. Class sizes very large, difficult to know students unless they singled themselves out. National Service effects of attitudes to women students.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 7
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- 3 Aug 1995
Recording Date
- 00:30:47
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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*Integration of Universities. Differences in language streams. Evaluation of students. Guardedness. Not true that Chinese stream better at Mathematics. Differences in school system teaching method. Kent Ridge. Initial problems. 8 years. New NUS Act. Mathematics Syllabus Revision. Changes. Staff increase. Mix of lectures. Vice-Chancellors. Administration. Sabbaticals. Conditions of service.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 7
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- 3 Aug 1995
Recording Date
- 00:17:14
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- MP3
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*Staff expansion, own graduates. Graduate studies programme. Identification with the University of Singapore. Would do with his life again exactly as he did first time round. Retirement activities. Open University. Differences in students. Differences between Singapore and UK system.
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