NG Khiok Jing (Mrs) @ Chew Mun Cheng
Education in Singapore (Part 1: English),
Accession Number 001922
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 11
Total Reels
- Yap Wee Cheng
Interviewer
- 05:18:07
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 11
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- 17 Jul 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Family background. Pre-school education. Description of life in High Street and Neil Road. Neil Road was a posh area for the Chinese. Bought daily necessities in Maxwell Road market. Memories of cinemas in the 1930s. Relationship amongst neighbours in Neil Road. Life after school. Went swimming at the beach and public pool. School's swimming carnival.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 11
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- 17 Jul 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:13
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Swam at public and private pools. Swimming costumes in the 1930s. High Street was a popular shopping area. Sewed own school uniform. Description of High Street. Memories of the tram. Not allowed to go to New World. Relationship with classmates. First day in Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS). Feelings towards school song, crest and motto. Description of school building. Afternoon school was for the overage girls.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 11
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- 23 Sep 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:49
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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First day in school. Sports Houses were named after the missionaries. Favourite games in school. Good discipline. Handicraft lessons. Minimum corporal punishment. Each teacher was designated to a specific grade. Change of school name. Enjoyable Scripture lessons. Memory of a teacher. Duties of class monitress.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 11
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- 5 Nov 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:50
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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A classmate who died of typhoid. Most girls joined nursing after graduation. Street hawkers outside the school. Pocket money. Weekend movies. Love canteen food. Memories of rickshaws, trams and Indian contract labourers. Cantonese was used in school. Transferred to Methodist Girls' School (MGS) for Senior Cambridge class. Life in MGS. Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS) after the war. Got her school results after war.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 11
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- 5 Nov 1997
Recording Date
- 00:28:46
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Life during the war. First feel of teaching. Adopting husband's surname after marriage was a norm. Only single teachers were recruited in Teachers' Training College (TTC) before 1953. Pay reduction in 1959. Training in TTC. Subjects she taught. Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS) was divided into primary and secondary schools when moved to Dover Road. How she felt about the separation.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 11
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- 5 Nov 1997
Recording Date
- 00:30:11
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
How she felt about the recruitment of boys and the new school building. Strong sense of belonging. Condition of Fairfield Methodist Girls' School (MGS) after the war. Coping with overaged students. Taught all subjects. Principals whom she had to work with. Impression of the Principal, Mrs Goh Soon Hoo. Untrained teachers would teach in MGS Afternoon School, a private school. Some teachers paid for students who could not afford school fees.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 11
Metadata
- 5 Nov 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:29
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Relationship between teachers and students in the morning and afternoon schools. Gave private tuition to weaker students at home. Helped in administrative work. Pay was lower than trained teachers. Remained in afternoon school after her training. Use nearby school field for sports. Few expatriate teachers after the war. Decreasing number of girls who wanted to teach. Relationship amongst teachers. Retraining courses attended and how she felt.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 11
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- 11 Nov 1997
Recording Date
- 00:29:42
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Was sports secretary for 20 years. Her teaching methods. Dealt with mischievous and weak students. Library period. Duties and responsibilities of sports secretary. Preparation for Sports Day. Invited male teachers from neighbouring school to help during sports meet. Visits of School Inspectors and how she felt about the inspections.
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