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| Raffles Institution --- or how little boys have not changed in 120 years | | Date Created: Apr 16, 2005, 07:13 AM |
From the Rafflesian ....
8 Jan 1887
A little ditty ....
"Here shall Rafflesians prove their utmost skill
And here display the true force of their will
Here shall they join to show all that their school
Shall glorious in the Straits for ever rule."
5 Feb 1887.
Rafflesians were asked to vote on certain things. The student whose individual votes corresponded most closely to the collective received $1 --> talk about rewarding conformity from a young age.
Greatest nation - British - 54 votes
Most civilized nation - British, 30 votes
Laziest nation - Turks, 25 votes
Most barbarous nation - Turks, 25 votes
It does not say what the total number of votes was.
Feb 1888 edition
'The formation of St Andrew's Club is a step in the proper direction. The chief aim of the society is to prevent the boys of the Church of England from prowling about the streets at night, improve their morality and secure a stronger union among the rising members of the Church.'
March 1888
'There has been no circumstance of late which deserves our attention more than the secession from this school of a large number of boys belonging nearly to every class. The manner in which they have left us for the Anglo-Chinese and other schools reminds us not so much of the importance of these schools as of the boyish eagerness to see a theatrical performance or anything that may be regarded as a novelty. We are very sorry that they have fallen into the youthful trap which their rashness has placed before them. On the other hand we are extremely grateful that we have lost only the refuse or that portion of the School which we can well afford to spare.'
Same issue reports on the football match against St Joseph's Institution 'Very few of the Josephites understood the game.'
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