Title: Under the banyan tree : collected memories of inspiring Rafflesians (1961-1964).
Authors: Raffles Institution (Singapore)
Publisher: Raffles Institution,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Raffles Institution (Singapore) History.; Raffles Institution (Singapore) Students History.; Education, Secondary Singapore History.; High schools Singapore History.; Singapore Education.
Abstract: A group of Old Boys from the 1961-1964 cohort of Raffles Institution has compiled its recollections of its time at the Bras Basah campus. The publication comprises essays written by old boys as well as well as some of their teachers which captures the rich texture of life at RI amidst a period of great political turbulence and uncertainty.
Contents: Chapter 1: Those turbulent years: an overview -- Chapter 2: The teachers -- Chapter 3: The chicken stealers -- Chapter 4: The boys in khaki -- Chapter 5: Life and times -- Chapter 6: The Pangs of nationhood -- Chapter 7: The world around us -- Chapter 8: The long road to RI -- Chapter 9: Getting into science -- Chapter 10: My hardest adventure -- Chapter 11: Eagle eyes -- Chapter 12: The pains of schooling -- Chapter 13: RI "Traditions" revisited -- a personal viewpoint -- Chapter 14: The last word -- Chapter 15: The death of RI's "broken hearted" icon -- Chapter 16: Looking ahead -- Chapter 17: Reunions -- Chapter 18: Gallery of rogues -- Chapter 19: Class list -- Chapter 20: Postface -- Chapter 21: Acknowledgement.