Welcome: History, One post at a time

Welcome! This blog intends to catalogue the history of Penang Free School in preparation for the 200th Anniversary of the school since its founding. How far can it go? We will have to wait and see. Time to put the meaning back to being a Free.

So far, there have not been any proper online documentation of the oldest school in South East Asia. This blog does not aim to compete with the other sitesout there but rather capture the memories of the people that make up the school and the rich history that was previously undocumented.

Boring information is not available here at all as they are easily found on the internet and other sources.

If you have an article you wish to upload, kindly send to

echoeditor@gmail.com

Would be great if you could also include
Name
Old classes
Positions held in clubs
and any other infomation that history should not forget!

As the a former Editor of the school magazine, my vision is to document as much as we can and get feedback from the younger Old Frees. Also, I plan to dig out all the fading photographs and documents that I had access to. Only now did I realise the value of history. Let it be remembered. It is only understandable that the Old Frees have not embraced the internet wholly.

What will probably follow in the future would be a move into the OFA website and integrated with the school website. When this is done, I guess that a credit card or paypal system will be set up to allow the young Old Frees to donate to the OFA or something. These funds will be used to reward the outstanding people back in Penang Free School, and to reward the Teachers who make a difference. People who do not make a difference like some headmasters will not receive the recognition and will be motivated to work harder!

This will not be a fast process but when the one millionth dollar is raised, and kept in an account, the interest can be channeled to the school yearly. I believe that the OFA has not been playing an active role to motivate the students at all. So, its just under 7 years to 2016, the 200th anniversary for PFS.

Wanna be part of the difference? Want to make a meaning out of being a Free? The first thing that wont cost you a thing is to contribute an article!

Thanks!

echoeditor@gmail.com