Yesterday I spoke about the leap day being a special day that comes by once in 4 years.
For those of us from ACS, 1st March is also a special day. This is it was this day in 1886, the Methodist Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham founded the school. He was a missionary from England who decided that providing education was a practical yet effective way of sharing the love of Christ.
Its first location was a shophouse at 70 Amoy Street with a total of 13 pupils. The name of the school came from the fact that it conducted lessons in English in the nights and Chinese in the afternoons.
This school moved to Coleman Street and was named ACS Primary, when another school was subsequently set up at Barker Road, which was called ACS Junior.
The irony now is that ACSP is at Barker Road, while ACSJ is now located at Cairnhill.
Anyway, let me take this opportunity to wish fellow ACSians a Happy 122nd Founder's Day and declare that The Best is Yet to Be!
By the way, the biennial ACJC Fun-O-Rama takes places on 29 March 2008. Those of us who are alumni, do turn up to support a worthy cause.
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