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Principars Message iH Dunman High School is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. Within thepassage of three decades, it has witnessed drastic political, educational and socio-economic changes.

However, it has never failed to play a vital role as an established institute of learning in the country. The public have always appreciated and supported us. There are fifty-seven classes with 1700 studentsin all studying in our school thisyear. As one of the most renowned SAP schools, the indications are that, with increasing support

from parents each year, we may expect to have more than 2000 students in sixty classes next year.

Not only have we over theyears developed the physical school environment and installed new facilities, but we have also managed to maintain consistently a high standard of academic excellence.

Dunman High School isbytradition a Chinese-medium secondary school. It was selected to be one of the SAP schools in 1979 and has since then been given the important responsi

bility of implementing the nation's bilingualism policy in training our students to be effectively bilingual. This has certainly not been an easy task, especially during the initial stages of implementation when parents were sceptical towards the practicability of the con cept. Fortunately^their doubts and fears have been proven unfounded by ourschool's contin uously excellent results in the 'O' level examinations. As a matter of fact, our EL 1 results were this year just as good as CL 1with more than95% passes, which is indeed an admirable break-through.

The aim in education is certainly not to go for academic excellence in examinations only. Our paramount goals should include character-training through the encouragement of participations in organised EGAs too.

Although winning a trophy or a prize is not the sole purpose of our participation, we always do our best to excel in all EGAs. Forinstance, our G Girls and G Boys came in first and third in the National Secondary Schools Table-tennis Open Ghampionship 1986. Our B

Girls, GGirls and GBoys were runners-up in theEast Zone Basketball Tournament 1986. Our NPPG obtained first place in the East Zone Foot-Drill competition and, coupled with that, won a Gold at the nationalcompetition. The School Military Bandwas awarded a Silver for

its very outstanding performance and our StJohn Ambulance Brigade also bagged two first places and a second in quizzes and othernursing competitions.

A series of well-planned activities have been arranged in conjunction with the celebra tion of the school's 30th Anniversary, such as an Art Exhibition, a grand Music Night and a grand camp-fire of the scouts and guides.

Our students are youthful and robust young people displaying a strong sense of love for their school and their country. They will play a crucial role in the ongoing task of nationbuilding.

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English Language/Literature

1st Row (L-R): Mrs Yeo Yong Siang, Mrs Ho Ah Chai, Miss Quake Bee Neo

(H.O.D.). Mr Lim Nai Yan (Principal), Mdm Kanta Vaswani, Mrs Anne Ang, Miss Tang Siew Boey.

2nd Row (L-R): Miss Yee Sock Lan, Mijs Wong Nyuk Khim, Mrs Eleanor George, Mrs Edmund Rodrigues, Mrs Tan Bee Kee, Miss Nellie Chew.

3rd Row (L-R): Mr Lau Chongjin, Mr Ghee Keng Leng, Mr John Smith, Mr John Walter Eynon, Mr Quek Kwang Whay, Mr Loon Foong Hing.

Chinese Language/Literature

1st Row (L-R): Mdm Loh Quee Yah, Mdm Wong Phing, Mr Kiw Sin Wa (H.O.D.), Mr Lim Nai Yan (Principal), Miss Lee Yoke Har, Mdm Kong Choy Lin, Mdm Tec Lay Pheng.

2nd Row (L-R): Mr Chai Heng Zen, Mdm Lee Swee Lan, Mdm Mah Geok Teng, Mdm Ong Yong Suat, Mr Wong Han Heng, Mr Kho Thye Juay. 3rd Row (L-R): Mr Ling Han Chuang, Mr Lau Hang Seng, Mr Ko Chea Yin, Mr Coh Lai Chin, Mr Can Eng Lee.

Humanities

1st Row (L-R): Miss Elizabeth Loh, Miss Quake Bee Neo, Mrs Helen Lim (H.O.D.), Mdm Kanta Vaswani, Mrs Tan Bee Kee.

2nd Row (L-R): Mr Lim Nai Van (Principal), Mrs Low Eng Kuee, Mrs Ho Ah Chai, Mrs Yeo Yong Siang, Miss Tang Siew Boey, Miss See Phek Leong, Mr Tan Kah Siopg.

Library & Resources

1st Row (L-R): Mrs Carol Sim, Miss Yee Sock Lan, Mrs Yeo Yong Siang, Miss Yeo Swee Tiang, Miss See Phek Leong, Mdm Teo Lay Pheng, Mdm Kong Choy Lin. 2nd Row (L-R): Mr Lim Nai Yan (Principal), Mr Ghee Keng Leng,

Mrs Priscilla Tan, Mdm Ong Yong Suat, Miss Nellie Chew, Mrs Edmund Rodrigues, Mrs Ho Ah Chai, Mr Kho Thye Juay (H.O.D).

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Craft/Aesthetics

1st Row (L-R): Mdm Kong Choy Lin Miss Tsien Jiuan Jiuan, Mdm Ong Hui Seng, Mdm Wong Beng Gun (H.O.D.), Mr Tan Sei^ Yong. 2nd Row (L-R): Mr Lim Nai Yan (Principal), M'drn Phua Quee Lan, Mrs Low Eng Kuee, Miss Yong Chiew Yoon, Miss Tang Siew Boey, Mdm Lim Boh Lan, Mr Wong Han Heng.

P.E./E.C.A.

1st Row (L-R): Mr Ang-.Eng Choon, Mr Can Eng Lee, Mr Teo Chuen Wah (H.O.D.). Mr Tan Tui Gee, Miss Yong Chiew Yoon.

2nd Row (L-R): Mr Goh Lai Chin, Mr Ling Han Chuang, Mr Teo Tiong Hin, Mr Quek Kwang Whay, Mr Ko Chea Yin, Mr Lim Nai Yan (Principal).

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Office Staff

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Being molecules of a gas, the forces of attraction between them were almost negligible and they roamed about independently. As they were derived from various different sources, they were very shy and so there was no reaction between them. Three months later, however, under increased pressure, the double bonds within each of the molecules began to break and they opened up, fusing to become the ever-durable 4-A polythene molecule, in the

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A word of thanks from all of us,

To all teachers who helped our class: MRS LYE taught us how we were formed, MISS WONG taught us how we perform, MADAM LEE taught us how to be strong, MRS ANG taught us the worldly wrongs. MISS QUAKE and MADAM LOH the language teachers. Taught us how to speak to all human creatures. Lastly, MR LEE taught us how to count our electrons. We'll cherish all these memories when we're gone. Thanks, thanks, and ever thanks.

Your teaching will forever be in our memory banks.

The four 'Beauties'!

TEACHERS' QUOTES "My first impression of the class was that the students are sophis ticated, mature and proud. Now, I am more at ease with them, I've discovered that the

class has good imagination." Mr John Eynon (Literature Teacher) "Each student is like a raw dia

mond with many beautiful facets. It takes time and patience to bring out the best in each of them."

Miss Quake Bee Neo (English Teacher) "The students are not responsive enough but they seem to enjoy the lessons and do suggest alter native

solutions

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accept what is said." Miss Wong Sew Heong

(Physics Teacher)

Together as one!!! "I've enjoyed teaching Sec 4B

"The students in 4B are obedi

and I hope your years at Dunman were happy, fruitful

ent, co-operative, hard working, quiet and jovial. They hand in

years, in which you passed rela tively painlessly from childhood

their homework on time."

to adulthood. My very best wishes accompany you as you

complete the process of growing up in the future." Mrs Lye Yuen Chew (Chemistry Teacher)

Mr Lee Kee Siak

(Additional & Elementary Mathematics Teacher)

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"CLASS ACHIEVEMENTS"

Talentime (Vocal Solo)

Hong Junjie (1st) b)

Mathematics Competition Wei Tiecheng (2nd)

Science Competition Wu Qingwen Wei Mingjie (3rd) Lin Zhongliang Wang Cuiyu Wen Hualing He Junwen Commendable

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Basketball Competition (Boys) (4th)

Form & Biology Teacher (Mdm Lee Ee Lin) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

"The students are responsible, active, hardworking and have initiative, though they appear moody sometimes."

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We, the students of Singapore.

pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of nationality,

.based onjustice and equality, Through the whole of Dunman High, 4C moves ever brightly by.

With our class of girls and guys. We can soar up to the skies.

And we'll use our talent-pool â&#x20AC;&#x201D; To honour more our famous school. With scientists and artists, too.

Graduates of diverse gfifts From our class of '86.

All our teachers must be praised: Their care and love our hearts have raised.

Our dearest teachers, good and true. We will remember all of you. 17

so as to achieve happiness,

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E III Form Teacher's Message

OThisis theclas ofSecondary 4D. It standsfor Diligence, Dedi

cation. Devotion and Dreams. The class, made up of 6 lads and 18 lasses, is ruled by a form teacher they call the 'Empress Dowager'.

RThe 'D' also stands for 'Deadline' — an important reminder for Lthemwil be takingthatgiantstepinto adult life. As theyembarkon Dupto become trees ofexperience, we hope they wil live up to their

the class. At the end of '86, the class of Secondary 4D will be bidding farewell to Dunman High. As they graduate from school, everyone of

their new journey, they would look back on Dunman High as the bedrock on which their seed of learning was sown. When they grow

maxim of Diligence, Dedication, Devotion and Dreams. May they

stand tall and upright and bring forth good fruit. Mrs Anne Ang 19

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In Florence — Rome

1986 has been a great year for Sec 4D. Some of the class

mates did the class proud. In the Chinese

Oratorical

Contest,

Cuiping won the 2nd prize, Weilin, Gehuan clinched the High Jump and Long Jump Events in the Combined Schools Athletic Meet to attain double

glory for the class and Yaoyi emerged Champion in the solo instrumental section in the Talentime. The artists have also

done a superb job for the Notice Board.

In Venice — Italy

We shall always remember the class as having a pool of talent: artists, musicians, vocal ists and athletes. The times we

had, the jokes we cracked, will always remain in our memories. Last but not least, we shall never

forget Huilan, the ever-obliging 'official' photographer, who

made these two pages possible.

Farewell and do well!

s E C • N D

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Serious conference.

FORM TEACHER'S MESSAGE

I had mixed feelings in January 1986 when I learned that I would he the form teacher of the same class

I had the year before. Thoughts such as "Oh! Can't I be spared from their antics this year?" and "But they could he such 'lovable' devils at times!" crossed my mind.

Again this year, they proved to be a lively and enthusiastic lot. Often they could not contain their exu berance and theirlaughter could be hearddown thewhole length ofthe corridor. I will long remember the pupils of this class for theirhigh spirits and theircohesiveness asa class. Wong Sew Heong

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The Winning Combination

Achievements

Throughout the past two years, we, the members of Secondary 4E, better known as the E-TEAM, have been together and have been throughmany setbacks. Initially, we were all un familiar with one another, but a firm friendship

and cohesiveness was gradually nurtured among us. We will always remember the sweet times we have spent together.

Besides being a class of jokers, we are also a class full of athletes. Last year, our boys' basket ball team clinched the first prize in the interclass Basketball Tournament. Their rigorous

training had indeed paid offl Apart from that, they were also champions in the Upper Secon dary Boys' category of last year's National Day Cross Country Race. Besides that, our girls' volleyball team also emerged victors in their tournament last year. Their glorious victory

Rewards for efforts!

again this year added the finishing touch to our magnificent list. Our class is indeed well-known for its responsiveness and exuberance. However, we are not all play and no work.

One thing's for sure â&#x20AC;&#x201D;we will definitely strive ceaselessly in order to obtain good results. We will not disappoint our teachers who have put in tremendous effort to guide us. The E-TEAM wishes to thank all the teachers who have patiently taught usi

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Typical Dunman Leisure Pursuit.

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humorous and talkative. They

This is our last year in Duiunan High School. We cherish memories of the four

talk ten miles per minute and their volume, mind you, can be

years we have spent in Dunman High School.

we like it this way. 4G will be too

heard five miles away!! Anyway,

dull without them. Although a

We are proud to say that we are a group of talented students.

few of us are a bit mischievous, we

manage to get along well. During

Some of us excel in studies while

the school vacations, we orga

others are good at sports. For

nized outings and picnics to enhance our friendship. These class outings have helped us to get

example, we qualified for the volleyball tournament this year. Our Maths, wizard, Ziying, won the.first prize in the Mathematics Quiz. Some

of our

students

to know each other and under stand one another better. We will

reminisce on the joy, sorrow and hardship that we have gone

are

through together.

The Great! Gentle! Generous! Genial! 4G Girls

Can you remenniber the:

picnic at East Coast?

b) triptoSentosa? c)

imbecile romances?

d) burnt chickenwings?

Towards

tremendous cheers of the girls?

moment before Exams.

"rabbit's ears"?

h) Oohl Those cases of mem ories!!

By the way, remember to keep in touch.

SEC 4H

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Wann greetings, fellow students.

As our class plunges headlong into the final preparation for our G.C.E. 'O' Level Examinations, all of us are very nervous and anxious. 1986 has not been a very good year for us. We have suffered, both academically and in the sports field. Perhaps this has something to do with Halley's Comet. Its path has brought us poor marks and wrecked our chances in both studies and play. How ever, it has not swept awayour hopes. Aslong as there is hope, there is a way. We know we have disappointed some of our teachers, but we are trying, to make up by working doubly hard. In time we shall be able to conquer and defeat the monstrous shadow of the examinations that hangs menacingly above us. But until then, we wish all fellow schoolmates the best in their academic conquest. Warmest wishes. Sec 4H

What we are interested in are the coconuts on the trees back there.

Oh! The work he has to-do-

to-catch a glimpse of the comet

Freeze! You 're behind bars

No one is allowed to smile, play around or stand up when behind bars.

They would not be so happy, if they knew that the guys were looking at the clouds instead of them.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

:j[3Aisuy ACCOUNTS:

GIRLS:

Though we groan at the number More than enough! It is a ratio of of Accounts exercises, we love 25:1. Accounts!

HOMEWORK: BOYS:

We never like it!

We are terribly short of boys — you can only find ONE in our

class!

Industrious? We're not. Neither

are we idle. CHINESE:

Constant dread of having to copy JITTERS: Insects put our class in jitters — LITERARY enough to annoy our teachers.

CHINESE WORKS. DOZER:

KEY:

Our champ dozer, Yuxiang.

Constant reminder to all of us — HARDWORK

ENGLISH:

the

KEY

SUCCESS.

Melodramatic — the exact word

to describe our English teacher. LATECOMERS:

FEMININITY:

We have the lion's share of late

We girls? We doubt

comers in the school.

MONEY:

The less said the better.

Our

class fund is always in financial instability. NOISE:

The noise we make can be heard

miles away! 'O* LEVELS:

To pass it and pass well is our aim. P.E.:

Tough Training + Profuse Sweating = PUMPING IRON. QUARRELS: Students vs Teachers. We always emerge victors! RELUCTANCE:

Definitely no volunteers as guinea pigs for the H.S.B. ex periments. SCREAMS:

We're immune to it after fre quent exposure. TESTS:

NO THANKS!!! But....they per sist in coming.

Weight of our Lone Ranger

UNITY:

= 50 kg

Our heads come together when we are up to mischief. VALIANCE:

Our One and Only male is a good example. WOMENFOLK:

Our land of womenfolk is filled

Average weight = 40 1^ Total weight = 1000 kg No wonder he is hanging in the air!

with happiness. XEROGRAPHY:

Xerographic photocopying pro cess â&#x20AC;&#x201D; our schoolwork is pro duced this way. YOUTH:

A Sweet Sixteen to All! ZOOM:

Off to recess off to SUCCESS!!!

\ The look of champions.

What s up?

Preparing for

The spirit of Friendship! 31

the kill!

Mr Eynon and his merry bunch.

Our class, Sec 4J, consists of ninegirls and fourteen boys. Generally, the girls are rather reserved during class lessons, but they can be very vocal when lessons are over. The boys, on the other hand, are the noisiest and the most active in class, especially during Mr Eynon's English lessons. There is often a quick exchange of witticism between Mr Eynon, and a few of his 'favourite' students, like Guoren or Qien. The boys also

enjoy basketball and volleyball and play the games very often. Our class managed to come in second for the inter-class volleyball championship.

Whenever there is a test, you will find someof our boys in the library discussing the topics they will be tested on. During the holidays, we organised a barbecueat the EastCoast Parkway Barbecue Pit and had a great time there.

Lastly, I hopeeveryone will pass the 'O' Level Examinations with flying colours and we look forward to meeting each other again. The Monitor,

Lin Youyang 32

Dear Students of 4K,

There are 4Ks which I'd like to present to you as my farewell gift: Know that investment in Knowledge yields the best dividends — Know that there is no end to Learning —

Know that making the right choices in life can bring happiness and success.

Know that hard work is the Key to success.

May I wish all of you a beautiful future ahead. Your form teacher,

Tan Kah Siong

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The SUPERFRIENDS with new member 'SHAOLIN' abbot

My English class. 4K, have ordered me

To mention something good about them. Alas! What can I say? Oh, well, I guess I could make a start, perhaps. By telling you 4K is altogether "heart". So warm, so kind to me. And lively too! My tired blood revives, my very body bounces In response to their vitality. I smile, I even chortle as I enter 4K portal. They smother me with their affection.

They've borne my mouldy jokes, my reprimands With equanimity â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their goodnaturedness Demands some recognition. They've worked Like dogs throughout the year, though Now and then they've slept like logs My fault, I must confess. Anyway, many thanks 4K, God bless! John Eynon

Our beloved teacher, 'Professor'

John Walter EYNON

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fVay above the pole!

On the right track.

They have a whole school of supporters behind them. 57

they savoured the sweet taste of victory while those who lost

looked disappointed and dejected as they experienced the anguish of defeat. Some, how ever, accepted their defeat smil ingly. Victory or defeat, these athletes deserved praise for their performance. As for the spectators, they were bubbling with excitement

when the various events began. Soon, however, the sweltering heat began to have an effect on them.

Some

took

out

their

umbrellas so as to shield them

selves from the scorching sun while others sought shelter in shady areas. Still others went in search

A close shave!

water

drink

quench their ever-increasing thirst. The spectators' enthu siasm gradually waned but it re covered as the more interesting and exciting events began to take place. Thus, there was an over whelming roar of applause when the results were announced over

The 25th of April was the perfect day to hold the 7th

varied expressions on the ath

Annual

Athletic

letes' faces. Some had a look of

cially when a record had been

celebrated

deep concentration while others

broken.

Meet.

Combined

This

much

the

field,

event was held at the National

maintained

Stadium, which had been the

tenance

could

cheerful

throughout. of

the

observe

coun

Often,

various

the public-address system, espe

venue of this event for sevdral

winners

years. As usual, there were four participating schools: Dunman High, Yuying Secondary, Chung Cheng High (Main) and Chung Cheng High (Branch).

could be seen jumping for joy as

events

Here it must be mentioned that for the first time in the his

tory of Duman High, there was a

At about 7.30 a.m. on that

day, students from the four schools began filing into the stadium in a disciplined and orderly manner. At 8.00 a.m., the event was declared open by the principal of Chung Cheng High School (Branch), Mr Chua Hun Cheong, and the track and field events started concurrently in order to save time.

It was a sultry day but the intense heat did not hamper the

athletes from performing their best. In other words, the athletes

performed wonderfully in a fine display of stamina, skill and sportsmanship. Walking about A leap towards xnctory. 58

cheer team. The cheer team was

important for it rallied all of our students round to respond en

thusiastically to our commendable

athletes'

performance.

Never had we s^en our students so enthusiastic

before.

It was

simply wonderful to see them giving such great support to the athletes. In return, our athletes

did not disappoint us for our school was awarded a great num ber of medals, a remarkable

achievement indeed. Hopefully, our athletes will keep up the good work next year. Similarly, the other three schools did just as well. A word

The Sports Meet ended with the prize-giving ceremony and

Dancing?

The moment that counts. 59

the singing of Auld Lang Syne. During the prize-giving cere mony, the applause from the spectators was so loud that very often, the athletes could not hear

their names being announced. All in all, this entire event was a memorable one.

Lu Shanxing Jeffrey Sec 4E

Pan Yunlong Sec 4A

Reach for the sky.

Daddy long legs.

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...

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Glory to the flagDunman High School.

COVER STORY

At about 8.20 a.m., the athletes were warming up, flexing

their arms and stretching their legs. By cracking jokes, they tried to ease the tension that was building up fast in the air. Shen Weilin of Secondary 4D, who was takirig part in the Girls 'B' Division High Jump, was no exception. She was chatting with a few fellow athletes when we approached her. Smilingly, she told us that she was feeling rather nervous as the girl who had beaten her to the first position the year before was there. Eyeing the pole like an enemy on the battlefield, she dashed forward and cleared several heights during the first part of the event. As the height of the pole was increased, jumping over it became a more difficult task. Several athletes were overcome

by high jump phobia, stopping in front of the barrier, instead of jumping over it, after their short run.

In the second part of the event, Weilin knocked the pole off its position which was now much higher than when she first started. There was a look of disappointment at first but she shrugged it off with a smile. Returning to her starting position, she set off again, full of determination this time. Hence, it was no surprise that she was soon fighting for the first position with the athlete from Chung Cheng High School (Branch).

At a height of 1.44 metres, Weilin cleared the pole while her competitor failed to do the same. She won with a new record for Dunman High.

By: Ye Weiqing Melvyn

Resting for the big leap.

The leap

The Annual Cross-Country Run them on. This race was the ultimate challenge to the students' stamina and skill. At the end-point, the first of the Upper Secondary boys sprinted in and he was followed by many others who were trailing behind. Soon, all the runners had com

On the 8th August, 1986, the students of Dunman High School assembled at the East Coast Park for the Annual Cross-Country Run.

Every year, we celebrate National Day with a run at the East Coast Park. After everyone had assembled, the National Day message from the

pleted the run.

Minister

As soon as everyone had assembled once again the results were announced. The pupils watched enviously as, one by one, the prize-winners were called up to receive their prizes. All of their faces were brightly lit as they strode confidently back to the class, the coveted trophies in their hand. Even the teachers had an opportunity to have their names announced as the top five ninners were

Education

was

read.

After

the

message, the Lower Secondary boys lined up behind the starting point, ready to set off on their 5.2 km run. For them, it was a new experience, but for Secondary Four, this race marked the last in Dunman High as they will be graduating at the end of the year.

The morning as humid and warm but a mild yet refreshing breeze welcomed the runners. Ini tially, every pupil started off keenly but this gradually waned and they slackened to a virtual stroll. Some of the runners were spurred on by the cheers of the teachers and pupils who manned the checkpoints and first-aid posts. Several of the runners succumbed to fatigue and were attended to by the first aiders. As the runners neared the end point, the thought of actually having their names gloriously ranked in the top twenty spurred

called to receive their prizes. After the prize-giving ceremony, the pupils were dismissed and they made their way back.

That ended the Dunman High School CrossCountry Run. It would be another year before the pupils got another chance to complete against each other again. Jeffrey Lu Shanxing Sec 4E

Legs for sale

Behind the line, please

Little friskies. 62

There's time for a twist.

A bull's after me.

I must not let her catch up with me.

Our shy Marathon Man.

Kentucky Fried Chicken for Elizabeth the First.

SPEECH BY MR TANG GUAN SENG, PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, AT THE ANNUAL SPEECH AND PRIZE-GIVING DAY OF DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY, 30 AUGUST 1986 AT 9.00 AM

I am very happy to be here with you as you celebrate your Annual Speech and Prize-Giving Day. I would like to congratulate your School on its achievements during the past year and also those prize winners today. I also like to thank your Principal for having invited me as this has given me the oppor tunity to meet with you, your teachers, parents and friends of the School.

The history of your School, like those of most of our established schools, makes interesting reading. It was founded in 1956, 30 years ago. In the beginning, classes were held in borrowed premises at a primary school in the Kallang area and the School then was known as Kallang West Chinese Secondary School. Two years later in 1958, it moved to its present site and was re-named Dunman Government Chinese Middle School. Once it settled in its own premises, the School quickly developed itself into an institution with a

reputation for academic excellence. On the basis of this, in 1979 the School was selected by the Ministry of Education to he in the Special Assistance Plan, the objectives of which were to teach pupils both Chinese and English at first languagelevel and inculcate traditional values in a Chinese School environment. The School was renamed Dunman High School.

The School has since continued to perform up to expectations in the academic area. For the inculca tion of time-honoured social and cultural values, the School has been effectively implementing moral edu

cation programmes and involving the pupils in active community services. It has also successfully culti vated in the pupils an appreciation and a love for oriental music as evidenced by setting up a Chinese Orchestra.

Singapore is a small nation with hardly any natural resources, hut it is the economic and financial centre in the South-East Asianregion. That it has attained ahd it continues to maintain such a status is to a

large extent the result of the importance our Government attaches to the education ofourpeople, theonly resource we possess. In deciding on our education, our government has taken into account our historical background, geographical position and the racial composition of our people. While we must retain and foster what isgoodand relevant in our heritage, we must also learn advanced technology and management expertise. Oureducation policy ofrequiring ourpeople tolearn English besides ourmother tongue ismade with this as one of its objectives.

By theendof1986, Dunman High School will befor eight years a SAP school with an impressive record ofoverall academic performance. Thisisdue to theguidance ofthe Principal, the dedication and commit ment of the teachers and hardwork of our pupils. It is my hope that the School will continue to strive for even higher achievements.

1wouldliketo share withyouthe Chinese saying "It takesa hundred years to educate a man". The saying

implies that education is an on-going process. It is a long process that goes on beyond the school to your working environment. In this long process you should not only diligently try to acquire new knowledge and skills hut more importantly, consciously develop in yourselves desirable qualities such as integrity, leader ship andselflessness. For it is when you have acquired these that you arestrong andsecure and the Nation too, will be strong and secure.

Let me conclude by wishing you all successin your endeavours.

Teachers' Day Celebrations '86 141)ÂŽ "p Teachers' Day

Celebrations this year was once again a roaring success. Students from both sessions took great pains to make the day a special one for the teachers in the School.

Students from Sec. 3 voicing their opinions on what it is like to be a teacher.

A basketball match between the teachers and students

proved to be exciting.

A SL 65

Miss Lee Yoke Har

together with two of her students presented a dance.

The can can dance by the girls of Sec. 41 brought students and teachers clapping to the beat of the music. The girls presented pink carnations to every teacher, during their presentation.

The Girl Guides too contributed a dance

item for the concert.

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One of the morning events included the

'dotting of the lion's eye'

s ' 4 ceremony by Mr Liew

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Ma Choon, Chairman,

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Mr Liew with lighted joss-sticks.

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A closer look to get the 'dot' in place.

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The lion dance by the School's Scouts.

Mr Liew, helped by Mr Ang Eng Choon. 67

Teachers' Day Dinner

A dinner hosted by the School Advisory and Management Committee was held at the

Crystal Court Restaurant later in the evening.

Cheers! To the 30th

Anniversary of the School.

Mr Koh â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lucky prize-winner.

Waiting excitedly for dinner to be served.

Miss June Yong â&#x20AC;&#x201D; pleased with the first course.

A lively moment at the dinner.

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Speech and Prize Giving Day '86 The School's 30th

Anniversary Speech and Prize Giving Day saw Mr Tang Guan Seng, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education, as the Guest of Honour.

The 'Lions' welcomed

the guests to the school.

The guards of honour of the NPCC, led Mr Tang to the parade grounds.

Mr Tang, inspecting the various uniformed groups of the school.

Mr Tang giving permission for the parade to start. 70

The principal giving his annual speech.

Mr Tang presenting a medal

to a happy prize winner.

A gift from the school.

Mr Chua Gim Siong, Vice-chairman, SAC.

The school choir and the Chinese Orchestra were

among the many students who took part in the concert.

WIs . u " " V .

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The Art Exhibition

In conjunction with our school's 30th anniver sary, an art exhibition featuring recent works by past and present students was held in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce,

The exhibition was

declared officially open by our Guest-of-Honour, Mr Ho Kah Leong, Senior Parliamentary Secre tary, Ministry of Communications and Infor mation, after a short introductory speech by our

principal, on Thursday, Srdjuly, at 5 p.m. Many who attended the exhibition were impressed by the quality of paintings produced by the student artists. On being interviewed, many teachers expressed their views that the paintings were of a higher quality than they had expected. Two paintings, Wujunhan's "Aimless", an oil canvas depicting an old lady by the doorway with an air of detachment about her, and "Bleak

Future", an oil portrait done by Wu Liqing, of a forlorn old woman clutching a stick, were singled

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out for attention by many of the viewers.

Other paintings, equally good, spoke of many hours of effort put in by the students to produce good, creative work. Deserving merit are the many water colour paintings and Chinese calli graphy on display. The skilful renditions of light and shade by artists in the still-life section made the pencil portraits look very realistic.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the visit to the art exhibition.

Lin Wenlong 72

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Mr Ho Kah Leong making a short speech.

The display-room crowded with art viewers â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

certainly not an unusual sight!

Busily conversing with each other, about the art

pieces perhaps.

DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS

AN EVENING OF CHINESE MUSIC IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL

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GEYLANG 05 DUNMAH SCOUT GROUP 30IH ANNIVEPiARY CAMPFIRE

It was indeed a night of entertainment and celebration, truly to be remembered for a long long time.

Our Guest of Honour, Mr Ho Kah Leong, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Communications & Information, lit the campfire by a fascinating remote control. More than 1000 guests attended the campfire, including our Acting Principal, Departmental Heads, Chairman and members of the School Advisory Committee, Principals from Beatty Secondary School, Chung Cheng High School (Main), Chung Cheng High School (Branch), Mattar Primary School, Tao Nan Primary School, Tanglin Tech Secondary School, Yuying Secondary School, school teachers. Commissioners from The Singapore Scout Association, other uniformed groups of the school, parents, and the Scouts and Girl Guides from more than 30 schools. Besides the normal group singing, dancing and yelling, the guests were also entertained to a variety of per formances, including lion dance, martial arts and interesting comical sketches, on the beautifully decorated stage with special lighting to bring out the special effects of the various items on that night.

26 July 1986 is a special day for our Scout Group for the Group celebrated its 30th Anniversary withh a grand campfire on that day.

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Let s start from the very beginning

Practice makes perfect.

After a beneficial tour •

The main activity of the members of our society is typewriting. Students learn to master the keyboard, type personal and business letters and do tabulation work.

Other activities include educational visits to

commercial organisations. The tours to the Comcentre and the Mails and Parcels Complex this year were very enlightening.

107

CHOIR

Pi 01

Enjoying ourselves immensely

Last practice for our concert

Choir members practising in Music Room 2

At present, the Choir has a hundred members and are divided into 1st, 2nd soprano and alto sections.

Our teachers-m-charge are Mdm Ong Hui Seng, Mdm Lim Boh Lan and Miss Corinna Chang. The Choir

as taken part mmany school functions and this year they have participated in the Singapore Youth Festival opening ceremony and National Day Parade. Moreover, the Choir has also organised amusic competition since 1977.

106

Mr Tan Seng Yong, one of the most versatile artists in Asia, is an outstanding art teacher. He is alsoknown as "Tiger Tan", because he is noted for drawing tigers, in a very lifelike manner. He loves art and has been teachingin Dunman HighSchool since 1971, and art plays a very important part in his life.

Mr Tan likes travelling, especially to zoos and wildlife parks to photograph tigers. He usually brings photographs of landscapes of foreign countries for students to draw. He commences each lesson with a demonstration to give the students an idea how to go about it. When each piece of art is done, he would point out the individual's mistakes. Doubtlessly, under his guidance, the students benefit a great deal. Thank you, sir!

105

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At the present moment, there are more than 200 members in the Art Club.

On Thursday and Saturday mornings, members

enthusiastic will

classrooms and

'mob'

the

practise

with water-colour and oil-

painting, portrait and stilllife drawing, Chinese calli

graphy, wood-cut printing, nature study and design ing. Apart from Mr Tan

Seng Yong, who is the Art & Craft Co-ordinator, Mdm Kong Choy Lin and Miss

Tang Siew Boey are also helping in the Art Club.

We started the year of 1986 with the Orientation to attract

new Secondary One recruits. All NCOs and memhers volunteered

to participate in it.

A new breed of 'punk kids'???

Look at the

trophies we've won!

Another major event this year was the Inter-Div. First Aid competition. Five teams were sent to represent the school in

this event. We attained remark able results due to the dedication of our trainees and trainers.

Together we strive to fulfil

the motto of the St. John Ambulance Brigade â&#x20AC;&#x201D; service to

Hey boy, what are you staring at?!!

Mankind.

103

] The St. John Ambulance Brigade Dunman High School

Our annual activities include

Division has a total strength of

Walkathon, Flag Day and the Annual Inspection. We also cele brate our St. John Day on the 24th of June each year. Besides

185, comprising 5 teachers-incharge, 10 officers and 165 members. It has already been 18

years since its founding. Each

we have other events such as

member feels proud to belong because it provides an oppor tunity for students to become

camping, orientation and First Aid competition. Below is a brief description of each event.

wholesome individuals.

'Attention m

Piease!

The 10th Annual training

camp was held in Dunman High School around November last

year. Trainees can further learn to develop themselves physically socially and mentally. They also have a good time together

Look to the front, girls!!!

A show of UNITY. 102

PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES

With their heavy lesson load, our scouts are not able to spend too much time on their Scouting activ ities. As a result, only regular meetings were held once a week during term time. Most of the outdoor activ ities and courses were organised during the school vacation. The activities included hiking, camping, canoeing, swimming, obstacle journey, first aid, educational tour, etc. Other than the activities mentioned, the scouts are encouraged to participate in community projects. We have provided yeomen Sfervices at various community projects. But, most of the community services are done through our Lion Dance Troupe, which performed on many occasions in response to requests from various sources of the community.

101

DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL SCOUT GROUP

Dunman High School Scout Group was formed in 1956. AIM AND OBJECTIVES

The fundamental aim of Scouting in our school is to encourage the physical and mental development of students and to instil in them a sense of social responsibility, by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training through outdoor activities. ENROLMENT

The total number of scout leaders is 18, while the number for members is 119.

Gold medal receiver!!!

Female "Tarzan"?

We hereby extend our thanks to our NCOs,

Cadet-inspectors and teachers-in-charge for their dedication and encouragement and to the cadets for the efforts and sacrifices they made in making 1986 a rewarding year. Having come a long way from a humble start, we have achieved much. Let us continue doing so.

The Making of Superman?

"High and Mighty!

Best unit competition: 2nd in East Zone 1986. gg

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GOLD MEDAL WINNER '86

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National Police Cadet Corps The Dunman High NPCC Unit has always maintained a high standard in footdrill and campcraft. In this year's Footdrill Competition, our Secondary Two boys' squad won the gold medal in the finals, and our Secondary Two girls were equally successful with a merit award.

Accuracy inrifle and pistol shooting and excellence in campcraft have always been held inhigh esteem in our Unit. With all these, it came as no surprise to us when we emerged runners-up in the East Zone Best Unit Competition.

Other than footdrill prac tices, we also find time to go on tours and camps. Places like Pulau Ubin and Pulau Tioman are our favourite 'haunts .

The Secondary Three Boys'squad after an enjoyable hike on Pulau Ubin. 98

tl "I promise to do my best.

Oh Gosh! We are lost....

andfound!

Building our 'Home Sweet Home

ii Let's get thisjewel of the drain out of here!

This year, the 19th Company East has been blessed with many exciting activities and enriching exper iences. For a start we represented the East Zone in the National Camp Challenge and our hard work was rewarded when we came in second.

Recreational activities this year included hikes, excursions and an outdoor camp. The two hikes to

MacRitichie Reservoir and the Bukit Timah Reserve were valuable lessons in endurance and indepen dence. Visits to an Old Folks' Home and the Spastic Children's Association not only widened our know ledge but also taught us to be more caringand loving. Our company's first Patrol Leader Training Course which mainly consisted of physical trainings and lectures helped to strengthen the bond between our sisterguides.

As we review the events of this year, we can take pride in our Girl Guide company which became a much more closely-knitand happy family.

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Flower

Arrangement Competition liTEttS

A winning combination.

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The girls worked hard to display the various dishes that they prepared.

An attractive display of the various dishes.

The judges-deep in thought. 94

Cookery Competition ti bt S

It was not an easy task picking out the winner.

A favourite among the judges.

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Each ingredient was specially measured to ensure best results.

Full concentration on

the texture of the pastry. 93

LION DANCE TROUPE

Formed in 1968, our Lion Dance Troupe is the pride of our school's Scout Movement. All our scouts

have to learn the basic techniques of lion dancing for at least one hour a week. On top of this, the main practice is held every Saturday from 7.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Currently, the troop with the possession of 9 lions, consists of 20 active members who are also the chief performers on all occasions. All the instructors are the school's old boys who come back to teach on a voluntary basis. In fact, the chief instructor is a member of the group way back in 1970.

MUSIC ELECTIVE PROGRAMME

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gramme

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Dunman High School in 1982. 11* is a four-year course for students who have an interest in music and

are taking music as one of the G.C.E.

'O'

Level

Examination

subjects.

The purpose of the course is to provide students with three main

kinds of activities:- composition, performance and listening.

Composition — We have song writing competitions in school where many good works have been composed by the MEP students. Performance — Our MEP stu

dents have performed in the yearly MEP music camp, the RJC Music A lesson on the history of music.

Day and our own MEP concert.

Listening — The school has a very well-equipped record and music tape library. Students listen

to all types of music during lesson time and are encouraged to do the same at home.

We are pleased to say that the first batch of MEP students who took their G.C.E. 'O' Level Ex amination in 1985 obtained excel lent results.

Voices in harmony.

The School Tie

1986 has indeed proved to be a memorable year for Dunman High. It marks its thirtieth birthday and hence, the cause of a grand celebration. The cele bration kicked off this year with a lovely birthday present â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the

five days a week, that is, on all school days, instead of only on days when there were assemblies and celebrations. The suggestion was considered and very soon, it

school tie.

for students to wear their ties

was announced that it would be

all right, though not necessary, every day.

We were first told about the

tie in late January by our prin cipal, Mr Lim, during assembly.

What exactly does this object, which caught the stu dents' fancy, look like? Measur ing one hundred and fifty cen

The tie, which he held in his

hands, was then presented for our viewing. Many squinted, leaned forward or stretched their

timetres, it is made from rich Prussian blue cloth, emblazoned

necks just to catch a glimpse of

with stripes of red, two colours

the

which have been identified with

tie,

which

was

soon

become part of our school uni

the school since its badge came

form. Mr Lim then announced

into existence. Embroidered at

that it would be compulsory to put on the tie during assemblies and other special occasions with effect from February.

the tapered end are a miniature replica of the school badge and the initials of the name of the

school, done in brilliant white. Added to our uniform, the tie

The students had mixed feel

certainly has done a great job in making assemblies and celebra

ings about wearing the tie. "I'm simply thrilled and just can't wait to put it on," a boy from

tions

look

solemn

and

meaningful.

Secondary Two exclaimed. On the other hand, a number of

Secondary Four students felt that

To sum up, the tie of Dunman High marks a new chapter in the history of the

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the tie could have been intro

duced earlier as they would only have the chance of wearing it for only a year. In fact, the urge to wear the tie was so great among a number of students that a sug gestion was made to wear the tie

school.

identification

that enables its students to feel

proud about belonging to the school.

Ye Weiqing, Melvyn

ChE prefECtortal HSoarft We Lead and Serve

AM Prefects

No.of Prefect; 81 Teachers:

Mr Kiw Sin Wa Mdm Tan Laik Laik

Mr Lau Cheng Jin

PM Prefects

No. of Prefects: 18 Teachers:

Mr Hia Joo Tiah Mr Goh Lai Chin Mrs Fatimah Fauzi

Our aim:

We strive to lead and work to serve.

"Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country." â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John F. Kennedy 89

The Head Prefect's Message

a-KflDiS The Prefectorial Board has always heen involved with discipline in the school. In addition, it also plays an active part in the running of the school and the planning of important school events. As I see it, the Board is like a bridge linking the students and the school and it is my wish that through close cooperation between the teachers and the students, this bridge will he further strengthened with each passing year. To realise this, we prefects must not only set a good example, hut also work together with the students for the good of the school, and through action, earn the students' trust and respect. This may seem like a beautiful but distant dream hut it is a dream which can and should be fulfilled.

Although life in Dunman High is but four years, we must cultivate a sense of belonging. This is more important than anything else as it is only with a school spirit that we can strive and do our bit for the reputation of the school. I hope that in the days to come, we can be united spiritually and work towards the fulfilment of much higher aspirations for the name

of our school, despite the many difficulties that we may encounter. This is the only way to glorify our school. I feel that this is the best way to showour love for the school and to repay her for nurturing us into young, respon sible adults. Only when this is achieved can we really feel proud to he in Dunman High.

Our school and our teachers have prepared us to take that first gigantic step on the long road of life. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to represent all the students of this school to thank the teachers for their gfuidance, their unlimited patience and their precious encouragement in our times of need.

Chen Qihui Sec 4A

X7bitor^ From

Thailand

I always feel very happy when special guests from Thai land visit our school because it

seems as if I were seeing some old friends of mine. You see, I am from Thailand and hence I

was very much pleased when Thai teachers visited our school

this year. They arrived, arms loaded

with

notebooks,

pens

and

cameras, all ready to learn more about Singapore's educational system, our school facilities and teaching methods. We greeted one another with the traditional

Thai

greeting

"Wai".

The

warmth and friendliness they showed are typical of Thai people. Throughout their visit,

showed them round our school.

They were all very eager to know all about Singapore. Their questions varied from the eating habits of Singaporeans, the houses and schools in Singa pore to Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

When we made our stops at the laboratories, the Thai teachers

were fascinated by the facilities we had. Not only did they ask questions, they also took photo graphs.

After that, I led them to the

new hall where they were enter tained by our military band. There, they had a chance to converse with our teachers,

exchanging

their

viewpoints

and ideas on education.

Soon, it was time for them to

leave. They departed after thanking the principal and teachers for our hospitality. It

was indeed a pleasant exper ience for me.

Zhang Lili (Chaisawan

Bhatamadamrongchit) 87

Experts at work.

firemen when the volunteers ex

plained details on how to handle the fire-extinguishers and the fires

themselves.

massive

flames

Soon

were

the

being

quicklysmothered by the zealous participants and the fumes and choking smoke marked the end of the delightful and informative session.

This educational talk-cumdemonstration session conducted

in a friendly manner, had more or less instilled in us the impor tance of civil defence. Frankly

I f

speaking, I had not paid much attention to civil defence. This talk has made me more aware of

the unit and I now no longer

take it for granted. Who knows what would happen without the active efforts of the indispens able unit?

Chen Yijun

Another fire snuffed out. 86

My impression of The Talk on Civil Defence

1 5^

The effective two-man casualty transportation.

When a war suddenly breaks

volunteers

out and all able-bodied men are

provided

cogent

answers to the students' queries.

mobilized for the front, who will

attend to the injured, the weak and the handicapped? The

Next,

there

was

live

demonstration on first aid, and

of Singapore.

it was this part that attracted me most. The equipment used looked deceptively simple. For

On the 28tb of February, 1986, we were given the oppor tunity to have an indeptb under

for slings, hut when it was tied

standing of the role of civil

function very well.

answer is the Civil Defence Unit

example, coarse cloth was used into intricate knots, it served its

defence, when several volunteers

from the unit gave us an educa

During the demonstration, the students tried their hand at

tional talk.

bandaging, and under the care ful and patient guidance of the experienced volunteers, they achieved good results. However, their initial sloppy attempts to bandage the supposedly injured

First, there was a film de

scribing the various applications of civil defence during times of trouble in the country. The vivid images and dramatic sound effects painted a realistic por trait of a trouble-stricken Singa

sent the audience into fits of

laughter.

pore where volunteers rushed to

the aid of victims. After the film, a question-and-answer session

Finally, a display on firefighting was held in the basket-

was held amidst a casual and

hall court. All of us were tem

lively atmosphere in which the

porarily turned into amateur 85

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A VISIT TO THE NEE SOON CAMP In the afternoon of 10th March, all Secondary Four students set out for the Nee Soon Camp. The visit was to help the boys be psychologically pre pared for the time when they have to enlist for National Service and for the girls to be more knowledgeable about that part of life that their boyfriends, fiances or husbands have to go through. Indeed, this visit was an eye-opener for most of us.

Like many, I had often heard stories about the

camp — the severity of the training, the ghosts that haunted the camp, the ridiculous demands

This interesting demonstration seemed to

of the officers and so on. The visit was thus a

have ended too soon. But then we had to move on

golden opportunity to clear my doubts on the credibility of what I had heard. Yet, I was not very optimistic and went along as participation from

to the next stage. Again, the same officer intro duced us to the grenades. As he spoke, he pulled out the pin and told us that it was ready to be

all was a'must'.

thrown. However, after the demonstration, he

into the auditorium by some friendly soldiers. I secured a seat for myself in the rear. However, my fervent attempt to evade the horror of having to sit in front was aborted by my teacher's insis tence that the only right place for me was in the front row. I had to bear the discomfort of sitting in front and putting up a facade of attentiveness. The talk was informative and laced with witty jokes. Though I had resolved to stay disinterested,

had trouble replacing the pin and had to get a reluctant student to hold on to the grenade until he fixed the pin. All eyes were riveted on the grenade, in her hand, fearful of the slip which would spell D-E-A-T-H for us. We only breathed again when the lieutenant relieved the student of the grenade, but we were unprepared for what took place next. The officer lost his grip on the grenade and it fell to the ground. All of us, gasped, backing instinctively. My courage seemed to have fled from me; I was petrified. I

I could not but be enchanted. There was a film

looked

show on B.M.T. (Basic Military Training, or Beginning of Military Torture, in army jargon) which the boys would have to undergo during

retrieved the grenade and with deft fingers, had the pin planted back in place.

After a monotonous ride, we were ushered

on,

"Well

their first three months of National Service. It

dumbstruck,

the

lieutenant

" he said, and paused for effect

while my heart thumped. "All the grenades

had begun to dawn on me tbat the stories told of the harshness of military life could be true after

you've seen here are duds." All of us smiled and I laughed at my own naivety.

all.

Later many tried their hand at real rifleshooting and blasted around like 'Rambos'. I did not join in, but watching them was just as much

As we entered the soldiers' barracks, we could

perceive that it was a place of strict discipline. I was shocked by its 'grandeur'. We were shown a soldier's full-pack — a full 22 kilogram pack —in

fun.

which all the soldier's necessities were carried. I

Time flew by while we were in the camp. Before we left, we were given a quick bus tour

stood there trying to picture a soldier running a distance of twenty-six kilometres with this load on

round the camp, after which the Nee Soon Camp

his back.

visit came to an end. We returned to school in a

more positive and benign attitude towards National Sevice. We left our cynicism behind at

Pitch-black, shiny and about a metre long — the rifle MI6SI. It was a real beauty and I felt myself drawn inexorably to it. I listened with rapt

the camp and returned home enlightened.

attention as the officer introduced the rifle and

demonstrated the loading of its cartridge.

Li Manying 84

their parents and that they play an important role in making the future brighter. They are now not so ignorant about certain schemes implemented by the governmentr Indeed, the visit by Mr Wong proved to be beneficial and it was a unique experience

vOUR SINGAPORE OF TOMORROW

for all.

Qu Yong Fang

Mr Wong being deluged with questions.

Our students listening attentively to the speech.

THE MINISTER'S VISIT

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YOUR SINGAPORE OF TOMORROW

Mr Wong showing us the old dependency ratio with a chart.

18th February, Tuesday, was just like any ordinary day. How ever, it was also on this day that Mr Wong Ka"n Seng, the Min

of the government was just to provide the basic neccessities such as housing and medical

During

the

question-and-

answer session, the tense atmos

phere in the hall dissipated. En thusiastic students from the two

facilities.

ister for Communications and

schools,

who wished to know

Information and Acting Minister" for Community Development, visited our school' and gave a speech to the secondary four stu

Some of the changes over the past twenty years brought out by Mr Wong included an increase

more about certain topics, deluged the Minis'er with ques

flat

asked was very wide, and includ

dents of our school and River

dwellers,

nuclear

non-

Valley High in our school hall.

nuclear

households

ed questions on the aging popu lation and the educational sys

Mr Wong's speech touched

mainly on social development, and

included

issues

'greying Singapore', the prob lems of the aged and some of the changes in our society over the years. Occasionally using charts

to illustrate, Mr Wong gave us a clear picture of what our future would be like. The number of

*old people would increase while the number of people working would fall and Singapore's eco nomy would be affected. He stressed that we should bear a

strong sense of responsibility to wards our aged parents. The role

the

number

of HDB

and and

the

number of working mothers. These changes have improved our standard of living and brought about racial and religfious harmony.

tions. The range of questions

tem. Mr Wong was very tactful

in giving his answers, but all the students were very satisfied with his replies. After this session, Mr Wong

proceeded

the

Domestic Science Room for a

Finally, before ending his speech, Mr Wong outlined cer tain steps that could be taken to make our future brighter. These included extending the retire ment age, encouraging more women to work, showing social

The visit of Mr Wong Kan Seng brought great honour to

concern

our school.

for

others

and

culti

vating an interest in sports in the young. He was given warm applause at the end of his speech. 82

reception, and an informal chit

chat session with student repre sentatives. At about twelve fortyfive, Mr Wong left our school.

addition,

the

majority of the students have benefitted from his informative

speech. They now know that it is their responsibility to look after

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The annual Talentime com

petition commenced at 9 o'clock on the 19th of April. Warm

applause greeted the comperes as they made their way onto the stage to introduce the compe titors.

The first item in the instru mental section started the ball

rolling. All the competitors put their deepest feelings into their

pieces, Rich and mellow tones of the violins and piano soon reso nated through the air.

In the vocal section, competi tion was much stiffer. By singing

in perfect harmony and syn chronization to the rhythm, each

hoped to beat his rivals. Their efforts did not go unnoticed as the audience showed their appre

ciation with warm applause. The audience were later treated to

some really superb singing when ex-talentimers, Huang Wanjin and Hong Huizhen, took to the stage and sang two duets to

gether. almost

Everyone motionless

remained while

their

marvellous voices glided through the whole hall. When the perfor mance

ended,

the

audience

burst into loud and prolonged applause. Then one of the judges stood

up and gave some useful tips on the techniques of singing.

Finally, at about noon, the long-awaited results were announced. It was a moment of

jubilation for some and dis appointment for others. The competition ended with every contestant hoping to do better the following year. 81

Uh! I did betterthan youwhen I was young last time.

Cheng Shujum (the girl in the centre) one ofthe students who emerged victorious.

Did I really do that well?

Compare and contrast

GC.E. O' LEVEL EXAMINATION 85 RESULTS

Bracingfor the worst

while hopingfor the best.

one tiny slip of paper which they would obtain

On 7th March '86, the former Sec 4 students of our school, those who sat for their 'O' Level Ex

only too soon.

aminations in Nov/Dec '85 arrived in school to

At noon that day, their curiosity was satisfied.

collect their result slips. The ex-students shook hands with each other, laughed and joked merrily, exchanging the latest news of college life. Behind that image of contrived gaiety, however, was an inner urgency. All their life in secondary school, what they had striven for, what these struggles had come to represent, were enclosed in

Most received their results with elation, but for

the unfortunate few who performed below expec tations, they were soon surrounded by concerned friends who comforted them, urging them to greater efforts in the next academic year By Lin Wenlong 79

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THE COMPUTER CLUB

The apples of their eyes.

As Singapore advances in to the Eighties, it has become essential to keep pace with the everchanging technol ogy. In line with the Ministry of Educa tion's policy of promoting computer literacy, a computer club was estab lished in our school.

Our school's computer club started

with only one APPLE II -f personal computer (PC) and it was only a year later that another APPLE II -I- PC and

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three NEC PC8001B were added to the

club. It has come a long way since, and at present, there are altogether twentyseven computers in our computer room. These include twenty-four I BM PC XT, each with a 640K memory, two APPLE

PC8001B.

II -f-

In fact,

and

one

NEC

Dunman High

School is one of the few schools in

Singapore to possess a complete com puter laboratory with the latest equip

Look! There's a beauty in the screen.

ment.

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Deep thinking will do you good. The computer whizzes at work.

The computer whizzes at work.

In addition to these computers, the club also maintains a large library of software programs, ranging from popular word-processors to spread sheets to database. Other programs in clude utilities. Of course games are strictly forbidden in the computer

puters for about two hours. There they can make full use of what they have learnt during the Computer Awareness Course. (The Computer Awareness Course is a non-compulsory course con

room.

volved in this course).

There are altogether about two hundred members in the computer club, of which most of them are Secondary Three students. Once a week, members have a chance to use the com-

Sinceit isstill in itsinfant stage, the Mdm Tan Laik Laik computer club has not been able to Mr Tay Cheng How organise any significant activities, However, plans have been made to involve more of the students. Workshops

ducted for interested students. There are about four hundred students in

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on application software will be con ducted during the holidays. Teachers-in-charge: Mr. ChengShoongTat

Mrs Fong Chin Yoon Fah Mr Lee Kee Siak

Mr Lim Tiang Lin

Qu Yongfang Sec 4A

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Where's the bug?

Serious conference.

One tends to think the members of the Gardening society are the most selfless members in tbe school. We contribvite the fruits of our labour entirely to the school to be shared by all the teachers and students

alike. The school is kept spick and span, the hedges are trimmed regularly and the shrubs are watered to maintain their greenery. The satisfaction we obtain when seeing others admire our beautiful flowers is ample reward for our labour. The beautifully maintained gardens create a conducive environment for learning and a "breathing lung" for students who face a hectic life in Dunman High School. Our late

principal, Mr Chen Renhao, once said, "Our characters are better cultivated through a green environment

rather than throughstrictdiscipline." Wewill continue to make our 'Garden of Eden' blossom with flora of exquisite beauty. 110

Dunman Library There are altogether 25,253 books in the library. 11,279 of them are in English and the rest are in Chinese. Given a total enrolment of 1677, the

ratio of books to one pupil is 15:1. These books are easily accessible to our students as they are classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System. The library subscribes to 7 English magazines such as Reader's Digest, National Geographic, Scientific American and

Sharing of ideas and books.

15 Chinese magazines. These maga zines are made available for students

to read in the library. The collection

of books has expanded with the acqui sition of 900 books in English.

Bookworms engrossed with their books.

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Promotion Activities

To promote greater awareness of the books in the library, a strateg ically situated displayboard has been

put up so as to attract the readers' attention when they enter the library.

It shows newspaper clippings of books reviewed and the books are displayed just below the clippings. The first way of displaying books is to base it on themes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; e.g. there was a book dis play 'Vanishing Aspects of Life in Sin

A typical busy day.

gapore'. The second type of display is based on authors. The third type of

display is based on readers' prefer ences.

To further stimulate pupils' inter est in reading, the library decided to

publish a library bulletin. This is pub lished twice a term. The first issue has

already b^en published and distri buted.

Manpower

At least three pupil-librarians are present to man the borrowing and returning counter at any one time. There are altogether seventy-nine pupil-librarians. The pupillibrarians have to help to run the library and to promote reading.

A display board (behind the students) that highlights books.

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our

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Society are to create an environ ment conducive to language and cultural activities and to involve

as many students as possible in developing their powers of ex pression, both oral and written. To this end the society has been active in arranging dehates, plays, oratorical competi tions, charades and any other activity suggested by students. During the year the society has produced two plays â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "It all happened on New Year's Eve" and "Centrepoint Kids". The de bating competition is now in its final stages with increasingly

My secret admirer signed XXX

keen rivalry expected.

The popularity of the society can he seen in its large member ship of 180 students. This has been due to the unflagging efforts of dedicated team leaders

in Sec 4 and the active support of teachers, Mr Smith, Mrs Sob,

Mrs Roderigues, Mrs Tan Bee Kee and Miss Quake Bee Neo.

A Scene from 'It all happened on New Year's Eve

The society will continue to

grow with even more dramatic production scheduled for the latter half of 1986.

Well done

everybody!

Hey! Pay attention

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With our President at the Istana on Hari

Raya Day.

1986 promised to be an exciting and dazzling â&#x20AC;˘ year for our Military Band and it has certainly

conductor, Mr S. M. Eng. We would like to

extend a big THANK YOU to Mr Eng for his

proved to be so.

patient guidance and dedication to the band. We

are grateful to our school for providing not only the facilities for our use, but also enabling the

We provided entertainment at several school

functions and took part in a number of public

band to upgrade its instruments. Our warmest

performances, notably our session at the Istana

thanks to the teachers-in-charge for their keen

for President Wee Kim Wee on Hari Raya Day

encouragement and enthusiasm.

and our presentation at the SYF school band con cert. However, this year our main attention was

Throughout the years, our predecessors have done a great deal, going through thick and thin, hoping to build a name for our band. In the years to come, we hope to see a new batch of instructors emerging to take charge of the band, all ready to uphold the band's reputation and tackle the chal lenges that may confront them.

on the National School Band Indoor Competi tion, held every two years on a national level. Bands from all over the island pit their skills against one another for the highest honour ever* â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the gold medal. All our members underwent

an intensive and hectic trainingcourse during the December school holidays to be in full gear for

We, the secondary four members, would also

this event.

like to take this opportunity to thank all the mem bers for their keen co-operation and whole

Thankfully, all our efforts bore fruit and we

hearted support this year. We certainly cherish

were awarded a silver medal and a grade five in sight-reading skills.

the memorable moments we have shared to

gether. This has indeed been a very eventful year for us and, from tbe bottom of our hearts, we

All this would not have been possible without

would like to wish the Military Band all the very

the support of our school, our teachers and our

best in their future endeavours. 115

Very much in the public eye â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

At the Singapore Conference Hall.

An earnest flute duet, accompanied by the piano.

Proud recipients of the Silver \ledal.

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SCIENCE SOCIETY m

The Science Society is divided into four groups, each of which has a Teacher-in-charge. The members meet every Saturday in the science labs at 8.00 am for experiments and other interesting science-related activities.

On the 12th ofJuly, 1986, the society held a Science Fair and Science Exhibits Competition, open to members and non-members, to promote interest and awareness in science among all our science students. In addition, the society organised a trip to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on the 26thofJuly, 1986. The trip was intended to let the students experience the environmental conditions of a typical tropical rain forest and to make close observations of its flora and fauna.

Hey! That's interesting!

The young scientist.

1986 Dunman High School Science Fair.

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The 'C Dii/ision Girls Team.

1985 saw us being thrashed in the first round of the East Zone's

Schools'

National

Badminton

Championship, 1985. Being first-, timers, this was a disappointing experience, but we were deter mined to improve our skills.

are proud to be one of the best eight 'C Division Girls teams in Singapore.

strengthen our team, by recruit ing more Secondary One pupils

This year 1986, though dis appointing at times, has provided us with the chance to display our team spirit. Next year we hope to

Lastly, we would like to ex press our appreciation of the

During December 1985, under the intensive coaching of Mr. Tan Tui Gee, we improved tremendously. The long hours of training, our aching muscles and tired bodies finally paid off.

of 1986.

efforts of our coach, Mr Tan,

and our teacher-in-charge. Miss Chow.

In the East Zone's Schools'

National Badminton Champion

ships, 1986, we went through a tough ordeal to emerge third. Following this, we tried our hands at the Schools' National

Championship 1986, and got through the first round after pitting our skills against some of the best teams. The second round

saw us displaying courage and perseverance. Unfortunately, we were not qualified to fight for the top four positions. However, we 118

BASKETBALL TEAM ^ if PA

Team Spirit

We are proud to say that our strong team spirit has been our greatest asset. We would also like

to take this opportunity to thank the

considerable

number

Dunman High basketball-lovers for their support. New Members

For the new members who

have joined our ranks. I must say that we expect much from them. Hopefully, they will not dis appoint us and together we will

keep the fire burning.

The 'C boys with Mr. Ng

A Fruitful Year

Despite these achievements, basketball

we will continue to work hard

team, have always placed great emphasis on skill, agility and hard work, which are the very

and improve ourselves, for com placency is a word unknown to

We,

the school

us.

essence of a good basketball team. Thus, we have been striv

ing to do our best to bring glory to our school.

Much to our delight, this year has proved to be a fruitful

one. Our 'C division girls emerged runners-up in the East Zone Schools Basketball Cham

pionships. In addition, our 'C

boys clinched the fourth placing in the National Schools Basket

ball Championships. Let us here extend our warmest congratula tions to them.

More importantly, we should extend our gratitude to our

coaches, Mr Ng Hoon Pin and Mr Tan Poey Kee, for their in

Hands! Hands! Everywhere!

valuable assistance and dedica

An easy two points by

tion.

Qinzhong. 119

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Swimming Course

Streaking towards their targe ts.

The three-month swimming scheme was firstintroduced in 1985 to prepareSecondary Oneboys for the taxing National Service. However, this year, this programme was extended so that anyone who hasa desire to learn how toswim will have the chanceto doso. The response was overwhelming and the club now has many enthusiastic members.

We gather at the Chinese Swimming Club every week for a one-hour session. Under the

guidance of several experienced coaches, our swimming skills have improved tremendously. We enjoyedourselves and wereadily agreed that wehad a meaningful time during this period. Thus, we would like to invite all our fellow schoolmates to come and share this wonderful opportunity with every one of us!

One, two, breathe...

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Lin Yichang

3rd prize winner of the National Inter-School Swimming Championship.

1. Lin Bingbing 2. Xu Dingqian 3. Li Puzhen

4. Lin Huijun 1st Prize; East Zone Schools

Combined Swimming Meet.

1. Lin Yisheng 2. Lin Yichang 3. Lin Yizhu

4. Lin Dungde 3rd Prize: Yuying Secondary School Swimming Carnival.

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Table Tennis Table Tennis, one of the games selected for our PE Programme, is our pupils' favourite game.

The objective of our training is to inculcate in pupils sportsmanship, team spirit and sense of responsibility as well as to select and train school players to participate in Tournaments at Zone and National levels.

The National Young Table-Tennis Heroes and

Heroines, 1986!

National Runners-up! 1986 Boys 'C Divisions

National Champions!!! Our 'C Girls came in 1st in National

Inter-School Table Tennis Championships 1985 and 1986.

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Our 'B' Boys came in 2nd in East Zone

Tournament and 4th in

Schools' National Table

Tennis Championships 1986.

Practice makes

prefect.

Our B' Boys and the teachers in charge.

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"If youare looking for sweat, pain and a tan, you are looking at the right page." "If you are looking for applause, recognition and the thrill of victory, you are looking at the right club the Volleyball Club."

Our history goes back only to December, 1984. It all began when a few volleyball enthu

siasts put their heads and hearts together and, with the permission of the E.G. A. department, set up the club. From then onwards, we

plunged into vigorous training twice a week and all the hard work paid off. In 1985, our 'C Division boys and girls clinched second and third in the East Zone Volleyball Competition respectively. This year, we achieved even better results. We came in fourth in both 'C

Division Boys and Girls and third in 'B' Divi sion Boys. All of us owe this achievement to our very own understanding and hardworking

head coach, Mr Ang Eng Choon, and also the teachers-in-charge.

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Finally, we will strive much harder so as to achieve better results in order not to let the school and the others concerned down.

WELL, NO PAIN, NO GAIN!!

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Across acres and acres of land

I have searched.

The wind is my companion. My only companion

But have yet to find As tvonderful people as you My friends.

High up here in theÂŤlight blue sky. \

Cherished memories

I am a lost kite.

Of time spent with you

Flying aimlessly

Will he carefully stored,

With no destination.

As precious items of my life,

Happy to gain my freedom.

In the universe of the mind.

I fly about now

Leading a carefree life.

The help and encouragement you gave. When storms, winds of fate

From far down below,

Had tried to engulf me. Will forever be appreciated.

I may seem like a dot. But up here in the sky, I am a beautiful

Your every smile, every gesture And every secret we shared Will never be forgotten.

Diamond-shaped kite With ribbons dangling behind me.

I know our friendship will always be strong. I also know that no matter how hard I try,

Of twisted paper;

Ribbons which are made

I will never find

Ribbons, which have

More wonderful people than you My friends.

The colours of a rainbow.

Now I am flying Above a deep blue ocean.

Huang Qiuyue Virginia

A vast stretch of hlueness

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Is all that I can see.

The sea breeze is blowing Gently against me. Sea-gulls fly past me. Admiring the beautiful ribbons If an atom is a star system of its own. What kind of people would he living in that zone? If an atom of that star system is yet another. Elements will become cosmoses, as we'll discover.

On me. I

I fly on Proudly. The wind makes

If these cosmoses have habitable planets.

Would the beings be like us, drawn to space like magnets? If these beings had invented movies. Would they have films rated 'P.G.'? If their world is divided into countries,

Would they have peace and harmony? If these beings practise matrimony.

Whistling sounds And I understand.

It is telling me that It is lonely too. Now,

Wouldn't their lives be a monotony?

Finally, if this world is part of a gargantuan world above. Would they be like us, united by the bonds of love? Chen Yinglong Adrian Sec 3B

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It is my companion. My only, best companion.

Carolyn Wu Huiin Sec2J

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Our happy smiling friend, who usually has his hair on end,

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sea or land,

climbs out onto the sky,

while struggling and asking why he should perch on his abode only at noon, and set back for home

only with the arrival of his wily foe, the moon? During this presence of light and heat, some people complain, but the green plants, they love it!

Universe

Space and all the matter within Larger than anyone can imagine, and expanding all this while.

Hot as he is, the Sun

It means everything that exists.

balances the system of life on the planet Earth, while unfortunately,

Space Far, far away

man treats it much as a matter of mirth!

Where the stars shine brightly against the dark mass of nothing Is the place where everybody owns.

Manjunath B. K. Sec 2H

The sun, a star

D UNMAN-

The hottest stuff around.

Five billion years old and one hundred and fifty million kilometres away from the earth The one that all life depends on. The planets Around and around the sun they go. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Ounman High, a name

Unadorned, yet thought of fond by the

And beyond may yet lie another to what the

Numerous who studied here, where

Many's early memories are adhered. A place where the talents of many are

humans know.

The Moon — Earth's next-door neighbour. The giant rock in the sky With its dark valleys and bright mountains to make the shape of its face. With its gravity that makes the oceans' tides go crazy, going up and down.

How many years has she stood, unwavering. In stormy weather, in days bright as spring!

Finally, Earth

Silently she toils.

With an equator of 40,076 kilometres around.

Calm in the breeze.

It seems to shine with the aid of the great star

High above the trees. Overcoming all difficulties, Offering knowledge to all who will. Loving and serving, education to fulfill.

Nurtured.

Growing, standing strong, Half of half a century and five years long.

the Sun.

There's no place like home.

Dunman High School, a name to be spoken of with reverence true!

Lan Baofa Sec 3B

Lin Yunqi Sec 4A

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When cold fear rules your heart Instead of trust and security. Summon from within you The power of your will.

Friend, if you are ever afraid, Friend, if you are ever lost. When no one seems to know you And the world casts only cold stares. Keep your heart alive by Showing compassion and care. Let your being be filled with Future hopes and dreams Bound by aspirations and goals.

Embrace the Truth and defend Justice, Fight what is evil And uphold what is true. Friend, if we ever need to say goodbye.

When you become lost among the crowds And only the sweet and tearful remains

For a man is not alone

When all dreams are gone.

In my heart. All I can say is take care.

Friend, if you are ever lonely. When music no longer fills your ears And filled are your eyes with your tears, Wonder and wander not any longer. Let your wandering heart come home To receive the love of your beloved.

It is a beautiful world out there

But beauty is danger's favourite snare. You will fall a hundred times And fail a hundred times.

Pick yourself up â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I will not be there. All I can say is take care, take care

For a man is never alone If there be one to hear his sorrows.

Chen Qihui Sec 4A

If you will then forget me But I will never forget you. Objects of emotional irony they are. Those birthday cards and class photos. When I only wish to revive sweet memories. They inflict upon me those parting sorrows. My footsteps shall echo again To continue my journey with a sigh. Along the time passages I shall walk Towards the next stage of my life.

In these four years. Life has taught me how to feel. To guide me within when I feel lost And bestow upon me Life's true cause.

Farewell, Dunman High! 'Tis but four years.

When I raise my hand to wave goodbye, I cling dearly to these memories as

A wave of the hand will not suffice

To make me forget this Dunman life.

Every leaf, every flower. In the fountain of my memory, so crystal clear. If tears be fertile to the soil I now stand on.

Let me not cast only one single tear.

Chen Qihui

My friends you will each go your separate ways. Each to your dreams and your ideals.

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128

But in actual fact.

They have created a current.

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And look at the consequence! Lights and fans, radios and televisions.

These billions of little 'things', whose energy is small, it seems. Have done a single thing together, and imagine the energy they have gathered

Billions of little 'things' running round and round,

Billions of little 'things' jumping up and down; They go from house to house, They go from town to town.

Though they themselves don't know it.

They just simply do it. This applies to man, indeed. To every single creation ^ Things can be done, work can be completed, so long as there's cooperation.

When all of a sudden,

they all move in one direction.

What has happened? To them, it is just a simple action.

Lin Yunqi Sec 4A

Bus rides can be quite exciting, especiallywhen you are travelling to places which are new to you. Every time I am on a bus, I cannot help but notice how each passenger behaves and how he or she reacts to certain things. Some habits of passengers can be quite strange and amusing while others can make you turn away in disgust, but they all leave you with a very clear impression of how certain

SOME HABITS OF BUS PASSENGERS

Singaporeans behave.

window. Not only was this disgusting, it was also

One habit which does not go unnoticed is how

very unhygienic!

people, especially older ladies, communicate with others. They shout from one end of the bus to the

One thing that has happened to me a number

other without even feeling a little embarrassed.

of timesissomeoneholding the back bar of myseat.

When it is done once or twice, it is tolerable. Some

As his fingers are on the bar, I cannot lean back

times, however, it getsout of hand and a 'shouting conversation' continues throughout the journey.

because his fingers will then be poking my neck. I find this very uncomfortable, but I do not have the courage to ask the person to kindly remove his

Another habit iswhat people do when a person

hand. I think it is terribly inconsiderate of the

gets off his or her seat. I do not know how it can

person to do something like this.

help but they always hit the seat with the palm of their hand a few times before sitting down. I had asked such people before why they did so, and they

Finally, one thing which I find quite amusingis how people sleep on the bus. Some passengersseem

said that it helped to 'circulate the air in the seat'

to have 'one-ton heads' and cannot raise them.

after it had been sat on.

Others, with their heads thrown back, display their teeth. These different positions are sometimes very

Once, I was sitting at the back of a bus when a

comical and silly.

lady carrying a number of plastic bags boarded and sat next to me. She sat down so hard that my whole body jerked. A little later, she started to clear her

These habits of bus passengers seem to be part of the behaviour of a typical Singaporean, and we

throat. Because there was no place for her to spit, she waited. When the bus came to a stop, she could not hold back any longer and spat out of the

have no right to tell them what to do. However, I do hope that Singaporeans will be cautious about what they do on a bus!

Zhang Renliang Adrian Sec 2B

129

An occasion when team effort

unexpectedly won the race It was a blazing hot day. The sun shone merci lessly through the windows of the girls' dormitory. The alarm clocks jangled incessantly and the girls opened their eyes sleepily to shut them off. The day before had been a tiring one as they had taken part in an obstacle race against the boys. Today was the

parts, they had something even more essential that the boys lacked. It was team co-operation. Linda, the team captain, had a lot of initiative and she directed her team members as best as she could.

She always made the first move, as an example, so that the rest would regain their confidence if it had been lost somewhere along the line. Mary limped on quietly on her sprained ankle so that the team could carry on. The girls were already exhausted half-way through the race, not to mention poor Kim. She was huffing, puffing and panting most of the time and even got discouraged a few times, but after a little encouragement, she would climb back

prize presentation and they could still hardly believe that they had won. Yes, it had looked like an uphill battle right from the start â&#x20AC;&#x201D; big, muscu lar, energetic, tough boys versus skinny, small-sized girls, but the unexpected had occurred as a result of the girls' determination and team effort.

Although it was only 5 a.m., the alarm clocks shrilled and the girls sprang out of bed, wide-eyed and full of vigour. The day of the race had finally

on her feet to continue.

come and it was their chance to prove themselves. Had they not agreed to give a hard fight and stick

obstacle required skill, strength and stamina too. Fortunately, Fong was a guide and was good at ropes. It came in very useful at times. Much, how ever, depended on Lilian's keen sense of direction

Team effort was essential for the race, but every

together to the end? It might have looked difficult, but nothing was stopping them. There were alto gether six members in the group and Linda was the captain. The other members, Mary, Jane, Fong,

and staminba. She was the one who kept boosting

the girls' morale, urging them not to give up.

Lilian and Kim were all enthusiastic about the race

The boys were still quite a distance ahead but the girls were nearing the end. The swamp crossing proved to be dreadful as it was difficult to trudge through. Being caked with mud from the thigh downwards was terrible yet the girls felt something burning in them, urging them to greater efforts. It was remarkable how they soon gained ground.

and decided it was going to be their race. They were relatively fit and healthy and could probably overcome all the obstacles. However, Mary had

sprained her ankle and Kim was on the plump side. Nevertheless, they were game.

The boys were already assembled at the starting line when the girls finally arrived. The smug look

The boys were uncooperative and faltered along the way. They were so selfish that they did

on their faces irked the gjrls, who wanted to beat

them. They all had a haversack each containing the necessary equipment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ropes, hooks and a

not bother to function as a team. Often, they tried to overcome the obstacles individually, resulting in

waterbottle.

unequal pacing. Disunited and disorganized, they got frustrated with each other and quarrelled while the girls sailed past them.

After a briefing on the race, the girls wished each other the best of luck and the race was on.

First, they had to run quite a distance before the actual obstacle test began. The boys took off with a head start, booing the girls on the way. Then came the real challenge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a series of muscle-straining, neck-breaking obstacle tests which looked intimidatingly so for even the boysgulped down the lump

The last event was target shooting. The boys soon caught up and it was the crucial moment now.

Standing on equal grounds, the team to hit all the targets and reach the finishing line before the other team would win. After Lilian triggered her rifle, hitting the last target, the girls ran with all their might towards the finishing line. They had proved themselves, winning the race by an inch. It was

in their throats at the sight of them. It was some

thing like army training where they had to step through tyres, crawl under wire mesh, cross shaky, old bridges and walk through swampy land, just to

spectacular.

name a few.

The girls could hardly contain their joy and triumph. Despite being dog-tired and drained of energy, they hugged each other and jumped wildly. They had won a race they were diffident about

The girls, however, were not discouraged. Though they had never gone through such vigorous training and were not as fit as their male counter 130

winning in the first place. What a memorable dayl The crowd waiting there was ecstatic. The girls cheered loudly for the girls' team. The boys could kick themselves for losing out, but they congratu

lated the winners anyway. The girls realised that it was their cooperation and team effort that won the race.

Su Chunli Sec 4A

'Time time has calm, Tamil lawyer Copinakrishnagopal declared, 'van vee natives must murrderr the English language. That will serrve the British rright.' 'Ya, man, your idea so good one, man,' philan thropist Tua Pek Kong declared. 'Friends, what well we call this murdered

English language?' Abdullah asked.

Good morning, everybody. Today I want to talk about Aiya! Die-a-die-a, I forgot what

'Ardeh, in India, ve Hindus have great experrience murrderring the English lan

to talk already! Alamak, sure to lose face one lab!

guage. Yes, man, ve are speaking not English but Hinglish.'

Ah ah aha! I suddenly remember. My topic today is what I have been speaking for the past few seconds. Yes, its none other than Singlish.

'So why we not call it SinglishP' Abdullah opined. And so Singlish was born.

Let me start by telling you about the origins of Singlish by quoting from A BIRD'S EYE 'VIEW OF SINGAPORE by MACAW.

Today, with free primary education and with English as a compulsory subject in Singapore schools, the question on everyone's lips is: Have Singaporeans abandoned Singlish for English?"

"As you know, the Malays were the original natives of Singapore. When the Chinese came, they could not understand each other

The answer, my dear friends, is a definite no! Singlish phrases like 'Catch no ball' which means

for each would babble in his own dialect.

Understanding was not the problem. Mis understanding was and misunderstanding led to fights and so emerged a new language â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the language of violence. However, not every one could speak this language, nor wanted to learn it. Hence, eventually the people went and concocted a new language from bits of

'unable to understand' and 'heart pain' which means 'disappointed' can still he heard from the

lips of our students. For example, one student may be overhead saying to his friend, before a teacher

gives out the test paper, "Aiya, sure die one lah! I catch no hall during her lessons, you know." And when he gets back his paper, he shakes his head sadly, saying, "Aiya, very heart pain hoy!"

Malay and pieces of Chinese dialect, two languages which they did not fully under stand. As neither the Malays nor the Chinese could understand the new language, it was a

Hence, it is clear that Singlish lives on!

However, is Singlish good or bad? In my opin ion, I feel that there is basically nothing wrong with it. It reflects the life styles of our people and is a language of our own, being one of a kind in the world. It is part of our culture, something we ought

complete success. Remember, it is better not to understand than to misunderstand.

When the Britishers began coming to Singa pore in great numbers, the influence of English started murdering everyone else's language. The Orang Laut, the Malays, the Chinese and the Indians gritted their teeth and got together.

to preseve. However, never, never, never use

Singlish in examinations. Why? The reason is very simple. We study English, not Singlish!

Ye Weiqing Melvyn Sec 4A

131

tained in them, many defy the temptations of Sleep to train even more than ever, to better their coun terparts.

Finally comes the long-awaited day. "He drew out his massive broadsword and faced Warriors of the various classes are thrown into a

his enemy. With his chain mail glistening in the twilight of the setting sun, he charged upon his foe and swung his huge weapon. There was a crunch of bones and then silence. The setting sun speared down its last rays upon the warrior — the victor with a note of final triumph "

gladiator ring (the exam hall) and it is up to them, within a time limit, to slay as many beasts (ques tions) as possible. Then there emerges a champion — the one that has slain the most number of beasts and is crowned 'First In Standard'. Rewards are

fame and the envious stares of fellow warriors.

Such scenes are common in fantasy novels which usually tell of damsels in distress and brave knights in shining armour, of dungeons and dragons, of victory and defeat. I am not going to tell you fantasy stories. Instead, I am going to tell you about the struggles of an ordinary student — the paper warrior.

There are those ambitious ones who want to be

champion, but some only wish to get out of it alive. After the battle, it is back to the Training Grounds to prepare for the next battle, but before that, warriors run wild and free as the preparations for the last battle have been most painstaking. It is a time for merrymaking, a time when the mind is lifted from combat techniques and the like. Warriors gather together and go for outings called picnics and barbecues or go to the Dark Halls, or what they call cinemas to watch film shows.

An extract from the Accords of X'aminer,

Magician to His Majesty, King Ed U'cation's court: always the same thing. Twice in a year,

an event takes place that strikes cold fear into the Generation after generation of warriors engage

heart of even the bravest warrior. The event has come to he known as 'The EXAM' — the one battle

in this test of their courage and valour. Many suc

that a warrior cannot afford to lose in his life.

ceed but others do not. It is these unfortunate ones

that call forth our deepest sympathy and regret. All warriors wait in anticipation when the King's call shall reverberate throughout the land again to call forth the warriors of the land to once more partici pate in this test of nerve and wit

Then there is the long-term preparation for the battle. It is not surprising that many warriors train

into the night with the help of little bottles labelled 'Brand's'. With the help of the magic potion con

Chen Qihui Sec 4A

If you go to Orchard Road or Parkway Parade in the evenings, you will be sure to see groups of youths dressed quite strangely. They wear shirts in bright contrasting colours, teamed with oversized trousers and pants. Most of them adorn themselves with plastic jewellery in the shape of toilet bowls and perfume bottles. Others sport hairstyles in the shape of houses, aeroplanes and such. The boys even have make-up on. This phenomenon seems to affect youths of both sexes. Why is this so?

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In our ever-changing and demanding society, a new breed of youths has emerged. They are the avid followers of new trends in dressing. Their way of thinking and priorities are different from those of older generations, thus creating the so-called 'generation gap'. These youths are the 'Gentrepoint

In my opinion, the meritocratic mentality in Singapore and broken homes have a hand in the making of these youths. Most of them are early school-leavers. They find no interest in their

Kids'.

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schoolwork especially in subjects they are weak in. When this happens, teachers tend to scoldor single

oriented

them out. The students then become rebellious and further lose interest in their studies. This vicious

give them a sense of belonging.

society.

Social

institutions

should,

therefore, involve them in social activities, so as to

As for youths who use mini-toilet howls as orna

circle continues until at last, yielding to mounting pressure, they drop out. Next, the dropouts find channels for their youthful energies and pent up frustrations. Some join the Centrepoint Kids to dispel boredom and satisfy their need for friend

ments, well, I think there is nothing wrong with them. In the more sophisticated countries, seeing this kind of people parading on busy streets is very common. As we are entering a new era of fashion

ship.

and design, we should he more hroadminded

instead. Hence, let us appreciate the exquisite beauty of a small toilet howl hanging round the neck of a woman with hair shaped like an aero plane.

Many adults think that these youths are had

and should he segregated from other youths. This is wrong. Such youths are just bending to forceful cir cumstances beyond their control. They may he misguided hut not necessarily had. We should gfive

If dressing up does not become an obsession, hut serves only as a pastime, and if this does not lead to unhealthy lifestyles like robbing for cash, and prostituting to buy clothes, then I am in total approval of the Centrepoint Kids of today. Are

them a chance to show their hidden talents and

curiosity, and to prove themselves. These youths should he spurred on to strive for knowledge and self-development. With proper guidance and a lot of love, they could in time, he leaders or important

you?

members of our materialistic and achievement-

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Editors:

Lin Wenlong (Student cc-ordinator) Chen Yijun Li Manying Lin Yunqi

Artists

Xu Chengxian (Student Art Designer) Chen Baobao

Zhang Xiange Zhang Huizhen

Lu Shanxing, Jeffrey Photographers

Pan Yunlong

Cai Sushan

Huang Weipeng Wang Huilan Wang Huiming

Qu Yongfang Su Shixiong (Chinese) Ye Weiqing, Melvyn Hong Junjie

EDITORIAL The year 1986 marks a new beginning for our school magazine. Along with the celebrations that go into commemorating the 30th anniversary of our school, which makes this year an especially significant one for us, a new magazine with an entirely new format has been ushered in. The Student Editorial Board wishes to make the magazine truly representative of our interests and

aspirations. We also hope that it will reflect life in Dunman High. Texts written have been blended with photographs and two pages have been allocated to each of our graduating classes and Extra Curricular Activities.

This beingour first attempt, difficulties are unavoidable. However, we have since overcome them. Not only have we learnt a great deal from experiences in producing the magazine, we have also derived much enjoyment and satisfaction from working together as a team.

It is our wish that this magazine will spur future students to participate actively in its production and improve on it. We hopethat you will enjoy the fruitsof our labour. Happyreading! The Student Editorial Board

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Mr Lim Nai Yan

Magazine

Mrs Anne Ang Mdm Loh Quee Yah Mr Tan Seng Yong Mrs Lau Cho Cham

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Mr Ghee Keng Leng Mrs Tay Lian Tee Mr Kho Thye Juay Mrs Helen Lim

Mr Lim Tiang Lin Miss Elizabeth Loh Mdm Kanta Vaswani Mrs Tan Bee Kee

Mr Ling Han Chuang Mr Kg Chea Yin

(Principal/Advisor) (Co-ordinator i/c General) (i/c Literary, Chinese) (i/c Art & Design) (i/c Printing) (i/c, Business) (i/c. Photography) (i/c Circulation A.M.) (i/c Circulation, P.M.) (Photography) (Literary, English) (Literary, English) (Literary, English) (Literary, Chinese) (Art, General)

Acknowledgements m We sincerely thank the following for helping in the production of the 1986 magazine. Mr John Walter Eynon Mr Teo Tiong Hin Mr Tan Tui Gee

Dennis Ng

Jin Jin Printing Industry Pte Ltd. Our Advertisers

Teachers in charge of the graduating classes and class representatives Teachers in charge of E.C.A.s and E.G.A. representatives The Student Editorial Board.

All other helpful individuals who may have been inadvertently left out.