In memory: PFS Senior Assistant of Administration Ho Nean Chan (third from left) and school prefects at the thanksgiving memorial service for Hutchings at the Protestant cemetery in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah. PIC by GEORGE CHEAH / The Star 21 10 2018
GEORGE TOWN: When past and present students of a 202-year-old school get together to honour the founder of their venerable institution, you can bet there will be much nostalgia.
“This is a special occasion to remember a great man,” said Rev Anthony Jude, referring to Rev Robert Sparke Hutchings (1782-1827) who founded Penang Free School (PFS).
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