We are glad that volleyball has been introduced into the school. It has attracted many boys during the first few practices and we hope that their interest will not die away after a short time

The dark room in the Science Wing has now been completed with the addition of "light traps".

Boys are forbidden to wear hats while they are in the school building. This is necessary since it is difficult for a newcomer to differentiate between a student and a teacher in these days of "neck-tie, collar; pocket no dollar!". Another plausible reason for forbidding boys to wear hats in the premises is that there is no need for it.

The first annual aquatic sports were held at the Swimming Pool on Monday, 23^rd March and were a distinct success. The programme consisted of 16 events and each of them was well contested. The lack of knowledge of the breast stroke was very much in evidence.

It is proposed that the School Soccer Eleven should in future use shirts instead of jerseys. We understand that any players favouring shirts will add a note of distinction.

The badminton singles and doubles tournaments are in full swing. The matches are played in the school hall courts. Some matches are played on rainy days with the lights on ! - perhaps the first time in any Malayan school! The trouble is some of our uncontrollable enthusiasts aim their shuttles at the lamp shades!

The headmaster made the following awards on receipt of the Cambridge examination detailed results:

Rodger Medal 1930 - Tharam Singh
Treacher Scholarship - Kwok Mun Fong
Nugent Walsh Scholarship - Abdullah

A shed has been erected behind the tuckshop to accommodate the cars of teachers. The number of cars is steadily increasing and some of the students hope that when every teacher possesses a car, it will only be a charitable necessity that the boys should be given a free lift to Morib for instruction in sea swimming

The school challenged the MBS to an interschool debate and it was held on Friday 5^th June, 1931, at 6:30 pm before a crowded house in the school hall. The subject was "That India is ripe for dominion status". The debate was declared a draw.

We are justly proud of Lall Singh, the ex-cricket captain of the VI Cricket Eleven. His cricketing feats have always been a great source of pleasure to us. Now his crowning success comes in being chosen to play for the trials for the Indian team which is going to India next year.

After an unfortunate lapse of a few months, we are having cinema shows again in the school. There was an attendance of over 400 students on 20^th November, 1931, for the picture "Nemesis".

Mr F.L. Shaw, who was our headmaster from 1930-36, is now headmaster of the Penang Free School.

The School has been "invaded" by the war Tax Department who are now using as their premises the School Hall, Tuckshop and a few classrooms.

The Cambridge results arrived on 25^th May. The percentage of passes for 1940 was 64 compared with 58 for 1939. Owing to the late arrival of these results, the usual prize-giving at the end of the First Term has been postponed.

On 1^st May our School closed at 11.45 a.m. to enable the boys to see the "Fight for Freedom" exhibition at the Chinese Assembly Hall.

The existing partnership record at cricket (set by Hera Singh and Abdul Aziz in 1938, when they scored 171 runs) was broken by S. Ratnam and S.D. William scoring 186 between in the match with the M.B.S.; the former made 117 while the latter hit up 70, both being unbeaten.

On 12^th March, 17 new prefects were appointed.

The Interclass Play Acting Competition was held on 2^nd April, 1951. The school witnessed a series of interesting historical plays staged by the various classes.

On 16^th April the school badminton and table tennis teams began a tour of Penang.

On 26^th May the annual Tengku Laxamana Cup Football match between V.I. and the Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, ended in a 1-1 draw.

The school scored a 105-84 points victory over the Mercury Athletic Club, winning 6 of the 10 field and track events, on 23^rd June

Mr Foo Yeow Yoke left us on 29^th June to take up the office of the assistant registrar at the University of Malaya.

On 15^th July Mr. E.M.F. Payne the Headmaster left us this morning to go on leave to England. He was succeeded by Mr A.H. Hill. A large number of boys were at the K.L. airport to bid farewell to Mr. Payne.

On 13^th January, the School Captain, Chung Choeng Hoy and the Vice-Captain, Chong Sun Yeh, were installed.

15 boys from Form 5C donated blood at the Lady Templer's T.B. Hospital.

The School observed two minutes' silence as a mark of respect to the late Prof A. H. Hill, former headmaster of the school.

On 31^st January, Dr. G.E.D. Lewis, left for England on six months' leave. Mr Lim Eng Thye took over as acting headmaster.

A mock election was held at the school on 25^th April. The "What" party candidates won in all the wards contested - Pritam Singh in South Ward, Nik Ibrahim in Central Ward and Ahmad Zaidee in the North Ward.

From 8^th to 13^th May, the Society of Drama staged the play "Jonah and the Whale" at the Town Hall. The cast played to full houses except for the final night. The part of Jonah was taken by Ahmad Zaidee.

On 5^th June the school witnessed the trooping of the colour ceremony at the Merdeka Stadium for the installation of His Highness the Sultan of Selangor.

The Annual Athletic Sports were held on 17^th June. Eleven new records were established at this meet.

The VI returned victorious in its annual debate against the King George V School in Seremban on 2^nd June. The team of G. K. Madhusudan, Miss Baljit Kaur and Foo Yeow Khean, accompanied by Miss Wong and forty supporters, travelled to Seremban to oppose the motion "Specialization is the curse of modern civilization."

VI lost the Dr Lewis Trophy on 6^th July in the triangular annual Inter-school Geographical Quiz against the S.J.I. and the M.B.S.

On 22^nd July, Forms 4 and below participated in the oath taking ceremony in the Merdeka Stadium in conjunction with the National Language Month.

The Special Science Scholarship examination for Form 6 was held from 25^th to 26^th July.

It is with deepest sorrow that we record the passing of Mrs J. Devadason, on August 31^st in London after her second major operation. Throughout her stay at V.I. from 1952-54 and from 1958-61, she had always been actively engaged in promoting the school's extra-curricular activities, especially in the field of drama.

Staff, prefects and pupils of the school attended the funeral of the late Mrs. J. Devadason on 7^th September.

Ghazali Yusof was made a member of Club 21 on 22^nd September.

The VI National Language Society organized a second series of annual debates between Malay Sixth Formers in Selangor and Negri Sembilan Schools for the challenge trophy presented by the Indonesian Ambassador, Dr Mohammed Razif. The final between VI and the FMC was held on 16^th September in the School Hall was won by the VI. The VI - represented by Baharum Baba, Abdul Aziz Mohd. And Mohd Hussein Mahmood - opposed the motion that "Studio-studio filem tempatan patut membanyakkan lagi filem-filem yang berchorak drama yang berchorak bangsawan."

The VI Rugger XV unbeaten so far this season, defeated Kajang High School 19-0 to keep the Lewis for the fourth successive year.

A new telephone booth, painted yellow to be conspicuous, has been installed by the side of the bicycle shed facing Loh Wing's workshop.

(The 1971 School Bell was not published at all while the 1981 School Bell and 1991 School Bell were too devoid of detail and interest.)