The school figured prominently in this year's meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association of British Malaya. J.A. Eberwein won the High Jump and came second in the long jump. Mohamed Yacob won the Half Mile Handicap in two minutes twelve and one-fifth seconds and secured second place in the Mile. Loke Yaik Quai and Ponnampalam, an Old Victorian, ran in the relay race which was won easily by the Selangor team.

On Friday September 1927 Sheikh Jaffar and his small assistant gave a conjuring entertainment in the assembly. A very large number of boys attended and thoroughly enjoyed being mystified.

The foundation stone of the new Victoria Institution was laid by the Sultan of Selangor on Petaling Hill on September 21st, 1927, witnessed by a large gathering of dignitaries. The Director of Education, Dr Winstedt invited the Sultan to lay the stone with a silver trowel after which His Highness made a short speech. The Headmaster, Mr G.C. Davies then delivered a speech to close the ceremony.

Through the kindness of Storch Brothers, on Monday evening, November 14th, the cadets and scouts had the pleasure of seeing the two films of the laying of the foundation stone of the new V.I. and two comic pictures in which Charlie Chaplin figured prominently.

On Thursday and Friday, November 17th and 18th, the signalling and Ambulance Examinations for the Leslie Shield Competition were held in the School.

A very successful concert was given by the infant school on Friday 18th November, before a large audience of boys, parents and friends. The first two parts consisted of songs, recitations, dances and a sketch by the boys and musical items by the staff of the infant school. The third part was occupied by Mr Akbar's Malay sketch and the 'Goodnight' song by the Infant School.

On Coronation Day (of King George VI), the scouts and cadets paraded at the Selangor Club padang at 8.00 a.m. We assembled at the school at 9.25 a.m. and were given a treat of cakes, eskimo pies, toffee and aerated water. A concert was then held in the Hall. It was successfully carried and all credit is due to Mr Chan, who devoted a great part of his time during the first term holidays to rehearsals.

Five of our scouts represented the V.I. Troops at the Tanjong Malim Jamboree.

Mr. Rajalu went to India on 6 months' leave on May 10th. His place was taken by Che Arifin who was with us some time in the past.

The House cricket tournament for the Wyatt Shield ended soon after the school reopened. The champion House is Hepponstall.

Empire Day fell on Monday, May 24th. But this day being the Birthday of Prophet Mohammed and a public holiday., the school celebrated Empire Day on Tuesday. The usual parade was not held. The Empire day message was read in the Hall by the British Resident, and at 11 a.m. the School was dismissed. The school went to the Pavilion Theatre where the film of the Coronation Ceremony was being shown free courtesy of the management.

Tan Chin Guan, our Rodger medallist, has won a Raffles College Scholarship. We wish him success in his new career. We hear that William Fernando, a former editor of the Victorian, has also won a similar scholarship and that Ng Ek Tiong, a member of the Editorial Board, has won a Medical College Scholarship. We wish them both success.

We are glad to know that Harmain bin Isa and Chew Kam Pak, former VI students, now at the Electrical Department of the Technical School, did well in both the terminal examinations. The report on Chew Kam Pak was especially noteworthy, with his topping one exam and coming out second in the other.

Mr. F. L. Shaw, our former headmaster, who was Superintendent of Education, Johore, left for England on long leave on April 23rd. Mr Loke Tai Leong and Mr Loke Tai Pooi, two of our old boys, accompanied him to continue their studies in England. The former is joining University College, London, to study law, while the latter is joining a polytechnic college in London prior to admission to Cambridge to study medicine.

Two of our boys, Gurbax Singh and Deva Das Devan sat for the London Matriculation Examination at Penang last June.

The Swimming Sports were held on April 19th. YKS was top with 29 points, Shaw second with 20, Thamboosamy third with 16, Hepponstall fourth with 14, and Treacher last with 11 points.

The prefects gave a tea party on June 2nd to our former headmaster, Major J. B. Neilson, on the occasion of his departure to England on leave.

We welocome our new headmaster, Mr. C. E. Gates, who took up duty on June 4th.

About 60 cadets were chosen to parade on the Padang for the King's birthday on June 9th.

The first mixed debate this term with the Pudu English School was held in the School Hall on June 10th.

At cricket the school has concluded the season successfully by defeating the Selangor Indians, St. John's and the YMCA Reserves, and losing only to MBS. On June 20th, there was a match between Mission Schools, consisting of players from MBS and St. Johns, and the Government Schools, consisting of 7 from VI and four from Kajang High School. The Mission Schools made 161 runs to the Government schools 132.

On July 2nd, Mr. F. Daniel, our Science Master, went away on leave to England, and we welcome Mrs Hodgkin who will teach us Biology and Botany.

The School Sports were held on 2nd and 3rd July. The Champion House was Treacher, who also provided the Victor Ludorum, Jaffar bin Abu Said.

Rodney Lam and Jalil bin Noordin have been appointed Assistant Scout Masters.

We hear that the Queen's Scholars now in England were invited to tea with the King at Buckingham Palace on June 22nd.

Mr. Loke Wan Tho, an Old Boy and the youngest son of the late Dr. Loke Yew, C.M.G., has been in England for the coronation celebrations. We understand that he is at present on a visit to the French Riviera and will shortly leave for Venice. He also intends to tour Germany and Switzerland before returning to England to further his studies.

School re-opened for the First term on 20th January and closed on 19th April.

The Second Term began on 5th May and closed on 8th August.

Mr. E.H. Bromley, our Senior Science Master, has been transferred to the Kajang High School to be the headmaster. We wish him every success.

The first radio broadcast for schools was heard on 24th January when Julius Caesar came on the air.

At the beginning of the year, the School Captain, G. Leembruggen, our School Captain, left us. His place has been filled by Hasbullah bin Kamaruddin and S. Vellupillai has been appointed Vice-Captain.

On 4th February 1947, Old Boy Inche Ismail bin Ali, M.A., gave us a very interesting account of England at war and at peace. He was a Queen's Scholar before the war and returned to Malaya in November, 1946.

On 13th February, 1947, Mr. Ivor Thomas, the Under-Secretary of State for Colonies, paid a visit to the School. The next day was a holiday.

Scouts from the school helped at the Charity Dance organised by the Old Girls of the Pudu English Girls' School and also helped at the P. E. S. Sports Meet.

Mr Ng Seo Buck returned after long leave on the 15th of April.

Empire Day was observed by schools on 22nd May, and broadcasts for school children all over the British Empire were relayed to us.

Thirty-two boy scouts from the school were able to visit the aircraft carrier Theseus which was lying off Port Swettenham.

The School Cricket XI has had a very successful season. Of the 16 matches played, 8 were won, 6 were drawn and 2 lost. We thank Mr. Lall Singh for coaching us. It is seldom that anyone can get a Test Player for a coach and we are proud of the interest he has taken in the School Cricket XI.

A pair of cricket pads was presented to R. Lam for being the first member of the School XI to make half a century. Congratulations to R. Lam and S. Vellupllai for performing hat tricks in cricket.

The School Football XI has had one of the most successful seasons of the school. Of the 11 matches played, we won 10 and drew the last match. Fifty-one goals were scored for and only 6 against us.

Medical certificates of fitness must now be produced before one is allowed to use the swimming pool.

The qualifying rounds of the Annual Athletic sports were held on 3rd and 4th July. The annual athletic sports were held on 11th and 12th July.

Three school Houses have been revived. They are Loke Yew House, Davidson House and Rodger House.

The Geographical Society and the Debating Society have resumed activities this year.

School badges were issued to the boys on May 5th, 1947.

During "Safety First Week", our bicycles were examined to see whether they were safe to use on the road.

The mid-year examinations began on 21st July.

The year 1957 saw VI taking in another batch of students in the Lower Sixth Forms from other schools in Selangor as well as from Pahang and Trengganu. The school also welcomed the new boys who formed the new Form One.

Leong Siew Mun of Upper Sixth Arts was appointed the Senior Girl on 11th January. Yap Oy Yoong was appointed her deputy.

The Federal School Inspectors inspected the work of the school during the beginning 11th February.

An interesting talk on Town Cleanliness was given by the Chairman of the Cleanliness Sub-committee at the weekly assembly on 15th January.

The Cambridge School Certificate Examination results were announced on March 10th. The school had a record number of Grade Ones. Our Rodger Scholar, Ooi Boon Seng, obtained 8 A's, all with a grading of A1.

From 11th to 14th April, there were hectic preparations for the Annual Exhibition and Concert. On 10th April, Y.T.M. the Raja Muda of Selangor was present at the Prize-giving ceremony with his consort, and opened the new Sixth Form Block.

The V.I. Society of Drama presented Tobias and the Angel at the Town Hall from 9th to 13th April.

The School celebrated Commonwealth Day on May 22nd. It held special significance because this was perhaps the last time that Malaya was celebrating it. We listened to a broadcast of the High Commissioner's speech.

June 7th was a tragic day. Tan Lam Sang of Form 5B collapsed during the qualifying rounds. In spite of artificial respiration given by the prefects, he did not regain consciousness. His death was mourned by the whole school.

As a preliminary to the annual mock elections sponsored by the Literary and Debating Society, Mr Gerald Hawkins, the State Elections Officer, gave an informative talk on Elections to the whole school on June 12th. The mock elections were on 4th July. The winner was Baljit Singh Sambhi.

On 4th, 5th and 6th July, the Society of Drama presented three one-act plays in the school hall - The Ghost of Jerry Bundler, The Scheming Lieutenant, and The Boy Comes Home.

The 55th Annual Athletic Sports meet was held on 20th July. So successful was it that the school had a holiday on Monday, 22nd July.

In the inter-school debate between King George V School and the VI on 26th July, the latter successfully proposed the motion that "The United Nations is a failure."

In the first annual inter-school athletics meet between the Federation Military College and the VI, the VI won by two points.

During the holidays, the school was occupied by the Malay Regiment which was billeted here on the occasion of the Merdeka Week celebrations.

The Merdeka Stadium which adjoins the VI grounds was officially opened by the Chief Minister, YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman, on August 30th, 1957. A massed physical training display was given by Kuala Lumpur schools for the occasion. 200 VI pupils formed part of the contingent.

Malaya became a sovereign independent state on August 31st, 1957. The school was suitably decorated for the occasion.

The school re-opened for the third term on September 9th, 1957. Mr S. Gurnell left on retirement to the United Kingdom and his place as Senior Science Master was taken by Mr. C. Ganasalingam who had returned from Hull University. He is an Old Boy of the V.I.

Mr. V. Durainayagam and Mr. Gorbex Singh,M.B.E., left on promotion to Kajang and Sabak Bernam repectively. New members of the staff include Miss Chiew Pek Lin, an honours graduate from London University, Mr. V. Manuel from the Penang Teachers' Training College, Mr. S. Sabaratnam from Anderson School, Ipoh, and Mr. Cheong Pak Seong, from the Government English School, Sabak Bernam.

The school was repainted and revarnished during the third term. The new colour scheme has given it a gayer appearance.

The Cambridge School Certificate Oral English Examinations were held from 8th to 10th October.

The annual aquatic sports were held from October 19th to 20th.

Two of our pupils were awarded scholarships - Tan Hong Siang, a Federal Scholarship for Telecommunications in the United Kingdom and Chan Bah Thye, a Colombo Plan scholarship for Telecommunications in New Zealand.

The annual Inter-Sixth Form Games were won by Upper Sixth on 23th January.

A special holiday was declared on 16th February because of the good HSC results of the school. Eight pupils obtained the maximum number of 4 distinctions while two distinguished themselves further by scoring a fifth distinction each in the General Paper. Nearly 90 percent of the students who sat for the HSC obtained full certificates.

From 14th to 18th March, the VI Cultural Society presented A Tiger is Loose in our Community at the Kuala Lumpur Town Hall. The play, which was written by VI teacher, E.N. Dorall, played to full houses at every performance.

On 17th March the VI Judo Club had a friendly judo competition with the S.T.T.I Judo Club. Five boys represented the school while Mr. Goh Thong Mong officiated. We drew two, lost two and won one in the competition.

VI won the Laksamana Cup by a score of 5-1 in the annual footbal match between VI and the Malay College, Kuala Kangsar on 18th March.

The annual Cross Country Run was held on 7th April. Over a thousand pupils participated in the 3 1/2 mile run and 874 qualified.

6th May was a great day for the school. The Under-13 football team won back the Thompson Cup they lost 3 years ago, while the Under-20 footballers won the Khir Johari Cup finals, beating Sekolah Alam Shah 4-0.

For the first time qualifying rounds for girls were held on 24th to 26th May. Events included the 100 metres (28 girls ran within the qualifying time of 18 seconds), the 200 metres (18 qualified within the time of 39 seconds), the high jump (42 beat the qualifying height of 3' 6"), the long jump (41 exceeded the qualifying distance of 12 feet), and the javelin (58 girls beat the required mark of 60 feet). Eleven girls managed to qualify in all events.

Arts Union Day was held on May 27th to celebrate the third anniversary of the Union. Bookmarks were printed to mark the occasion. A series of games between the 'A Ones' and the 'A Twos' were held, with the latter prevailing. A talentime was held followed by a raffle with over two hundred dollars in prizes in the form of records, key rings and measuring tapes. A social ended the day.

The 65th Annual Atletics Meet was held on 10th June. 12 records were broken with Tan Kim Chuan emerging as Victor Ludorum. The Champion House was Loke Yew, while Treacher carried off the prize for best decorated tent. A two-day holiday was declared to celebrate the success of the sports.

In the annual inter-school chess tournament held during the first and second terms, the school emerged runner-up.

The VICC Infantry section held its Camp of the year in the jungle off Batu Arang which is the jungle training ground of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment. Equipped as soldiers, the Corps was trained in jungle warfare by military personnel. The cadets adapted themselves well to the rugged and breathless pace of the tight programme. However they were not prepared for the tropical thunderstorms and they had the drenching of their lives for the first few days.

The VISOC, the publication of the VI Socoiety of Commerce has established itself as one of the most popular magazines amongst the lowest forms and the Arts classes. Recently the society produced some tie pins and the demand for it has been quite satisfactory.

Mr. Terry Rajaratnam, our cricket master, lost his fight against cancer and passed away on 19th June. He is best remembered for his services to cricket in the VI, the Combined schools and the State. Under his stewardship VI cricket reached a high standard, as evidenced by the fact that 9 boys that he trained played for the state under-23 team against Perak this year. Mr Rajaratnam helped in hockey, football, rugby and athletics as well. The school was given a holiday in his memory the following day.

A Cultural Night Talentime '67 was organized by the Cultural Society on 17th June. The best overall performer was Fadzillah Yussuf. The best vocal soloist was Chin Peng Hoong while the best vocal group was Hank & Dave.

Miss Sakuntala Devi, the world-famous Indian mathematics prodigy, gave a performance at the School Hall on 23rd June. She could compute in her head the square roots and cubes of any numbers that were given to her by the boys.