18th Sep 2015 was a day of euphoria for St Paulians especially
the senior classes. Father Hurford promised earlier, dropped by Sabah on his way
to Australia. Prior to this, he had informed the Secretary that this round he would only be able to meet-up his former students of St Paul’s in K.K., owing to his tight schedule.
He was a former teacher from
1963 to 1968 before appointed as the Principal taking over from Rev. Noel Chin
in 1968. He served till 1970 before departing for England in 1971.
Father Hurford said he arrived Sabah in Sept 1963 just in
time to see the last British Governor (Sir William Goode) renouncing his post at
the K.K. Town Padang to return to England. 16th Sept 1963 was the day Malaysia was formed.
He recalled, “During my seven years of service in Sabah
(1963-1970), St Paul’s School grew from 300 students to about 720. Teachers
were a problem and St Paul's depended a lot on the temporary teachers from the voluntary
Service Organisation (VSO) and Peace Corps movements.”
His re-visit to Sabah gave his former students including our
CM, Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman a nostalgic mood. A dinner, themed the “ 50th
Anniversary Reunion Dinner” was hosted by our CM for him and his wife, Margaret accompanied
by St Paulians at the Le Meridian Hotel on the 18th Sep 2015. He left for Perth on the following day.
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The '50th Anniversary Dinner" memento
for the Hurfords |
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Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman greeting his former Principal at the
dinner venue upon arriving. |
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| Welcoming Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman at the dinner by St Paulians |
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| Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman chatting with Mr. Goh Chit Yong |
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| VIPs listening to our Secretary cracking a joke on stage |
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| Dep Chairman, Datuk Harris Mathews chatting with Father Hurford |
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| Our MC of the night, Secretary Chan Kok Hwa |
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| St Paulians at the dinner nite |
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| The buffet dinner commenced |
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| Father Hurford and Margaret enjoying their dinner |
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| Datuk Seri presenting a memento to Father Hurford |
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| Datuk Seri presenting a souvenir to Margaret Hurford |
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| Datuk Seri showing something interesting to Margaret |
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Chairman Datuk Chin presenting a memento to Patron,
Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Aman |
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| Father Hurford giving a touching speech |
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Anthony Wong from Class of 1968 presenting a thanks
giving speech to his former principal |
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| A souvenir from Class of 1968 specially for Father Hurford |
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| Doris Pang with the Hurfords |
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| Datuk Seri bidding farewell to the Hurfords |
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| One for the album with Mr. Goh Chit Yong |
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| St Paulians from senior classes |
