History
THE ANDERSONIANS CLUB -
A PLACE FOR ANDERSONIANS TO CALL HOME
THE INTENTION TO FORM AN OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION WAS FIRST MOOTED IN 1922 BY THEN SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mr C.F.C AYRE, BUT IT TOOK 14 YEARS TO GET THE IDEA MOVING.
THE FIRST FORMAL OLD BOYS REUNION DINNER WAS HELD AT STATION HOTEL, IPOH ON 15th. FEBRUARY 1936 PRESIDED BY TUAN HAJI ABDUL WAHAB BIN TOH MUDA ABDUL AZIZ. IT WAS AT THIS DINNER THAT Mr AYRE HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR A PERMANENT OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION.
HOWEVER, IT TOOK ANOTHER THREE YEARS FOR AN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE TO BRING THE IDEA TO BECOME REALITY.
THE ANDERSONIANS CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1939, AT A MEETING HELD ON 7th. OCTOBER 1939, AN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WAS FORM WITH Mr. HAROLD D.G JANSZ AS CHAIRMAN AND Mr. VIVEKANANDA AS HON. SECRETARY. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE ELECTED TO FORM AN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE;
- TUAN HAJI ABDUL WAHAB BIN TOH MUDA ABDUL AZIZ.
( DATO PANGLIMA BUKIT GANTANG ) - HAROLD DONALD GRENIER JANSZ
- DATO MUDA HASHIM
- E.D CLAY
- J.V MORAIS
- KOK YOON SAN
- YEOH CHYE LAI
THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE OLD ANDERSONIANS CLUB WAS CELEBRATED AT THE MAYFAIR HOTEL IPOH ON FRIDAY 28th. FEBRUARY 1940. Mr CHINGAR SINGH SANDHU PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A CLUBHOUSE BUT THE PROPOSAL WAS LEFT DORMANT WITH THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR 2 AND THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA.
WHEN THE WAR WAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED OVER, ABOUT 60 OLD BOYS GATHERED AT THE METROPOLE HOTEL ON 13th. APRIL 1947 TO REVIVE THE CLUB, YET NOTHING MATERIALIZED TILL 1962 WHEN EN SULAIMAN BULON THE DEPUTY MENTERI BESAR AS PRESIDENT OF THE ANDERSON SCHOOL OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION TOOK THE INIATIVE TO APPEAL FOR DONATIONS TO BUILD A CLUBHOUSE, THEN ESTIMATED AT RM 50,000.
THE STATE GOVERNMENT ALIENATED A PIECE OF LAND ( HALF ACRE ) ON THE EDGE OF THE SCHOOL.
THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CLUBHOUSE TOOK PLACE ON 28th AUGUST 1971 BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF PERAK (DYMM RAJA IDRIS).
COMPOUND FOR THE CLUB FOR A TOKEN SUM OF RM 3,933 INCLUSIVE OF SURVEY FEES. DATO S P SEENIVASAGAM FACILITATED THE LAND ALIENATION. DATO LIEW WHY HONE AN ARCHITECT DREW UP THE PLANS FOR THE CLUBHOUSE.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLUBHOUSE WAS COMPLETED ON 1st. NOVEMBER 1969 BY YBHG DATO KURNIA JASA TALIB.
TO STRIVE, TO SEEK, TO FIND AND NOT TO YEILD