Singapore
Recreation Club
and Eurasian Literary Society
The
Eurasian Association (EA) was founded in 1919, 36 years after the
founding of the Singapore Recreation Club (SRC).
It is unfortunate that so few historical records of the early years
of the Eurasian Association have been preserved, but from what evidence
is available it appears that the EA had a precursor - the Eurasian
Literary Association which was formed in 1918.
This literary association ceased to exist in 1919 following the
formation of the EA and it seems likely that its founding members
were also among the founding members of the Eurasian Association
since a number of its committee members also featured prominently
in the Executive Committee of the EA for several years.
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Founding
Objectives
The
objectives of the Association as enunciated in its first constitution
were as follows :
• To promote the political, economic, social, moral, physical
and intellectual advancement of all Eurasian-British subjects.
• To promote among its members an active interest in the affairs
of Malaya.
• Generally to look after the interest of all Eurasian-British
subjects.
These objectives remained unchanged from 1919 to 1947. |
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Objectives
The
objects of the Association were revised sometime after 1965 but
there is no record of the exact date of revision. The objects were
• To promote the economic, social, moral, physical and intellectual
advancement of all Eurasian Singaporeans and Eurasian Permanent
Residents.
• To promote among the Members an active interest in the affairs
of Singapore.
• Generally, to look after the interests of all Eurasians
in Singapore.
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Fluctuating
Membership
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Pre-War Benchmark
In the years before the Second World War, the Eurasian Association
maintained close ties with the SRC and the two associations had
many members in common. On the eve of the Japanese invasion of
Singapore, EA membership stood at 770.
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60s Dip & 70s Record
In the 1960s records show that membership was about 400 and rose
to a record high in the 1970s. The membership figure for 1973
was 855 members.
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80s Dwindling Numbers
However, in the 1980s membership began to dwindle from 306 in
1981 to 153 in 1983, falling as low as 91 in 1986.
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90s Rebirth & Growth
In 1989, the Management Committee embarked on a massive membership
drive which resulted in the membership rising to almost 1,000
in the two years which followed. Membership has grown steadily
since then and now stands at 2,388 (as at September 1998.)
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Scholarships
Through The Years
Education
has always been accorded a high priority by the Eurasian Association.
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Hochstadt Scholarship
In 1947 the Hochstadt Scholarship was introduced
by the trustees of the estate of John Hochstadt. At $300 per annum,
tenable for three years, these awards were for marine engineering,
motor engineering, plumbing, carpentry, dressmaking, linotyping
and nursing.
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Eurasian Industrial Scholarship
In
addition to this were the Eurasian Industrial Scholarship and
the EA School Scholarship for those in the eighth standard.
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Eurasian Voluntary Industrial Scholarship
In 1948 a Eurasian Voluntary Industrial Scholarship
was started to apprentice boys in trades.
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Scholarship Fund
In 1971, EA President Thomas Wilfred Prins launched a drive to
start a $100,000 scholarship fund.
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Mission
To Build a cohesive and vibrant Eurasian Community that integrates
with and contributes to the success of a multi racial Singapore. |
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(1) To promote the economic, social, cultural, physical and intellectual
advancement of all Eurasian Singaporeans and Eurasian Permanent
Residents.
(2) To co-ordinate projects for the advancement of Eurasians in
Singapore and to undertake public education and awareness programmes
for them.
(3) To initiate, organize and manage self-help and relief schemes
to enhance the quality of the lives of Eurasians in Singapore.
(4) To promote the education of Eurasians in all fields and at all
levels of education and to participate and assist in educational
programmes and undertakings to raise their educational level.
(5) To do all such things that are in furtherance of the above objects
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Financial
Information 2001 to 2006
EA
Annual Report 06 [PDF 1MB 50pgs] |
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Annual General Meeting 2008
The last AGM was held on Fri 18 April 2008 at 7.30pm at The Eurasian
Community House, 139 Ceylon Road. |
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Management
Committee
Edward
D'Silva
President
Dr
Barry Pereira
Vice President
Harry
Pereira
Hon Secretary
Zafran
Coelho
Hon Treasurer
Christine
Clunies-Ross
Asst Hon Secretary
Geoffrey
da Silva
Committee Member
Humphrey
de Conceicao
Committee Member
Yvonne
Marie Pereira
Committee Member
Carla
Barker
Committee Member
Christian
Charles Eber
Co-opted Member
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Secretariat
Lester
Low
Director (Operations)
lester@eurasians.org
Jean
Mansilla
Secretariat
secretariat@eurasians.org
Florence
Adriano
Family Support Services
fss@eurasians.org
Therese M Thompson
Education Executive
education@eurasians.org
Kelvin
Tay
Event Executive
kelvin@eurasians.org
Jack
Garnell
Admin
Officer (Events, Volunteers & Membership Recruitment)
jack@eurasians.org
Walter
Pinto
Front Desk / Security |
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