By Chu Meng Ong,Hoon Yong Lim,Lai Yang Ng
This e-book is a list of Mr Tan Lark Sye's impressive contribution to the founding of Nanyang University.
Hailing from Jimei, Fujian Province of China, Mr Tan Lark Sye (1897 – 1972) used to be a number one rubber industrialist in Southeast Asia. Being a social activist, he believed within the worth of schooling. As Chairman of the chinese language Chamber of trade within the Fifties, he fought for citizenship for the chinese language in Singapore, and for the chinese to be certainly one of Singapore's authentic languages. Mr Tan's most eminent contribution, even though, was once the beginning of the founding of Nanyang collage in 1953. He donated SGD5 million, which was once a colossus volume on the time, to its construction fund, in addition to 523 acres of land for its campus on behalf of the Hokkien Huay Kuan.
This number of essays is predicated on a chinese language book in 1997 at the social gathering of Mr Tan Lark Sye's centenary birthday by way of Nanyang collage Alumni organization of Hong Kong. It comprises essays through notable Nanyang graduates and speeches through Mr Tan. It elaborates on how Mr Tan recommended to set up the Nanyang collage whereas dealing with a number of problems. It tells of the existence tales of Mr Tan. it's a must-read for these attracted to the heritage of Nanyang collage and the mythical lifetime of Mr Tan.
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