HAPPY SWEET th Our sixty years at NUSS are probably best measured not in time but in the relationships cultivated, the challenges overcome and the communities enriched by us together. Imagine time as a vessel, capturing a passionate blend of experience and new promise. Such is the NUSS journey, brimming with potential, towards an even better tomorrow. Old Wine, New Spirits The NUSS 60th Anniversary Commemorative Publication Design and Production Green House Design + Communications Pte Ltd Published by The National University of Singapore Society Kent Ridge Guild House, 9 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119241 Tel: 6779 1811 Fax: 6778 8095 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.nuss.org.sg Writer Edgar Liao Old Wine, New Spirits Commemorative Publication Team Lai Kim Seng, Lim Soo Hwee, Edgar Liao, Nadine Wu, Lai Choon How, Mephine Ong Old Wine, New Spirits Editorial Panel Yip Kum Fei, Lai Kim Seng, Chandra Mohan K Nair, Dr James Boss, Basskaran Nair, Jeffrey Khoo, Dr Paul Wang, Edgar Liao Photo Credits National Archives of Singapore Offices of the NUS President and the Vice-Provost (Student Life) Harry Chan, Mervyn Sek, Ho Junyi, Stefan Choo, Wayn Chiua, Zou Kunyi, Liu Guoyi, Hu Yang, Brandon Albert Lim, Tan Zi Tong, Ow Yau Loong, Marcus Royce Lee, Pamela Tan, Dr James Boss, Agnes Ng, Lim Shoo Hoe ISBN: 978-981-09-1962-7 ©2014 The National University of Singapore Society No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the Publisher.