In Mathematics, we learned about Interior points, Exterior points and Boundary points.
Boundary Road marked the limit of the old Rangoon.
PPBRS
Private Primary Boundary Road School (PPBRS) was founded by Daw Tin Tin Aye. Her assistant teachers included her younger sisters : Daw Yi Yi and Daw Khin Khin Aye (Teacher Ah Mar).
Daw Khin Khin Aye succeeded her sister as Principal.
PPBRS expanded into Middle School and ultimately High School. One reason was not wanting her children — Thane Myint, Kyaw Thein and Moe Moe — to move to another school.
PPBRS became Private Boundary Road School (PBRS).
During our days, children started with Infant (C) and then progressed to Infant (B) and Infant (A). Some other schools would call them LKG (Lower KG), MKG (Middle KG) and UKG (Upper KG).
PPBRS 1PPBRS 2
PPBRS Alumni
Tin Maung Thant (Ah Pho Gyi, GBNF) son of UNSG U Thant
Francis Ohn Maung (son of Arzani U Ohn Maung)
Flora Aye (medical doctor who worked in Brunei and moved to the USA) and her sister Shirley Aye
Peggy Mya Maung, Winnie Mya Maung (Win Mar, winner of Academy for her role in “Pho Pyone Cho”), Ted Mya Maung (Toe Nyunt, “Shwe Gaung Byaung”), Rosebelle Mya Maung (Sar Oo, Academy award winner Sandar) and Mya Zaw (Fuji)
Margie Bu (Ma Aung Si), Stanley Bu (A1 Than Htut), Freddie (A1 Thein Htut), Bobby (Aung Myint, Thamankyar Ko Myint) and Sai Wunna (GBNF)
Nay Win (MEHS63, M69, GBNF)
Han Tun (SPHS63, DSA) and siblings
Elizabeth Kyaw Tun (Ph.D. in English, Elder daughter of Saya U Kyaw Tun (RIT EE))
Myint Sein (Bobby, Principal of Burma Astro Research Bureau, IDEA Astrology, GBNF), siblings and cousins
Myat Hla Sein (GBNF) and Chit Mya Sein (Children of Director U Chin Sein)
Khin Maung Oo (Master Mariner)
Saw Oo, Kyi Kyi Tin and Tin Tin Aye
Robert Gale (Khin Maung Oo) and Dolly Gale (Ma Swe)
Myint Swe (Monty) and Errol Thein
Micro-PZP
I did not like to go to school.
That all changed when Teacher Kywe transformed me.
My mother would ask me to pay respect to her annually until she retired.
ရန်ကုန်ကောလိပ် ကျောင်းအုပ်ကြီး Principal, Rangoon College
1918 ပညာရေးအဖွဲ့ ရဲ့ Vice Chairman
အားကစား / ဘော်လုံး — အားပေး Sports / Soccer
ကျောင်းသား များ က ချစ်ခင်လေးစား Appreciated by students 1920 သပိတ်မှောက် ကျောင်းသားများ က ကန်တော့ တောင်းပန် RU Strike Students sincerely told him that there was nothing personal about the boycott 1923 အင်္ဂလန် ပြန် — နှုတ်ဆက် မျက်ရည် ကျ He shed tears during the farewell to move back to England in 1923
1917 – 1922 ဥက္ကဌ၊ Burma Research Society — President
Matthew Hunter Gold Medal ရွှေတံဆိပ်
စည်းကမ်းကြီး Disciplinarian
ကိုဘသန်း (နောင် Dr. ဘသန်း) နဲ့ ကိုကျော်မြင့် (First in Burma; နောင် ဝတ်လုံတော်ရ ဦးကျော်မြင့်) တို့ကို Calcutta တက္ကသိုလ် က စစ် တဲ့ ဆေးပညာ သင်ခွင့် စာမေးပွဲကို ဖြေခိုင်း။ He chose Ko Ba Than and Ko Kyaw Myint to take the examination by Calcutta University to study medicine.
ကိုကျော်မြင့် က မိခင်စျာပန တက်ရောက်ခွင့်တောင်း။ ဆရာ က ခွင့်မပြု။ ကိုကျော်မြင့် က စျာပန တက် လို့ ကျောင်းထုတ်ခံရ။ Ko Kyaw Myint asked permission to attend his mother’s funeral. Saya refused. Ko Kyaw Myint attended the funeral. He was expelled.
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မာ့က် ဟန်တာ Mark Hunter
Sir John Mark Somers Hunter (1865 – 1932)
အင်္ဂလိပ်စာ / စာပေ ဆရာ & စာအုပ်ပြုစု သူ Author of Texts on English Literature
Director of Coimbatore College, Professor of Presidency College, Madras, India
1918 ပညာရေးအဖွဲ့ ရဲ့ Chairman
1918 -1920 Professor, Government College, Rangoon, Burma
ပညာမင်းကြီး Director of Public Instruction
1920 RU Act ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ် အက် ဥပဒေ ကိုအဆိုပြု
ကျောင်းသား များ နဲ့ ထိတ်တိုက်တွေ့ RU students staged a Strike to protest the 1920 RU Act
Related Posts (e.g. long article by Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint)
Barrister, Judge of Supreme Court, Head of Tribunal that tried Galon U Saw, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Politician, Head of private Law firm that defended several people accused by the MaSaLa government).
Stood first in Burma from Central with distinctions in all subjects. Sadly, he was expelled from the University of Rangoon for attending his mother’s funeral and earned the ire of the Principal and his father. His saga is recounted in a series of posts by his son Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint.
Dhamma friend of my beloved parents. They built Dat Paung Zon Aung Min Gaung pagoda and supported “Mon” Sayadaw U Thilawanta.
Brief Bio of U Kyaw Myint
U Myint Thein
Related Posts (e.g. Garawa to his elder brother)
Uncle Monty was Chief Justice of the Union of Burma.
On March 2, 1962, a Coup D’etat took place. Arrested along the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, several Sawbwas and high ranking officials. During his detainment, he was allowed only one day off to attend the funeral of his spouse (an early Burmese female to be called to the Bar in the UK).
Ambassador (e.g. to China).
Outstanding author and translator.
Pen name : “MMT” (for Maung Myint Thein). His works were heavily censored.
Dr. Htin Aung
Related Posts (e.g. article by Win Aung Gyi / Aung Mon)
Served as Principal of Rangoon College and as the first native Rector of the University of Rangoon.
Prolific writer (covering history, folklore and several topics).
“Burmese Drama” and “Thirty Burmese Tales” were prescribed texts.
Daw Khin MyaMu
Related Posts (e.g. article by Daw Khin Saw Tint, Lost Manuscripts)
Served as Lecturer in Burmese, Thamadu Myo Win (and family court judge)
Expert in Kyauk Sar (stone inscriptions)
Spouse : Burmese Professor U E Maung
Her handwritten manuscripts were not published due to lack of fonts, and were ultimately lost
Daw Khin Saw Mu
Related Posts (TEDx Talk by Nay Oke, article by Daw Khin Saw Tint)
Early student of Sayagyi U Pe Maung Tin (Pali scholar, who successfully proposed the establishment of a separate Burmese Department).
Khit San Poet
Spouse : ICS U Ba Tint
Children : Sayama Daw Khin Saw Tint (RIT English, bilingual writer) and U Nay Oke Tint (St. Paul’s, TED-x Yangon speaker, successful tuition saya, Chair of the Myanmar Board for organizing the 5th ILF (Irrawaddy Literary Festival).
Rangoon University was founded in 1920 with Rangoon College and Judson College as its constituent colleges.
RU celebrated Golden Jubilee in 1970, Diamond Jubilee in 1995, and Centennial in 2020
Engineering
Engineering courses were first offered in 1924.
The first courses were for Civil Engineering.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering courses were offered in the 1940s.
Mining, Chemical, Textile, Metallurgy and Architecture courses were offered in the 1950s.
Intermediate Course and Colleges
Intermediate courses were initially offered in the Main Campus.
Later, Yankin College was opened for Science students.
Hteedan College was opened for Arts [and Social Science] students.
Colleges were opened in Mandalay, Taunggyi, Moulmein (Mawlamyine), Bassein (Pathein), Myitkyina, …
In some years (probably due to the insurgency in some parts of Burma), students have to sit the “combined” Intermediate examination.
Otherwise, they have to sit for Inter (A) and Inter (B) exams separately.
Even then, there were two chances to pass the exam. The first exam was usually held in March. The second (aka supplementary) exam was usually held in June. The “compart” (compartmental) system requires a student to re-take only the subjects they have failed.
Stipends and awards (Gold and Silver medals, …) are eligible only for students who pass all subjects in the first exam.
Those who aspire to become engineers have to pass I.Sc. with 50+ marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
According to U Aw Taik Moh (C54) and Saya Dr. San Hla Aung (C58), they had to take a bike or walk to the Main Campus to attend Mathematics [and Geology] classes.
Saya U Ba Toke taught Mathematics to several engineering students (who later became sayas).
Grapevine says that the Second Year of Engineering (equivalent to 4th BE) and 2nd MBBS were the “filters” (or “stumbling blocks”) for engineering and medical students. Some decided to change their study to Pure Science or Arts.
Leik Khone
Leik Khone was attended by engineering students until the school relocated in 1961 to Gyogone as BIT (Burma Institute of Technology).
We were the last batch to attend Leik Khone as an I.Sc.(A) student.
My spouse attended Leik Khone for 1st MBBS (and more).
RU was founded in 1920 with Rangoon College and Judson College as its constituent colleges. RU celebrated the Golden Jubilee in 1970, the Diamond Jubilee in 1995, and the Centennial in 2020.
Engineering courses were first offered in 1924. The first courses were for Civil Engineering. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering courses were offered in the 1940s. Mining, Chemical, Textile, Metallurgy and Architecture courses were offered in the 1950s.
Intermediate courses were initially offered in the Main Campus. Later, Yankin College was opened for Science students. Hteedan College was opened for Arts and Social Science students.
Intermediate Colleges were opened in Mandalay, Taunggyi, Moulmein (Mawlamyine), Bassein (Pathein), Myitkyina, Kyauk Phyu and Sittwe.
In some years (probably due to the insurgency in some parts of Burma), students have to sit the “combined” Intermediate examination. Otherwise, they have to sit for Inter (A) and Inter (B) exams separately. Even then, there were two chances to pass the exam. The first exam was usually held in March. The second (aka supplementary) exam was usually held in June. The compartmental system requires a student to re-take only the subjects they have failed. Stipends and awards (Gold and Silver medals, …) are eligible only for students who pass all subjects in the first exam.
Those who aspire to become engineers must pass I.Sc. with 50+ marks in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
According to U Aw Taik Moh (C54) and Saya Dr. San Hla Aung (C58), the engineering students had to take a bike or walk to the Main Campus to attend Mathematics and Geology classes. U Ba Toke taught Mathematics to several engineering students (who later became sayas).
The Second Year of Engineering (equivalent to 4th BE) and 2nd MBBS were the filters (or stumbling blocks) for engineering and medical students. Some had to change their study to Pure Science or Arts.
Leik Khone was attended by engineering students from 1957 to 1960. From 1961 – 1964, Leik Khone became the Intermediate College of Rangoon University. From 1965 onward, Leik Khone was home of the lower level classes of the Institute of Medicine (1). The Faculty of Engineering relocated in 1961 to Gyogone as BIT (Burma Institute of Technology).
Seated : William Win Kywe, Alan Saw Maung (Khin Maung Bo), Brother Anthony, Saya U Sein, Brother Felix, Saya U Nyunt Maung, Saya Beatson, Brother Xavier, Thein Wai, Min Oo
Standing (1st row) : Stanley Shwe Gyi (Thein Lwin), Hla Min, Han Tun, Tommy Chit Maung (Naing Win), Tommy Aung (Tun Tun Aung), Herbert KCL, Nyunt Naing, Brownie Way (Aung Thu Yein), Tommy Aung, Bernard Taylor, Gallant Leong (Han Thein)
Standing (2nd row) : Michael Lim, Sean Young, Edward Chow, ???, Freddie Ba San (Myo San), Victor Chaw (Aung Chaw), Maung Maung Kyi, Henry Wong (Than Win), Nay Lin, Eddie Nyunt, Robert Kyi (San Maung), Than Win
Standing (3rd row) : Arthur Kyi (Aung Kyi), George Khin Maung (Khin Maung U), Victor Nyunt (Nyunt Wai), Sebastian Law Kee, Win Maung, Than Htay, Edwin David, Orlando Thein, Jerry Hin Hwa (Htin Paw), Edwin Ngwe (Aye Ngwe), Peter Pe (Aung Kyaw)
Standing (4th row) : Bo Ni, Kyaw Win, Robert Myint Win, Caesar Yang (Yin Sein), Aung Khin, Aung Kyee Myint, Chu Pu Thein, Anthony Lourdes, Willie Soe Maung, Tin Tun, Richard Pe, ???
Notes
Some became doctors : Khin Maung U (1st in Burma), Myo San (3rd, GBNF), Nyunt Wai (4th), Thein Wai (5th), Win Kywe, Orlando Thein
Some became engineers and/or computer scientists : Hla Min (7th), Maung Maung Kyi (11th), Aung Thu Yein (13th, GBNF), Aung Chaw Khin Maung Bo, Kyaw Win, Than Htay, Than Win, Tin Tun
Some became priests or monks : Bernard Taylor : served as Missionary in Philippines Edwin David (GBNF) : served as Priest of St. Mary’s Cathedral Church Aung Chaw (Ashin Ukkamsa) : spent vassa in Sagaing Hills and Thone Gwa
Some were members of the SPHS Marching Band : Bernard Taylor, Bo Ni , Jerry Hin Hwa, Orlando Thein Win Maung
Some were Soccer Selected : Eddie Nyunt, Jerry Hin Hwa
Some left before Matriculation : Edward Chow, Robert Kyi
A few have same names : Than Win, Tommy Aung
Khin Maung U (1st in Burma) retired from FDA in USA. He shares medical knowledge in his Reports (over 1000).
Min Oo (2nd) retired as Professor of Mathematics from a McMasters University in Canada. He received his doctorate from Germany.
Myo San (3rd, GBNF) took early retirement as a Surgeon.
Nyunt Wai (4th) was Professor of Physiology at IM(1) and IM(2). He later taught at a Malaysian University.
Thein Wai (5th) moved to USA after graduating from IM(2). Aung Khin, his older brother, had kidney transplants, but passed away.
Hla Min (7th) is a Life Long Learner.
Maung Maung Kyi (11th) studied Chemical Engineering (with specialization in Pulp and Paper) at Dresden University. He worked for Sittang Paper Mill and PPIC before moving to Wales, UK.
Aung Thu Yein (13th, GBNF) is an Electrical Engineering (specializing in Communications and Electronics). He worked for MOC and Schlumberger.
HlaMin 