Hi,My wife passed her SC in 1964 from WYnbwerg Allen school and papers even then were sent to UK,except hindi papers.Her certificate is signed by One Boys-Smith chancellor of CU.skpande

G'day folks, Just received a copy of this book from the Pagoda Tree Press - look them up on your friend and mine - Mr Google. John Saché was a photographer who appears to have travelled a lot around northern India from Calcutta to Naini Tal and Lucknow. The book contains some of the many photographs that he took during his time in India. I also received a small catalogue of books that are in print right now. Information on most of them can be found on the web site. Of interest to me is a book called "The Sardhana Pictures". When I left school I joined the British India Ship Navigation Company as a cadet Officer. My first ship was the MV "Sirdhana". I'll have to get the book now! :-) ooroo

Husband-hunting in the Raj Broadcast: Tuesday 31 July 2012 10:40PM Audio clip for downloading at: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/husband-hunting-in-the-raj/4164578 >From the late 19th century, when the British Raj was at its height, many of Britain's smartest and most eligible young men travelled to India to work. Countless young women, suffering at the lack of suitable men in Britain, set sail after them, in the hope of finding a husband in this far away country where men now outnumbered women by four to one. They were known as the 'Fishing Fleet'. Guests Anne de Courcy Journalist and Author Publications Title Fishing Fleet Author Anne de Courcy Publisher Hachette ISBN 9780297868477 ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Thank you Harsh - a wonderful listen! Carol T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar" <bosham@gmail.com> To: <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 8:35 AM Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Audio clip of the Radio Programme on''Husband-hunting in the Raj'' > > Husband-hunting in the Raj > > Broadcast: Tuesday 31 July 2012 10:40PM > > Audio clip for downloading at: > http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/husband-hunting-in-the-raj/4164578 > >>From the late 19th century, when the British Raj was at its height, > many of Britain's smartest and most eligible young men travelled > to India to work. Countless young women, suffering at the lack > of suitable men in Britain, set sail after them, in the hope of finding > a husband in this far away country where men now outnumbered > women by four to one. They were known as the 'Fishing Fleet'. > > Guests > Anne de Courcy > Journalist and Author > > Publications > Title > Fishing Fleet > > Author > Anne de Courcy > > Publisher > Hachette > > ISBN > 9780297868477 > > ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear Listers, I had this reply from my Headmaster, David Stewart, of Mount Hermon School (1954 - 63), and hope it will clear up the question of Senior and Junior Cambridge Examinations. Jim Sinclair ----- "In my day, the Cambridge Exams (I don't know about JC, we only sent students up for SC) . the exams were world-wide, and were set and marked, as with, say, British students, by a Board in Cambridge. The name was something like "Local Examinations Syndicate" I remember the Anglo-Indian Inspector, West Bengal, telling me gleefully that the Indian students received an average grade for Religious Knowledge several grades higher than their British counterparts. This arrangement was changed somewhere in the late 60s, I think, for a Central Board in India to take ccntrol, most if not all papers being set in India, but I cannot give you more details. I think the HSC, which we sat, was still centred from Cambridge, but I am not sure if that later changed. I imagine an enquiry to the Registrar of University of Cambridge might elicit definite details. The interesting thing about Mount Hermon is that, although it was initially run by Americans, when it became Mount Hermon, if not before, they deliberately decided to follow the British system, and connect with Cambridge. Yes, I know Malaysia used Cambridge, and I guess other British-connected states like Ceylon and Burma and maybe Hong Kong. But from personal knowledge I can only speak of Malaysia. Hope this info is of use to you. David"

Can anyone tell me what has happened to the HEIC website which used to be accessible at: www.honeastindia.co ? I was told that it can now be found on the Wayback Machine but it cant. David Railton

I sat my Junior Cambridge Exam in 1946 at St Peters College Agra and my Senior Cambridge Certificate Exam in 1951 at St Peters High School Panchagani. Don't remember whether there were carbons or not. I still have both certificates somewhere. Colin Rodrigues > From: wantok@me.com > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:02:51 +1000 > To: INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination > > G'day folks, > > On 26/07/2012, at 21:40 PM, Warren O'Rourke wrote: > > > John, I remember using carbon paper in writing the SC Exams in 1940. The carbon was placed behind each sheet that candidates wrote. One or two copies? I can't remember. Warren > > > ooroo > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Sally - Nice to hear from you again. This topic is quite interesting. It would be nice to find out where these JC and SC examinations were set, whether by a Cambridge university or some other British Educational Board, and who and where they were corrected. Seems like the SC and JC examinations were the standard for South East Asia, as Wickipedia mentions they were available in Malysia too. Perhaps one of our clever researchers can find out more. I am copying this to my old school Headmaster who might be able to tell me more. Jim. -----Original Message----- From: karoo <karoo4@bigpond.com> To: india-british-raj <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:41 Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination Hello Jim ! Your email has reminded me of one you wrote earlier which I had forgotten to respond to. My apologies. The Cambridge exam papers were indeed, shipped to the UK and continued to the best of my knowledge ,to be so after the start of hostilities IN 1939. My Mother had sailed to London in September 1939 and was unable/disinclined because of hostilities at sea, to return to India. The period in question re exam papers is therefore 1939-194546. Good wishes Sally -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jimsin12@aol.com Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2012 4:55 PM To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination This is an extract of "A Headmistress' Story from my website www.oldmhs.com It is the account of the term as Headmistress (Lila Engberg) of Quen's Hill School (changed to Mount Hermon School) in Darjeeling, in 1934. The exam papers for both the JC and SC were prepared by a University in Cambridge, then sent back to England for correction. The exam results followed after a few months. The exam results must be held somewhere in the Archives of some university in Cambridge - don't know which, as there were several. Jim Sinclair. "Queen's Hill School was primarily for the children of missionaries and other Europeans as most white people were called. The students were taught a British curriculum which prepared them to take Junior and Senior Cambridge Examinations sent out from England These examinations were administered each December following the end of the school year which ran from March through November." From: John Feltham <wantok@me.com> To: india-british-raj <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 2:58 Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination G'day Kerry, On 25/07/2012, at 17:29 PM, Kerry Edwards wrote: > My understanding is that the papers for the Senior and Junior > Cambridge were sent to England for correction, so I wonder if the Uni > of Cambridge or Education Dept in UK should have some record of these??? Are we sure about this? Were the papers marked in india? > BTW I still have my mother's SC certificate of 1928!!! She studied at > St George's Grammar School Hyderabad 1915-1928, taught there 1930-1953 > and was Headmistress of the Preparatory School 1953 till 1992!! A canny woman eh? I'll bet that she was an outstanding teacher and a great communicator. ooroo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

G'day folks, On 26/07/2012, at 21:40 PM, Warren O'Rourke wrote: > John, I remember using carbon paper in writing the SC Exams in 1940. The carbon was placed behind each sheet that candidates wrote. One or two copies? I can't remember. Warren ooroo

Hello Jim ! Your email has reminded me of one you wrote earlier which I had forgotten to respond to. My apologies. The Cambridge exam papers were indeed, shipped to the UK and continued to the best of my knowledge ,to be so after the start of hostilities IN 1939. My Mother had sailed to London in September 1939 and was unable/disinclined because of hostilities at sea, to return to India. The period in question re exam papers is therefore 1939-194546. Good wishes Sally -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jimsin12@aol.com Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2012 4:55 PM To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination This is an extract of "A Headmistress' Story from my website www.oldmhs.com It is the account of the term as Headmistress (Lila Engberg) of Quen's Hill School (changed to Mount Hermon School) in Darjeeling, in 1934. The exam papers for both the JC and SC were prepared by a University in Cambridge, then sent back to England for correction. The exam results followed after a few months. The exam results must be held somewhere in the Archives of some university in Cambridge - don't know which, as there were several. Jim Sinclair. "Queen's Hill School was primarily for the children of missionaries and other Europeans as most white people were called. The students were taught a British curriculum which prepared them to take Junior and Senior Cambridge Examinations sent out from England These examinations were administered each December following the end of the school year which ran from March through November." From: John Feltham <wantok@me.com> To: india-british-raj <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 2:58 Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination G'day Kerry, On 25/07/2012, at 17:29 PM, Kerry Edwards wrote: > My understanding is that the papers for the Senior and Junior > Cambridge were sent to England for correction, so I wonder if the Uni > of Cambridge or Education Dept in UK should have some record of these??? Are we sure about this? Were the papers marked in india? > BTW I still have my mother's SC certificate of 1928!!! She studied at > St George's Grammar School Hyderabad 1915-1928, taught there 1930-1953 > and was Headmistress of the Preparatory School 1953 till 1992!! A canny woman eh? I'll bet that she was an outstanding teacher and a great communicator. ooroo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Begin forwarded message: > From: jack jacob > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination > Date: 26 July 2012 17:41:11 PM AEST > > > as far as i can recall there was only the one original copy of the paper, that we wrote, > there was no photostat in those days. > i still have my senior cambridge certificate of dec 1938. > regards....jack jacob. > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:16 AM, John Feltham <wantok@me.com> wrote: > G'day you two, > > Have either of you got any knowledge of this. Start reading fro the bottom up. > > ooroo ooroo

I sat my School Certificate (Senior Cambridge) in 1941 and wrote my answers  in pencil in triplicate using Carbon paper. Noel L ________________________________ From: John Feltham <wantok@me.com> To: Raj <INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:37 Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Fwd: Senior Cambridge Examination Begin forwarded message: > From: jack jacob > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination > Date: 26 July 2012 17:41:11 PM AEST > > > as far as i can recall there was only the one original copy of the paper, that we wrote, > there was no photostat in those  days. > i still have my senior cambridge certificate of dec 1938. > regards....jack  jacob. > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:16 AM, John Feltham <wantok@me.com> wrote: > G'day you two, > > Have either of you got any knowledge of this. Start reading fro the bottom up. > > ooroo ooroo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

G'day Kerry, On 25/07/2012, at 17:29 PM, Kerry Edwards wrote: > My understanding is that the papers for the Senior and Junior Cambridge > were sent to England for correction, so I wonder if the Uni of Cambridge or > Education Dept in UK should have some record of these??? Are we sure about this? Were the papers marked in india? > BTW I still have my mother's SC certificate of 1928!!! She studied at St > George's Grammar School Hyderabad 1915-1928, taught there 1930-1953 and was > Headmistress of the Preparatory School 1953 till 1992!! A canny woman eh? I'll bet that she was an outstanding teacher and a great communicator. ooroo

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9427478/Lakshmi-Sehgal.html ooroo

Listers Am I correct in my thinking that there were three copies made of our Cambridge papers during the war years? One to go by sea to the UK for marking and another to be retained for the school. Can't recall what contingency the third one was for (if there was a third copy). In any case, I am so impressed that the ships continued on through the Arabian sea during such fraught times. We who were at hill schools during 'those' times, seemed hardly if in fact in any way, affected by the raging wars on so many fronts. Corrections welcome. Good wishes Sally -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Patricia Page Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2012 7:44 AM To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination We did Cambridge exams in Kenya but somehow there was a connection to University of London Patricia Page BC Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Edwards" <ozmulki@gmail.com> To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:29:56 AM Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination John wrote.... I was just wondering, as I do from time to time, whether the names of students who entered the Senior Cambridge Examination in India, are contained on any on-line data base? ....................... Hi John, My understanding is that the papers for the Senior and Junior Cambridge were sent to England for correction, so I wonder if the Uni of Cambridge or Education Dept in UK should have some record of these??? When the ISC (Indian School Certificate) came in to supersede the SC around 1970 under Frank Anthony, they were corrected in New Delhi. BTW I still have my mother's SC certificate of 1928!!! She studied at St George's Grammar School Hyderabad 1915-1928, taught there 1930-1953 and was Headmistress of the Preparatory School 1953 till 1992!! Kind Regards Kerry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is an extract of "A Headmistress' Story from my website www.oldmhs.com It is the account of the term as Headmistress (Lila Engberg) of Quen's Hill School (changed to Mount Hermon School) in Darjeeling, in 1934. The exam papers for both the JC and SC were prepared by a University in Cambridge, then sent back to England for correction. The exam results followed after a few months. The exam results must be held somewhere in the Archives of some university in Cambridge - don't know which, as there were several. Jim Sinclair. "Queen's Hill School was primarily for the children of missionaries and other Europeans as most white people were called. The students were taught a British curriculum which prepared them to take Junior and Senior Cambridge Examinations sent out from England These examinations were administered each December following the end of the school year which ran from March through November." From: John Feltham <wantok@me.com> To: india-british-raj <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 2:58 Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination G'day Kerry, On 25/07/2012, at 17:29 PM, Kerry Edwards wrote: > My understanding is that the papers for the Senior and Junior Cambridge > were sent to England for correction, so I wonder if the Uni of Cambridge or > Education Dept in UK should have some record of these??? Are we sure about this? Were the papers marked in india? > BTW I still have my mother's SC certificate of 1928!!! She studied at St > George's Grammar School Hyderabad 1915-1928, taught there 1930-1953 and was > Headmistress of the Preparatory School 1953 till 1992!! A canny woman eh? I'll bet that she was an outstanding teacher and a great communicator. ooroo ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We did Cambridge exams in Kenya but somehow there was a connection to University of London Patricia Page BC Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Edwards" <ozmulki@gmail.com> To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:29:56 AM Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Senior Cambridge Examination John wrote.... I was just wondering, as I do from time to time, whether the names of students who entered the Senior Cambridge Examination in India, are contained on any on-line data base? ....................... Hi John, My understanding is that the papers for the Senior and Junior Cambridge were sent to England for correction, so I wonder if the Uni of Cambridge or Education Dept in UK should have some record of these??? When the ISC (Indian School Certificate) came in to supersede the SC around 1970 under Frank Anthony, they were corrected in New Delhi. BTW I still have my mother's SC certificate of 1928!!! She studied at St George's Grammar School Hyderabad 1915-1928, taught there 1930-1953 and was Headmistress of the Preparatory School 1953 till 1992!! Kind Regards Kerry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John wrote.... I was just wondering, as I do from time to time, whether the names of students who entered the Senior Cambridge Examination in India, are contained on any on-line data base? ....................... Hi John, My understanding is that the papers for the Senior and Junior Cambridge were sent to England for correction, so I wonder if the Uni of Cambridge or Education Dept in UK should have some record of these??? When the ISC (Indian School Certificate) came in to supersede the SC around 1970 under Frank Anthony, they were corrected in New Delhi. BTW I still have my mother's SC certificate of 1928!!! She studied at St George's Grammar School Hyderabad 1915-1928, taught there 1930-1953 and was Headmistress of the Preparatory School 1953 till 1992!! Kind Regards Kerry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

G'day folks, I was just wondering, as I do from time to time, whether the names of students who entered the Senior Cambridge Examination in India, are contained on any on-line data base? There is a very basic web page on Wikipedia at…. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Cambridge The first year of the the SC Exam at Victoria School, Kurseong, took place in 1931 when three boys who entered, passed the exam. The last year the SC Exam was taken at Victoria School was 1962. See… http://vsdh.org/vsdh/honours/index.html ooroo

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