Winner of February 150 Quiz: Irsa Mazhar
Congratulations to Ms Irsa Mazhar (roll number 13-29014) for scoring the highest number of points in the February 150 Quiz. Ms Irsa Mazhar got all the answers right. Her score was followed closely by those of Sunita Salamat and Fatima Khan. Please contact the Communications Office, N Block, Room 222, to claim your...
Winner of January 150 Quiz: Eileen Dass
Congratulations to Ms Eileen Dass (Rector’s Office) for scoring the maximum number of points in the January 150 Quiz. Eileen beat four others who also got all 10 questions right but sent their answers after her. They are (in order of answers received): Ms Sehrish Mushtaq (Department of Mass Communication), Ms Jacqoline Austin (Department of English), Ms Nimra Nazar (Purchase Department) and Mr Zeeshan Safdar (sophomore). Thank you to everyone who participated and don’t forget to take part in the next quiz. The February 150 Quiz will be announced on 3 February...
January 150 Quiz Answers
This is the second in our series of quizzes to celebrate FCC’s 150th anniversary. This quiz looks at some aspects of FCC’s history. Here are the correct answers for the January 150 Quiz: 1. Dr Charles W Forman was the founder of the Mission School, the first English-medium school in Lahore, which grew to become Forman Christian College. What does the “W” in his name stand for? Answer: William 2. FCC’s motto “By love serve one another” is a Biblical quotation. In which book of the New Testament is it found? Answer: Galatians 3. FCC was the first college in this part of the subcontinent to allow female students to enroll. Which year were the first female students admitted? Answer: 1902 4. Non-British nationals occasionally receive knighthoods for contributing to relations between their country and Britain. Which FCC principal was a recipient of such a knighthood? Answer: Dr James Carruthers Rhea Ewing 5. FCC is famous for a number of “firsts” in the region. Which of the following was NOT a first for FCC? Answer: The first to have a students’ Dramatics Society 6.The FCC Library once owned a book of poetry by a Romantic poet which included a letter written in his own hand. While the original book and letter have disappeared, a copy of the letter’s contents remain. Who was the poet? Answer: Byron 7.The origins of United Christian Hospital go back to when FCC converted two of its hostels into a hospital to treat wounded refugees at Partition. Which two hostels were these? Answer: North (currently Shirazi) and West Halls 8. Lahore’s educational institutions have produced a number of accomplished writers. Which of the following was a Formanite? Answer: Krishan Chander 9. Originally called Centenary Hall to celebrate FCC’s 100th anniversary, Sinclair Hall was designed by the Daghestani-born architect Nasreddin Murat Khan. Which famous building did he design in Lahore (incidentally, free of charge)? Answer: Minar-e-Pakistan 10.The first graduates of Forman Christian College received their degrees from which university? Answer: Calcutta...
FCC billboard gets a makeover
The billboard at the corner of Zahoor Elahi and Canal Bank Roads has been updated to acknowledge our Sesquicentennial Year (150th anniversary). For those who missed the show, here are some pictures: ...
Naseer Ahmed, the College Barber
Naseer Ahmed, the famous college barber, is part and parcel of FCC. He was a young man when he came from Dehra Dun (India) looking for a job and has spent most of his life here. He and his elder brother Shafiq started this barbershop in 1945. Now he is about 77 years old and runs the shop with his son Muhammad Idrees. He has a vivid and sharp memory of the past, which he calls a golden time. Lean and talkative, he speaks non-stop in a raspy voice about his past. You have to interrupt him to bring him to the present. He proudly announces that he has given a haircut to all the “Barey Sahibs” of this campus since 1945. All the teachers and students know him and he has been their hair stylist at some time or the other. Name any famous alumni of FCC, and he usually knows them and says “Those were great people – you can’t find such people nowadays.” He had the privilege of playing basketball with Dr S L Sheets in his younger days and played at the position of defender. He won matches and gained popularity with students and teachers. He remembers the treats given by Dr Sheets at the campus canteen after the matches. Past memories brings a spark into his old eyes. A loyal and devoted worker of FCC, he wants to continue working at the campus for the remaining part of his life. A brief interview was recorded with him. Naseer, how do you see the time now compared to the old days? The time has changed fast. Not that the people are not loving and caring, but now people don’t have the time to spare to sit together. They have isolated themselves and are completely absorbed in their own life. Can you give us some example? Yes. I used to go very regularly to the residence of Dr Sinclair for his haircut. We used to have discussions and he never let me return without a cup of tea. He was very particular about time. Once I was late by fifteen minutes and he asked me to go back and come the next day. That day I had borrowed a watch from someone, which gave the wrong time. Dr Sinclair was a man of principle. I remember that he turned out his son “Putty” from the college when he saw him smoking outside Velte Hall. Dr Sinclair was both the Principal of the college and warden of Velte Hall. His son went to England and joined the Royal Air Force. You were a good basketball player and...
Historical Sketch
The Forman Christian College is an aided institution, preparing students for degrees in Arts and Sciences of the Punjab University. It is under the care of, and supported by, the Ludhiana Mission, of the American Presbyterian Church, United States of America, and is controlled by a Board of Trustees appointed by that Mission. It was formerly called the Lahore Mission College, but in November, 1894, by an action of the Ludhiana Mission this name was changed to that of “The Forman Christian College”. Dr. Forman’s actual connection with the College covers a period of only a few years, yet his work was the necessary preparation for the enterprise and forms the foundation on which it will ever rest. Any sketch of the history of the Forman Christian College would be incomplete without a reference to the older institution, the Mission School, out of which it grew, and with which its early history is interwoven. First Beginnings. On December 19th, 1849, the Rev. C. W. Forman, D. D., opened a small School near the Bhati Gate. It was the first A. V. [Anglo Vernacular i.e. English medium] institution in Lahore, and indeed the first North of the Beas. It began with only three boys, for there was little desire for education among Panjabis in those days, and the first pupils had to be paid to induce them to come to school. But the people soon began to see where their interests lay, and under Dr. Forman’s wise and able management the school rapidly grew, until after a period of 20 years there were some 1,600 pupils reading in the Rang Mahal and in Branches connected with it. It was now felt by Dr. Forman that the time had come for completing his educational system by the establishment of a College Department. Accordingly, Collegiate classes were opened by him in 1864, and, on his departure to America, the Rev. Alexander Henry, M. A. became the Principal of the new institution, while the Rev. W. J. P. Morrison occupied the chair of English Language and Literature. The College enjoyed a brief but prosperous existence. Within the four years that it remained in operation it was successful in passing the following Graduates and Under-Graduates at the Calcutta University Examinations:- GRADUATES. G. S. Lewis, Esq., Extra Judicial Assistant Commissioner, Amballa. Lala Thakur Das, Assistant Inspector of Schools, Rawalpindi. (Died 1890.) UNDER-GRADUATES. — (F. A.) Jacob Basten, Esq., Head Master, M. B. School, Jullunder. Pandit Prem Nath, Examiner of Accounts, P. W. D., Punjab. Lala Sulakhan Mall, Accountant, P. W. Department. Lala Dina Nath, Munsiff, Jullunder District. In 1868, owing to Mr. Henry’s sudden...
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