Baldwin Boys High School

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Baldwin Boys' High School (BBHS) is one of the oldest^[1] schools in Bangalore, India.

The colors of the school are red and blue; its flag being a red stripe over a blue one, thus reflecting its origins as a school preparing students for the British Indian Army^{[citation needed]}.

"Integretas et Veritas" - "Righteousness and Truth" are the watchwords of the institution. The school motto is "Reverentia Jehovae est Caput Sapientiae" - "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Prov. 9:10).

With several heritage buildings on its campus, the school presents a venerable sight. The large 'Pfeiffer Memorial Playground' is used regularly for football, hockey and cricket tournaments. The Weston Swimming Pool is attached to it. In addition, it has a small field for basket ball and roller-skating.

The school has an enrollment of about 4,000 students.

It offers classes up to the 10th standard (grade) under the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education syllabus.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable Alumni 3 Houses 4 Sports 5 The School Song 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

The school was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1880, with a monetary grant from John Baldwin, Ohio, USA. It was known as the Episcopal Methodist School and was managed by a board of governors.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Venkatraman Movva, Bangalore millionaire
• Sandeep Chowta musician
• Mahesh Dattani, playwright
• Giri Balasubramaniam quizmaster
• Amit Heri, jazz musician

[edit] Houses

The boys of the school are divided into six houses. Each house has it own signature color which anecdotally matches the first letter of the house. The houses are:

• Richards - Red
• Oldham - Orange
• Buttrick - Blue
• Toussaint - Turquoise
• Pfeiffer - Purple
• Weston - White

Of these houses, three, namely Richards, Oldham and Weston were named after former principals; Messrs. Oldham and Richards being the second and the third principals, respectively. Weston, principal during the inter-war years was instrumental in pulling the school out of dire financial straits and saving it from dissolution. His memory was preserved in Weston House, the last house to be created, and in Weston Day, an annual holiday devoted to competitions in swimming and athletic pursuits. Pfeiffer House was named after an eponymous American contributor who helped turn around the schools fortune during Mr. Weston's tenure.

[edit] Sports

The school known for the importance given to sports alongside academics provides an all around development of its students. The school was also one of the first to provide swimming facility in Bangalore in the year 1940. There is an annual Intra school Swimming Competition on Weston Day. It is traditionally strong in soccer and hosts the most prestigious inter-school soccer tournament of the year for the exclusive schools of old Bangalore, The Baldwin Shield.

The school has a very strong network of alumni association "Old Baldwinian Association"(OBA). Baldwins' celebrates Anderson Day to foster camaraderie amongst all its students.

[edit] The School Song

The song was written by a former student in the 1920s and was set to music by Mrs. Weston, the wife of the former principal.

               Shout "All Hail" for Baldwin High school
               Shout it loud and long;
               Our beloved alma mater
               Come and join her song

CHORUS

               Lift her banner, bear it onward;
               Righteousness and truth
               Are the watchwords of the conflict,
               Valiant be, ye youth.

               Come and wear her colours royal,
               Wear the red and blue,
               Strong in purpose, firm and loyal
               To her cause be true.

               Whereso'er her sons shall struggle
               They shall win renown
               Utterly her foes they'll vanquish,
               And will cast them down.

               Lo! for her the day is dawning,
               Back the shadows roll,
               And prophetic angels standing,
               Show her glorious goal.

[edit] See also

Baldwin Girls High School, Baldwin Boys High School's sister school.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Baldwin Boys High School, Bangalore*