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359: 434:, which still remains as the backbone of the modern Indian education system. He called an educational system that would create a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indians. By doing so, Macaulay wanted to "educate a people who cannot at present be educated by means of their mother tongue" and thus, by incorporating English, he sought to "enrich" the Indian languages so "that they could become vehicles for European scientific, historical, and literary expression". 473: 1188: 414:, was originally a part of Breeks Memorial School. It was then moved to Charing Cross near the Adams Fountain in 1886. The special architectural features are the cloister vault roof, the arched masonry decorations seen above many of the rectangular doors and windows, gable decoration above the central building. 397:
On the death of Mr. J.W. Breeks the first commissioner of Nilgiris in 1872, it was decided that a memorial in the form of a school should be built in his name. The public, government, municipality and the trustees raised fund. The foundation stone of Breeks Memorial School was laid in 1872, the
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school was completed in 1874 and follows Anglo Indian syllabus up to secondary school. Higher secondary school follows the state board. The Breeks All-India Hr Sec School, opened in 1974, is located on the same campus and follows the
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Breeks Memorial School follow traditional housing system. There are four houses are named Willy, Bury, Theobald and Fox after four principals E.A. Willy, Mr. Bury, W.M. Theobald, and Mr. Fox.
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The school was started in a heritage building, which is now a part of the Nilgiris District Court complex. The district court with its unique clock tower which is one of the oldest in
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community. The first non Christian principal and correspondent was Mr N Raman. He headed the school for a very long time. The school is just 1.5 km from the
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co-educational school established in 1874. It was named after James Wilkinson Breeks, the first Commissioner (
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Breeks Memorial Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
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11°24′46″N 76°42′27″E / 11.4127°N 76.7075°E / 11.4127; 76.7075
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Fight song

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Government Botanical Gardens, Ooty
Central Board of Secondary Education
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