had been transferred to other institutions and the College activities were terminated in Singapore. Moveable assets were sold or transferred to Muak Lek, Thailand. The Seventh-day Adventist School, which was co-located with the College, merged with San Yu High School to form the present-day San Yu Adventist School at Thomson Road and some of the College's property, such as its auditorium seats, was donated to the school. Mission Faculty of Nursing The first attempts to initiate a School of Nursing in Bangkok occurred in 1941 in connection with the establishment of the Bangkok Adventist Medical Clinic. The outbreak of hostilities in the South-east Asia region during World War II, however, led to the evacuation of overseas medical personnel after a few months and the project was suspended. The cessation of hostilities in 1945 enabled the re-establishment of medical work. Bangkok Adventist Hospital relocated to a new site in central Bangkok on Pitsanulok Road, purchased in 1946. A year later a School of Nursing was opened on the hospital compound under the leadership of Mrs Ellen Waddell as Chief Nurse at the new hospital and Ruth Monroe as Director of the School of Nursing. Their mission, "To train competent, caring nurses, and to teach young people about God’s love." Dr & Mrs Waddell personally interviewed and chose the first 33 students for the program. Three years later in 1950 the School celebrated its first graduation awarding diplomas to 25 nurses. During its first stage of development in the 1950s the School experienced rapid growth and the construction of additional facilities became necessary. The Hospital, School and its graduates became widely respected for their competence and care and the quality of their training. Study programs were expanded in 1955 with the addition of a course in Midwifery followed later by programs in Medical Technology, X-ray Technology and Anesthesia. These were later discontinued due to changes in medical practice and curriculum requirements. In 1969 a separate midwifery clinic with dormitories and facilities for graduate nurses was opened in Chiengkhong, Bangkok. Further curriculum revisions and the expansion of the program enabled Midwifery instruction to be incorporated into the School’s basic nursing curriculum. In 1958 a new three-storey residence and classroom building was officially opened by Queen Sirikit of Thailand. Throughout ensuing years the College continued to receive the patronage of the Royal Family. Under the guidance of Mrs (now Dr) Salinee Navaratana (née Svetalekha)