Men For Others: A Portrait of the Josephian Over the Years
Warren Fernandez
Singapore: Straits Times Press, 2009
ISBN: 9789814266192

St. Joseph's Institution (SJI) has been educating young people from all segments of Singapore society since 1852.

The school is rooted in the teaching traditions established by the Brothers of the Christian Order, founded by John Baptist de La Salle in France in 1680.

Its mission: to imbue young boys drawn from families of all backgrounds with a sense of faith, service and community, moulding them into "Men of Integrity and Men for Others".

This book is a story about that mission. It sketches how the school came to be set up in Bras Basah Road, where it stood through ups and downs for over a century, before moving to its present home in Malcolm Road. It also reveals how the new SJI International, to be opened officially in May 2009, came into being, and the drive of the Brothers and old boys who helped bring it to life.

The SJI story is inextricably tied to that of its students, and this book is a collective portrait of the Josephian. It profiles 50 men and women who graced the school corridors over the years and grew to share in its mission and beliefs, and looks at how they are striving to keep that spirit alive by living it out in their everyday lives - as professionals, in business, in politics and public service, or simply as good fathers, husbands, sons and friends.