In his letter dated 4 January 1825, he stated his wishes to Arundel in London to establish a school.

The establishment of the school was also supported by some influential people, including James Humphrey, a superintendent in the London Missionary Society.

The use of the motto coincided with the shifting of the school from the High Court Building to the current location.

And that Headmaster Arnold was definitely purposeful in giving the translation of Meliora Hic Sequamur (=MHS) for the Malacca High School (=MHS) as such according to his own interpretation.

A check with its actual Latin meaning, shows that the translation should have been "Let us follow (sequamur) the melody (meloria) here (hic)".

Originally, the school emblem reflected ‘History,’Resilience’ and ‘Strength’.