Roman Catholic Schools in Sri Lanka - St Peter's College, Colombo, St. Anthony's College, Kandy, Maris Stella College, Joseph Vaz College (Paperback)

Chapters: St Peter's College, Colombo, St. Anthony's College, Kandy, Maris Stella College, Joseph Vaz College, St Benedict's College Colombo, St. Joseph's College, Colombo, St. Anne's College, St. Lucia's College Colombo 13, Holy Cross College, St Bridget's Convent, Colombo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 62. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: St Peter's College, Colombo - St. Joseph's College, Colombo was founded in March 1896 and by 1921 St. Joseph's College was 25 years old and the founding of St.. Peters College under the name St. Josephs College South could well be considered as a silver Jubilee gift of St. Josephs to the nation. The land was purchased from E.C. de Fonseka for a sum of Rs, 75,000/- and on the broad shoulders of Fr. LeGoc fell the responsibility of bringing St.Josephs College South into being. Building operations began on this neglected cinnamon land bordering the Galle Road and alongside the Wellawatte Canal, on the 7th July 1921. On the 18th January 1922, Fr. LeGoc with a large number of Josephian students and Staff arrived by special train and alighted near Kinross Avenue at 2 p.m. and marched to St. Peters for the opening. The Josephian Magazine of 1922 described it thus, Great St. Josephs by the lake was setting out this bright January day to open and inaugurate the little St. Josephs by the sea. His Grace the Archbishop Dr. Anthony Coudert blessed the building and premises and Hon. Mr. Edwin Evans Director of Education formerly opened the new school. Thus was St. Josephs College South born on 18 January 1922. Rev. Fr. D. J. Nicholas Perera was appointed President of the College, with classes from Grade 1 to Grade 7, while the number on roll was 204. The period 1956 to 1977 covers the Rectorships of Five Rectors, all of whom were dogged by the problem of...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3589633