Hartley College

Hartley College (Tamil: ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி Hāṭlik Kallūri) is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.[1][2] Founded in 1838 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. The school is named after Wesleyan priest and missionary Rev. Hartley.

For the British university formerly known as Hartley College, see University of Southampton.
Hartley College
ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி
Location
Point Pedro, Jaffna District
,
Northern Province

Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°49′40.20″N 80°13′58.20″E
Information
School typePublic provincial (APS) 1AB
MottoFiat lux
(Let there be light)
Religious affiliation(s)Methodism
DenominationMethodist Church in Sri Lanka
Founded1838 (1838)
FounderPeter Percival
School districtVadamarachi Education Zone
School number1007026
PrincipalT. Mugunthan
Teaching staff52
Grades6-13
GenderBoys
Age range11-18
School roll206
LanguageTamil, English
Websitehartley.lk

History

Methodist missionaries from Britain arrived in Ceylon on 29 June 1814. The Wesleyan Mission Central School was founded in 1838 by Rev. Dr. Peter Percival.[3][4] The school is located at the current location of the Methodist Girls' High School. The school transferred to its current site in 1874.[3] The school was renamed Christ Church School in 1912 and Hartley College in 1916.[3][4]

Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960. Hartley College becomes a publicly funded school on 1 December 1960.[4]

Following arson by the Sri Lankan government forces in 1984, the school moved to Puttalai from 1985 to 1990.[3] In 1989, the school appeared on a postage stamp issued to commemorate its 150th anniversary.[3] From 1996 to 2002, part of the school was occupied by the Sri Lanka Army, and the school remains in a high security zone.[5] In 2005, part of the school was destroyed by a grenade thrown from a motorcycle.[6]

Principals

[7][8]

  • 1838-60 Rev. Dr. Peter Percival
  • 1861-68 Rev. D. P. Niles
  • 1868- Samuel Hensman
  • -1878 J. C. T. Sherrard[9]
  • 1906 S. A. Paulpillai
  • 1906-12 S. S. Kanapathipillai[9]
  • 1912-15 E. S. Abraham
  • 1915-43 C. P. Thamotheram[10][11]
  • 1943-67 K. Pooranampillai[9][12]
  • 1967-71 S. Ratnasabapathy
  • 1971-73 C. Rajathurai
  • 1973-75 P. Ahamparam
  • 1975-85 W. N. S. Samuel
  • 1985-93 P. Balasingam
  • 1993-97 K. Nadarajah
  • 1997-99 P. Venugopalavanithasan
  • 1999-00 N. Gunaseelan
  • 2000-02 M. Sripathy
  • 2003-05 V. Pathmanathan
  • 2005-14 N. Theivendraraja
  • 2014- T. Mugunthan
  • 2021- T.Kalaichelvan

Notable teachers
Name Year Notability Reference
K. S. Arulnandhy Deputy Director of Education (1946–1950) [13]
Herbert Thambiah Chief Justice of Sri Lanka (1991) [14]

Notable alumni
Name Notability Reference
K. Alvapillai Permanent Secretary – Minister of Agriculture and Food (1953–1959), Permanent Secretary – Minister of Commerce and Trade (1959–1965) [15][16]
T. E. Anandaraja Inspector General of Police (2002–2003) [17][18]
V. Anandasangaree member of parliament – Jaffna (2000–2004), Kilinochchi (1970–1983) [19][20]
K. D. Arulpragasam Vice-Chancellor Eastern University, Sri Lanka (1986–1989) [21]
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer Dean – School of Physical Sciences La Trobe University, Dean – Faculty of Science University of Malaya, Dean – Faculty of Science University of Ceylon [22][23][24]
K. Ganeshalingam Mayor of Colombo (1996–1997) [23][25]
A. Gnanathasan Deputy Solicitor General (1999–2008) [26][27]
K. Kanapathypillai head – Department of Tamil University of Ceylon (1947–1965) [28]
Ian Karan Minister of Economic Affairs for Hamburg (2010–2011), Member of Senate of Hamburg [29][30]
C. Loganathan General Manager Bank of Ceylon (1953–1969) [23][31]
Captain Miller (Vallipuram Vasanthan) Member of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, first Black Tiger [32][33][34][35]
M. Nadarajasundaram dean – Management Studies and Commerce University of Jaffna (1999–2005) [36]
P. B. Premachandra Air Vice Marshall Chief of staff Air Force (2006 – 2011) [37]
J. M. Rajaratnam Vice President Singer Company [38]
Rudra Rajasingham Inspector General of Police (1982–1985) [18]
K. B. Ratnayake Speaker Parliament of Sri Lanka (1994–2000), Governor of Central Province (2001–2002) [23][39][40]
Vaithilingam Sornalingam (aka Colonel Shankar) A member of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [41][42]
M. Sivapalan engineer, hydrologist, academic [43]
C. J. T. Thamotheram educationalist, founder Association of Commonwealth Teachers [44][45][46]
A. Thurairajah Vice-Chancellor University of Jaffna (1988–1994) [47]
A. Veluppillai academic, historian, author [48]
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Prime Minister (2000–2001, 2005–2010), member parliament – Horana (1960–1977), Kalutara (1994–2010)

See also

Notes
  1. Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  2. "Province – Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
  3. "Significant Dates in the Hartley's History". Hartley College.
  4. "Hartley College – Our Treasured School". Hartley College.
  5. "HSZ blocks progress of Hartley and Methodist schools". TamilNet. 17 July 2003.
  6. "Grenade attack on SLA sentry near Point Pedro schools". TamilNet. 19 November 2005.
  7. Maniccavasgar, Chelvathamy (26 July 2008). "Hartley College completes 170 years in sphere of education". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 5 August 2009.
  8. "Principals of Hartley College Principals". Hartley College.
  9. "Hartley past principal's funeral held in UK". TamilNet. 30 April 2001.
  10. "Thamotheram, social activist, passes away". TamilNet. 1 November 2005.
  11. Arumugam 1997, pp. 224–225.
  12. Arumugam 1997, p. 145.
  13. Arumugam 1997, p. 13.
  14. Arumugam 1997, p. 220.
  15. Arumugam 1997, p. 3.
  16. Sri Kantha, Sachi. "Alvapillai: A Silent Axle of the Colonial and Post-colonial Ceylon Administration". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  17. Malalasekera, Sarath (3 October 2002). "Veteran policeman is new IGP". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 17 October 2002.
  18. "Well done Hartley!". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 27 October 2002. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  19. Arumugam 1997, pp. 7–8.
  20. D. B. S. Jeyaraj (14 June 2008). "Last TULF Leader Standing: Sangaree at Seventy Five". TransCurrents.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. "Ex Vice-Chancellor of Eastern University dies". TamilNet. 8 August 2003.
  22. Arumugam 1997, p. 52.
  23. Maniccavasgar, Chelvatamby (7 December 2006). "Ganeshalingam, an exceptional human-being". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 3 May 2008.
  24. Sri Kantha, Sachi. "Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918-2001): A Conquering Scientist". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
  25. Maniccavasgar, Chelvathamy (3 January 2012). "K Ganeshalingam's 74th birth anniversary: Multi-faceted and multi-dimensional personality". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
  26. "A. Gnanathasan takes Silk as President's Counsel". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009.
  27. "Moral or professional standards of behaviour, principles". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009.
  28. Arumugam 1997, p. 75.
  29. "Senator Ian Kiru Karan Felicitated By His School". The Sunday Leader. 13 March 2011.
  30. "Lankan born German Minister feted". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011.
  31. Arumugam 1997, p. 93.
  32. "Karumpuli Naal marked worldwide". Tamil Guardian. 5 July 2015.
  33. Pleven, Liam (19 July 2005). "Secrets of their success (part 2)". Newsday. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
  34. "Hartley College Milestones". Hartley College. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.
  35. "Vasanthan Vallipuram". Hartley College. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16.
  36. Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (28 April 2010). "overnor's award for Professor Nadarajasundaram". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 4 July 2010.
  37. Rajasingham, K. T. (11 May 2011). "There was never intentional killing of innocent Tamils – Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Balasundaram Premachandra". Asian Tribune.
  38. Arumugam 1997, p. 150.
  39. "K. B. Ratnayake dies at 80". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 1 May 2004. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
  40. "Personalities from the south nurtured in Jaffna". The Island (Sri Lanka). 13 January 2002.
  41. D. B. S. Jeyaraj (13 October 2001). "Death of a Tiger". Frontline. 18 (21). Archived from the original on 21 October 2006.
  42. "Tiger air wing founder worked for Air Canada". The Island (Sri Lanka). 27 March 2007.
  43. Hoole, Ratnajeevan (27 April 2015). "Lessons from Prof. Sivapalan's Investiture at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  44. Arumugam 1997, p. 224.
  45. "One Hundred Tamils of the 20th Century: C.J.T.Thamotheram". Tamil Nation.
  46. "Thamotheram, social activist, passes away". TamilNet. 1 November 2005. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  47. Arumugam 1997, p. 233.
  48. Schalk, Peter (2011). "Professor Alvapillai Veluppillai as Researcher and Teacher". In Schalk, Peter; Van Nahl, Ruth (eds.). The Tamils: From The Past To The Present : Celebratory Volume In Honour Of Professor Alvapillai Veluppillai At The Occasion Of His 75th Birthday (PDF). Kumaran Book House. pp. 13–32. ISBN 978-955-659-303-7.

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