Hartley College

Coordinates: 9°49′40.20″N 80°13′58.20″E / 9.8278333°N 80.2328333°E / 9.8278333; 80.2328333
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Hartley College
ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி
Location
Map
Point Pedro, Jaffna District
,
Northern Province

Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°49′40.20″N 80°13′58.20″E / 9.8278333°N 80.2328333°E / 9.8278333; 80.2328333
Information
School typePublic provincial (APS) 1AB
MottoFiat lux
(Let there be light)
Religious affiliation(s)Methodism
DenominationMethodist Church in Sri Lanka
Founded1838; 186 years ago (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

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.

History[edit]

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[edit]

[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[edit]

See also: Category:Faculty of Hartley College
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[edit]

See also: Category:Alumni of Hartley College
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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. ^ a b c d e "Significant Dates in the Hartley's History". Hartley College.
  4. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d 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.[permanent dead link]

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External links[edit]

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