|
29th June 1814 |
Landing of the Methodist Missionaries in Galle. |
|
10th
August 1814 |
Arrival of Messrs. Lynch and Squance in Jaffna. |
|
01st August 1816 |
Purchased the Site for the School from the Government by Rev. James Lynch. |
|
1817 |
Jaffna Wesleyan English School founded. |
|
1825 |
The
school transferred to Vembadi Site. |
|
1826 |
Arrival Of Rev. Dr.Peter Percival. |
|
1834 |
Re-named the School, "The Jaffna Central School" |
|
1839 |
Visit of His Excellency the Governor, the Hon. J.A. Stewart Mackenzie.
Receipt of First
Government Grant of Stg.150/- |
|
1851 |
Rev. Dr. Peter Percival retired |
|
1852 |
Preparatory Department opened at St. Paul’s, Chapel Street |
|
1853 |
Vannarponnai English School started |
|
1854 |
Boarding Department housed at "Hope Cottage" (the present site of Wesley
House") |
|
1855 |
Mr.
Samuel Grenier appointed as the Head master who later became the First
Supreme Court Judge of Ceylon.
Rev. William Barber
appointed Principal |
|
1859 |
The
First Public Examination and Prize-Giving |
|
1860 |
Rev. William Talbot appointed Principal
Mr. William Nevins
appointed Head-master |
|
1862 |
Rev. John Mitchell appointed Principal |
|
1867 |
Mr.
John O. Rhodes appointed Principal
Latin introduced as a
Subject |
|
1869 |
Affiliated to the Madras University |
|
1870 |
Collegiate Department formed
Rev. D. P. Niles acted
as Principal |
|
1873 |
Rev. S. R. Wilkin appointed Principal |
|
1874 |
Rev. William R. Winston appointed Principal |
|
1877 |
Mr.
Edward Strutt appointed Principal |
|
1879 |
Rev. F. M. Webster, B.A., appointed Principal |
|
1881 |
Rev. F. M. Webster introduced Cricket for the first time into Jaffna. |
|
1882 |
Thomas Little Esqr., appointed Principal |
|
1883 |
Mr.
William J. G. Bestall appointed Principal |
|
1884 |
Joseph West , Esqr., appointed Principal |
|
1885 |
Rev. A. E. Restarick appointed Principal
College Y.M.C.A. founded
College Literary
Association inaugurated |
|
1886 |
Mr.
William Nevins retired
Rev. D. P. Niles
returned |
|
1888 |
Rev. Sheldon Knapp appointed Principal |
|
1890 |
Rev. E. M. Weaver appointed Principal |
|
1891 |
Rev. W. T. Garret, B.A., appointed Principal |
|
1894 |
Rev. Gabriel Leese appointed Principal
Football (Soccer)
introduced
Mr. J. K. Chanmukam ,
B.A., L.T., appointed Head-Master |
|
1896 |
Rev. W. T. Garret, B.A., returned as Principal |
|
1897 |
Affiliated with the Calcutta University |
|
1898 |
Won
the Gymkhana Cup |
|
1899 |
Rev. G. B. Robeson acted as Principal |
|
1900 |
Rev. E. O. Martin acted as Principal |
|
1901 |
Rev. A. Lockwood acted as Principal
Rev. W.T. Garret B.A.,
returned as Principal. Mr. W.R. Cooke arrived. |
|
1902 |
Visit of Mr. (Sir) S. M. Burrows, director of Public Instruction |
|
1903 |
Rev. W. M. P. Wilkes, B.A., L.C.P., appointed Principal |
|
1904 |
College Magazine " The Central" published
The Central Crest and
Colours designed
Inauguration of a
College building fund |
|
1905 |
T.
Saravanamuttu passed the F.A. of the Calcutta University obtaining First
Class Honours and coming
16th in order of merit
Visit of Sir Henry
Blake, Governor of Ceylon |
|
1906 |
Visit of Dr. and Mrs. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Mr. W. Romaine Cooke
went on furlough
Cambridge Junior Local
Class formed |
|
28th
December 1906 |
Inauguration of Old Boys
Association - Jaffna Branch. |
|
1907 |
Mr.
W. R. Cooke returned
First Old Boys’ Day
Celebrations
Cambridge Senior local
Class formed
T. Cooke Jayaratnam
obtained a First Class in the Cambridge
Junior Local, Coming 8th
in order of merit in the Island |
|
1908 |
Won
the Prize Football Cup
Visit of Sir Henry
McCallum, Governor of Ceylon
Rev. W. M. P. Wilkes
transferred to Point Petro
Rev. H. A. Meek , B.A.,
appointed principal |
|
25th
September 1908 |
Foundation laid for the present Assembly Hall |
|
1909 |
Prize Football Cup won 2nd time |
|
1910 |
Prize Football Cup won 3rd time
Rev. H. A. Meek, B.A.,
retired
Rev. W. M. P. Wilkes,
B.A., returned as Principal
Opening of the New
Building by Mrs. G. J. Trimmer
Staging of the First
English Play completely at Central |
|
1911 |
A.
R. Rasiah won the Hewavitharne Science Prize |
|
1911 |
Won
the Union Jack at the Sports Meet |
|
1913 |
Colombo Branch of the
O.B.A formed |
|
1915 |
Won
the Doraiswamy Cricket Cup
Visit of Sir (Lord)
Robert Chalmers, Governor of Ceylon |
|
1916 |
Rev. W. M. P. Wilkes retired
Rev. E. T. Selby acted
as Principal
Scout Movement
inaugurated
Mr. J. W. Arudpragasam,
B.A., joined |
|
1917 |
Rev. H. Bullough, M. A., B.Sc., arrived
W. R. Cooke, Esqr.,
retired
Muttucumaru Football Cup
won |
|
1918 |
Opened a New Dormitory (the present Dining Hall)
Bracketed Champions in
the Inter-Collegiate Gymkhana Meet |
|
1919 |
Visit of Sir William Manning, Governor of Ceylon
Visit of Sir John
Randles, M.P.
Death of Mr. S. A.
Edward, B. A., L.T. Cup Pack organised
Muttucumaru Football Cup
won (Final) |
|
1920 |
Percival Hall opened
Commercial class formed |
|
1921 |
Inter-Collegiate Athletics Championship won
Rev. H. Bullough retired
Rev. H. R. Cornish acted
as Principal |
|
May
1922 |
Rev. Percy T. Cash, B.A., B.Sc., (London) arrived |
|
1922 |
Mr.
L. P. Spencer, B. A., transferred to Kilner College
Union College started |
|
1923 |
London Intermediate Classes formed.
Botany introduced as a
subject.
House System organised.
New Building scheme
inaugurated.
Foundation laid for the
Two Storied Building.
A. Kulanayagam won the
Sir Marcus Fernando All-Ceylon Agricultural.
Scholarship. The Tamil
Kazhagam inaugurated.
Y.M.C.A. affiliated to
the Student Christian Movement of India, Burma, and Ceylon.
Social Service League
inaugurated
The Master’ Fellowship
formed
The Temperance League
inaugurated
Visit of Sir William
Manning, Governor of Ceylon |
|
1924 |
T.
M. Z. Mahamooth , P. C. Selvaratnam and
W. A. Wijayaretnam
chosen to represent Ceylon at the International Scout Jamboree held in
Wembley, London. |
|
1925 |
Sanskrit and Music introduced as subjects
Teachers’ Guild
inaugurated
Visit of Rev. W. T.
Barber, M.A., D. D.
Visit of Sir Cecil
Clementi (Acting Governor) |
|
1926 |
Sir
Hugh Clifford, Governor of Ceylon opened :-
The William Paul
Botanical Laboratory
The William Romaine
Cooke Library
The Geographical
Laboratory
The Art Room |
|
1927 |
Mr.
J. K. Chanmukam, B.A., L.T., acted as Principal
Rev. Percy T. Cash went
on furlough |
|
27th
November 1927 |
Visit of Mahatma Gandhi |
|
1928 |
Rev. Percy T. Cash returned
Mr. J. K. Chanmukam
retired |
|
1929 |
Mr.
J. W. Arudpragasam, B.A., and Mr. O. L. Gibbon, M.A., appointed Co-Vice
Principals
Rev. W. J. Noble visited
the College |
|
1930 |
Death of Mr. J. K. Chanmukam
Vembadi-Central
Recreation Club formed. Sir Herbert Stanley, Governor of Ceylon , presided
at the College Prize Distribution
Hon. Mr. M.T. Akbar, K.C.,
visited the College |
|
1931 |
New
Hostel Buildings opened |
|
1932 |
W.
R. N. Nathaniel won the Sir Marcus Fernando Scholarship
Malayan Branch of the
Old Boys’ Association formed
Hon. Mr. P. J. Macdonnel,
Chief Justice of the Island, visited.
Death of Mr. G. W.
Tamber.
Rev. Percy T. Cash went
on furlough. |
|
1933 |
Mr.
R. J. Seal, M.Sc., acted as Principal
V. S. Ariaretnam won the
Sir Marcus Fernando Scholarship
S. Kandiah represented
the Northern Province Boys’ Scout Association at the International Jamboree
held in Budapest |
|
1934 |
Rev. Percy T. Cash returned as Principal |
|
June 1935 |
Centenary of the renaming of the school as Jaffna Central School in 1834 was
celebrated on a large scale. |
|
1936 |
"Jaffna Central College": Centenary Memorial Edition was published. |
|
1940 – 1942 |
Mr.
R. S. D. Williams B.A., Dip. Ed., as Principal |
|
1945 October |
Free Education scheme of the Government was adopted at the College. |
|
1952 February |
Our
student N Ethirveerasingham at the age of 20 particiapated in high jump at
the Olympic Games geld in Helsinki,Finland, representing the country and the
only
student. |
|
1955 December |
Rev. Dr. D. T. Niles became Principal of the College. |
|
1956 |
The
Golden Jubilee celebration of the Old Boys’ Association. |
|
1960 December |
All
schools in the island other the ones opted to be private were taken by the
state. |
|
1962 |
A.E.
Tamber became the Principal. |
|
1962 April |
The
property of the school was vested in the crown by Gazette notification. |
|
1964 |
A
non-Centralite or Wesleyan Methodist, Mr. E. Sabalingam, was made principal. |
|
1981 |
The
centenary of the introduction of Cricket into Jaffna by Rev. F. Webster,
Principal, was celebrated. |
|
1990 November |
The
college and its building were almost totally damaged or destroyed by aerial
bombing. Mr. N. K. Shanmuganathapillai was appointed as Principal. |
|
1993.01.05 |
The
special committee appointed by the Old Boys’ Association to determine the
date of founding of the College concluded its finding. First of August 1816
as the date of founding of the college. |
|
1994 |
The
college was made a National School. |
|
1996.09.07 |
The
Philatelic Bureau of the Department of Posts issued a postage stamp (with
the denomination of Rs. 2) and a First Day Cover to commemorate 180 years
of the founding of Jaffna Central College. |
|
1996 November |
Mr.
K. Rasathurai was appointed as the Principal. |