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St. Thomas' College is a government primary and secondary school school for boys in Matara, Sri Lanka which is located in the heart of Matara city. The College was initially founded as a private Anglican school by Christian Missionary Society of England (founded by one of the first Anglican Missionaries in Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. N. J. Ondatjee) 〔(S. Thomas' College Matara is 160 )〕 in Wellamadama, Dondra, Sri Lanka in 1844. It presently has over 4000 enrolled students studying from primary level to secondary level education. == History == St. Thomas' College Matara was founded by the Christian Missionary Society of England in 1844. The main concern of the various missionary bodies in Sri Lanka during the early period of British rule was the determination to give their students a sound English education. As a result of this St. Thomas' School Matara later to become a secondary school in 1914 as S. Thomas' College Matara commenced its education in a bungalow at the village called Wellamadama where the University of Ruhuna presently located today. The school was founded by one of the first Anglican Missionaries in Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. N. J. Ondatjee in 1844 with a few students and three teachers. In the year 1960 St. Thomas' College Matara vested in the Government after a long period of missionary control. K. B. Jayasuriya became the first principal under Government administration. The late M/s J. E. M. Fernando, K. B. Jayasuriya and also E. A. de L. W. Samarasinghe who reactivated the college OBA which was defunct after its inauguration by S. J. Gunasekeram in 1934. B. D. Jayasekera designed the college flag and the crest in the early part of the 20th century and M/s Noel L. Rodrigo, O. C. de Alwis, Major G. W. S. de Silva, Capt. N. R. M. Dudley de Silva, Mrs. Winifred de Alwis, Lionel Waidyaratne, S. K. Upasena and Jayananda Abeysinghe. Kumaratunga Munidasa taught Sinhala language and literature at the school. He once expressed his enthusiasm for his alma-mater by writing the following phrase in his Kiyawana Nuwana book 3, used as a text book in the school in the second form: "Among countries one which resembles the Island of Sri Lanka and among its cities, one which in Sri Lanka to Matara and among its schools, one which could stimulates St. Thomas' who will be able to emulate." The school is one of the oldest cricket playing school in the island and played the St. Thomas'–St. Servatius Cricket Encounter with St. Servatius' College in the year 2000. This is the second oldest cricket encounter in the island, also known as the "Battle of the Blues" or ''Battle of the Ruhunu''. St. Thomas' College Matara also introduced scouting and cadet-ting to Matara. ==Past principals== * Rev. N. J. Ondatjee - The Founder * Rev. A. Dias Abeysinghe * Rev. J. S. Lyle * Rev. F. H. De Winton * Rev. F. D. Edirisinghe * M/s Clement La-brooy * Mr. A W Wijesinghe * Mr. J W Bultjens * Mr. R C Reginold * Mr. L A Arndt * Mr. S J Gunasekeram * Mr. J C Handy * Mr. M S Soloman * Rev. C C P Arulpragasam * Rev. R V L Pereira * M/s J E M Fernando * Mr. K B Jayasuriya * Mr. E A De L W Samarasinghe * Mr. B G Sisira * Mr. Ratnasiri Suraweera 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Thomas' College, Matara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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