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Private school in Vaddukoddai, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka| Jaffna College யாழ்ப்பாணம் கல்லூரி | |
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| File:Jaffna College logo.jpg | |
| Location | |
| Vaddukoddai, Jaffna District, Northern Province Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 9°43′45.20″N 79°56′54.30″E / 9.7292222°N 79.9484167°E / 9.7292222; 79.9484167 |
| Information | |
| School type | Private 1AB |
| Founded | 1867 |
| School district | Valikaamam Education Zone |
| School number | 1011032 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| School roll | 1,373 |
| Language | Tamil, English |
Jaffna College (JC) is a mixed private school in Vaddukoddai, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1867 as a successor to the Batticotta Seminary which had been established by American missionaries.
History
See also: American Ceylon Mission and Batticotta SeminaryIn 1816 American missionaries founded the American Ceylon Mission in Jaffna. The ACM established missions in other parts of the Jaffna peninsula including one in Vaddukoddai. The ACM established numerous schools on the peninsula, the first school being the Common Free School (Union College) in Tellippalai. In 1823 the Batticotta Seminary was established in Vaddukoddai to educate the brightest boys on the peninsula. The seminary was intended to convert the boys to Christianity but most boys retained their Hindu faith. As a consequence the seminary was closed around 1855.
Alumni of the Batticotta Seminary and other local Christians led a campaign to re-open the seminary and in 1867 Jaffna College was opened on the former seminary site.
Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies
The Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies is located in Jaffna and established in the memory of Evelyn Wijeyaratne Rutnam, the late wife of late Dr. James T. Rutnam. Dr. Rutnam had a huge collection of books and research articles by his contacts and collection from university dons. researchers, leading legal figures and businessmen. There are learned personnel always visited him for consultation and made use of his library. Later on Dr. Rutnam has given his collection of books to Jaffna College in Vaddukoddai and established a building in Jaffna to store books for research purposes. It was named the Evelyn Rutnam Institute and remains under the American Missionaries as a testimony to James Rutnam's love of research and learning, and encouragement to young students.
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Foundation Stone of Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies
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Inauguration Stone of Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies
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Front View of the "Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies"
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Front View of Evelyn Rutnam Institute for Inter-Cultural Studies
See also
References
- Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010.
- ^ "James T. Rutnam - a versatile servant". The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 2005/12/02. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
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External links
- Tamil Canadian - Jaffna College, product of a liberal view of Christian evangelism
- Flickr - Jaffna College
- US Ambassador visits Uduvil Girls school, Jaffna College, and Manipay Green Memorial Hospital. Promises assistance
- London Alumni Gathering
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