Step by step the school developed under the able guidance and stewardship of the manager Mr.
The staff and students and the management were very happy and this paved the way for the school to upgraded. Our SSC results was hundred percent, with Ganeshwary leading in getting an exemption from the London Matriculation and Suntharanayaky and I were 2nd and 3rd being referred in English and Maths respectively but we did complete and both got the exemption. Many additional teachers and a few more hundred students joined, concrete buildings for classes also sprang up. We were as it were spoon fed and all of us came out with flying colours in the J.S.C. Savithiri Karthigesu for Religion and Music, and Ms, Maheswari Arunasalam for history. Karthigesu for English a first class Tamil trained teacher Pooranam acca for Tamil, Ms. We had the best teachers- V.T.S Sivagurunathan retired principal of Ananda College for Maths, Mr. I was in the top class J.S.C along with 10 others. Thevaram was sung and a small talk on relevant topics was given by one of the teachers was a regular feature. Classes began with the assembly of students. Ponuduari was the first principal and there were about 8 volunteer teachers. On the 15th of January 1945 more than 100 students were admitted in 2 codjan sheds, one for the primary school and the other for the junior section. Thanabalasundaraam and his children have offered their home to form a home for the needy children. A Somasundarampillai has put up an open air stage for the benefit of the students.
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Now this has been converted into a full fledged library, and recently Mr. Ponniah in memory of his son Thirunavukkarasu. Navaratnarajah put up a Science lab in his memory. Sabhapati passed away in April 1945 and his daughter Mrs. Malaysian pensioners offered to put up an office and some classrooms. Saravanamuthu offered top to put up a big hall. Many government servants opted to pay a month’s salary. Sabhapati opened the list with Rs.1001/. Volunteers were in plenty but hard cash was a problem. Meetings were held by the members who formed the Hindu society almost daily and hectic decisions were taken- the fundraising, the site for the school, the staff for the school, the students, the classrooms, etc. Sabhapati that a Hindu school for girls will be formally started that year on an auspicious day and that by next year I should join it. When I came for the April holidays I was told by my uncles Mr. It was in the year 1944 and I was 12 years in form 7 at Ramanathan College. The Pioneer father of VHGC One of the Chief Founders Many students entered and are entering the portals of the Sri Lankan University in arts, science, law, medicine and engineering and are occupying high posts not only in Sri Lanka but all over the globe. The school today is one of the leading schools in Jaffna and our students compete in all island competitions such as Tamil and English oratoricals and sports. This year our school is 65 years young with a student strength of 1500 and a teaching staff of about 55. The end result of the selfless service rendered by these founders is the present Vada Hindu Girls College excelling gin all fields of education. Chief among them was the then eminent lawyer Mr. They went round canvassing for this long felt need and all the leading lawyers, teachers and parents railed around them and the Vadamaradchy Educational Society was formed. This pair when they retired from service got together and sowed seeds for a Hindu College of girls’ at Vadamaradchy. Karthigesu, principal of Kokkuvil Hindu College. Two such parents were the chief founders of Vada Hindu-Dr.
As for girls, whose parents wanted an education in Hindu culture, were sent to Ramanathan College in Chunnagam. The first Hindu school, the Velautham School for boys was a breakaway section from Hartley College as a protest against the principal caning a Hindu student for applying holy ash on his forehead. In Vadamaradchy till the beginning of the 20th century, educational institutions were run by the Christian missions, the two leading schools being Hartley College for boys and Methodist High School for girls.