Richmond Traditions
The Kindergarten teachers, like the rest of the academic staff, were indeed very dedicated and devoted. We had Miss Kale the Head of the kindergarten, Miss Alice Gunawardane and Miss E. M. Jansz, to whom, standards of discipline and morality were equally important as excellence in studies. They taught us the basics without compartmentalising knowledge. These "lessons" (not quite an appropriate word, though, to describe them) were presented so lovingly, with such intensity, dedication and involvement, that we began to Love to Learn, and to love to come to school. Music, song, Dance, Drama the wonderful beauty of Nature around us, and knowledge and discipline and social responsibility all were closely knit together in one total scholastic experience at this impressionable age.
It was when we moved into the Primary school (or Middle School) starting with Grade II that the real " education" began, where the dedicated staff endeavoured to bring out the best potential in each and every child. Let me refer to just a few memories....
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Contributions to the Nation
An assessment on the basis of the achievements of the alumni of an educational institution does not adequately reflect the true contribution of the institution as a whole. An evaluation of the role in a broader context of an institution such as Richmond, which had continued to grow in size, stature and public appreciation for over a century must take into consideration the changes that the country and its people had undergone during its history. Richmond's long history coincided with the gradual transition of Sri Lanka from a colony to a nation and this invariably involved a transformation of its role and objectives. It is in this respect that an assessment of Richmond's contribution to the nation is attempted here.
This, however, is a difficult task as the essence of the contribution of an educational institution is not readily perceptible and generally evades enumeration.
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RCOBA
The Richmond College Old Boys' Association was auspiciously inaugurated on the 4th December, 1894, and the first ex-officio President of the Association was the Principal, Rev. Horatius Hartley. Being founded on the 1st May 1876, the College was eighteen years old then. This event was the result of a resolution moved by Mr. W. L. Faber and seconded by Mr. H.S. Abayawardena, and was enthusiastically accepted by all who were present. Mr. C.C. de Silva was the first Honorary Secretary of this Association. The original Constitution was adopted at the Annual General Meeting held in 1895.
Very soon the responsibility for the Association fell on the able-shoulders of Rev. J.H. Darrell who succeeded Rev. Hartley on the 11th September 1896. Rev. Darrell infused new life into this young Association and made it a living force, the energy of which is strongly felt even today. The photograph of the Rev. George Baugh, the founder of the college, was unveiled in the College Hall during this period.
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