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Request for Information on College "Houses"

 

Dear Antonians,

 

The SACKOBA BALL 2011 organized by the Colombo Branch is scheduled to be held at Hilton Colombo on 24th September 2011. In preparation for the SACKOBA BALL, the Souvenir Committee is seeking information for the theme article "A Maroon-Double-Blue Presentation SACKOBA BALL 2011"

It will be greatly appreciated if you could find and forward valuable details on

 

- when the houses were formed and who suggested them

- When the colours were selected and how it evolved

- achievements by each houses each year

- Awards, Shields, Championship Cups etc. presented and its winners

- Names of House Captains, Sports Captains

- Masters-in-charge of these houses over the years

- inter house sports meet records and record holder's names

- Names of Event Captains (Athletics, Cricket, Football, Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Swimming, etc.)

- Details of inter-house debating team and its results

- Winners of Colours at College by Year, Sport, Type of achievement (wing / Eagle), Description of the achievement etc.

- Chief guests at Inter-House sports meets

- Any other information you would think that would be useful for presentation in this souvenir.

 

We are sure that, you could recall your achievements, and that of your Colleagues in your respective Houses during the period you were at College. You may even have Sports meet / Colours Night booklets, documents, Annual magazines, Reports presented at Prize giving's etc. that were printed during your period at College. Sometimes your Father, brothers and relations who studied or were employed at College, may have these documents or would remember some of the details. These would highlight valuable information that we are looking for.

 

If you have knowledge of such information, please forward same urgently to

Mr.Nishantha Seneviratne

Email: admark@sltnet.lk

Contact phone: 011-2769906

Contact mobile: 077-7377678

or to

Mr.Ladislaus Gnanapragasam

Email: ladislausg@hotmail.com

Contact mobile: 077-3762771

 

Please use Subject title in Email as - "Details for SACKOBA BALL 2011 Souvenir" when you send information by Email

 

Highlighted below is a SAMPLE INFORMATIOIN FOR THE ARTICLE of how it is intended, to present the information under the theme article.

 

A Maroon-Double-Blue Presentation
During the period, 1928-1941, when St. Anthony’s College was in transition, from Kandy to Katugastota, only three Houses were in existence.  All students attending school at Katugastota belonged to ‘Maroon House’ and the students who continued to attend classes at the Kandy premises were divided between ‘Dark Blue House’ and ‘Light Blue House’.

1932 – House Performances

DARK BLUES
Football – Joint Champions with Light Blues. Captain – L.B. Thaju Deen                             
Cricket – Runners-up for ‘Bede Shield’. Captain – Peter William Fernando
Athletics – Runners-up Overall.

  1. Winners ‘Over 19 Championship’ (Winning athletes were; N L Jamal Deen, S Rambukpitiya, N Wijayasuriya, L Illukumbura, N Ratnam, P W Fernando, W M Rajapakse, M Lebbe, T Dalton, M S Jainu Deen, S Abeygoonasekera & S Kotalawella.
  2. Also staged own Dark Blues sports meet for the first time.

House Prefect: Peter William Fernando


 LIGHT BLUES
Football – Joint Champions with Dark Blues.                        
Athletics – Winners ‘Senior Championship Cup’.
Drill – Winners ‘Miller Cup’.


Maroons
Cricket – Winners ‘Bede Shield’. Captain – P H T de Silva
Athletics – Winners overall ‘Challenge Cup’ (for second consecutive year).  

- Winners ‘Under 16 Championship Cup’

- Winners ‘Under 14 Championship Cup’
Drill – Runners-up ‘Miller Cup’.

Tennis – Formed a Tennis Club during the year and staged an In-House tournament at Katugastota.
Volleyball - Played within the House.
Sports Captain: J J Peiris