Complex sentence: With help and guidance from Peter De Abrew and Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, they founded the Sangamitta Girls' School at Tichborne Place, Maradana, around 1890, and from the start were anxious to have a European lady as its Principal.
Split into simpler sentences: With help and guidance from Peter De Abrew and Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. They founded the Sangamitta Girls' School at Tichborne Place, Maradana, around 1890, and from the start were anxious to have a European lady as its Principal.