page_title: Jaffna College
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jaffna College / History
caption_attribution_description: Identifier: sevenyearsinceyl00leit Title: Seven years in Ceylon: stories of mission life Year: 1890 (1890s) Authors: Leitch, Mary Leitch, Margaret W Subjects: Missions -- Sri Lanka Sri Lanka -- Description and travel Publisher: New York&#160;: American Tract Society View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ho had been for twenty-five yearsa missionary of the American Mission in Jaffna, was invited to preside over the institu-tion as its first Principal, and he continued to fill the office with great acceptance forseventeen years. His unwearied devotion tor over forty years to the people of Jaffnaenabled him to win the confidenceand affection of the whole com-munity. Having resigned his posi-tion in June, 1889, the Rev. S. VV.Howland, M.A., for sixteen years amissionary of the American Missionin Jaffna, was chosen as his suc-cessor. Besides the Principal, tliere arein the College two foreign professorswho hold the degree of B.A., andfive able native professors, all ojivhom are Christians. There hasnever been a heathen teacher employedin the College, and it is hoped therenevtr will be, for it is believed thatone heathen teacher in an institu-tion like this could undo the workof many Christian teachers. Tt isdesired that this be first of all aChristian College, with the currentall one way. Text Appearing After Image: KF.V K. p. IlASTINfJS, D.I).,For nineteen years Priticijal of JiifTn.T College. CmmiL9!!t:t;-jA-rShtJ!ri};-^., Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Rev. E. P. Hastings, principal of Jaffna College
context_page_description: Jaffna College is a private school in Vaddukoddai, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1871 as a successor to the Batticotta Seminary which had been established by American missionaries.
context_section_description: In 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 1871 Jaffna College was opened on the former seminary site.
caption: E. P. Hastings, the last principal of Batticotta Seminary and the first principal of Jaffna College[3][4]
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