S.Thomas' College Gurutalawa

GALLERY OF EVENTS - Old Images Of Guru

This photo was made available to us by B.A. Mahipala

Dudley Senanayaka relaxing in the Guru Pool in December 1963

A note from Uncle J. on the reverse of the image

Mr. Ziard Sinnen has sent us the following in July and August 2011

Mr. Ziard Sinnen has sent us the following in March 2011

Mr. Ziard Sinnen has sent us the following in February 2010

Mr. Ziard Zinnen has sent us the following on January 22, 2010

Brig. Bandu Munasinghe (B. Muna) has sent us the following on November 30, 2009;

Dingo Dharmapala & Shelton Kottachchi

Harold Wicks, Vazeer, Sinha Atukorale & Donald Jayasinghe

Gymnastics Mr. Scott It can be any one of us

Nanda Ellawala & Spenser Herft

Brig. Bandu Munasinghe (B. Muna) has sent us the following on November 17, 2009

Brig. Bandu Munasinghe (B. Muna) has sent us the following;

Brig. Bandu Munasinghe (B. Muna) has sent us the following photo of the class of 1956

Staff Seated; Mr Sangrapillai; Mr J De S Jayasinghe; Mr Oswin Wright; Rev AJ Foster: Mr. A. K. Chapman; Mr P. B. Abeykoon; Mr PY Ambrose; ; Mr. Oliver De Soysa

Boys Standing. Marty Somasunderam – Ex Navy and Ship Captain ‘ Now a Preacher?? In Australia : T, Chanmugum- Ex Tobbaco Company now in South India; NDU Kurutumpala- Ex Air Force, Now in Packaging lives at Dehiwala- ;RM Fernando – a Docter Now ..?; Tissa Kularatna- Tea Research Institute- now retired and living at Millenium City, Athurigiriya; M . Vazeer-was in Garments now retired lives in Mount Lavania ; B Munasinghe- Ex Army lives at Borella- - filter@sltnet.lk; Gamini Meemaduma- Ex Petroleum – now retired lives at Pepiliyana, Nugegoda; Souderajan, Business- lives at Kings Court off Havelock road; ULL De Silva- Ex Tea Research, lives at Nugegoda; DM De S Jayasighe- Heart Specialist lives at Battaramulla; S Hariharan ??; Ratnasingham- Ex Industrial Development Bd; NTS Perera – Business?; Ranjit Wijewardene; Yon Hen Shu //.USA?;G Weerasinghe?; NRP De Silva- Doctor- deceased; HD Jayasundera Doctor - deceased

Ana Amaranath presently residing in Sydney, has sent us the 3 photos given below

Swimming Team 1961

Standing - R A J Leach, G S V B Siripala, R J Dobbs, D C Kannangara,
Mr.J W Marasinghe

Seated - J H P Connor, E F E Kellar(Capt), Dr.R L Hayman, G A Kellar,
J A Hunter

On the Ground- M B Ratnayake, L C J WIjetunga, U Jayasuriya, M P D Perera,
J G Goodacre.

Absent - A Samaraweera, G M S Arthur, R Amerasinghe

Under 15 team and under 17 Hockey Teams that toured South India in 1959

Seated on ground - ....., G. Radhakrishnan, M.D.H.A. De Silva

Seated - M.A. Siriwardana, ......, S.M. Suraweera, ........., Farook Ameer, Gnaraj, R. Krishnamoorthy, M.A. Ahmed, Senaka Ellawala, Sunderaj

Middle Row - ......., ........., C.S.B. Herath, ........., .........., W.C.N. De Alwis, ........, Sivapalan, P. Dias, Sunil Watawala, Karu Amarasinghe

Standing - A.A. De Silva, ......, H.R.K.B. Alwis, ......, R.L, Weerakoon. L. Abeywickrama

Junior Cadet Platoon 1961, Winners of the All-round efficiency Cup

Sarath Suraweera Rtd. SSP has sent us the photo given below of students who took part in a drama by Mr. C. Karunanayake in the late 1950s

3rd Row Standing - Matugama, PK Rodrigo, Gamini Tennakoon, S M P Jayatunga

2nd Row Standing - Keerthi De Silva, Lakshman Amunugama, Sunil
Prematilaka, H Rajakaruna, Galaboda, Neelendra Karunaratne, C Karunanayake (Master in charge)

1st Row Seated - Nihal Horadagoda, N Ganhewa, M R Waidyaratne,
H D Wickramatilake

Brig. Bandu Munasinghe has sent us the photo given below from his collection

The under 14 Guru Cricket team 1953.
Seated SRE Fernando[ D], Rajan Wattegedera Raja Atukorale, PS Rodrigo, B Munasinghe
Standing Rear:Arthur Ariyaratne, Izmeth Cassim, Al;exis Ellawala[ D], Anil Wickremaratne,SN Rodrigo, A Samarasinghe[D], Stanly Perera,
Ground: DB Illuperuma, S. Marasinghe

Jayantha Sellahewa, Timothy R. Bridge and Ranjit Jayesingha (ERV), with the Guru chapel in the background - Sent by ERV (presently in Cambodia)

See below - Photos of Guru. (The first seven) taken with a (box) camera in 1961
by F.M. Tan

View of the Chapel from the main gate

View of the Swimming Pool (from outside the chapel).
The person standing on the diving board is believed to be Gunadasa, who worked in the Pantry.

View of the Swimming Pool (from the diving boards end).
Don Gazara (formerly DCK), and Upali Jayasuriya are in the foreground (left to right, respectively).

View of the Junior Dormitories Quadrangle, with De Saram Jr. and Winchester Dormitories (left to right, seen from Garnier Jr).
The three students in the picture are R. Shagundaran, Kishin Butani, and Anilal Algama (left to right, respectively).

View of the Dining Hall, Junior Dormitories, and Chapel, from near the Headmaster's Bungalow.

Dr & Mrs Hayman, and Fr.Foster outside the Headmaster's Bungalow.

Andy Jayasinghe has sent us the following Photo on July 02, 2014

View of the sports grounds from near the tennis courts, (F.M. Tan in the foreground).

Additional Images sent by old boys

Images made available by Mrs. Laffir and her daughter Rehana from Mr. Laffir's collection

Synchronized Jumping off the high diving board

View from the HM’s Bungalow of the Kitchen, Dining Hall, Junior Dorms and Chapel in the foreground and Gonagala Mountain in the background.

The College English Debating Team 1962
Standing – Mr.BJH Bahar (Master in charge) Jurair Marikkar, Lakshman Jayatilaka
Seated – Robert J Dobbs, Dr R L Hayman (HM) and Ananda Amaranath (formerly A A De Silva)

Aerial view of the campus nestled by the Mountains

Dr. Hayman with students outside the campus engaged in map and compass reading

A student plays with ‘Rani’ Mrs.Hayman’s Pet Deer.

View of the swimming pool

Mr.A C M Lafir

Mr.ACM Lafir, Mr.C Karunanayake, Mr.Daya Jayasuriya, Mr.J De S Jayasinghe, Mr.S B Gunawardena and Mr.C M Chinniah – rendering physical and moral support to a colleague after a party?

Dr.Hayman with some members of the staff - Mr. Oliver de Soyza, Mr. C.M. Chinniah Mr. Benjamin Fernando;, support staff - Van Simon, Driver Piyasena.... and students Anura Nilaweera, Mahalingam, Thangavelu, R.S. Rambukpotha, Nihal Kotalawala, Rajatilakam, R. Kirshnamoorthy, Devendran

View of the Chapel with Gonagala Mountain in the background taken from near the isolation ward.

Basket Ball Team 1962

Standing - A.C.M. Laffir, L. Amerasinghe, M. Suraweera, H.D. Wickrematilake, H.D. Rajakaruna

Seated - N.H. Dias, S.M.P. Jayatunge, Dr. R.L. Hayman, R. Butani, Z. Caffoor

Basketball Team 1963

Standing - R. J. Dobbs, R, Lowe, C.S.B. Herath, T.R. Bridge, P.A.N.S. Perera and Mr. H.G.M. Selvaratnam

Seated - M.N.Z. Caffoor, (Capt.), The Rev. Canon A.J. Foster, and H.D. Wickramatilake

Football Team 1961

Standing - Mr. A.C.M. Laffir, M. De H.A. Silva, S. Ganarajah, I.A. Munasinghe, K. Amerasinghe, S.J. Watawala, A.A. De Silva, E.L.R. De Silva, G.M. Dabre and G.G. A De Silva

Seated - U.K. Dayananda, R.L. Weerakoon, Dr. R.L. Hayman and T. Sunderaja

Football Team 1962

Standing - Rev. A.J. foster, R.T.W. Nilaweera, R. Tiliyampalam, P.B. Rathnayake, U. Jayawardene, R. Wijekulasuriya, W. Ramanujan, T.R. Bridge, M.P. Ranasinghe, Mr. A.C.M. Laffir

Seated - S.M. Suraweera, S.J. Watawala, Capt. Dr. R.L. Hayman, I.A. Munasinghe and A.A. De Silva

Football Team 1963

Standing - R.J. Dobbs, P. B. Ratnayake, C.N. Ratwatte, A.M.A. Fernando, U. Jayawardene, A.A. De Silva, T.R. Bridge and Mr. A.C.M. Laffir

Seated - R. Wijekulasuriya, Canon A.J. Foster, I.A. Munasinghe

Seated on Ground - R.T.W. Nilaweera, M. Faiz, I. Adam

Hockey Team 1962

Standing - J.H. Marikar, C.S.B. Herath, F. Ameer, Z. Cafoor, M. Suraweera, L.U. Jayawardene, H.R. Weerasekera and M.A. Siriwardene

Seated - Mr. A.C.M. Laffir, S.J. Watawala (Capt.), Dr. R.L. Hayman, A.A De Silva, P. Dias

Hockey Team 1963

Standing - Mr. A.C.M. Laffir, P.B. Rathnayake, K. Wimalaraja, R.S. Kotalawala, L.U. Jayawardene, I.A. Munasinghe, C.S.B. Herath, R.T.W. Nilaweera

Seated - H.R. Weerasekera, Rev. Canon A.J. Foster, M.N.Z. Cafoor (Capt.)

The inaugural gathering of old boys at Guru

Dr.Hayman on one of his visits to open a new Building.

Dr.Hayman

Dr.Hayman

Dr.Hayman, P.S. Duleep Kumar and others

‘Rani’ – Mrs.Hayman’s Pet Deer

The Sheep belonging to the College Farm

‘Rani’ again

Fr.Foster, Dr.Hayman & Mrs.Hayman at a special meal

The Head Masters Bungalow

Lal Yapa

Dr.Hayman inspecting the scouts.

The two horses (Govenor General and Nasheeb) of the riding club.

Fr.Foster with students doing social service

Dr.Hayman and Fr.Foster negotiating the Library bend

Dr.Hayman addresses a gathering

Mr.A K Chapman

Fr.Foster – at Social service

Dr.Hayman and Mrs.Hayman being greeted near the old Laboratory.

Dr.Hayman and Mrs.Hayman being greeted near the old Laboratory.