Notices | The special assembly to welcome the 17th Warden of STC

A special assembly was held on Thursday, 2nd July 2009 to welcome the 17th Warden of S. Thomas' College, Rev. John Charles Puddefoot.

The Lord Bishop of Colombo, members of the Board of Governors, the secretaries & the treasurers of the OBA & PTA were also present.

The Board of Governors were present and the Bishop of Colombo Rt Rev Duleep De Chickera in his speech has introduced the new Warden as Rev. John and has gone on to explain that the Thomian boys are quite good at giving nick names and therefore he will avoid using the surname of our new warden to introduce!

He has further stated that when he was serving in college he had three nicknames of which he knew two while serving and the third he got to know only after leaving College.

The new Warden was introduced as an Educationist, Mathematician and a Scientist and his wife as an Educationist. The Bishop has said that this particular application to fill the post of Warden has reached at 4pm on the day of short listing  (which was to happen at 5pm) and has praised God and given prominence to God in his speech.

He has also appreciated and thanked Sub Warden Harshana Perera for undertaking to run the school until a new warden is appointed and the great effort he put in to keep things going. The Bishop has said that from Theological college when he was put to S Thomas College his bishop at that time has said that it will like ice skating in still ice and that role Mr. Harshana played reminded him of this.

All rounder Cricket Captain and Head Prefect Nirushan has spoken on Thomian Grit and reminded the Rev from Eton that the boys at Eton will know One language while the Thomians will know Three languages!  

Rev John Puddefoot in his speech has said “YOU HAVE TO BE WHAT YOU ARE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE” and has said that he has already memorised the College Song.

Read the Head Prefect's Speech