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G. Brant Little – Advancement of University Sport-by Fl. Lt Walter. J. May Source:Island 1948 holds a special place in the history of sport in Sri Lanka due to the outstanding performance of Duncan White at the London Olympics. Earlier that year, G. Brant Little arrived in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), contracted by the Ceylon Amateur Athletics Association (AAA) to coach the Island’s first Olympic team. Little’s own sporting background was primarily in athletics having represented Canada in the 800 meters at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. He later won a scholarship to Notre Dame University in USA where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education. ...

Feb 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged D.C. Ariyanayagam, John De Saram, Lakshman Kadirgamar, M.A. Akbar, Notre Dame University, Oscar Wijesinghe, T.L. Blaze, Upali Amerasinghe

Frederick Dornhorst and Royal College – By Senaka Weeraratna Source: Thuppahi’s Blog Please note that the following article was provided on the 9th of July 2020, before the Dornhorst Memorial Prize was amended to be awarded to the Most Outstanding Royalist on the 16th of July 2020 “All Royalists of the present generation should specially remember two great Royalists, whose defense of the College in its darkest days saved Royal. They are Sir Richard Morgan (1851) and Frederick Dornhorst, K.C. (1916)”……. S.S. Perera in History of Royal College Named after one of the schools’ greatest sons for his remarkable oratory and highly persuasive speech delivered at a Royal College Prize Giving (1916), that led to the abandonment of a proposal to replace Royal College in favour of a University College, the Dornhorst Memorial Prize has shone as the most coveted Prize awarded to the most outstanding student during the year at ...

Jul 24, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged A.C.Ebell, A.E.Keuneman, B.A.Kuruppu, B.Mahadeva, B.St.E.De Bruin, C.G. Weeramantry, D.C.T.Pate, Dornhorst Memorial Prize, F C de Saram, F.H.De Saram, Frederick Dornhorst, L.C. Arulpragasam, Lakshman Wickremasinghe, M.Sivanathan, Neville Kanakeratne, Nihal Silva, P.G.B. Keuneman, R.S.Cooke, S.G.Salgado, Senaka Weeraratna, Sir Richard Morgan, Tony Anghie, Upali Amerasinghe Comments 0