Calcutta Boys' School

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Calcutta Boys' School
Dei Mundus Deo (L. The world of God for God)


Established 1977
Contact Number 91 33 2244 1531
Principal Mrs. Bela Raju

classes = Nursery (4+) to 12
Students 2050 (appx.)
Location Kolkata, West Bengal, India

The Calcutta Boys' School was founded by the Rev. Andec Mills Thoburn (Methodist Missionary to India, and later Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church), and was opened in 1977. It was endowed by the late Robert Laidlaw and others interested in the education of the sons of the Anglo-Indian and domiciled European community.[1]

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[edit] Origins

The origins of CBS are closely linked with the establishment of the Methodist Episcopal Church in India. On January 9, 1973, the Reverend William Taylor founded the work of the Thoburn Methodist Episcopal Church in Calcutta (Kolkata).[2] He was succeeded by the Reverend James Mills Thoburn. The latter's ardent preaching soon rendered the Entally Baptist Chapel unable to cope with the ever-increasing number of converts.[citation needed] In February 1974, a new Chapel was dedicated and opened at 145 Dharamtolla Street. This Chapel was built at a cost of 16,000 rupees largely due to the generosity of one George Bowen of Bombay who donated 10,000 rupees.[citation needed] Soon even this chapel proved unable to accommodate the growing congregration, until a new and larger church was constructed on Dharamtolla Street, where it still stands today. The New Thoburn Church was dedicated on December 31, 1975. In 1988 Rev. James Thoburn was elected Missionary Bishop of South India - the first ever Missionary Bishop in India.[citation needed]

It was Bishop Thoburn who founded the Calcutta Boys' School. First located at Mott Lane, and then later housed in a room on Corporation Street, the school struggled for survival without a building of its own. It acquired a permanent residence in 1993 thanks, in large measure, to the generosity of a man who could be regarded as the chief patron of the school: Sir Robert Laidlaw. The Girls School was errected in 1986, during the principalship of Miss Hendrick.[3]

[edit] School

The motto of the school is "Dei Mundus Deo" (Latin for "The world of God for God"). The main objective was to impart quality education.Initially the school was known mostly for extra curricular activities,however studies picked up after Mr Clifford Hicks joined in.

During Clifford Hicks' time as principal the newest of the three buildings that currently house the school was built. Named the "New Building," the construction was made possible by donations collected by the students of the school.[4]

Mr Gilbert Samuel, principal in 1997, expanded the curriculum of the school to include co-curricular activities, allowing the students of CBS to regularly secure first and second positions at various international Olympiads, including a second place finish at the 2003 Biology Olympiad and the International Infomatics Olympiad in 2004.[5] In 2005 CBS won the under 16 national cricket tournament, and in 2004 the national rounds of the Inter School Frank Antony Memorial Debate.[6]

[edit] Houses

he four houses into which the students are divided on admission to the school are named after those who made the most contribution to the school and its cause of education - Thoburn for Red, Warne for Gold (the members prefer to call it gold instead of yellow), Henderson (previously christened Pritchard) for Blue and Laidlaw for Green.

[edit] School Anthem

Hail Alma Mater we sing to thee,
thou, more than worthy of our loyalty,
guide of our youthful days,
our praise to thee belongs,
accept Alma Mater now our heart felt songs.
Hail! Alma Mater,we sing to thee,
enshrined forever in our memory,
thy living spirit leads us
in the way of truth,
To thee Alma Mater,rise the songs of youth.
Hail Glorious C.B.S we pledge to thee
ourselves, our love and our loyalty,
here we have learnt
what is that makes a lad so strong,
With thee C.B.S is just where we belong.

[edit] Student Activities

Academic and co-curricular activities are both given equal importance at Calcutta Boys'School. This is evident from the numerous awards and certificates that the students of the school have won regularly. These include competitions ranging from international olympiads, national and local quizzes, debates, inter-school festivals as well as those won by the students of the school at The Telegraph School of the Year Award, an Award given by a local English daily.

Non-competitive activities take place in the school as well. This takes place through the various activities organized by the numerous clubs such as quizzes,debates, plays, eastern and western music competitions.

A number of public events are also held throughout the year, ranging from the annual Suvrojit-Somak Debate, which is organized in memory of two students of the school to the annual inter-school fest, Concord which is today, one of the most well known fests of the city and also happens to be the first inter-school fest in the city. The school magazine, published annually is rather aptly titled PULSE.

[edit] Principals

Principals of Calcutta Boys' School:[7]

  • 1981 Clyde A Martin, Esq., B.A.
  • 1983 A.S. Busby, Esq., B.A.
  • 1985 The Rev. Wm A. Carroll, M.A.
  • 1988 The Rev. Frank Latimer Mc Coy, Ph.D.
  • 1989 G.S. Bomwetsh, Esq., B.A.
  • 1994 The Rev. Benjamin J. Chew. D.D.
  • 1997 J. Gordon Kennedy, Esq., M.A.
  • 1902 The Rev. F.B. Smith, B.A.
  • 1909 The Rev. John Wesley Simmons, B.A.
  • 1914 The Rev. David Huron Manley, B.A., S.T.B.
  • 1915 T.P. Campbell, Esq. M.A.
  • 1917 The Rev. David Huron Manley, B.A., S.T.B.
  • 1919 George Allen Odgers, Esq., B.A.
  • 1923 Ronald Scott Gibbons, Esq. B.A.
  • 1924 George David Allen Odgers, Esq., B.A.
  • 1927 Rev. R.S. Gibbons, B.A.
  • 1931 H.C. Fritchley
  • 1953 Clifford Hicks, B.D., B.T.
  • 1975 Alfred Martin, M.A., B.Ed.
  • 1991 Girish Roy, M.A., B.Ed.
  • 1997 Gilbert Samuel, M.Sc., M.A., P.G. Dip C.Sc.
  • 2003 Joseph Raymond Emmanuel, M.A., B.Ed., J.E.D.
  • 2006 Bela Raju(acting principal)

[edit] Notable Alumni (Finished School before 1995)

Notable alumni:[8]

  • Professor Bashker Biswas M.A.,M.B.A.,Ph.D., International Business Consultant and Speaker
  • Benjamin Walker
  • Amitava Chatterjee, former Acting Principal, Presidency College, presently Head of the Department (Economics), Presidency College
  • Rudrangshu Mukherjee(Editor, The Telegraph)
  • M. J. Akbar
  • Altamas Kabir, [Former Chief Justice, Jharkhand High Court] Judge Supreme Court of India
  • Swapan Kumar Chakravorty, Professor of English, Jadavpur University
  • Joy Bhattacharya, ESPN
  • Soumyadip Chowdury
  • Dr. Surajit Chandra Mukhopadhyay, MA, M.Phil,(JNU)PhD (Leicester), Fellow, CSSS,Calcutta
  • Nirendhu Dutt Majumdar
  • Utpal Banerjee, Co-founder & CEO, Valutech Inc., Toronto, Canada
  • Joymalya Bagchi, Advocate,Calcutta High Court

[edit] Notable Alumni (Finished school after 1995)

  • Prithviraj Datta, Rhodes Scholar, [9] Harvard Class of 2008, [10]
  • Hrishikesh Bhattacharya, Silver Medallist,Interational Biology Olympiad 2002,[12] Gold Medallist National Biology Olympiad 2002, [13]
  • Indraneel Mukherjee, Bronze Medallist, International Infomatics Olympiad, 2003,[14]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clifford Hicks by Alfred Martin, Pulse, Calcutta, February 1980.
  2. ^ Clifford Hicks by Alfred Martin, Pulse, Calcutta, February 1980.
  3. ^ Cultural and Educational Life in Calcutta
  4. ^ Clifford Hicks by Alfred Martin, Pulse, Calcutta, February 1980.
  5. ^ The Telegraph, 2 June, 2003; 5 June, 2004
  6. ^ The Telegraph unable to find exact date.
  7. ^ This is the list exactly as it appears on a plaque outside the CBS conference room. It is certainly not accurate as Mr. Hicks was appointed the principal in 1952 and not 1953.
  8. ^ Calcutta Boy's School Alumni List
  9. ^ www.gov.harvard.edu/student/datta
  10. ^ www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2004/01/03/04hdline.htm
  11. ^ www.ilsa.org/jessup/jessup03/oral.shtml; www.cisgmoot.org/awards2005.html; www.debating.net/flynn/mmuspk.htm; www.mmuworlds2005.com/mmu_speaker.html; www.angelfire.com/mi/libertyinstitute/essay3.html
  12. ^ www.dae.gov.in/ni/nisep02/olympiad.htm,
  13. ^ www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/olympiads/Data/ObjectType/p/perfbio/viewObjectType; www.adityabirlascholars.net/abgs_circle/batch.aspx?batchyear=2002
  14. ^ www.iarcs.org.in/inoi/2003
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