HISTORY

The Rev.Samuel Langdon and Mrs.Langdon were the founders of Kandy Girls' High School.

Rev.Langdon came out to Sri Lanka in 1873 at the age of 25 years. In 1876 he was transferred from Wesley College, where he was Assistant to Rev. Samuel Wilkin, to Richmond College as its first Principal. He was accompanied by his wife who, we are told, conducted the Galle Circuit Sunday School.

After three years they were transferred to the Kandy Circuit and it was not long before steps were taken by them to open a High School for Girls' there. Rev. Langdon was a keen educationist and piorneered Science teaching in Sri Lanka. He also wrote many popular articles on Scientific subjects in the Methodist Magazine of his day. "The Ceylon Friend," of which he was Editor for a number of years. Some of his publications are "Rome and Romanism," "Notes on Science Teaching," "Appeal to the Serpent," "Punchi Nona," "My Mission Garden," "The Happy Valley" and the "Unworldly Kingdom."

Mrs. Langdon shared his interest in education and acted as Principal of the new school at Kandy from its opening in May 1879 until Miss Payne came out from England in July.

1978                                                                                                                                           Rev.W.J.T.Small