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Mile Stones |
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Mar 19th
1860 |
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The future St. Xavier’s
opens in the “Glass House at Cavel known as the kalbadevi school”. |
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Jan 1868 |
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Foundation stone
laid at the Esplanade’s Glass Record (Present l.T. Road) |
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May 17,
1869 |
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School
transferred from Cavel to its present location |
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July
23,1869 |
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The new
school St. Xavier’s High School, begins to function |
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Feb 1870 |
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The
sodality of Our Lady started for Catholics |
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1871 |
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Singing
classes started in the school |
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1877 |
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Silver
medal struck |
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1879 |
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Governor in Council gives a large
portion of land which lies around the
school building in order to extend its
usefulness
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1885 |
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Lord Ripon visits the school. Ripon
prize established from the surplus of the purse presented to him.
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1890 |
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Short
Hand classes commence- life span 4 years |
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1891 |
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the Primary Section transferred to the
present St. Xavier’s College building
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1893 |
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The
first St. Xavier’s cricket XI was started |
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1900 |
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First
school sports held on the grounds of Elphinstone school |
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1900 |
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St. Xavier’s College which began in
St. Xavier’s High School moves to its
present location & St. Xaviers Primary Dept. returns to the mother
house.
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1905 |
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Women’s Lib begins at St. Xavier’s – 4
Lady teachers engaged for the 1st. time
– God save St. Xavier’s !!!
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1908 |
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Sanskrit
begins- may be Persian too |
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1908 |
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School of Arts Drawing exams- boys set
up for the 1st. time- 15 get 1st
grade
Certificates
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1914 |
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School museum Started- from humble
origins, it has grown into its
present
Natural History Museum
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26-28
Nov. 1919 |
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Golden
Jubilee Celebrations- Lord & Lady Lloyd- Governor- preside |
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1919 |
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Won
Harris shield in Sr. Cricket tournament for the 1st. time |
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1923 |
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Spanish
Jesuits take over Bombay Mission |
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1923 |
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Public speaking Society founded by Fr.
Deniz followed by the establishment of St. Xavier’s Choir under
Mr. Paul Frank
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1936 |
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Scouting
introduced & Provident Fund Started |
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1936-1937 |
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Magazine
& Reading club started – Visual instructions commenced |
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1937-1938 |
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School
magazine started |
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1938-1939 |
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Harmonica club started by Mr. P.M.Damri |
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1940 |
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New wing
to the east of the old building commenced |
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1944-1945 |
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Leather
classes introduced |
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Dec. 2nd
, 1945 |
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St.
Xavier’s High School Music Society inaugurated |
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1947-48 |
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Several teachers
appear for the Rashtrabhasha Pramrambhik
examination, Miss Banoo Ghadiali stood first class first |
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1949 |
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St.
Xavier’s appears for the SSC for the first time |
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1950-1951 |
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Marathi
Introduced for the 1st. time in the lower classes |
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1950 |
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Student
Parent Association Started- later re-cherished St. Xavier’s PTA |
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17th
Nov. 1950 |
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St.
Xavier’s High School Assoc. for past students established |
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1955 |
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Fr. Richard
Pereira- 1st. Indian Jesuit to be appointed Rector &
Principal
of the
school |
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1955-56 |
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Photography club
started under direction of Fr. J Coll of St. Xavier’s
College |
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1956-1957 |
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Primary
has its own Principal- Fr. D. Kealing |
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1957 |
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Road
safety Patrol started in the school |
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1958-1959 |
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1st.
stamp exhibition cum competition held |
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1965-66 |
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A pall of gloom
hangs on the school- Ground near Liberty Cinema
taken
over for civil defense |
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1968 |
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Centenary Celebrations begin |
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1969-1970 |
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The
House System introduced for the first time |
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1971-1972 |
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Indian
music introduced in the Primary on an experimental basis |
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1972-73 |
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Mr. H.K.Lala of
our School Scout Group made District Commissioner
of East
Bombay Scouts |
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1979 |
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Environmental studies Approach to Learning Introduced in Stds. I & II |
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1985-1986 |
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Sports
Fund created |
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Inter
House Hindi/ Marathi Dramatic Competition introduced |
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Singing
contest in the secondary school for the first time |
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Art
craft competition for the 1st. time in stds. 1 to 7 |
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1992 |
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Computer
Literacy begins- the age of the blue chip |
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3rd.
Dec. 1993 |
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Inauguration of 125 yrs. Jubilee
celebrations. Cardinal Simon Pimenta celebrates
the Eucharist
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Mr. Justice Madhu Kania Retd. Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of
India
presides over the cultural programme
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12th
Feb. 1994 |
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Ex.
Students Gathering- Mr. Julio Riberio presides |
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26th
Feb. 1994 |
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Fr.
Julian Saldanha, Provincial, leads ex-Xavierites at a concelebrated
mass to thank God for Xavierites who have joined the priesthood or
religious life |
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5th
Mar. 1994 |
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Vinod
rathod Nite – Mr. Ashok Chavan, Minister of State for Urban
development, Public works and Parliamentary affairs presides |
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18th
Nov. 1994 |
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Xavier
Xtravaganza – A 3-day fete |
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3rd.
Dec. 1994 |
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Mr. Adi
Godrej presides over Closing Function of the 125th Years
Jubilee Celebrations |
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June 1999 |
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Mr.
Manuel Raphael – the 1st. Non-Jesuit Principal takes
charge of St. Xavier’s High School |
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2003 |
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School
achieved sent per sent results at SSC examination after gap of 37 yrs
6th
Jan.2004
The
Governor of Maharashtra, Mr. Mohammed Fazal visited St. Xavier's High
School and praised Br. Navarro's museum.
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13 June,
2004 |
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Ms.
Juliana Gonsalves – appointed as 1st. Lady Assistant
Principal |
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17th
Dec. 2004 |
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Musical
xtravaganza held at Birla hall |
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16th March 2005
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Launch of official school web site
www.xaviersfort.org
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And Many More Mile
Stones to come .......... |
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