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St. Joseph's School, popularly known as North Point, is a private school owned and managed by the Jesuits in Darjeeling, India. The school was originally called St. Joseph's College until the College section broke away from the School section.〔(News item from Times of India dated 20-Mar-2007 Times 2007 )〕 The name North Point came about because the school is situated in that area of Darjeeling. The Kangchenjunga mountain range forms the backdrop to the school, with Grecian columns and cuneiform windows enclosing an eye-catching quadrangle in the centre. The school was opened on 13 February 1888, at Sunny Bank in Darjeeling town. There were eighteen boarders and seven day scholars on the rolls. Numbers soon increased and the need was felt for more ample grounds. Property was procured by Fr. Henri Depelchin, S.J., the founder, on the town limits at North Point. The foundation stone was laid on 27 April 1890, and on 18 February 1892 the new building received the first North Pointers. In 1899, the student body consisted of 193 boys. Towards the end of 1908, Sir Andrew Fraser gave Rs.21,000 to the school. The money was used to close in the quadrangle completely. With this the number of students increased to 290. In 1947, the year of Indian Independence, the number reached 422, including ninety-three college students. There was a steady increase in the numbers of day scholars, and the school became more international in character. There had always been a scattering of English, French, and German boys. Now students from China, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, Burma, and Indonesia started arriving. In 1954, twenty-eight nationalities could be found in the college, including the staff. At one time there were Americans, Czechs, Armenians, and a mixture of religions, including Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu. Initially, the Jesuits who ran the school were from Belgium but in the late 1940s the Canadians slowly took over. Even their number diminished until the last remaining was Fr. Van Walleghem. ==Notable alumni== "The Harrow of the East". Its alumni include the royal families of Nepal, Bhutan, Cooch Behar, and Burdwan. Students in the late 1950s included nephews of the reigning Shah of Iran. Fr. Van Walleghem headed the organization. Some of the notable alumni are: * Jigme Singye Wangchuck - former King of Bhutan. * Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev - former King of Nepal. * Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev - former King of Nepal. * Yeshey Zimba - Prime Minister of Bhutan. * Lawrence T. Picachy - Archbishop of Calcutta and Cardinal. * Louis Banks - jazz artist. * Erick Avari - actor. * Michael Ferreira - world billiards champion. * David McMahun - writer. * Arnold McKenzie - business magnate. * Lyonpo Om Pradhan - former cabinet minister and ambassador; currently Chairman, Druk Holdings & Investments, Bhutan. * Philip Khan Panni - writer and public speaker. * Paljor "Benji" Dorji - former Chief Justice of Bhutan. * Diniar Devitre - vice-president of Philip Morris, USA. * Malcolm Ash - athlete of the 1950s. * Leonidas Asfari - Dictator * Jamyang Norbu - Tibetan activist and author * Kamal Meattle - CEO Paharpur Business Centre & Software Technology Incubator Park. * Mr. Amal Ganguli - Trustee Directors, AIG Investments, India. * Neer Shah - Nepali film actor and relative of the Nepal royal family. * Ashok Singh - Erstwhile Crown prince of Kursela Estate in Bihar, India. * Late Dawa Tshering - former foreign minister of Bhutan (longest-serving foreign minister in the world). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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