Peter-Hans Kolvenbach

P.C.

Your letter dated 17 October, 1996 bearing the good news of the Golden Jubilee of Loyola School brought me much joy. The pleasant memories of my visit to your school last year are still fresh in my mind. I vividly remember the enthusiasm of the students, the dedication of the staff and the zeal of the Jesuits serving in the school. It is, therefore, with great pleasure that I send you my felicitations on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee. This is an occasion not only to thank the lord for the enormous amount of good that has been accomplished in and through the school during these fifty years but also to recall with gratitude so many men and women who have been instrumental in its growth and progress.

Eugene Power

Looking back over Loyola’s first 50 years, we would like to give some kind of a short summary of what happened here in those years. To begin with, Loyola is rather proud of its humble beginnings. It was begun in January 1947, by two Calcutta Jesuits, Fr. Cecil Leeming and Fr. Robert Drugman. The School premises were the Chhotanagpur Regiment Club, situated on the property now belonging to Loyola School. This was adjacent to two football fields which became attached to Loyola.