Stephen Raymond
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Stephen Raymond was born in Karachi, Pakistan. His father was Judge Edward Raymond. He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his religious training at the Papal Seminary, Kandy
, Sri Lanka
and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. He later studied at Oxford University from where he received a Master of Arts degree. He also received a Master of Education degree from the University of Washington
, USA.
He became the first Pakistani principal of his alma mater in 1950. The era of Fr. Raymond as principal from 1950 to 1974 is referred by old students as the 'golden era' of St. Patrick's. Fr. Raymond is credited with starting the Cambridge Building (1950), St. Patrick's College (1952), the Teachers' Training College (1969), the first School Auditorium (1972). The school also celebrated its Centenary in 1962 under his stewardship, with the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan as the Chief Guest.
Father Stephen Raymond died in the UK on January 28, 1999. A memorial meeting was held in Karachi on February 5, 1999. Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed
, the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and alumnus of the school, paid glowing tribute to the late Principal.
St. Patrick's High School was one of the few private educational institutes in Sindh or Punjab provinces that escaped nationalization in 1972 under former Pakistan prime minister Z.A. Bhutto.
Kandy
Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and was ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. He later studied at Oxford University from where he received a Master of Arts degree. He also received a Master of Education degree from the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, USA.
He became the first Pakistani principal of his alma mater in 1950. The era of Fr. Raymond as principal from 1950 to 1974 is referred by old students as the 'golden era' of St. Patrick's. Fr. Raymond is credited with starting the Cambridge Building (1950), St. Patrick's College (1952), the Teachers' Training College (1969), the first School Auditorium (1972). The school also celebrated its Centenary in 1962 under his stewardship, with the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan as the Chief Guest.
Father Stephen Raymond died in the UK on January 28, 1999. A memorial meeting was held in Karachi on February 5, 1999. Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed
Wajihuddin Ahmed
The Honorable Right Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed , JD, is a retired and senior associate justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court and a former member of Pakistan's higher judiciary. He served as the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and then, as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
, the Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and alumnus of the school, paid glowing tribute to the late Principal.
St. Patrick's High School was one of the few private educational institutes in Sindh or Punjab provinces that escaped nationalization in 1972 under former Pakistan prime minister Z.A. Bhutto.