172nd Founders’s Day Celebration

The proceedings for the day began with the laying  of wreaths at the tomb of our Founder Major General Claude Martin. Wreaths were laid  by the dignitaries present. Prayers  were said by Rev. Fr Dominic Pinto of the St.Paul’s Seminary, Lucknow.This was followed by a Chapel service.The service included Hymns and prayers.The Choir of La Martiniere Girls’ College presented the Hymn, A Living Prayer. The choir of La Martiniere College presented a Hymn, Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake.The Founder’s Day address was delivered by Rev. Fr Dominic Pinto.  The buglers sounded the Last Post followed  by The Rouse. This was followed by a get together in Sykes Hall.

Later in the morning the Final of the House Swimming Championship was held. Apart from the house races and relay, old Martinians keenly participated in the various races and relays. In a game of water polo the past team defeated the present team. Adnan Ahmed was declared the Senior Swimming Champion for the year 2017-18 while Anway Misra and Daksh Pandey were declared the Junior and Colts Champions respectively.

In the evening the Founder’s Day Variety Entertainment programme in English was held. A musical called  ‘Cats’was presented by the students of the Constantia campus. The MGM award for histrionics in English for the year 2017-18 was given to Jonathan Sahai.

In accordance with the will of our Founder a feast was given to the students and a silent toast was raised by the Principal  in memory of our Founder Major General  Claude Martin.