The Royal College Social Services League had its so called “birth” in 1921 under the paternity of Mr. Reed as Principal. Many Luminaries, just to mention a few bright sparks! Jayawardena, Neil Sansone, C.E. Jayawardena, Stanley Soysa, Shirley Corea and a few others had volunteered to nurse the new born baby. These energetic Male nurses, who late in life reached greater heights of eminence in diffe
rent walks of life , did their nursing so very well that the new born one was named the “Social Services League” itself and reached its full age of maturity breaking records of many theories in its own right of evolution – firstly, Social League, then secondly, Social Service League and finally evolving into being the Social Services League. The idea of forming the Royal College Social Services League was first casually suggested when a holiday camp was set for the Royal College students at Trinity College, Kandy in April 1921 and it became an astounding and unexpected reality when it gained momentum in its formation of the Social Services League, which was beyond anybody’s imagination.. They were most impressed by the good and useful work done by the Trinity College Social Services League, that it was time Royal continued the Social Service that was being done and hence it was decided to start the Royal College Social Services League in May 1921. The League first ran on the similar lines as the Trinity College Social Services League, but had soon evolved its own scheme of doing social work and made itself a strong body of enterprising and energetic youth dedicated to serve the under-privileged and similar projects. Since then the Royal College Social Services League has been one of the most longstanding active Club and Society to date among other Clubs and Societies of Royal College, which always seeks to help the needy community at large.
