▁was ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Jes uits ▁from ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁present ▁campus . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁years ▁The ▁mot to ▁N ih il ▁ult ra ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁cr est ▁of ▁the ▁college ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁re ctor ship ▁of ▁Jes uit ▁Fr . ▁O " Ne ill , ▁ 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁impos ing ▁five - stor ied ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁R s ▁ 9 ▁lak hs , ▁which ▁was ▁collected ▁partly ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁of ▁Cal cut ta , ▁assistance ▁from ▁Belg ium , ▁and ▁the ▁huge ▁r ental ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁army ▁that ▁occupied ▁the ▁building ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁World ▁War . ▁Exp ansion ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁long ▁effort , ▁with ▁a ▁campus ▁sl ated ▁for ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Kol k ata ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁boys ' ▁host el ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁the ▁existing ▁one . ▁▁ ▁A ▁comm emor ative ▁stamp ▁was ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁Post ▁Office ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁campus ▁and ▁in ▁its ▁comment ary ▁recogn ising ▁the ▁school ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁society . In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , the ▁foundation ▁stone ▁was ▁laid ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁kind erg arten ▁section . ▁ ▁Program s ▁ ▁Stud