▁the ▁first ▁Girls ’ ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁Asia . El iza ▁Ag new ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁there ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁years . ▁Mission aries ▁also ▁made ▁efforts ▁to ▁provide ▁colleg iate ▁level ▁education ▁by ▁found ing ▁the ▁Batt ic ota ▁Sem inary ▁at ▁V ad du k od da i ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁with ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Daniel ▁Po or ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁principal . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Mission ▁started ▁the ▁first ▁printing ▁press ▁in ▁J aff na ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁the ▁island ' s ▁second ▁oldest ▁newspaper . – ▁Mor ning ▁Star ▁– ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁T amil - language ▁newspaper , ▁Ut ay atar ak ai . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁Rev . ▁Mir on ▁W ins low ▁published ▁a ▁ ▁Com pre h ensive ▁T amil - English ▁Dictionary . ▁ ▁AC M ▁also ▁provided ▁medical ▁mission aries ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁medical ▁center ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Sc ud der . ▁He ▁founded ▁what ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁Western ▁Medical ▁Mission ▁in ▁Asia ▁at ▁P and iter ipo ▁in ▁J aff na ▁District . ▁He ▁served ▁there ▁for ▁nin ete en ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁dual ▁capacity ▁of ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁phys ician . ▁His ▁most ▁important ▁service ▁was ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁hospital , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁phys ician ▁in ▁chief . ▁He