▁Council ▁decided ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁close ▁all ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁Col om bo ▁District . ▁There ▁were ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁boys ▁at ▁S . ▁Thomas ' ▁College , ▁Mount ▁Lav in ia ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁W arden ▁expl ored ▁possibilities ▁of ▁opening ▁branches ▁in land , ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Les lie ▁De ▁Ser am ▁made ▁the ▁gener ous ▁offer ▁of ▁their ▁ ▁farm ▁at ▁G ur ut al awa . ▁ ▁Current ▁status ▁▁ ▁The ▁College ▁is ▁a ▁fully ▁fled ged ▁school ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activities ▁with ▁a ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁and ▁has ▁facilities ▁for ▁nearly ▁all ▁sports ▁including ▁athlet ics , ▁cr icket , ▁basketball , ▁rugby , ▁ ▁vol ley ball , ▁squ ash , ▁s occer , ▁table ▁tennis , ▁hockey , ▁bad m inton , ▁sw imming ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁activities ▁like ▁sc out ing , ▁h ik ing ▁and ▁tre kk ing . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁encourag ement ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁soci eties ▁and ▁clubs , ▁deb ating , ▁or atory , ▁orient al ▁dan cing ▁and ▁music . ▁ ▁Head master ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁▁ ▁Brad mon ▁We er ako on ▁- ▁Civil ▁Serv ant ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁several ▁number ▁of ▁prime ▁minister s ▁( S uch ▁as ▁Sir . John ▁Kot el aw ala , ▁Sol omon ▁Band ar ana ike , ▁W ij ay an anda ▁D ah an ay ake , ▁Sir