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In
1948 Mr. Binns retired and handed over to Mr.
R. Lean who was an old boy, had been a master
and now had reached the coveted position of
Principal of his Alma Mater. Independence had
come to India and changes needed to be made
and it is to the eternal credit of Mr. Lean's
successor, Rev. Robert Llewelyn, that he
identified the new problems facing the school
and handled the crisis with courage and great
personal sacrifice. With the exodus of
British families, numbers had dropped to a
level hardly sufficient to sustain the
establishment but, with determination and
total devotion, he brought stability to the
school so that by 1957 the school had
something like 370 boys on its rolls. A
number of additions were made including an
upper storey which was added to the infirmary
and the foundation-stone of the study block
(now called Llewelyn Block) was laid. In
addition, there was the luxury of a
swimming-pool built on the 7,000 man-hours of
sweat of the boys who provided the labour
force.
After 15 years of fruitful stewardship
(1951-1966), he handed over to Mr. C.D.
Beaman, his First Assistant, who was
privileged to be the Principal during the
Centenary celebrations in 1969. The Chief
Guest for the occasion was a distinguished
Old Sherwoodian, General Sam Manekshaw
(later Field-Marshal). Mr. Beaman served as
Principal for four years and was succeeded by
Mr. T.A.C. Kemp who resigned within the year
for medical reasons.
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