History

                                                                                                HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL

The mission of spreading education among the weak and the downtrodden was begun by two great souls Reverand Hiriam Lee and Ada Jones Lee. Both were born in the USA and completed their education from USA Ohio. Dr. H.Lee came to India in 1875 and just after one year in 1876, Ada Jones Lee came to India. After marriage they had to go back to USA due to health problems in 1883. It was during that time that they felt the need to do work of God. Under the leadership of Mrs. Lee this mission work began at 13 Raja Subodh Mullick Square. Work started with three poor Bengali girls. However, in 1899 they lost their six children during the landslide in Darjeeling. The foundation stone bears the writing “In Answer to Prayer” bringining to light the fact that the personal tragedy was overcome and the tragedy of fate was defeated by the noble work of two great missionaries. Help poured in from all corners of the world and the Institution that was begun in 1895, expanded widely to spread the light of education among the poor and the destitute girl child. The mission was also engaged in Several Social Charitable activities. The government honoured  this great missionary with the Kaisr-I – Hind award. Mrs. Ada Jones lee died on 11th june,1948. Lee Memorial Girls’ High School is under the Methodist Church in India, Bengal Regional Conference. The Institution got the recognition as an upper primary school on 22nd December 1956 and as High school in 1974. Since then it has been affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. This Bengali medium School has been imparting knowledge to students of all religions, caste and needy. The institution aims at imparting education to the girl child and work of their upliftment in Society.