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The success of the reunion in June 2008 has brought us together again for another night to linger in our boyhood memories.

Rupees were paid for an abandoned

cinnamon plantation on which St Peter’s was built by Rev Fr Maurice Le Goc in 1921–22.

Our night of nights 75000

Crowning moment

Boyhood memories to savour

AFTER the last reunion three years ago, we re-ceived glowing compli-ments on a night that re-kindled friendships and took everyone down memory lane to the sub-urb of Bambalalapitya. When we in turn sat back

and reviewed the night of June 7, 2008, we quickly realised that what had essentially started out (in 2005) as a small- scale get-together that was not going to be yet another school dance, it had some key characteristics that stood out. The buzz of conversation,

the back-slapping and handshakes, “the machang is that you...” that began at the pre-event drinks session rolled on into the main hall and for the first hour and a half, stopped us, the organisers, in our tracks. The warmth and mate-

ship in the room crackled like electricity and it was only with the MC’s repeat-ed calls to form the School

Line and observe the si-lence bell that we were able to move on to the next item on the night’s agenda. It underlined to us that

this is what a reunion should be about. It is about that camarade-rie, that nostalgia about recalling our glorious school days - the pranks, the scrapes, the fun and laughter!At least, once every three

years we could slip away from our routine work

and family chores to meet in an environment that will bring back memories of our time in school. We would also have the op-portunity to share some of these memories with our partners.The support from many

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Organising Committee

ON behalf of the St Peter’s College OBU NSW, I take this opportunity to wel-come you to yet another grand Peterite reunion.As in the past, I am con-

fident we will have a very enjoyable evening with lots of reminiscing, cama-raderie, music and danc-ing.

This would not be pos-sible without the tremen-dous effort put in by the organising committee of Peterites in Australia in arranging this event in every minute detail, to make this reunion a very memorable occasion.It is therefore appropri-

ate that we thank Rienzie

Machado, Ainsley Cor-teling, Russell Mortimer, Malcolm Schockman, Murray Moldrich, Law-rence Heyn and Kevin Gomez for a job extremely well done.

Gerard VelayuthenSt Peter’s College OBU

New South Wales

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Good times roll onPage 7

Story of our crestPage 8

Stirring tributeto Raddy

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UNITED CAUSE: The organising committee, back row from left, Rienzie Machado, Ainsley Corteling, Murray Moldrich. Front, Malcolm Schockman, Russell Mortimer and Kevin Gomez.

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Hundreds of old Peterites and their families relived their college days, with “Fr Rector”, at the Sacred Hearts Church Hall in Oakleigh, on June 7, 2008.

Rewind June, 2008


W I T H C O M P L I M E N T S

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IN STEP: Gary Von Bergheim leads the smartly decked-out band and at right, Ian Nugera, Jeff Von Bergheim, Claude Cruz, Desmond Morias, Carline Nugara, Gary Von Bergheim and Stafford Thambimuttu. Below: On the march at Diyatalawa.

Band of brothers finest

Fr Arthur Fernando realised his dream of forming the first fife-and-drum band in schools, and thanks to his vision, we march into history.

Dodwell in LADodwell de Zilva, the first band leader is now resident in LA with his wife June.

The drum on our band

BY CECIL HEYNFormer band leaderTHE year was 1963, when the Rector of St. Peter’s college, Father Basil Wira-tunga decided to take his retirement.His nominated successor,

Fr Arthur Fernando was va-cationing in the UK before taking up his post as the Rector of St. Peter’s College.Fr Arthur held the ambi-

tion to establish a Fife & Drum Band at St Peter’s, based on a model he had seen in England.With this goal in mind, he

proceeded to buy the nec-essary musical instruments needed to have a complete ensemble for such a band, which comprised six snare drums. six brass bugles, a bass drum, two side drums, a mace for the leader, a set of cymbals and military-style white gauntlets. He even purchased a

leopard-skin type tunic to be worn by the bass drum-mer, an instant hit with all and sundry.On his return and after

taking up his post as Rector, he immediately set about

recruiting students from the Senior and Senior-Prep classes to form the band (which was and probably still is, the only type of col-lege band in Sri Lanka).Fr Arthur secured the

services of a retired army sergeant who played in the Ceylon Army Band for many decades to help train the band in proper march-ing-style music and percus-sion skills.This affable gentleman,

armed with a stack of mu-sic sheets slowly got his message across to the boys, who, by the way could not make head or tail of the minims and semi-quavers from the music sheets. Thus, with a lot of rat-a-

tats and tum, tum, tums, he successfully conveyed the musical interpretations for

the boys to gel into a for-midable unit as a fife and drum bandFr. Arthur aka. “Billa”, a

name he instantly acquired because of his stern face and pronounced protuber-ance, partially veiled by the cassock he tradition-ally wore, chose Dodwell de Zilva to lead the band. Dod-well (a natural showman) led the band until the end of 1963 and was succeeded by Gary Von Bergheim to lead the band in 1964.In 1965, Gary’s brother,

Jeffrey took over the lead-ership and did an admira-ble job. At this time, I joined the band as one of the bugle players.In 1966, Aloysius Back-

house became the leader and in this year Billa also decided to retire.

He was succeeded by Fr Mervyn Weerakody, who was instantly nicknamed “Cheeseball” because his cranium resembled a ball of Edam cheese.At the start of 1967,

Cheeseball called me into his office (among the many trips I made to his office for different reasons, mostly disciplinary) and asked me to lead the band that year. I must say this year was one of the best years I spent at St Peter’s.I went back to playing the

bugle in 1968 while Randy de Zilwa led the Band.The Peterite Fife & Drum

Band was a very popular attraction, particularly at the girls’ schools sport meets.I distinctly remember the

“oohs” and “aahs” when 16 smartly dressed boys with white shirts, white-starched trousers and black bow ties filed on to the are-na to lead the march-past which culminated in the prize giving to the winners of the various events.


To all my class friends, Thanks for the wonderful memories.

Best regards always,

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BY LAWRENCE MACHADO

SCHOOLDAYS somehow take on a rosier hue when viewed through the nos-talgic eyes of former stu-dents.Remembered more for-

givingly are the daily grind of studies and swotting over text books, heavier and bulkier than Billy Bunter, studying in hot and humid class-rooms, the stern teachers and priests, canings by viciously wielded sticks of bamboo, kneeling in the corridors or as one har-assed teacher used to say, “go and kneel in the hot, hot sun.”Also forgiven but not for-

gotten are the bullies and pests, the mad scramble for the canteen food and water, where pushing and shoving was more the norm than the exception.Also forgiven but not for-

gotten was the teacher’s pet who happily dobbed you in to gain a few brownie points.Also not forgotten are the

painful rubber-launched paper pellets and “gal seembala” seed guns.And, what we thankfully

remember fondly are the good teachers - as against some who were clearly not cut out to teach in a noisy boys’ school - won-derful classmates, house mates and the happy memories of being in one

of the top colleges in Sri Lanka.It is remarkable to see the

bon homie, laughter and obvious affection we have for most of our classmates and school chums - rela-tionships which have been revived and strengthened over the years, thanks to the internet which keeps us in instant touch.Today’s college reunion,

where many of us will also remember our class and school mates who have gone to their eternal rest, is something we can all be proud of, as we have all contributed something to make this great institution what it stands for today.Our friendships have

stood the test of time over vast time spans and distances and made our remarkable college net-work, forged by associa-tions in several countries, a thing of envy. So let us celebrate our

unique bonds and enjoy our times together. Who knows when we will meet again to swap tales and sing our beloved anthem, which takes us back to those memories many moons ago.

Roll on the good times

Friendships formed at St Peter’s are the envy of other schools. Let’s celebrate our unique bonds and share this time together.

Music has been a part of the great Peterite tradition, and the world wide web has a record of our great talents.

Memories that lingerMusic masters

Gather round all ye boysFor we can have a lot of funLike we did in the old daysA good laugh and a lively pun.

Of course, we all rememberWe can see if we close our eyesThe school we all grew up in Fondest memories of days gone by.

As kids we used to run aroundThose grounds that stretched so farGames that made us strong and hardyThe teachers always raised the bar.

Young men who would grow so grandPeterite boys in the sun-baked landWe did well at sports and studiesStanding by our good old buddies.

All ye boys from far and wideCome with us, let’s take a rideWith the blue, white and gold, brimming with prideWe march on through the surging tide.

Down Peterite memory lane we goStopping off at the Canal View StoresLet’s enjoy a mas roti, fol-lowed by a cup of tea!Bristol, Gold Leaf or 3 RosesFeeling great, we took our poses.

After school we were hungryWe had to go and fill our bundyFor a good warm thosai we would goWith sambhar and vadai, ask no more!

As we started each new dayWe would pass the achcharu woman along the wayNear the gate, she would sitCutting the fruit into tasty pittWith our mouths burning and stomachs churningWe munched away to fulfil our yearning.

Past the grotto and the pondWe entered school, and felt the bondThe silence bell, the prefect’s glareFather Rector was always there.Teachers come and teach-ers goOh! The characters, only Peterites know Pippi, Archie, Nas Polla or KaluThe legends included Half Soda too.

Canings we got, six of the bestBooks in the shorts, pride on the chestDid we mind? Oh! Not at allTogether my friend, we had a ball.

We must respect those gone to restWe all know they gave their bestFather Claver we all knowAnd Father Christie put on a show.

Now, to the college canteen we goMas paan, marlu pann and pan rolls we eatThe buns were nice but the kimbula rolls were sweetAll the noise and the clatterTo us boys it didn’t matter

By the canal bank we playedWhere the korawakkas flewAnd the kabaragoyas drankThe fish were drunk, the water stankTo us it was heavenIt smelt like (cologne) 4711

All our heroes, cricket, rugby and the restAt everything, we were the bestFull of colour pride, we enjoyFly that flag boys and shout for joy.

A good foundation, as they sayMaketh the man, come what mayWe will always remember With fondest memories, in every way.The school that made usWhat we are today

When such joys are ours

Who am I?I was born in 1933 and joined St Peter’s in 1944. I have medical and military links and was regarded as Asia’s best.

Who am I?I practised medicine for 70 years and performed more than 100,000 operations. I was chief surgeon in Colombo.

PETERITE REUNION SILENT AUCTIONlend a heart, lend a hand.

Proceeds go towards sponsoring Advanced Level Scholarships for needy students at St Peter’s College.

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4 nights’ accommodation for a couple at Cinnamon Lake, Colombo

2 nights’ Bed & Breakfast for a couple at Bentota Beach Hotel, Bentota

Australia Cricket Captain Michael Clarke’s signed and framed picture

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Split Level 2.5kw air conditioner

12 bottles of wine

Reunion stamps—special issue from Australia Post

“Our friendships have stood the test of time...

A poem by Sampath Ranatunga

Who Am I Answers: P7, Brig. Dr H. I. K. Fernando; P16, dual international Royden de Silva; P18, Dr P. R. Anthonis

Tube tuned to our musosBY LAWRENCE HEYN

THE passing of Raddy Fer-reira is a sad loss to the music world.But, like all musicians,

Raddy has left a legacy we can all enjoy.His music and the lega-

cies of scores of others are enshrined in the wonder-ful world of YouTube.Trawling the net I came

across some gems involv-ing past Peterites who strode the music scene like giants.One such was Bill Forbes.So many years later such

classics as Ladies of Cal-cutta and Aa-Chaa Eng-land, composed and per-

formed by Forbes, are still tickling the funny bone.Bill Forbes’s rendition

of Oh to be in England, made under the alias of Kal Kahn, in 1964 has remained as cheeky 47 years later.

Joining Forbes as You Tube immortals are other Peterite musos Harold Seneviratne and Des-mond Kelly.Seneviratne, the master

saxophonist, is featured on many videos and one

of his best is Oh My Papa – a search brings up a number of renditions on YouTube.There is also the upbeat

baila number Nurse Nona performed by the Gypsies’ Sunil Perera, backed by Harold Seneviratne and his orchestra.YouTube’s video archives

are testimony that St Pe-ter’s produced musicians of great note and we can proudly sing their praises.Go on, click on to you-

tube.com and be truly en-tertained.


ROY Dias, the most styl-ish batsman St Peter’s has produced, has been ap-pointed coach of Oman’s cricket team.Dias will be charged

with the task of getting the middle-eastern team ready for the ACC Twen-ty20 Cup to be played in Nepal in December.Coaching is nothing new

to Roy – in the past two decades he has coached Sri Lanka and Nepal.Oman won the ACC

Twenty20 Cup in 2007, and progressed enough to make it to the qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Cup. However, they fared poorly in that event, finishing 11th to be rele-gated to the third division of the ICC’s World Cricket League.Dias, 58, said he was fa-

miliar with Oman cricket since he had watched the team in various competi-tions during his time as Nepal coach. Dias captained St Peter’s

in 1971 and ’72 and then went on to play 20 Test and 58 ODIs for Sri Lanka in the 1980s.

THE special brews served during Happy Hour of Re-union 2011 resulted from a partnership between the organising committee and U-Brew It, a leading micro brewery at Keilor Park.The three premium beers

are all-natural and pre-servative-free U-Brew It has more than

150 quality beer recipes

to choose from and we chose for you;Pete’s Ale: A rich red/

brown medium-bodied classic English ale-style beer. Pete’s Ale possesses medium to high bitter-ness, medium hop flavour and medium hop aroma characteristics.Pete’s Lager: A golden,

light-bodied American

style-beer with a hint of honey flavour.Pete’s Draught: A gold-

en, light-bodied Ameri-can-style draught. It pos-sesses low bitterness; low hop flavour and low hop aroma characteristics. It is a clean easy drinking classic American draught beer. This was dispensed from the kegs.

RUMESH Ratnayake has taken another stride for-ward is his journey as a cricket administrator.The former Peterite and

Sri Lanka paceman has taken the reins as coach of the national team in a temporary capacity.Rumesh, 47, has had

mixed success against Australia so far, with the Lankans winning the T20 series 2-0, losing the one-day series 3-2 and losing the first of the three-Test series at home.Serving as development

officer with the Asian Cricket Council, Ratnay-ake was seconded by Sri Lanka Cricket to fill the void created by Australian Stuart Law who resigned to take up a posting with Bangladesh.Ratnayake said: “It’s a

great honour to be asked and I’m grateful to the ACC for releasing me. Tak-ing on Australia’s always a challenge.”Rumesh has been with

the ACC since August 2001, and has worked on

developing cricketers to play in ACC and ICC tour-naments. The countries under his care are Bah-rain, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Maldives, and NepalRatnayake, who played

23 Tests and 70 one-day internationals from 1982 to 1993, is famous for spearheading the first ODI win against Australia, on

Australian soil, in 1984.With his flowing mane and white headband, Rumesh hit the stumps five times in that match.The wiry Ratnayake

made his debut as a teen-ager and displayed the ability to generate pace and bounce with his whip-py action.

Stalwarts gone but not forgotten

Our crest tells a story Rumesh in charge

Roy heads for Oman

Happy Hour keeps you ale and hearty

TALKING TACTICS: Rumesh Ratnayake with skipper Dilshan.

Points scored by St Peter’s in 11 matches,

with 70 tries, in its school rugby championship-winning year of 2007.

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Shelley Wickremasinghe1925 -2011

SHELLEY Wickremasin-ghe was a cricketer and a gentleman.The former Peterite and

cricket administrator Passed away on August 11, ending an impres-sive innings studded with compassion, generosity, selflessness and exempla-ry leadership qualities.Shelley was an outstand-

ing cricketer and sport-man who served the game for the right reasons.He was in the champion

Peterite team of 1946 which convincingly beat St Joseph’s.

He served St Peter’s well, helping the school on and off the field. He became the first Buddhist to be president of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys Associa-tion.

Mr Sathurukulasingham1917-2011

MOST Peterites will rec-ollect Tamil language teacher Mr Sathurukulas-ingham.Short in stature, he was

best known to Peterites by his famous nickname.Mr Sathurukulasingham

passed away in early Janu-ary this year, succumbing to respiratory problems.He would have been 94

years on January 16 and retained a very sharp mind to his last day.Mr Sathurukulasingham

taught at St Peter’s College for more than 30 years, and continued his love for

teaching at St.Thomas’s, Mt Lavinia, for a few more years.He later settled in Toron-

to with his family.His funeral was held on

January 8.

LONG CAREER: Teacher Mr Sathurukulasingham

GREAT VALUES: Sportsman Shelley Wickremasinghe

The college crest encapsulates the very essence of being a Peterite. We can take in pride in being a part of its story.

Two Peterite cricket champions are making their name as coaches of national teams. We follow their progress with interest.

Virtue and Truth Skills to the fore

ST Peter’s crest came into being in 1927 when the college changed its name from St Joseph’s College South.Its three colours of blue,

white and gold have stood the test of time and its design still holds its own against any crests.Four distinct elements

make up the crest.1. The Catholic elements are depicted bya) The Cross on topb) The bottom part of

the body which portrays the Bible, with the Latin words VERBUM DEI LU-CERNA – the Word of God is Lightc) The two palms on

either side of the Bible

heralding the triumphal return of Christ to Jerusa-lem, the preamble to the Last Supper and Passion, Death and Resurrection.

2. The Papal element in the top half of the crest is signified bya) The Pope’s crown

used at coronations

b) The keys of the King-dom given to St Peter3. The motto of the col-lege – in the body of the plaque attached to the body of the crest at the bottom: VIRTUS ET VERI-TAS – Virtue and Truth. It depicts the vision of our Founding Fathers for Pet-erites to carry when they go out into the world.4. The element of local culture – depicted by two elephants holding the cross up on high – to en-sure we relate Christ and his teachings and the faith to Sri Lanka, paying due recognition to all faiths, races etc.

Sevens heavenSt Peter’s swept all before it in Sevens rugby, claiming its 6th consecutive title by winning the 2011 All Island Sevens tournament.


Raddy—man and his musicBY GUINN & CHARMAINE RAGEL

RADDY was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Lena and the late Donovan Ferreira on September 24, 1946. He was the eldest in the family of three siblings, the others being his brother Darryl and his sister Char-maine whom he fondly called little sister even until a day before he passed away. He has a daughter - the love of his life, Rebecca.Raddy grew up in the Bambalapiti-

ya Flats in “L Block” and attended St Peter’s College where he excelled in his music. He was quite a good cricketer as well in the younger grades but in later years his love for music took precedence.After leaving school, Raddy worked

at Walkers and played in many pop-ular dance bands eventually setting up his own combo that went on to become the famous Raddy Ferreira Combo in Colombo.He migrated to Melbourne in 1969

where he worked at Allans Music during the day and played music at nights with a band soon to move to Sydney to take up residency at the then famous Mandarin Night Club .It was during this time that Raddy

made his mark on the international music stage, meeting many digni-taries and playing and supporting many well-known names in the music industry. During a manage-

ment change at the Mandarin Club Raddy was asked to set up his own band and this resulted in Raddy’s Mind, Body and Soul band,. This progressed in later years to be an 18-piece orchestra, with Raddy as pianist, conductor and leader.Raddy then left the Mandarin Club

to take up the prestigious position of Sydney Hilton’s musical direc-tor and pianist at the San Francisco Grill for 21 years.When the Hilton finally closed

its doors for renovation Raddy’s loyalty, dedication and hard work was rewarded by an act of utmost generosity from the Hilton man-agement when they presented him

with the grand piano that he played on for many years. Raddy then freelanced for the next

few years with a stint on Captain Cook Cruises before landing the job on Holland America’s cruiseships as band leader/pianist until his passing.During his time, Raddy was asso-

ciated with many big names in the entertainment world, among them George Benson, Dionne Warwick, and Johnny Farnham to name a few.Raddy was so generous towards his

family and friends and we know of numerous occasions where friends would drop in to see him at the San Francisco Grill and he would host them to dinner or drinks.Since joining the Holland America

cruise line he would tell Charmaine and me: “You must come on board, I’ll arrange it for you, so if you fly to Hong Kong or Singapore, then we can all sail back to Sydney, and then you can get up and sing with me.” Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be.Raddy was a close friend to me

(Guinn) and a mentor in the field of entertainment and I was privileged to record an experimental CD with him which he called something spe-cial and memorable which I will al-ways treasure.

I WAS delighted to be asked to contribute a mes-sage on behalf of the Pre-70 Group of Old Boys for your reunion.Indeed, we are all proud

to see our college flag fly-ing high Down Under and would like to applaud your efforts in making this reunion a reality and a night to remember.The Pre-70 Group in Co-

lombo supports an ongo-ing scholarship program for students of single par-ents and we are proud that as a group we were able to

fund such students’ edu-cation for this year.I would also like to keep

our colleagues informed of Father Rector’s desire to have our batch group handle the college ar-chives. It goes without saying that the Pre-70 group is the best qualified to handle the archives, which relates to events and activities that took place during our era.I therefore extend a re-

quest to all our Peterite friends, far and wide to assist in whichever way,

big or small to make these two projects both mean-ingful and successful. Finally, I take this op-

portunity on behalf of the Pre-70 Group to echo our sentiments for the success of tonight’s event, and do hope that all our friends attending will have an enjoyable evening whilst reminiscing the happy hours we spent togeth-er at college which has helped mould us into men of character and integrity.

Bentley BarsenbachPre-70 Group

Raddy Ferreira 1946 –2011

Let’s stay in touch It’s our time to reminisce

Make it a night to remember

“Have fun at the reunion guys. In fact, have one on me!

A M E L B O U R N E T R I B U T E T O R A D D Y F E R R E I R APresented by some of the original members of the Raddy Ferreira Combo: Arden Nelson, Arthur Speldewinde, Dallas Achilles, Darrell De Silva, Geoff LaBrooy, Rodney Jansz, together with many other musicians and singers. A program consisting of many jazz, swing, and pop tunes associated with Raddy will be presented by stars from the past and present.

DATE: SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER, 2011TIME: 2PM-6PMVENUE: CLAYTON RSL – 163 CARINISH RD, CLAYTON

BOOKINGS AND TABLE ARRANGEMENTS: DALLAS ACHILLES – (03) 9551 4852;ARDEN NELSON – (03) 9886 3564; RODNEY JANSZ – (03) 9571 7906;

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The passing of musician par excellence Raddy Ferreira has left the music world saddened. We publish extracts of a tribute to Raddy from his brother-in-law Guinn and Raddy’s sister Charmaine.

While they cannot be present tonight, old Peterites in Colombo are with us in spirit and send their best wishes.

Message in a bottle

Dear Fellow Peterites,

THE Peterite Reunion 2011 held in the most livable place on earth, Melbourne, does indeed bring us all together from across the seas.We will revel in, remi-

nisce and recount the glo-rious days of our school-boy years spent under the Blue White and Gold, which was our second home.The reunion organising

committee has spared no pains to ensure that this event will foster new friendships and renew lost contacts with our ever-increasing database. To all those who have

graced this occasion let me remind you that a re-union such as this is im-portant and a necessity to bind us together with vir-tue and truth, long after we have left the hallowed portals of our alma mater.To the members of the

organising committee who made this reunion happen – thank you and well done!Let us continue tirelessly

and be proud that we share a common lineage; being Peterites.Virtus Et Veritas.

Sincerely,

J Patrick FernandoPresident

St Peter’s College OBSC Melbourne

SO many nostalgic mo-ments are recalled when one thinks of the “college days’’ that it’s impossible to edit them to a specified size like a page in a sou-venir. Arguably, most Peterites

will accept the fact that they have had the best times of their lives whilst at college.However, they will unani-

mously accept the fact that when it comes to “keeping in touch” after leaving college, they have been rather slack.But all is not lost. Into

this dark, cloudy scenario comes a silver lining in the form of one man - one old Peterite - who strives to keep and bring together old Petes using the inter-net to the maximum ben-efit.One, many of us should

be eternally grateful to for

helping us see and meet each other so many years later.I refer to Stanley Lu-

manauw who spends so much time linking Peter-ites and also keeping eve-ryone informed with the latest news.I, myself, am guilty of not

keeping in touch with my college pals and thanks to Stanley, I caught up with him, and today, thanks to him again, I am in touch with so many college bud-dies. Another haunt that gives

old Petes a chance to catch up on college pals is my

good friend Harold Jan-sz’s music shop in Bam-balapitiya.Harry would faithfully

call up other old Petes the moment one from over-seas walks into his shop and thereby arrange a meeting somewhere over a beer.In fact, that’s exactly how

I caught up with Rienzie Machado and later with Malcolm Schokman and the entire committee of the Melbourne reunion.I travel to Australia at

least once a year, yet, I have not met more than a handful of Peterites. We owe a debt of grati-

tude to guys like Stanley and Harry and hopefully, we Peterites will be meet-ing more often and remi-niscing the good old days!

Herman [email protected]

Who am I?I was a towering second-row forward for St Peter’s, captained Havelocks and represented Sri Lanka in rugby union and basketball.

HIT TRIO: Raddy Ferreira, middle, with Gavin Ware, left, and Milan Troha.


Frank Hubert, an all-round sportsman and loyal son of St Peter’s, throws his support behind the reunion with this special message.

Dear Friends, Fellow Peterites and Families,

I AM indeed very proud to be given the opportunity to participate in this year’s souvenir having served my college to the best of my ability. I am proud of being a student at such a great college; we are all so privileged to be Peterites and there is no higher honour than that in my opinion.As you enjoy the great spirit of the occasion, remember all less fortunate than us, especially the other schools who could never aspire to coming close to the high standards our college set from the very beginning of our great establish-ment. But most of all remember all those great people who helped produce such a great treasure house of memories of days gone by and days to come – both with us and passed on.I had humble beginnings at college and thanks to many great friends and teachers, too many to mention, I achieved great results that have given me and my family a great life, for which I am truly grateful.Let’s also remember the true great legends of our college, and my two great heroes, Archibald Perera and Jeffrey de Jong; these legends will never be for-gotten, not only for their brilliance on the field, but their charm and goodness off the field.I wish I could be there but I am now a grandad and have added responsibili-ties, so hope to be with you all in 2012.Thanks as well to the wonderful organising committee who continue to amaze me by producing such great events.

God bless you all,Frankie “Sinatra” Hubert – “I DID IT MY WAY”

““

thanks for lending a hand – herman gunasekera and malcolm atton Herman & Malcolm,We appreciate your generosity of time despite your busy life back home to give us a helping hand Down Under.Your design of the banner is outstanding with the Southern Stars in the back ground

in our college colours. So too haves been your efforts with the design of the Peterite souvenir cap and the task of having it made and despatched in a timely manner.The design of the specially brewed beer labels are also second to none and we are

indebted to you.We are appreciative of the task of printing the reunion tickets at no cost to the

committee.What can I say, you are a true Peterite – Lending a Heart and Lending a Hand for

fellow Peterites Down Under.I wish you were here to celebrate this fellowship.All your efforts in keeping our costs down will ensure that the profits will go towards

sending scholarships for deserving students in college.On behalf of the organising committee,

Rienzie and the committee

riza sheriff RIZA was a Sammy Davis, Jr “look-alike” and often imitated him. He played as a wing three-quarter for our First XV in 1969/70. Riza worked in Tehran with Russell Mortimer and there are some humorous recollections of his time there. When driving on a highway for the first time in the snow, he skidded and spun around, and the car proceeded to navi-gate in the opposite direction. Luckily there was no traffic. He put this down to the skill and elegance with which he handled the car. When learning to ice skate for the first time, he took off and tried to dance to the music, fell flat on his back and skidded five metres. Here too, he claimed that skidding on the ice was “part of the act”. He went to Nigeria as a teacher in 1981 and has not been seen since. Riza was a loyal and humorous friend.

Missed by his HSC2 classmates of 1970

krushed marker KRUSHED was an academic whom I best remember as a prefect in Primary in Grade 5. As a prefect he was a strict enforcer of discipline at St Peter’s, the very same disci-pline that some of us often rebelled against and invented pranks to overcome. He was also a sea scout and often related far-fetched stories about his adventures at sea, but kept us listening in amazement. Krushed became a good friend towards my latter part at SPC as he had a good collection of records that his brother, a marine engineer brought from overseas. He was also a good friend of Ber-nard Rodrigo and Stanley Carvalho.

Russell Mortimer

Did you know?Clive Inman held the world record for the fastest half-century in first-class cricket – 57 in 11 minutes.

Quotable quoteChange is inevitable; except from a vending machine.

Peterites have a bond that cannot be weakened by the passing of time. Here we show what it means to be a Peterite.

Lend a heart Lend a heart


John carl schokman

JOHN CARL SCHOKMAN, you lived life in the traditions of a true Peterite – a loving family man, supportive, caring and ever ready to lend a hand. You will be proud to know that all your children have grown into fine young adults. Memories of you, our dad, will never fade.

Joe Schokman

cedric Ball

CEDRIC BALL had so much natural talent as an artist and incredible general knowledge but was cruelly deprived, at a young age, of achiev-ing his great potential.. He was a true mate, sadly missed by all who knew him. Yet, despite the passing of nearly four decades, memories of him remain strong.

Murray Moldrich

Jimmy & sheran martin

TO live in the hearts of the living is not to die. My dad, Victor Gerard Luke Martin better known as Jimmy, and my brother Sheran Martin are always in our hearts. Their intellect and wit, their com-mand of the language bore testimony to the great education provided by St Peter’s. Our family count ourselves lucky to have enjoyed their company and remember them fondly at this special time.

Charmaine Moldrich

to all my classmates

LIFE at St Peter’s was like a long-running serial and the cast – my classmates – were all unique. I have only to close my eyes and I can see all the acts of my school days flash before me. I experience the joy, laughter, wonderment and all that was good about being a Peterite in the late 1950s-60s.

Ainsley Corteling



Highest aggregate of runs recorded by

Rohan Buultjens in Josephian-Peterite matches, with twin centuries in 1979.

Lend a heart Lend a heart 491

mr J e muthuvaloe

MR J E Muthuvaloe taught accounts to the GCE Ordinary Level - commerce group (English medium), both Senior and Senior Prep. He was strict but a dedicated teacher. When we meet we still talk about him. In a way our successes in life are due to his efforts. (Pictured: Class of 1966)

The Class of 1968

axie machado

AXIE, you lived life in the traditions of a true Peterite – a loving family man, sup-portive, caring and ever ready to lend a hand. You will be proud to know that your two children, Romauld and Roshika, have grown into fine young adults. Memories of you, our brother, will never fade.

Rienzie, Lawrie and sisters

tony heyn

A PETERITE with extraordinary qualities and capabilities – that was you to a T, our brother Tony. You had such diverse skills, able to send a kite soaring high into the sky, turn out mighty music machines and build a house brick by brick. Most of all, we remember you for your generosity and steely courage.

Lawry, Cecil and sisters

axie machado & mazhar mohamadally

FRIENDSHIPS build lasting memories. Axie and Mazhar, you were part of a close group who did so much together. We had such great times in our travels and the bond we formed can never be weakened by the passing of time. Although those days will never return, we will remember them always.

Lawry, Asoka & Marie, Tilak and Christo

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John carl schokman

JOHN CARL SCHOKMAN, you lived life in the traditions of a true Peterite – a loving family man, supportive, caring and ever ready to lend a hand. You will be proud to know that all your children have grown into fine young adults. Memories of you, our dad, will never fade.

Joe Schokman

cedric Ball

CEDRIC BALL had so much natural talent as an artist and incredible general knowledge but was cruelly deprived, at a young age, of achiev-ing his great potential.. He was a true mate, sadly missed by all who knew him. Yet, despite the passing of nearly four decades, memories of him remain strong.

Murray Moldrich

Jimmy & sheran martin

TO live in the hearts of the living is not to die. My dad, Victor Gerard Luke Martin better known as Jimmy, and my brother Sheran Martin are always in our hearts. Their intellect and wit, their com-mand of the language bore testimony to the great education provided by St Peter’s. Our family count ourselves lucky to have enjoyed their company and remember them fondly at this special time.

Charmaine Moldrich

to all my classmates

LIFE at St Peter’s was like a long-running serial and the cast – my classmates – were all unique. I have only to close my eyes and I can see all the acts of my school days flash before me. I experience the joy, laughter, wonderment and all that was good about being a Peterite in the late 1950s-60s.

Ainsley Corteling



Highest aggregate of runs recorded by

Rohan Buultjens in Josephian-Peterite matches, with twin centuries in 1979.

Lend a heart Lend a heart 491

mr J e muthuvaloe

MR J E Muthuvaloe taught accounts to the GCE Ordinary Level - commerce group (English medium), both Senior and Senior Prep. He was strict but a dedicated teacher. When we meet we still talk about him. In a way our successes in life are due to his efforts. (Pictured: Class of 1966)

The Class of 1968

axie machado

AXIE, you lived life in the traditions of a true Peterite – a loving family man, sup-portive, caring and ever ready to lend a hand. You will be proud to know that your two children, Romauld and Roshika, have grown into fine young adults. Memories of you, our brother, will never fade.

Rienzie, Lawrie and sisters

tony heyn

A PETERITE with extraordinary qualities and capabilities – that was you to a T, our brother Tony. You had such diverse skills, able to send a kite soaring high into the sky, turn out mighty music machines and build a house brick by brick. Most of all, we remember you for your generosity and steely courage.

Lawry, Cecil and sisters

axie machado & mazhar mohamadally

FRIENDSHIPS build lasting memories. Axie and Mazhar, you were part of a close group who did so much together. We had such great times in our travels and the bond we formed can never be weakened by the passing of time. Although those days will never return, we will remember them always.

Lawry, Asoka & Marie, Tilak and Christo

Houses under one flagThere are now six houses in the Peterite upper school - Anthony, Arthur, Basil, Nicholas, Maurice and the best house of all, Peter.


Frank Hubert, an all-round sportsman and loyal son of St Peter’s, throws his support behind the reunion with this special message.

Dear Friends, Fellow Peterites and Families,

I AM indeed very proud to be given the opportunity to participate in this year’s souvenir having served my college to the best of my ability. I am proud of being a student at such a great college; we are all so privileged to be Peterites and there is no higher honour than that in my opinion.As you enjoy the great spirit of the occasion, remember all less fortunate than us, especially the other schools who could never aspire to coming close to the high standards our college set from the very beginning of our great establish-ment. But most of all remember all those great people who helped produce such a great treasure house of memories of days gone by and days to come – both with us and passed on.I had humble beginnings at college and thanks to many great friends and teachers, too many to mention, I achieved great results that have given me and my family a great life, for which I am truly grateful.Let’s also remember the true great legends of our college, and my two great heroes, Archibald Perera and Jeffrey de Jong; these legends will never be for-gotten, not only for their brilliance on the field, but their charm and goodness off the field.I wish I could be there but I am now a grandad and have added responsibili-ties, so hope to be with you all in 2012.Thanks as well to the wonderful organising committee who continue to amaze me by producing such great events.

God bless you all,Frankie “Sinatra” Hubert – “I DID IT MY WAY”

““

thanks for lending a hand – herman gunasekera and malcolm atton Herman & Malcolm,We appreciate your generosity of time despite your busy life back home to give us a helping hand Down Under.Your design of the banner is outstanding with the Southern Stars in the back ground

in our college colours. So too haves been your efforts with the design of the Peterite souvenir cap and the task of having it made and despatched in a timely manner.The design of the specially brewed beer labels are also second to none and we are

indebted to you.We are appreciative of the task of printing the reunion tickets at no cost to the

committee.What can I say, you are a true Peterite – Lending a Heart and Lending a Hand for

fellow Peterites Down Under.I wish you were here to celebrate this fellowship.All your efforts in keeping our costs down will ensure that the profits will go towards

sending scholarships for deserving students in college.On behalf of the organising committee,

Rienzie and the committee

riza sheriff RIZA was a Sammy Davis, Jr “look-alike” and often imitated him. He played as a wing three-quarter for our First XV in 1969/70. Riza worked in Tehran with Russell Mortimer and there are some humorous recollections of his time there. When driving on a highway for the first time in the snow, he skidded and spun around, and the car proceeded to navi-gate in the opposite direction. Luckily there was no traffic. He put this down to the skill and elegance with which he handled the car. When learning to ice skate for the first time, he took off and tried to dance to the music, fell flat on his back and skidded five metres. Here too, he claimed that skidding on the ice was “part of the act”. He went to Nigeria as a teacher in 1981 and has not been seen since. Riza was a loyal and humorous friend.

Missed by his HSC2 classmates of 1970

krushed marker KRUSHED was an academic whom I best remember as a prefect in Primary in Grade 5. As a prefect he was a strict enforcer of discipline at St Peter’s, the very same disci-pline that some of us often rebelled against and invented pranks to overcome. He was also a sea scout and often related far-fetched stories about his adventures at sea, but kept us listening in amazement. Krushed became a good friend towards my latter part at SPC as he had a good collection of records that his brother, a marine engineer brought from overseas. He was also a good friend of Ber-nard Rodrigo and Stanley Carvalho.

Russell Mortimer

Did you know?Clive Inman held the world record for the fastest half-century in first-class cricket – 57 in 11 minutes.

Quotable quoteChange is inevitable; except from a vending machine.


Lend a heart Lend a heart


Raddy—man and his musicBY GUINN & CHARMAINE RAGEL

RADDY was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Lena and the late Donovan Ferreira on September 24, 1946. He was the eldest in the family of three siblings, the others being his brother Darryl and his sister Char-maine whom he fondly called little sister even until a day before he passed away. He has a daughter - the love of his life, Rebecca.Raddy grew up in the Bambalapiti-

ya Flats in “L Block” and attended St Peter’s College where he excelled in his music. He was quite a good cricketer as well in the younger grades but in later years his love for music took precedence.After leaving school, Raddy worked

at Walkers and played in many pop-ular dance bands eventually setting up his own combo that went on to become the famous Raddy Ferreira Combo in Colombo.He migrated to Melbourne in 1969

where he worked at Allans Music during the day and played music at nights with a band soon to move to Sydney to take up residency at the then famous Mandarin Night Club .It was during this time that Raddy

made his mark on the international music stage, meeting many digni-taries and playing and supporting many well-known names in the music industry. During a manage-

ment change at the Mandarin Club Raddy was asked to set up his own band and this resulted in Raddy’s Mind, Body and Soul band,. This progressed in later years to be an 18-piece orchestra, with Raddy as pianist, conductor and leader.Raddy then left the Mandarin Club

to take up the prestigious position of Sydney Hilton’s musical direc-tor and pianist at the San Francisco Grill for 21 years.When the Hilton finally closed

its doors for renovation Raddy’s loyalty, dedication and hard work was rewarded by an act of utmost generosity from the Hilton man-agement when they presented him

with the grand piano that he played on for many years. Raddy then freelanced for the next

few years with a stint on Captain Cook Cruises before landing the job on Holland America’s cruiseships as band leader/pianist until his passing.During his time, Raddy was asso-

ciated with many big names in the entertainment world, among them George Benson, Dionne Warwick, and Johnny Farnham to name a few.Raddy was so generous towards his

family and friends and we know of numerous occasions where friends would drop in to see him at the San Francisco Grill and he would host them to dinner or drinks.Since joining the Holland America

cruise line he would tell Charmaine and me: “You must come on board, I’ll arrange it for you, so if you fly to Hong Kong or Singapore, then we can all sail back to Sydney, and then you can get up and sing with me.” Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be.Raddy was a close friend to me

(Guinn) and a mentor in the field of entertainment and I was privileged to record an experimental CD with him which he called something spe-cial and memorable which I will al-ways treasure.

I WAS delighted to be asked to contribute a mes-sage on behalf of the Pre-70 Group of Old Boys for your reunion.Indeed, we are all proud

to see our college flag fly-ing high Down Under and would like to applaud your efforts in making this reunion a reality and a night to remember.The Pre-70 Group in Co-

lombo supports an ongo-ing scholarship program for students of single par-ents and we are proud that as a group we were able to

fund such students’ edu-cation for this year.I would also like to keep

our colleagues informed of Father Rector’s desire to have our batch group handle the college ar-chives. It goes without saying that the Pre-70 group is the best qualified to handle the archives, which relates to events and activities that took place during our era.I therefore extend a re-

quest to all our Peterite friends, far and wide to assist in whichever way,

big or small to make these two projects both mean-ingful and successful. Finally, I take this op-

portunity on behalf of the Pre-70 Group to echo our sentiments for the success of tonight’s event, and do hope that all our friends attending will have an enjoyable evening whilst reminiscing the happy hours we spent togeth-er at college which has helped mould us into men of character and integrity.

Bentley BarsenbachPre-70 Group

Raddy Ferreira 1946 –2011

Let’s stay in touch It’s our time to reminisce

Make it a night to remember

“Have fun at the reunion guys. In fact, have one on me!

A M E L B O U R N E T R I B U T E T O R A D D Y F E R R E I R APresented by some of the original members of the Raddy Ferreira Combo: Arden Nelson, Arthur Speldewinde, Dallas Achilles, Darrell De Silva, Geoff LaBrooy, Rodney Jansz, together with many other musicians and singers. A program consisting of many jazz, swing, and pop tunes associated with Raddy will be presented by stars from the past and present.

DATE: SUNDAY 16TH OCTOBER, 2011TIME: 2PM-6PMVENUE: CLAYTON RSL – 163 CARINISH RD, CLAYTON

BOOKINGS AND TABLE ARRANGEMENTS: DALLAS ACHILLES – (03) 9551 4852;ARDEN NELSON – (03) 9886 3564; RODNEY JANSZ – (03) 9571 7906;

GEOFF LABROOY – (03) 9796 9105; ARTHUR SPELDEWINDE – (03) 9874 5749

ENTRY $10

The passing of musician par excellence Raddy Ferreira has left the music world saddened. We publish extracts of a tribute to Raddy from his brother-in-law Guinn and Raddy’s sister Charmaine.

While they cannot be present tonight, old Peterites in Colombo are with us in spirit and send their best wishes.

Message in a bottle

Dear Fellow Peterites,

THE Peterite Reunion 2011 held in the most livable place on earth, Melbourne, does indeed bring us all together from across the seas.We will revel in, remi-

nisce and recount the glo-rious days of our school-boy years spent under the Blue White and Gold, which was our second home.The reunion organising

committee has spared no pains to ensure that this event will foster new friendships and renew lost contacts with our ever-increasing database. To all those who have

graced this occasion let me remind you that a re-union such as this is im-portant and a necessity to bind us together with vir-tue and truth, long after we have left the hallowed portals of our alma mater.To the members of the

organising committee who made this reunion happen – thank you and well done!Let us continue tirelessly

and be proud that we share a common lineage; being Peterites.Virtus Et Veritas.

Sincerely,

J Patrick FernandoPresident

St Peter’s College OBSC Melbourne

SO many nostalgic mo-ments are recalled when one thinks of the “college days’’ that it’s impossible to edit them to a specified size like a page in a sou-venir. Arguably, most Peterites

will accept the fact that they have had the best times of their lives whilst at college.However, they will unani-

mously accept the fact that when it comes to “keeping in touch” after leaving college, they have been rather slack.But all is not lost. Into

this dark, cloudy scenario comes a silver lining in the form of one man - one old Peterite - who strives to keep and bring together old Petes using the inter-net to the maximum ben-efit.One, many of us should

be eternally grateful to for

helping us see and meet each other so many years later.I refer to Stanley Lu-

manauw who spends so much time linking Peter-ites and also keeping eve-ryone informed with the latest news.I, myself, am guilty of not

keeping in touch with my college pals and thanks to Stanley, I caught up with him, and today, thanks to him again, I am in touch with so many college bud-dies. Another haunt that gives

old Petes a chance to catch up on college pals is my

good friend Harold Jan-sz’s music shop in Bam-balapitiya.Harry would faithfully

call up other old Petes the moment one from over-seas walks into his shop and thereby arrange a meeting somewhere over a beer.In fact, that’s exactly how

I caught up with Rienzie Machado and later with Malcolm Schokman and the entire committee of the Melbourne reunion.I travel to Australia at

least once a year, yet, I have not met more than a handful of Peterites. We owe a debt of grati-

tude to guys like Stanley and Harry and hopefully, we Peterites will be meet-ing more often and remi-niscing the good old days!

Herman [email protected]

Who am I?I was a towering second-row forward for St Peter’s, captained Havelocks and represented Sri Lanka in rugby union and basketball.

HIT TRIO: Raddy Ferreira, middle, with Gavin Ware, left, and Milan Troha.


ROY Dias, the most styl-ish batsman St Peter’s has produced, has been ap-pointed coach of Oman’s cricket team.Dias will be charged

with the task of getting the middle-eastern team ready for the ACC Twen-ty20 Cup to be played in Nepal in December.Coaching is nothing new

to Roy – in the past two decades he has coached Sri Lanka and Nepal.Oman won the ACC

Twenty20 Cup in 2007, and progressed enough to make it to the qualifying tournament for the 2011 World Cup. However, they fared poorly in that event, finishing 11th to be rele-gated to the third division of the ICC’s World Cricket League.Dias, 58, said he was fa-

miliar with Oman cricket since he had watched the team in various competi-tions during his time as Nepal coach. Dias captained St Peter’s

in 1971 and ’72 and then went on to play 20 Test and 58 ODIs for Sri Lanka in the 1980s.

THE special brews served during Happy Hour of Re-union 2011 resulted from a partnership between the organising committee and U-Brew It, a leading micro brewery at Keilor Park.The three premium beers

are all-natural and pre-servative-free U-Brew It has more than

150 quality beer recipes

to choose from and we chose for you;Pete’s Ale: A rich red/

brown medium-bodied classic English ale-style beer. Pete’s Ale possesses medium to high bitter-ness, medium hop flavour and medium hop aroma characteristics.Pete’s Lager: A golden,

light-bodied American

style-beer with a hint of honey flavour.Pete’s Draught: A gold-

en, light-bodied Ameri-can-style draught. It pos-sesses low bitterness; low hop flavour and low hop aroma characteristics. It is a clean easy drinking classic American draught beer. This was dispensed from the kegs.

RUMESH Ratnayake has taken another stride for-ward is his journey as a cricket administrator.The former Peterite and

Sri Lanka paceman has taken the reins as coach of the national team in a temporary capacity.Rumesh, 47, has had

mixed success against Australia so far, with the Lankans winning the T20 series 2-0, losing the one-day series 3-2 and losing the first of the three-Test series at home.Serving as development

officer with the Asian Cricket Council, Ratnay-ake was seconded by Sri Lanka Cricket to fill the void created by Australian Stuart Law who resigned to take up a posting with Bangladesh.Ratnayake said: “It’s a

great honour to be asked and I’m grateful to the ACC for releasing me. Tak-ing on Australia’s always a challenge.”Rumesh has been with

the ACC since August 2001, and has worked on

developing cricketers to play in ACC and ICC tour-naments. The countries under his care are Bah-rain, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Maldives, and NepalRatnayake, who played

23 Tests and 70 one-day internationals from 1982 to 1993, is famous for spearheading the first ODI win against Australia, on

Australian soil, in 1984.With his flowing mane and white headband, Rumesh hit the stumps five times in that match.The wiry Ratnayake

made his debut as a teen-ager and displayed the ability to generate pace and bounce with his whip-py action.

Stalwarts gone but not forgotten

Our crest tells a story Rumesh in charge

Roy heads for Oman

Happy Hour keeps you ale and hearty

TALKING TACTICS: Rumesh Ratnayake with skipper Dilshan.

Points scored by St Peter’s in 11 matches,

with 70 tries, in its school rugby championship-winning year of 2007.

447

1a

4

2a

1c1b

3

2b

Shelley Wickremasinghe1925 -2011

SHELLEY Wickremasin-ghe was a cricketer and a gentleman.The former Peterite and

cricket administrator Passed away on August 11, ending an impres-sive innings studded with compassion, generosity, selflessness and exempla-ry leadership qualities.Shelley was an outstand-

ing cricketer and sport-man who served the game for the right reasons.He was in the champion

Peterite team of 1946 which convincingly beat St Joseph’s.

He served St Peter’s well, helping the school on and off the field. He became the first Buddhist to be president of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys Associa-tion.

Mr Sathurukulasingham1917-2011

MOST Peterites will rec-ollect Tamil language teacher Mr Sathurukulas-ingham.Short in stature, he was

best known to Peterites by his famous nickname.Mr Sathurukulasingham

passed away in early Janu-ary this year, succumbing to respiratory problems.He would have been 94

years on January 16 and retained a very sharp mind to his last day.Mr Sathurukulasingham

taught at St Peter’s College for more than 30 years, and continued his love for

teaching at St.Thomas’s, Mt Lavinia, for a few more years.He later settled in Toron-

to with his family.His funeral was held on

January 8.

LONG CAREER: Teacher Mr Sathurukulasingham

GREAT VALUES: Sportsman Shelley Wickremasinghe

The college crest encapsulates the very essence of being a Peterite. We can take in pride in being a part of its story.

Two Peterite cricket champions are making their name as coaches of national teams. We follow their progress with interest.

Virtue and Truth Skills to the fore

ST Peter’s crest came into being in 1927 when the college changed its name from St Joseph’s College South.Its three colours of blue,

white and gold have stood the test of time and its design still holds its own against any crests.Four distinct elements

make up the crest.1. The Catholic elements are depicted bya) The Cross on topb) The bottom part of

the body which portrays the Bible, with the Latin words VERBUM DEI LU-CERNA – the Word of God is Lightc) The two palms on

either side of the Bible

heralding the triumphal return of Christ to Jerusa-lem, the preamble to the Last Supper and Passion, Death and Resurrection.

2. The Papal element in the top half of the crest is signified bya) The Pope’s crown

used at coronations

b) The keys of the King-dom given to St Peter3. The motto of the col-lege – in the body of the plaque attached to the body of the crest at the bottom: VIRTUS ET VERI-TAS – Virtue and Truth. It depicts the vision of our Founding Fathers for Pet-erites to carry when they go out into the world.4. The element of local culture – depicted by two elephants holding the cross up on high – to en-sure we relate Christ and his teachings and the faith to Sri Lanka, paying due recognition to all faiths, races etc.

Sevens heavenSt Peter’s swept all before it in Sevens rugby, claiming its 6th consecutive title by winning the 2011 All Island Sevens tournament.


BY LAWRENCE MACHADO

SCHOOLDAYS somehow take on a rosier hue when viewed through the nos-talgic eyes of former stu-dents.Remembered more for-

givingly are the daily grind of studies and swotting over text books, heavier and bulkier than Billy Bunter, studying in hot and humid class-rooms, the stern teachers and priests, canings by viciously wielded sticks of bamboo, kneeling in the corridors or as one har-assed teacher used to say, “go and kneel in the hot, hot sun.”Also forgiven but not for-

gotten are the bullies and pests, the mad scramble for the canteen food and water, where pushing and shoving was more the norm than the exception.Also forgiven but not for-

gotten was the teacher’s pet who happily dobbed you in to gain a few brownie points.Also not forgotten are the

painful rubber-launched paper pellets and “gal seembala” seed guns.And, what we thankfully

remember fondly are the good teachers - as against some who were clearly not cut out to teach in a noisy boys’ school - won-derful classmates, house mates and the happy memories of being in one

of the top colleges in Sri Lanka.It is remarkable to see the

bon homie, laughter and obvious affection we have for most of our classmates and school chums - rela-tionships which have been revived and strengthened over the years, thanks to the internet which keeps us in instant touch.Today’s college reunion,

where many of us will also remember our class and school mates who have gone to their eternal rest, is something we can all be proud of, as we have all contributed something to make this great institution what it stands for today.Our friendships have

stood the test of time over vast time spans and distances and made our remarkable college net-work, forged by associa-tions in several countries, a thing of envy. So let us celebrate our

unique bonds and enjoy our times together. Who knows when we will meet again to swap tales and sing our beloved anthem, which takes us back to those memories many moons ago.

Roll on the good times

Friendships formed at St Peter’s are the envy of other schools. Let’s celebrate our unique bonds and share this time together.

Music has been a part of the great Peterite tradition, and the world wide web has a record of our great talents.

Memories that lingerMusic masters

Gather round all ye boysFor we can have a lot of funLike we did in the old daysA good laugh and a lively pun.

Of course, we all rememberWe can see if we close our eyesThe school we all grew up in Fondest memories of days gone by.

As kids we used to run aroundThose grounds that stretched so farGames that made us strong and hardyThe teachers always raised the bar.

Young men who would grow so grandPeterite boys in the sun-baked landWe did well at sports and studiesStanding by our good old buddies.

All ye boys from far and wideCome with us, let’s take a rideWith the blue, white and gold, brimming with prideWe march on through the surging tide.

Down Peterite memory lane we goStopping off at the Canal View StoresLet’s enjoy a mas roti, fol-lowed by a cup of tea!Bristol, Gold Leaf or 3 RosesFeeling great, we took our poses.

After school we were hungryWe had to go and fill our bundyFor a good warm thosai we would goWith sambhar and vadai, ask no more!

As we started each new dayWe would pass the achcharu woman along the wayNear the gate, she would sitCutting the fruit into tasty pittWith our mouths burning and stomachs churningWe munched away to fulfil our yearning.

Past the grotto and the pondWe entered school, and felt the bondThe silence bell, the prefect’s glareFather Rector was always there.Teachers come and teach-ers goOh! The characters, only Peterites know Pippi, Archie, Nas Polla or KaluThe legends included Half Soda too.

Canings we got, six of the bestBooks in the shorts, pride on the chestDid we mind? Oh! Not at allTogether my friend, we had a ball.

We must respect those gone to restWe all know they gave their bestFather Claver we all knowAnd Father Christie put on a show.

Now, to the college canteen we goMas paan, marlu pann and pan rolls we eatThe buns were nice but the kimbula rolls were sweetAll the noise and the clatterTo us boys it didn’t matter

By the canal bank we playedWhere the korawakkas flewAnd the kabaragoyas drankThe fish were drunk, the water stankTo us it was heavenIt smelt like (cologne) 4711

All our heroes, cricket, rugby and the restAt everything, we were the bestFull of colour pride, we enjoyFly that flag boys and shout for joy.

A good foundation, as they sayMaketh the man, come what mayWe will always remember With fondest memories, in every way.The school that made usWhat we are today

When such joys are ours

Who am I?I was born in 1933 and joined St Peter’s in 1944. I have medical and military links and was regarded as Asia’s best.

Who am I?I practised medicine for 70 years and performed more than 100,000 operations. I was chief surgeon in Colombo.

PETERITE REUNION SILENT AUCTIONlend a heart, lend a hand.

Proceeds go towards sponsoring Advanced Level Scholarships for needy students at St Peter’s College.

Johnny Walker Double Black 1 litre, two bottles

4 nights’ accommodation for a couple at Cinnamon Lake, Colombo

2 nights’ Bed & Breakfast for a couple at Bentota Beach Hotel, Bentota

Australia Cricket Captain Michael Clarke’s signed and framed picture

3 nights’ accommodation for a couple in a Plaza Suite at Plaza Park Hotel, Beijing, China

3 nights’ accommodation for a couple in a Deluxe Suite at Radisson Blu Hotel, Shanghai, China

Split Level 2.5kw air conditioner

12 bottles of wine

Reunion stamps—special issue from Australia Post

“Our friendships have stood the test of time...

A poem by Sampath Ranatunga

Who Am I Answers: P7, Brig. Dr H. I. K. Fernando; P16, dual international Royden de Silva; P18, Dr P. R. Anthonis

Tube tuned to our musosBY LAWRENCE HEYN

THE passing of Raddy Fer-reira is a sad loss to the music world.But, like all musicians,

Raddy has left a legacy we can all enjoy.His music and the lega-

cies of scores of others are enshrined in the wonder-ful world of YouTube.Trawling the net I came

across some gems involv-ing past Peterites who strode the music scene like giants.One such was Bill Forbes.So many years later such

classics as Ladies of Cal-cutta and Aa-Chaa Eng-land, composed and per-

formed by Forbes, are still tickling the funny bone.Bill Forbes’s rendition

of Oh to be in England, made under the alias of Kal Kahn, in 1964 has remained as cheeky 47 years later.

Joining Forbes as You Tube immortals are other Peterite musos Harold Seneviratne and Des-mond Kelly.Seneviratne, the master

saxophonist, is featured on many videos and one

of his best is Oh My Papa – a search brings up a number of renditions on YouTube.There is also the upbeat

baila number Nurse Nona performed by the Gypsies’ Sunil Perera, backed by Harold Seneviratne and his orchestra.YouTube’s video archives

are testimony that St Pe-ter’s produced musicians of great note and we can proudly sing their praises.Go on, click on to you-

tube.com and be truly en-tertained.


To all my class friends, Thanks for the wonderful memories.

Best regards always,

Mario Misso

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IN STEP: Gary Von Bergheim leads the smartly decked-out band and at right, Ian Nugera, Jeff Von Bergheim, Claude Cruz, Desmond Morias, Carline Nugara, Gary Von Bergheim and Stafford Thambimuttu. Below: On the march at Diyatalawa.

Band of brothers finest

Fr Arthur Fernando realised his dream of forming the first fife-and-drum band in schools, and thanks to his vision, we march into history.

Dodwell in LADodwell de Zilva, the first band leader is now resident in LA with his wife June.

The drum on our band

BY CECIL HEYNFormer band leaderTHE year was 1963, when the Rector of St. Peter’s college, Father Basil Wira-tunga decided to take his retirement.His nominated successor,

Fr Arthur Fernando was va-cationing in the UK before taking up his post as the Rector of St. Peter’s College.Fr Arthur held the ambi-

tion to establish a Fife & Drum Band at St Peter’s, based on a model he had seen in England.With this goal in mind, he

proceeded to buy the nec-essary musical instruments needed to have a complete ensemble for such a band, which comprised six snare drums. six brass bugles, a bass drum, two side drums, a mace for the leader, a set of cymbals and military-style white gauntlets. He even purchased a

leopard-skin type tunic to be worn by the bass drum-mer, an instant hit with all and sundry.On his return and after

taking up his post as Rector, he immediately set about

recruiting students from the Senior and Senior-Prep classes to form the band (which was and probably still is, the only type of col-lege band in Sri Lanka).Fr Arthur secured the

services of a retired army sergeant who played in the Ceylon Army Band for many decades to help train the band in proper march-ing-style music and percus-sion skills.This affable gentleman,

armed with a stack of mu-sic sheets slowly got his message across to the boys, who, by the way could not make head or tail of the minims and semi-quavers from the music sheets. Thus, with a lot of rat-a-

tats and tum, tum, tums, he successfully conveyed the musical interpretations for

the boys to gel into a for-midable unit as a fife and drum bandFr. Arthur aka. “Billa”, a

name he instantly acquired because of his stern face and pronounced protuber-ance, partially veiled by the cassock he tradition-ally wore, chose Dodwell de Zilva to lead the band. Dod-well (a natural showman) led the band until the end of 1963 and was succeeded by Gary Von Bergheim to lead the band in 1964.In 1965, Gary’s brother,

Jeffrey took over the lead-ership and did an admira-ble job. At this time, I joined the band as one of the bugle players.In 1966, Aloysius Back-

house became the leader and in this year Billa also decided to retire.

He was succeeded by Fr Mervyn Weerakody, who was instantly nicknamed “Cheeseball” because his cranium resembled a ball of Edam cheese.At the start of 1967,

Cheeseball called me into his office (among the many trips I made to his office for different reasons, mostly disciplinary) and asked me to lead the band that year. I must say this year was one of the best years I spent at St Peter’s.I went back to playing the

bugle in 1968 while Randy de Zilwa led the Band.The Peterite Fife & Drum

Band was a very popular attraction, particularly at the girls’ schools sport meets.I distinctly remember the

“oohs” and “aahs” when 16 smartly dressed boys with white shirts, white-starched trousers and black bow ties filed on to the are-na to lead the march-past which culminated in the prize giving to the winners of the various events.


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Hundreds of old Peterites and their families relived their college days, with “Fr Rector”, at the Sacred Hearts Church Hall in Oakleigh, on June 7, 2008.

Rewind June, 2008


The success of the reunion in June 2008 has brought us together again for another night to linger in our boyhood memories.

Rupees were paid for an abandoned

cinnamon plantation on which St Peter’s was built by Rev Fr Maurice Le Goc in 1921–22.

Our night of nights 75000

Crowning moment

Boyhood memories to savour

AFTER the last reunion three years ago, we re-ceived glowing compli-ments on a night that re-kindled friendships and took everyone down memory lane to the sub-urb of Bambalalapitya. When we in turn sat back

and reviewed the night of June 7, 2008, we quickly realised that what had essentially started out (in 2005) as a small- scale get-together that was not going to be yet another school dance, it had some key characteristics that stood out. The buzz of conversation,

the back-slapping and handshakes, “the machang is that you...” that began at the pre-event drinks session rolled on into the main hall and for the first hour and a half, stopped us, the organisers, in our tracks. The warmth and mate-

ship in the room crackled like electricity and it was only with the MC’s repeat-ed calls to form the School

Line and observe the si-lence bell that we were able to move on to the next item on the night’s agenda. It underlined to us that

this is what a reunion should be about. It is about that camarade-rie, that nostalgia about recalling our glorious school days - the pranks, the scrapes, the fun and laughter!At least, once every three

years we could slip away from our routine work

and family chores to meet in an environment that will bring back memories of our time in school. We would also have the op-portunity to share some of these memories with our partners.The support from many

of you has been tremen-dous and we promise you another great reunion in the true Peterite spirit.Let us sing its praises

loudly....

Organising Committee

ON behalf of the St Peter’s College OBU NSW, I take this opportunity to wel-come you to yet another grand Peterite reunion.As in the past, I am con-

fident we will have a very enjoyable evening with lots of reminiscing, cama-raderie, music and danc-ing.

This would not be pos-sible without the tremen-dous effort put in by the organising committee of Peterites in Australia in arranging this event in every minute detail, to make this reunion a very memorable occasion.It is therefore appropri-

ate that we thank Rienzie

Machado, Ainsley Cor-teling, Russell Mortimer, Malcolm Schockman, Murray Moldrich, Law-rence Heyn and Kevin Gomez for a job extremely well done.

Gerard VelayuthenSt Peter’s College OBU

New South Wales

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HEYNDESIGNMarch into history

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Good times roll onPage 7

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