Fr. Stanley Abeysekera Archives

GETHSIE SHANMUGAM: THE STORY OF A SILENT FIGHTER-By Avishka Mario Senewiratne Source:Tillthemountainsdisappearams\ “Well, I think you are more suitable somewhere else. I will send you to a much senior priest” said Fr. Noel Perera, the Primary School Principal of St. Joseph’s College to a young teacher who was being interviewed. This was in 1967. The young lady had applied to fill the vacancy of a primary teacher, but since she was unexpectedly asked to meet the Rector of SJC, Fr. W.L.A. Don Peter, she was not sure how her fate was going to change. During this time though there were plenty of lady teachers in the primary school, there was not more than one lady teacher in the Collegiate Section. Fr. Don Peter, being the strict administrator he was, meticulously interviewed her. The young teacher though nervous, was able to perform well in the interview and the next day she ...

Till the Mountains Disappear By General Gerry de Silva The bookish education and lack of time to engage in sports at the school have disrupted the creation of skillful children. The child’s interaction with nature is a fundamental component that creates a strong bond with nature Source:-epaper By General Gerry de Silva History is always fascinating. Especially history one is intimately involved in. The book ‘Till the mountains disappear’ was initiated by late Rev Fr. Stanley Abeysekera, the 10th Rector (1983-1996) of St. Joseph’s College and compiled and completed by Avishka Senewiratne, a former Assistant Head Prefect (2017/18). Josephians are indebted to the late Fr. Stanley Abeysekera for commencing the work on one of his life time ambitions and Avishka who joined Fr. Stanley and similarly realised his ambition too of compiling this great historical trove of information. The sacrifices they made cannot be imagined. They had to painstakingly research ...