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TOWARDS THE PETERITE CENTENARY – 6TH RECTOR – REV. FR. CLAVER PERERA (1975-1976) Today being the 18th of October and only 15 months away from celebrating the centenary of our beloved Alma Mater, as undertaken, we bring to you a few details of another Rector. Having written about the Pioneering efforts of Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc who was responsible for starting the College as St. Joseph’s College, Colombo South, the 1st Rector of St. Peter’s, Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera and the longest serving Rector, Rev. Fr. Joe Wickremasinghe, we write today about Rev. Fr. Claver Perera, the 6th Rector, who served for a short period of two years (January 1975 – December 1976). So why write about him one might ask. Fr. Claver qualifies to have special mention as he was the first Peterite Rector to head this prestigious institute. The following is based on the eulogy delivered on 16th ...