In the annals of friendship there stands a great host
\nWho has welcomed his friends to his hearth
\nAnd for many a year he has opened his door
\nWith a smile and a hug from his heart<\/p>\n
In 1956 he was President of
\nAll the students of CCVS
\nAnd as that was the sesqacentennial year
\nHe distinguished himself with the best*<\/p>\n
Then to Queens and to Georgetown and on to the world
\nIn the service of Canada he
\nVietnam, Carribbean and then Lebanon
\nOnce a hostage he got them all free<\/p>\n
In the midst of all this he had bought him a house
\nWhich he fixed and he loved with great care
\nAnd he furnished it fully with exquisite taste
\nFor he knew how to do it with flair<\/p>\n
And still for his country he travelled the world
\nWith a staff and prestige and quite wittily
\nFirst UN in New York then our Ambassador
\nTo Ireland to Austria and Italy<\/p>\n
And in those years of pomp he still came back to stomp
\nOn his grounds and to cook for his friends
\nThe mighty he served but his friends he still lerved
\nFor he’s made a great home say Amen<\/p>\n
Now it’s fifty years gone and he’s still moving on
\nHe has opened a new home to spend
\nSome time with his books and his friends
\nAnd he cooks he’s a good bud so say we<\/p>\n
Amen.<\/p>\n
* In the yearbook:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Full page greetings from Governor General Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey, Prime Miinister Louis B. St. Laurent, various other repersentatives of education and government, and Alan W. Sullivan, President, Students Council, CCVS.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
To Alan:<\/p>\n
May you have as rich and glowing a future as the shining lustre of your past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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