bˈiː.ˈeɪ. sɛmˈiːnɛɹiz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd fɹʌm ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ ðə skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ænd, ˈæftɚ fˈɔːɹɾiθɹˈiː jˈɪɹz æz mˈɑːhəvˈɪdeɪn, hiː ɡˈeɪv ðə pəzˈɪʃən tə bˈændɐɹˌæneɪks sˈʌn, ðə fjˈuːtʃɚ pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌv seɪlˈɑːn.
B.A. Semenaries retired from governing the school in 1931 and, after forty-three years as Maha-Vidane, he gave the position to Bandaranaike's son, the future prime minister of Ceylon.