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No. 3390. PERTH, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1969.
(Registered at the G.P.O., Perth ,or t ransmission by post as a Newspaper. )
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Illt PLIGHT Of NOtPENDENT SCHOOLS: Parties must act together
Papal honour for Polish Leader
By R. J. L. Will iams. "For too long the governments of this country have been able to educate a big section of the children in Australia on the cheap".—Senator V. C.Gair, D.L.P., speaking in the Senate on November 12, 1968.
THERE ARE SIGNS that the thinking of all major political parties on aid to independent schools is nearing agreement, and recent statements by party spokesmen on a Commonwealth level show that there is now a substantial area of common ground. IF THIS IS SO, the sooner education is lifted from the political arena and made a matter for concerted effort by Government and Opposition alike, the better. In the meantime, education suffers. Speaking at Geelong — Leader of the D.L.P.), This reads to the third Grammar School on Feb- moving the second read- point, why parents are ruary 24, the Prime Min- ing of the Independent prepared to make sacriister, Mr. Gorton, said: Schools oFinancial Assis- fices to send their chil"It is essential to retain tance) Bill, 1968: "Are we dren to independent the independent school prepared to allow the schools. system. Parents have parents of those chilHere, we can speak the democratic right, if dren (attending indepenthey are prepared to dent schools), who pay only of Catholics. There is no reflection make some sacrifices, to income tax the same as choose the type of school anybody else, to go on on the standards of to which they send their paying income tax and State schools in purely educational matters. children." at the same time pay From this seemingly for the education of Senator Gair made innocuous statement of their children because this clear in his speech policy one can extract they elect to send them already quoted: "We who three points which turn to a school other than advocate State aid for out to be basic to the a State school on a mat- independent schools Whole question of educa- ter of principle?" ( CONTINUED PAGE 3) tion, State or Independent. \Thy is it essential to retain the independent school system? Mr. Gorton's speech .seems to imply that it On March 25, His Holiis so that parents should have the democratic ness the Pope announced the ;ppointment of The right of choosing the Most Reverend Myles Mct3?e of schooling they Keon, D.D., as Bishop of wish for their children, azd this is perfectly true: Bunbury. but only insofar as it Bishop McKeon (49), roes. wa4 born in County Mayo, On completion Mr. Malcolm Fraser, Ireland. Commonwealth Minister of his secondary studies at for Jarlath's College, Education and St. Science, was franker Tuam, he attended UniverWhen he spoke recently sity College, Dublin, and at the opening of the All Hallows' Seminary, John XXIII College Dublin, where he was orbuilding at the Austra- dained for the Archdiocese lian National University, of Perth on June 22, 1947.
wow Leaders of Perth's Polish community gathered at Victoria Square on Friday last to see Mr. Boleslaw C zapski, of Mount Hawthorn, decorated by His Grace the Archbishop with the Papal Cross "Pro Ecclesia e t Pontifice" in recognition of his many years work for the Church in Poland and Australia. Mr. Czapski, who is president of the Perth Polish Church Committee, was a prisoner of war in Soviet hands from 1940-42, when he was released and went to Africa. He came to Australia in 1950. He is the only holder of this decoration in the Archdiocese. (Left to right): The Archbishop, Monsignor W. Dzieciol, Mr. and Mrs. Czapski.
GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION
Perth New Bishop of Bunbury Building Society offers A Good Friday collection will be taken up for the f und for the Holy Places, and for the Religious Hnli-_-lav Schools.
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Arriving in Perth in He made the point, February, 1948, he was one which is likely to be assistant priest at Mayweighed more heavily lands, Inglewood, until bY politicians, SAVINGS SHARES that if the 1952, when he was, transhidePendent educational Minimum Investment 115. Normal ferred to St. Mary's Cathedeposit/withdrawal tatilltioe with-passSYstern collapsed, taxa- dral to become assistant book operation. tion would Interest credited annually. inevitably priest 1952-54. Pise to meet the cost of More Appointed Diocesan DirState schools. independent schools at ector of Pontifical Mission Present catered for up Aid Societies and Catholic Migration and Welfare in t° a quarter of INVESTMENT SHARES the 1954 until school he was appopulation and Minimum Investment M. Intierset the Majority of pointed Auxiliary Bishop calculated on a daily basis la paid these on the are twice yearly in April and October or 15th anniversary Catholic. may be compounded. of his ordination, June WHO PAYS? 22, 1962. ,The point auout Mr.second During the latter years P.B.S.-An Authorised Trustee Investment. !tent is Gorton's state- of episcopate of the late that of P.B.S.-Established 1862. Catholic sacrifice. Archbishop R. Prendiville, P.B.S.-Assets exceed $40 million. parents are pre- Bishop McKeon travelled to make throughout the State disMI MI MI MI The question them. at issue charging his duties of adWrite or call for our information packags and !iolicr big a sacrifice ministering the Sacrainvestment forms. h7„;114 they be called to ments of Confirmation and NAL4t Holy Orders as well as Form A DDRIESII any, it cripples visiting the various parr iy other Archdiocese. ishes of the Peeked* directatinn, whereas the parent Archbishop Goody, who position of promote He known to was greater well the sumed underthe 'foes fState school child Ministers of religion of standing and ecumenical Vicar Capitular to attend appointed him Vicar Gen'ree• This issue other nor -Catholic bodies. effort between the various to the running of the eral of the Archdiocese. 25 BARRACK STREIT. Pt RM. MO. TILL 23 2201 .not be I'ra it \v.,. better put He was a personal friend Churches in Perth. His enthronement as Archdiocese. He retained I rk4wr• Sh•issaraele *am imillidoese by Senator of Archbishop Appleton On the death of Arch- this positi6n until the ap- Bishop of Bunbury will be Gair ,Qiueenstand and was always ready to bishop Prendiville he as- pointment of His Grace, .nnoupced at a later date.
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