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The Record Newspaper 20 November 1969

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No. 3424.

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PERTH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1969.

C.B.C.'s 75th

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ANNIVERSARY MASS The 75th anniversary of the foundation of Christian Brothers' College, St. George's Terrace, was celebrated at Trinity College on Friday, Novernber 14. Holy Mass was concelebrated on a special altar erected in the garden at the College before the assembled school and representatives of the Provincial Council of the Christian Brothers and the old Collegians Asso dation.

development of the city, the original site had become unsuitable for a large secondary school. The history of Catholic secondary education in Western Australia is very much tied up with

that of the old 'Christians' College' and prayerful thanks to Almighty God was the theme of the jubilee Mass. The occasional sermon was preached by the Rev. W. Foley. The principal celebrant of the Mass was Rev. Rupert Kelly, a former scholar whose father Mr. Sydney Kelly w as a pupil on the first day of school, February 1st, 1 894. The other concelebrating priests were all Old Boys of the College in the Terrace: Rev. G. Brophy S.J., R ev. W. Foley, Rev. C. Flamer, Rev. G. Aldous, Rev. J. Bianchini and Rev. E. Miller. The Master of Ceremonies was Rev. T. Corcoran and the Mass of St. Benedict was sung by the congregation under the direction of R ev. P. Ahern and led by the Cathedral Choir.

FINE TRADITION Chr Iian Brothers' Collce was established in St. George's Terrace by His Lordship. Bishop Gibnc y, Third Bishop of Perth. The first Principal was Brother T. A. O'Brien whose sister, Mother Anton!a O'Brien, had brought the first St. John of God Sisters to WA.

Left: A general view of past and present College pupils a t the open-air Mass.

Under the leadership of Brother M. P. Nunan, who was headmaster of the C, .:lege for more than 20 ars, CBC became one of the leading educational institutions in the State and established a fine .-.11olastic tradition

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All schools must, more refuse than ever before, strive theatres their children unaccompanied to instil discipline while educating to the maxiby a responsible adult. F ather Chamberlin mum possible level. Rev. Br. Dr. V. McKennoted the policy of the Australia Council for na, headmaster of St. Children's Films and Kevin's College, Toorak, Television for the past 10 Victoria, said this when years had been that the presenting his annual classifications speech night report last censor's man- Wednesday evening. should become datory and enforceable "UNWASHED AND at law. UNSHAVEN" He also noted that, in "In this twentieth cer_ Australia, censorship was tury when man has responsibility State a unparalleled and, in order to achieve reached of physical uniformity, all six States heights NOT ACHIEVED must agree to enact uni- achievement, one would rightly expect society to But, tie said, this was form legislation. change. With all our not achieved under the technological skills . . . COMPLA I NED present censorship system in Australia. He coi-iplained that we should rightly hope for the abolition of povHe—spoke at a meeting public authorities who reerty, the removal of inarranged by the Tasman- jected restrictive legislajustices, improved govian Council for Children's tion appeared to be motiand higher Films and Television to vated more by possible ernment, standards of living compolicing discuss the need for legi- difficulties in slation designed to re- regulations than by any mensurate with our techstrict the attendance of real argument against nical development. "In fact, the reverse under-age children at such legislation. adult films. The primary responsi- appears true, even in the F ather Chamberlin bility for regulating at- trivial example of seeing stressed that censorship tendance of children at young people wandering classifications were movies rested with par- barefoot about our cities. purely advisory and un- ents, he said, but the unwashed, unshaven, and enforceable. He said not most recent public opin- unkempt, with almost all theatre managers fol- ion polls showed that 81 complete disregard for lowed the instruction of per cent of those inter- others. I find it hard to the Cinematograph Ex- viewed favoured restric- see any elevation in this type of behaviour." hibitors' Association that tive legislation.

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