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CHURCIHNFLUENCED EARLY W.A. EDUCATION HISTORY THE CATHOLIC presence in education in W.A. in the last century affected trends in the development of the colony's education policy. These historical elements are documented in the recently publ ished "State Education in Western Australia 1829 1 960" by David Mossenson (University of Western Australia Press $9.50.) The book will be re- the public schools have castle (Toodyay) and a viewed in a subsequent become more Protestant combined attendance of issue of The Record by — 'without note or com- 900 was claimed for all Dr. Peter Tannock, Lec- ment' is abolished — but institutions. turer in Education at the the Colonial Office has "Lay people were emstepped in to guarantee ployed except, in the SisUniversity of W.A. Nearly half of Dr. Mos- a subsidy for Catholic ters' schools and as in senson's book covers the schools, twenty pounds the national system, some vital period to 1893, in that year. of the masters were exwhen the Education DeDr. Mossenson writes: convicts." partment was establish- "Much of the credit for Few Catholics attended and the consequent the establishment of the ed national schools exlegislation that terminat- State school system can cept in rural areas. ed State aid to Catholic be attributed, though inBishop Hale started schools in 1895. directly, to Brady, one of his boys' school in 1858, Catholic Education be- its earliest and most vig- but it had an unsteady gins with the returning orous opponents." history financially and in Bishop Brady and his 1872 it finally disapON MONDAY the new en, voluntary assistant. ministrative assistant The Parents' and'. band of Sisters of Mercy, Mixed schools peared. Catholic Education Office Fr. J. Nestor, Archdio- and secretary, Miss Elisa Friends' Federation repIle immediately set to A remarkable change Under Bishop Serra the establishing Perth's first Sisters of St. Joseph of Is to come with the ap- opened in its new prem- cesan Director, Dr. Rich- Cantoni clerical assist- resentative is available at: to Loreto Convent, Web-Catholic schools for boys the Apparition arrived in pointment of Governor ises. Staff members were ard McSweeney, Director ant. busy putting things in of research and planning, day. and girls in 1846. Fremantle in 1855 and Weld, a devout Catholic. The new address for More importantly, he is the famous Father An- in 1871, and the introduc- order: Miss E. Westhov- Miss Patricia Hendry, adThe premises were the the W.A. Catholic Educagoing to pepper the Gov- selm Bourke took a hand tion of the Elementary former St. Theresa's partion Commission and the ernors Clarke and Irwin in education. Education Act. Archdiocesan Education ish school. Established irx. for increased aid for the Pressure for the revivBut things are not to Office is: 45 Tyrell St., 1932, the school continschools. A general Board improve. al of State aid will rise Nedlands, W.A. 6009. ued till the end of 196g of Education will be when it was transferred_ Phone 867166. Under Governor Ken- again and criticisms will f ormed to try and thwart be coming from the Proto Loretto Convent, Webnedy grants are pruned the growing Catholic preOffice hours: Monday ster Street. testant quarter. and the Bible is excluded sence about which feelto Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 Dual system ings are running high. In from schools and replacp.m.; 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Now the parish of Ned-the national schools of ed with the scripture lesMost important was lands has been able to Sisters Justina, Mar- put the site to work for the time Scripture would sons of the Irish Nation- his introduction of the guerite and de Paul, who Catholic Education bybe 'read without note of al System that will shape famous dual system. the overall policy of W.A. There would be The Governor at the are in charge of the cate- providing better comment.' surboth gov- COINCIDENTAL to the education for some time ernment and work in State roundings with adequate, assisted history of Catholic Edu- time, Frederick Weld, chist to come. Bishop Brady (church) schools; relig- cation, revealed in Dr. was a fervent Catholic — schcols have also moved parking for the increasBy 1850, the Sisters of "By 1870 in addition to ious instruction would be Mossenson's book cov- two stained glass win- to ,he new office. Cate- ing activities of the OfMercy are teaching 103 convent schools in Perth excluded from the form- ered in today's issue, dows donated by him to che tical materials are fice. of the total of 148 enrol- and there er, but the Legislative next Thursday, April 20, the Sisters in 1872 are available there and one Fremantle As well, the parish still led in Catholic schools, were boys' schools in Council defeated him on marks exactly one hund- still in the Convent Chap- of the Sisters is available now also at Fremantle. both towns and mixed this point. red years since three el, Victoria Square. on Monday, Wednesday, retains a hall, meeting There are no details of and Friday, 2 p.m. - 5 room and facilities in the When Bishop Brady schools in York, GuildThis era of assistance Sisters of Mercy set out finally departs in 1852, ford, Bunbury and New- was going to consolidate by bullock dray to es- the journey. Records do p.m. building. the Catholic education tablish a convent and say that the parish priest, Fr. Pat Gibney, handed and in fact the whole school at York. The new convent of over his three-roomed tenor of education in the colony was going to Mercy, Victoria Square, presbytery as a convent. built to the plans of a In the 1880s, extension improve. the convent and Two things however Fenian convict, was just to were shaping the ultim- six weeks old. The Ele- school cost 2,000 pounds ate decisive change. The mentary Education Act, — a big sum in those liberal secularism of the 1 8 7 1, a first step to- days. In 1900 in accordance day was making itself wards compulsory edumore and more felt and cation in W.A., was with the custom of the there were vocal pro- scarcely six months old. times the York Convent The superior of the became an independent tests about the religious courageous trio was M. foundation and received presence in education. Also the dual system U SUALLY COME BACK FOR had virtually brought about the fact that the A NOTHER . . . AND ANOTHER term assisted school was AND ANOTHER . . . almost synonymous with Catholic schools. The initial application to register St. Brigid's, West Perth, was rejected by the Central Board in 1890. It was only a matter of time before the pressure of politics and the influence of Sir Winthrop Hackett and the West C atholic School York, 1872. Australian paper would force the Forrest govern- Evangelista O'Reilly from and • Glides si lently on Nylofelt. trained its own Novment to finally end State Co. Cavan, one of the six ices. Two Sisters made • Waist high centre lift-lock operates aid and in a sense an era pioneering Sisters who their profession at York, double bar locking for added protection. of the State. established the Congrega- in 1902 and 1904. Two • 149 production sizes for every application. A committee worked at tion in Australia in 1846. Sisters of Mercy are burTHE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN • Removable mul l ions for double or setting a sum of indemShe was accompanied ied in the York cemetery. CARS m ultiple installation. nification to the assisted by another Irish Sister, The difficulties of the schools. Initially Forrest Sister M. Camillus RedAUTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS Obtainable from times have caught up had pressed for a sum of din, of Co. Clare and Sr. with the school situation HOLDEN DEALER £30,000 but it was ultim- M. Vincent Brennan, at York. In December, ately reduced to £15,000. born in Vasse W.A. 1971, the decision had to 1308 Albany Hwy. By the close of 1895 At the time of their be made to close one of State aid for church departure, the Bishop the Cannington CNN COLLINGWOOD ST AND FROBISHER ST OSBORNE PARK oldest Catholic schools disappeared as it was the saintly SpanPHONE 24 6300 AFTER HOURS SALES JOHN BELL 31 4528 schools in W.A. because PHONE: 68 1826 68 1826 PHONE: had elsewhere in Austra- iard, Martin Griver, a lia. man of great asceticism. 0 Continued on Page 4.
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