No. 3641. PERTH, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1973
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St. Louis to have a new junior school Catholic education in the archdiocese will make a significant forward move with the opening in 1974, of a new Junior School at St. Louis, C laremont. The Chairman of the St. additional enrolments in all ing young people to come Louis School Council, Mr. junior grades and in the from more than one source. "An essential element in Justice Lavan, announced Senior School at first year the concept of the school's the new project this week level. operation is the close and and said that the success to LAND BOUGHT harmonious inter-action bedate of St. Louis as a dioThe building will be tween teachers in the unit cesan school has confirmed the need for this develop- erected on the eastern and of all the teachers in ment which will provide a boundary of the present the school. "double-stream" facility in school grounds. Two ad- ( • Continued page 2 joining properties have reGrades 4, 5, 6 and 7. Launched as a Catholic cently been purchased to ,01,11,1#4,4 lay school in 1973, St. assist with the better siting Louis has been regarded by of the school, and to promany people as a "pilot vide scope for future playschool" which could set ground development. The building will centre the pattern for Catholic education in the future. on a multi-purpose hall, • The school's headmaster, with four adjoining teachFather Daven Day, S.J., ing-learning areas; a librarysaid this week: "The new resources centre and science Junior School will take ad- facilities will also be provantage of the more flex- vided. Father Austin Kelly, ible teaching methods availExterior treatment will S.J., founding Rector of able in an open area school, include verandahs, paved St. Louis School, this eight areas and an amphitheatre. the past "For week celebrates, on July months we have been formThe headmaster of the 31, the Feast of St. Igulating our aim and goals Junior School, Mr. Frank natius of Loyola, the for the new St. Louis and Owen, has provided fur50th anniversary of his with the help of the archit- ther details of the proposed ordination to the priestects we have designed a Junior School. hood. school which we hope will TWO CLASSROOMS: Born at Black Rock fit these needs. The teaching - learning (Ireland) in 1891, he The Geraldton Diocesan Council of Parents and "It will not be a lavish areas are each designed to entered the Society of Friends has unanimously supported the stand building," Fr. Day said, cater for 70 students under Jesus in 1812. - Three of the Australian Bishops supporting per-capita "but rather one which will the guidance of two or years after his ordinagrants for each child attending school. give plenty of room and flex- more teachers. tion, he came to Austraibility and which will be "The rooms are designed lia and served at Xavier The motion was agreed ry ( Mullewa); secretarygeared towards preparing to facilitate easy movement to at the annual general treasurer, Mrs. J. Simpson College, Kew, and St. the boys for the changing into various sized learning Aloysius College, Syd- meeting of the Council at- (Stella Mans); council memacademic needs of the sen- groups," Mr. Owen said. tended by nine diocesan bers, Messrs. G. McLoughney, in the latter as recior school." "This is considered import- tor. associations as . well as a lin (St. Patrick's), Higgins Designed on the basis of ant if a school environment large number of priests, (Bluff Point), Vandeleur He was Rector of St. an "open-area" school, the is to provide social experand Monckton (Morawa), Louis School from 1939 Brothers and Sisters. new facilities will provide ience for its pupils. Brennan (Three Springs), to 1947 during which The meeting also deplorfor an eventual enrolment "Two teachers for each (Mingenew) and time he became well ed the Australian Govern- Rowe of 280 boys in the Junior unit will allow for the exAdam (Rangeway). School. Initially, this will pertise, experience and en- known in the archdiocese ment's decision to exclude as a preacher and reThe council will meet some schools from assistallow St. Louis to accept thusiasm needed for teachtreat master. ance and to limit support next at Mingenew on OctHe was the first spiritto other schools to a level ober 29 and before then ual director of the newly well below the current per local associations will be founded St. Charles capita grants. asked to study the policy Seminary in 1942. The meeting agreed that statement of the W.A. EduHe was also a broad- its views should be for- cation Commission. caster on the Catholic warded to the Australian radio programme "The Parents' Council which is to ON INSIDE PAGES Catholic Answer". meet shortly in Hobart. Leaving St. Louis, he 5 Attending the function Calendar became provincial of the from Perth were Mr. Pick- Children's World 8 order and during his ering, vice-president, and term of office the Aus- Mrs. Hodsdon, secretary Classified Advertisements 10 tralian province was estand Mr. Hodsdon, council Letter 8 ablished and came of member, of the Parents and News In Pars 7 age in its undertaking Friends' Federation. the present mission that The newly elected offic- Sister M. Philomena it conducts in India. USUALLY COME BACK FOR Earle 6 ers of the Geraldton counAt the conclusion of Sport 12 cil are: President, Mr. AnA NOTHER . . . AND ANOTHER his term of office as pro7 drew Brown (Beachlands); Theatre vincial he went to India vice-president, Mr. K. Shar- TV, Radio A ND ANOTHER . . . 7 as superior from 1956 to 1962. Living in retirement at Hawthorn. Victoria, he The deadline for editorial copy is noon on Monexhibits the same keenness of intellect and day. 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• Surveying the front of St. Louis School where the new junior school will be built are, from left, Mr. Geoff Summerhayes, the architect; Father Daven Day, S.J., the headmaster and Mr. Frank Owen, headmaster of the junior school. In the background is one of Claremont's historic homesteads, now used as part of the school, which was the residence of the late Colonel Alexander Clarke Munro, from near the turn of the century until the Jesuits bought the property in 1937.
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