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survey pegs sitting in the grounds of St. Vincent's Hospital, Guildford, began to glow last Friday afternoon. A set of
The $40,000 was all that Twenty four hours after from the debt of remained published had Record The incurred when St. the story of the predica- $300,000 ment of the hospital over Vincent's built a 72-bed hospatients its new extension for the pital for incurable ago. years ten anonymous an aged, frail the phoned benefactor The new frail-aged hostel Daughters of Charity to say will cost $200,000 and will that _$40,000 was available be funded entirely from immediately to pay off an Government sources. existing mortgage. Twenty two patients will The money was paid to be accommodated in rooms the Sisters at Guildford on in groupings of five on a Monday morning. site overlooking the Swan The hospital has received River. a grant from the CommonEach person has a room wealth Government to build and shares the common dina frail-aged extension for 22 ing and lounge facilities. patients. Frail aged are people who As plans for the building are able to care for themwere being finalised it was selves for the most part but discovered that a State Gov- supplementary assistance for ernment regulation prevent- their personal needs is availed the project proceeding. able at all times in the hosBecause a mortgage of tel. $40,000 still remained on the property, certain sewage works could not be installed. Although the Government parties involved were Sympathetic to the predicament of the hospital, it was determined that no waiving of the regulation was posstble in the case of St. Vincent's.
• Sister Xavier, acting superior of St. Vincent's Hospital, gives an affectionate pat to one of the survey pegs marking the site of the new frail aged hostel that can now be erected, thanks to the generosity of a benefactor to the hospital last Friday. Also admiring the scene are. Mr. McDonald and .Miss Hazel McWilliams supported by Sister Catherine Margaret; both people will hopefully be moving into the new frail aged quarters. •
Per capita school levy to finance Pastoral Institute
The budget of $50,000 for the first year of the newly-established Catholic Pastoral Institute will be financed initially from a per capita school levy.
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He reported that at last often paying less proporThere are about 35,000 of Bishops and Major Rechildren attending Catholic ligious Superiors of Western week's meeting of the Bish- tionately of their earnings ops of Western Australia for Catholic education than A ustralia. schools in W.A. 10 with the Major Superiors of formerly. the governChairman of presentThese facts were Eleven new members Religious Orders it was ag11 ed to the opening meeting ing council is Brother W. G. reed that the Catholic selected from a list voted of the Archdiocesan Pastor- Hall and the full-time dire ws In Pars schools would be the most by all parishes in the arch8 al Council at its opening ector is Father John Pren- imediate beneficiaries of the diocese attended last Saturmeeting held at St. Charles' divil le, S.J. s ter Philomena Institute and the per capita day's meeting that lasted last Saturday. Seminary Archbishop said that levy on the schools initially from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Earle ...... 11 Archbishop Goody form- t heTheInstitute which had would allow a committee to Sport ...... 12 ally announced the new In- been nearly 20 years in the review the working of the MEMBERSHIP stitute that has been set up coming into being would Institute and plan financially IV, Radio 11 under the joint conference provide pre-service and in- for the future. Meetings of the diocesan service education and forcouncil are held quarterly. The Diocesan Pastoral mation of future and presAt the opening of the ent teachers in Catholic Council made the suggestion new members briefmeeting, that parishes of the archdioschools. cese might wish to cover the ly introduced themselves. levy out of parish funds raThe character of memTHE ROLE IN ther than from the school. bership has changed slightEDUCATION The Archbishop endorsed ly, with several teachers reIt would also extend to the suggestion. tiring from the last Council others who were involved in the ballotting off of half in the Church's task of FINANCE i he members. spreading the Word of God In the new Council there quesmembers had said. in the community, he Some are at least four members new Inwhether the tioned It would also extend its associated in various capacinfluence to those teaching stitute would become an ad- ities with the practice of burden on financial ditional Government in religion t he law. schools and to general adult schools. Sister Goretti and Mr. It was discovered that one education in the faith. Thelma Child spoke in sup- country delegate would not With the ever-increasing the benefit that the be able to attend because port of number of lay teachers in of meetings being held on Catholic schools and other Institute would bring to the Saturdays; Archbishop that quality of education educational works, the inGoody said he would rethe childwould be given to fluence of the Institute view the. matter. would be absolutely vital in ren in the schools. • The Archbishop has the maintaining a true Christian A rchbishop Goody noted and Catholic spirit and at- that while it did seem to be discretionary right to apmembers to the Counotaat evared ftelilte C.4( caul mosphere in all branches of an additional charge on opoint cil. educational effort, the Arof Governschools, because 1308 ALBANY HIGHWAY CANNINGTON TELEPHONE 68 1826 chbishop said. ment grants, parents were ( • SEE ALSO PAGE 3)
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