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Catholic Colleges Gain Australian Jesuits for 3 Duntroon Entrances
foreign Missions Are In Perth
Further laurels were won by the Catholic colleges when the selection of cadets for training at the Duntroon Military college ,was mode known last week.
pointed parish priest of SeThe largest number of West Australians yet The six Jesuit Fathers, who have volunteered verhills, S.A. When a tertianship province, was erected there be became selected-nine-included three from Catholic colfor the Indian Mission of the Australian rector of St. Aloysius. These were: P. T. Gowans and K. Gurney, passed through Fremantle on Feb. 12, and were en- The other Fathers have just leges. during Claremont, school, completed the tertianship or are of the Christian Brothers' college,' Adelaide terrace, tertained at St. Louis to do so. and P. R. Burns, of St. Louis Jesuit school, Clarethe vessel's stay in port. They also paid a courtesy about Their first charge upon arattend mont. be to India will in Archbishop. riving the Grace His call upon the language school at Ranchi the Rev. H. where they will learn Hindi Balding and the Rev. L. Forster Later they will work with the are ex-students of St. Patrick's Belgian Jesuits and ultimately college, Melbourne. they will be assigned a virgin Father Lachal taught at St. tract north of the Belgian misand years Patrick's for some sion and south of the American latterly has been on the staff of Jesuits in Patna. While at St. St. Ignatius', Richmond. Louis, the missionary priests Father Grogan served in the were visited by former students Islands as an army chaplain and friends. Quite a party fation college, Kilmore while the and upon discharge was ap- rewelled them at the quayside. All the priests are Victorians and all, except the Rev. L. Lachal S.J., made their studies at Watsonia, Victoria, and Pymble, N.S.W. The Rev. L. Lachal and the Rev. J. Moore received their early education at Xavier college, Kew. The Rev .E. O'Connor is an alumnus of Assump-
Rev. K. Grogan,
Pat Gowans is the only son of Philip Burns was last year Gowans, 121 captain of St. Louis school, Great Eastern Highway, Bel- captain of the first XVIII, a A prefect at the college, member of the first XI and the mot. ENTERTAINED AT ST. LOUIS SCHOOL, Claremont, were the Rev. he was also treasurer of the St. athletics team. Son of Mr. and Vincent de Paul society, a mem- Mrs. J.G. Burns of 41 Stirling Barden, S.J. K. Grogan, S.J., the Rev. E. O'Connor, S.J., the Very Rev. T. ber of the college hockey teai'n, Highway, Nedlands, Philip had (Rector of St. Louis), the Rev. L. Lachal, S.J., the Rev. L. Forster, S.J., and and cadet lieutenant. In his been 8 years at St. Louis, passmilitary training he was placed ing his Leaving examination in the Rev. J. Moore, S.J. Absent was the Rev. H. Balding, S.J. second in the State in the offi- seven subjects, with distinction cers' school, and was an out- in English. His father was a squadron standing rifle shot. In the recent Leaving examination he leader in the R.A.A.F. during secured seven subjects, with a the last war and senior persondistinction in English. nel staff officer. H e was awarded the M.B.E. for outstanding services and devotion to duty. Last Pilgrim Home All three lads left by air for the Eastern States on Feb. 9. Mr. and Mrs. T.
Plans Pilgrim Club
Mrs. I. Disbrey, of 200 West Coast Highway, Scarborough, who with her sister, Mrs. C. H. Foster, was probably the last of the W.A. contingent of the National Holy Year Pilgrimage to return home, plans to organise a club of Westralian pilgrims. Mrs. Disbrey, while
abroad,
arranged the photograph of the West Australian pilgrims at the Vatican which is here reproduced. Her most vivid impression of the pilgrimage was Lourdes where, she said, the devotional atmosphere was indescribable. One had a feeling of being in another world as one saw the devotion & hope in the eyes of the sick. Although she witnessed no cures she later saw in
Paris a remarkable improvement in a "blue" baby who had been taken to the piscina. Mrs. Disbrey organised the initial meeting of W.A. pilgrims Kevin Gurney is the son of to hopes aboard ship. She enrol about 40 members who Mr. and the late Mrs. George Lockhart street, 121 Gurney, a year twice will meet once or at a chb dinner, where pho- South Como. He passed the tographs & reminiscences will Leaving Certificate examination A member keep alive the unforgettable in seven subjects. experiences of Holy Year 1950. of the college hockey and rifle MEMBERS OF THE W.A. CONTINGENT of the National Holy Year West Australians who made teams, Kevin was also an active In the foreground are the Rev. the pilgrimage and who are member of the St. Vincent de Pilgrimage, photographed at the Vatican. A cadet lieutenin the formation of Paul society. P. Quinn (sinceordoined), the Rev. E. Collins (Shenton Pork), the Rev. R. interested the club may contact Mrs. ant, he had been a member of the unit for several years. Disbrey at the above address. Hynes (Moors 1, and Mrs. I. Disbrey.