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Catholic College To Be Built Within University
More than 200 men and women University graduates and undergraduates, gathered in Si. Mary's Cathedral on April 20, heard an announcement by Bishop Goody, on behalf of His Grace the Archbishop, that the building of a Catholic residential college within the University would be undertaken immediately.
lination and hard work) those who in many cases be the future leaders Greet would in our nation, went on to and undergraduates. the University and up to "That selection, which has been yours, those fa- Welcome Partner date, here in the West, those young men and women so vours which you have received-have not been The Council of St. eager yet immature, intelgranted to you by the ac- George's College. the Ang- ligent yet still unlearned, cident of birth, or by the lican Residential College had often lost touch with possession of wealth, for in within the University of Christ's Church for the first this democratic country Western Australia, was time. They had to a large exthe privileges of higher delighted to hear of the education and the opportulaunching of the appeal tent failed to complete their nities of labouring in the for a Catholic Residential standard of education by honoured professions are College within the Uni- taking little active part in open to all who have the versity. the life of the University. talent, the inclination and It is splendid news to the perseverance to grasp which I have eagerly Momentous News the proffered opportunilooked forward, because The Catholic people (only ties." of the contribution which one-fiftif of the population) Man, said His Lordship, is a Catholic College will had been comparatively exa rational animal the specimake to University life. hausted by their contribufication "rational" being the A Catholic College will tion to primary operative word in that defibe a centre of the best ary education; and secondFELICITATIONS WERE THE ORDER of the day after the added nition. The animal indeed education, the "educa- sacrifice needed to finance Mass on Newman was present but the more tion." as Cardinal New- a University Sunday. Pictured above, Mr. J. H. Reynolds, establishment the rational side was deveman said. "of the students loped the more truly human by each other" in a had understandably been warden of St. George's Anglican college, expresses his pleasure to man became. common life, and more shied away from. His Lordship Bishop Goody and the Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. T. McMahon. In the beginning God important, an education This, however, could not (Mr. Reynolds' kindly message is given in column 2.) created the human species in which students will go on. The Archbishop and in His own image and likehave an opportunity to ness and the more a man practise and study Chrisdeveloped his reason, his intian principles as well as tellect, the more like to God other forms of knowledge. he became. We are indeed delighted to know that we are Intellectual Pride soon to have such a welPride was at the root of come neighbour and all evil and intellectual partner. pride, the sin of Lucifer and J. II. REYNOLDS. of the fallen angels, was Warden often the temptation of those who studied a n d learned much-particularly tices, in a weakening of the when their erudition was faith which seemed lop -sided, by excessive spe- undisturbed until the higher cialization; so that the very studies began. activity which should help to raise, purify and perfect When Morals Drift them was often the weapon He did not propose, said raised by them and bran- Dr. Goody, to go into the dished in the face of the supposed conflict between No. 2,546 Perth, Thursday, April 24, 1952. Price: 6d. living God. Corruptio optimi science and religion. They pessima. would not be there that Bishops bf W.A. were reThat was not just a rhe- morning if their faith had solved that Catholics must torical situation, continued not convinced them that have a college within the the Bishop If they looked real opposition did not exist University. around them, into their own and that any apparent conThe University authoriprivate souls and conscien- flict was due either to ignoces they would often see rance of the complete teach- ties, the Senate and Chanthat an increase in technical ings of Christ or to the cellor, by word of mouth knowledge, the passing of neglect of the ordinary and by beautiful letters, examinations, the obtaining practical means of obtain- had been urging a start on this cherished project. of degrees, had not infre- ing God's grace. quently resulted in the Everyone interested in When a Christian soul colslackening of religious prac- lapsed under the stress of University life to whom we University life, the fall in have spoken has been enmost cases was a moral one thusiastic to get on with than intellectual; the undertaking. For Good of State rather although a drift in morals "This, then is the moIn a litter to the Rt. was often followed by intelRev. Mgr. J. T. Mc Mahon, lect unbalance, too. mentous announcement Dr. S. A. Currie, Vice It stood to reason then which I make to you this Chancellor of the Univer- that the Catholic Church sity, wrote:must be in a position to morning on behalf of His "Students have the op- offer her full contribution Grace the Archbishop. portunity in a denomina- and all her help to Univer- We intend immediately tional college of pursuing sity life if she was to fulfil to undertake the building their studies in the atmos- her commission given her phere of their own reli- by Jesus Christ-to save of a University college gious persuasion, and the souls. within the University of value of that cannot be First W.A. We hope the active Defection overemphasised. The Catholic Church in construction will begin The University is very Australia, made and next year." keen to see more colleges was making had enormous sacri(Continued on Page 91 develop because it is fices to maintain a nation aware that the classroom wide system of primary and the laboratory are schools at truly stupendous only part of the formative sacrifice costing literally Cardinal Pleased life of the University and hundreds of millions of While in port on the colleges can round out pounds over the last 50 Monday, His Eminence, University life to an years and made possible EN ROUTE FOR BARCELONA to attend the 37th. InterCardinal Gilroy, expresinestimable degree by the heroic selflessness of sed himself as delighted national Eucharistic Congress, His Eminence, Cardinal Gilroy, I can personally recom- thousands of reli gi o us with the news that it was mend most warmly to teachers who were second intended to build a Cath- passed through Fremantle on April 21. He is pictured above with they to none your people that in their success and olic University college His Grace the Archbishop and the V. Rev. Mgr. F Kerr, P.C., support the building of efficiency. "I am not suprised by the college to their very The Church added to the news," said His Emi- Vice -Chancellor of the Sydney diocese, and secretary to the Carutmost, since with wise this a magnificent system of nence. "West Australia is dinal. guidance a Catholic col- secondary education, colone of the most progreslege could contribute very leges and technical schools, As the -Strathnaver7 Dr. G. Gomez, O.S.B., Lord When His Eminence sive and attractive States greatly to the Catholic which carried the little rejoined the ship he was in the Commonwealth. berthed at the wharf, His Abbot of New Norcia The Cardinal and ArchYoung people and through children on to the age of accompanied by Abbot The decision will bring Eminence was greeted at the them to the University leaving school. W.A. into line with the wharfside by His Grace the bishop were later received Gomez who will also attend Then the selected few, and to the whole State. by His Excellency the Gov- the Congress in Spain next other States." (selected by ability and incArchbishop and the Rt. Rev. ernor, Sir Charles Gairdner. month. "You are a favoured and select band," said Bishop Goody addressing graduates Anglicans
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