(Registered at the G.P.O.. Perth, transmission by post as a Newspaper). Perth, Thursday, February
Right:
12, 1953
His Grace dedicates
the school to St. Francis
kavier.
Left: (upper): Chris Lalor, of East Victoria Park, points out the entrance hall of the new school to a group of lads, all of whom are enrolled there.
Highgate Captures Lynn Scholarships Lynn scholars for 1953 were chosen at a meeting of the trustees, held on Feb. 6. The trustees, the Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. T. Mc-
-Mahon (chairman), the Rev. E. SIAtiyan, the Rev. J. Hawkins, S.J., Rev-. Biother Murphy, and the Rev. J. Bourke (secretary), chose for the two scholarships for 1953-54:
First Regional School Is Opened by His Giace
Phillip Keogh, son of Mr. seven subjects, five with record of achievement and Mrs. P. Keogh, of 266 distinction. Duncan Francis Opening the new boys' Regional school at East Victoria whose who received the award for is a Fitzgerald street, Perth. in otttii, ae:icilic his leavsit for will 1952-53 the nine parof of a large crowd from Park on Feb. 8, in the presence gloriousati one.f11 Garry Callaghan, son the year. end of at the Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Callaghan, ingSince "They will establish here 1924, this scho- ishes which will be served by the Regional school, His Grace the of 125 Second avenue, May- larship, which the fine traditions that charwas founded wa; education the salvation of a people. Archbishop said Christian landsschools their acterised by the generosity of the His Grace the Archbishop assisted at the ceremony by all such reorganisation was everywhere. The boys of Both are students late Mr. R. S. Lynn, has asBut they did this district, the men a to introduced by the Rev. the Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. J. Raf- education. Christian Brothers High sisted nearly 40 boys on the was pries ferty, Adm., the Rev. F. not seem to have leamed morrow, will be trained to School, Highgate. The scho- last stages of their secon- F. O'Connor, parish O'Connor, and the Rev. J. from history that it was only be worthy Australian Chris larships are worth £20 Per dory work. Some of the ear- of East Victoria Park, treeThe Hon. Senator a Christian education of tian citizens, loyal to God of the clerical corn- Hogan. annum for two years. lier awards also carried ge- surer J. M. Fraser and the Rt. youth that could save the and the nation, men who mittee management. of The two Lynn scholars nerous assistance at Univerwill always give to Caesar Ills Grace blessed and de- Rev. Mgr. E. Kennedy, V.G., world from disorder. for 1951-52, Laurence Win- sity level. On its present If the history of Christen- what belongs to Caesar throp and Norman Ryder income the scholarship fund dicated the new school to St. were on the platform. in don was studied closely His Grace said: " 'Chriscompleted their Leaving is capable of continuing Fraineis Xavier.. He was without denying to God tian education is the salva- the light of ultimate causes, what belongs to God." certificate, e a c h passing this assistance indefinitely tion of a people.' That would it would be found that the be an apt inscription on the origin of all Social disinte_ Fr. O 'Connor Lauded The Archbishop said that corner -stone of this boys' gration which had reached school." If Australia were its climax in our day wasibthe school had been render generations that successive ed necessary because the acto transmit to generations of Australians yet unborn the had striven to set the pro- comodation in the other blessings it had enjoyed, fession and practice of the boys' schools in the metrocontinued His Grace , she Christian faith in a philos- politan area was much overwould do so only largely as ophy of living alien to the taxed. That school, he said, would serve, for the time a result of the Christian edu- Christian ethic. being, the whole region east cation of her youth. The Tribute to Brothers of the Causeway, comprisexperience of older counThe hope of the world lay ing nine parishes. tries and the very nature of uniting the practice of in human government left no They were fortunate in room for doubt of that truth Christianity to an outlook having secured the services with of the Christian Brothers consistent in the mind of the student on life Christianity. And it was who would bring with them of political science. precisely the function of to East Victoria Park the Three Things Needed Christian education to im- splendid traditions that part to youth such an out- characterised their schools For the maintenance of look. everywhere. good order, and the preser"And it is because we beGrace paid a tribute nation of society, three lieve that," continued His to His sa the splendid work of things were required-au- Grace, "and have the cour- Father O'Connor in connecthority, liberty, religion. In age of our convictions, that tion with building of other words, the State, the we are assembled here to- the school.theFather O'Conindividual, the Church. day to bless this Christian nor, he said, had given unThose three each in its own education centre. That is selfishly of his, time and sphere, and so arranged in the reason why the Chris- energy in order to ' keep its relation to the others tian Brothers have gracious- down costs. That he had that all might act harmoni- ly accepted our invitation to succeeded was very evident ously; these three constitut- staff this school-the Chris- from the fact that, such a ed the ideal government. renowned fine school had cost only tian Brothers, Scholarship winners pictured above are: Denis Charles Lawrence, C.B.H.S., Statesmen, said the Arch- throughout the world-the £6,400. In thanking him, Highgate (Coombe scholarship and Teachers' bursary): Justin Anthony McCarthy, bishop, were busy to -day new as well as the old-as the Archbishop congratuC.B.H.S.. Highgate (Coombe scholarship); Garry Colman Callaghan, C.B.H.S., High- planning a reorganisation of second to none as a body of lated him on his fine achgate (Lynn scholarship); Michael Giles, C.B.C., Perth (Coombe scholarship), and the world. They were right educators and educated ieveMent. Phillip Brian Keogh, C.B.H.S., Highgate (Lynn scholarship) (Continued on Page 4) in thinking that the core of men; the Christian Brothers, I
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