Educating Islands Children

LIFE in the Islands entails no greater sacrifice than the separation from one’s children when once they arrive at school age, and the prob lem of finding schools that offer the assurance that parents living at great distances look for, is not always easy of solution. In this connection, the announcement of Mowbray House School, Chatswood, N.S.W., appearing in this issue will be of interest to readers who are contemplating placing their boys at boarding school.

Mowbray House is one of the largest and best known privately conducted boarding schools in N.S.W. It was established by the present head master, Mr. L. Bavin, 30 years ago, and receives the support of Old Boys and ex-parents of the school, who may be found in almost every part of x e The school has won a high reputation for the soundness of its work, and boasts of a fine record of school sport. A most attractive feature from the point of view of the parent domi ciled in the Islands is the heme-like atmosphere brought into the boys’ lives, and the attention paid to their health and comfort.

The disabilities confronting Islands residents in ma a c^°^ce schools for their sons are les sened by the special provisions made at Mowbray House for boys from the tropics, which include tacilities for spending school vacations at the school country house in the bracing climate of the Southern Highlands.***