Congratulations

Popular Teachers Receive Congratulations

ON March 20 the Hon. Jacob Helg, Euro pean elected member of the Legis lative Assembly, of Western Samoa, dedicated a special broadcast over 2AP to two of Samoa’s best known and most respected residents —the beloved teachers of the Marist Brothers Boys’ School at Apia., Brothers Alfred and Pamphilius.

Brother Alfred was 70 on March 20, and Brother Pamphilius 76 on the 27th. The broadcast conveyed to them the congratu lations and good wishes of past and pre sent pupils who are now living in Western and Eastern Samoa and in New Zealand.

Both Brother Pamphilius and Brother Alfred are natives of Switzerland and chose at an early age to enter the Marist Order and devote their lives to the edu cation of youth. Brother Pamphilius has given 60 years to teaching—l 3 years in France and 47 years in Samoa—Brother Alfred was the first of the Marist Brothers to celebrate his 50th anniversary of teach ing in Samoa. That was four years ago and he can look back on a residence of 54 years in the Territory. During all these years he has been away only one month, in New Zealand. He went to Samoa at the age of 16.

In spite of their age and their long tropical service, the two Brothers are still in good health and are at the present time teaching large classes of boys at the Marist Brothers School at Apia.

The teaching staff of the Marist Brothers School at Apia. Western Samoa. Seated second from left in front row is Brother Pamphilius; first on right, front row, is Brother Alfred. Bishop Darnand is third from right, front row. —Photo by Superflash.