Opening Of New Marist

Brothers School In Apia

From Our Own Correspondent APIA, December 1.

SUNSHINE favoured the opening cere mony of the Marist Brothers’ St.

Joseph’s High School on November 25 at Mulivai, Apia. Many people had travelled from the outlying districts of Upolu and Savaii and a large contingent of visitors had arrived the same morning from Pago Pago, American Samoa.

Amongst the guests who attended were His Lordship, the Bishop, the Most Rev.

Dr. Darnand, who officially opened the school; the Secretary to the Samoan Government, Mr. J. B. Wright, acting as Deputy High Commissioner in the ab sence in New Zealand of the High Com missioner Mr. G. R. Powles; the Direc tor of Education, Mr. K. R. Lambic; the Hon. E. F. Paul, MLA; the Hon. Malietoa; Hon. Jacob Helg, President of the Marist Brothers Old Boys’ Association; the Rev.

Father McKay from Tutuila, and the Rev. Brother X. Jerome, Principal of the Marist Brothers’ School.

Friends in Samoa, Australia and New Zealand had contributed liberally to the school building fund of £9,000.

At the opening of the school Brother Jerome referred to the fact that private and Mission schools received no Govern ment assistance towards their upkeep and that parents of pupils had to pay school fees, though in addition through taxation they also contributed to the upkeep of Government schools. The Marist Brothers’

School since its foundation in 1888 has always been one of the most important educational establishments of the country.

Mrs. lan Uroe left Sydney on December 6 to join her husband on a rubber plant ation near Port Moresby.