Vancouver College - Collegian Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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His Excellency, Most Rev, Martin M. Johnson, D.D. Archbishop of Vancouver When we heard with regret of the resignation of Archbishop Duke early in 1964, we thought of the times of tribula- tion and moments of glory that comprise the history of Vancouver College, the moments he had shared with us from the earliest days. But as this great friend of the school was withdrawing from the cen- ter of the stage, it was consoling to know that another good friend, Archbishop Johnson, was destined to assume the lead- ership of the archdiocese. To Archbish op Johnson we wish many happy, fruitful years in the discharge of his duties, and we sincerely offer our services to him whenever the need arises. April 19, 1964, was a red-letter day for Van- couver College when Archbishop Johnson came to officiate at the blessing of Nichol Hall. 6

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Dedication Shortly after the opening of the new gym in 1950 Monsignor, who has faithfully attended countless College functions, is pictured with two close friends, Archbishop Duke and Brother Penny. The culmination of many years of happy relations with Vancouver College came in 1964 when Nichol Hall was blessed as a permanent remembrance of his devoted association. The year 1942 can be recorded as an important one in the history of Vancouver College, for it was then that Saints Peter and Paul Parish received a new pastor in Monsignor T.M. Nichol. Though it was Monsignor’s first assignment as a pastor, he came to us with a wealth of experi- ence accumulated both in Eastern and Western Canada. A graduate of St. Joseph’s University in New Brunswick, Monsignor was ordained on April 11, 1925, at the cathedral of St. John, at which parish he was subsequently stationed as assistant to Archbishop Duke, then a parish priest. His association with Vancouver began in 1929, when he became rector of Holy Rosary Cathedral. He later spent six years as a missionary to Squamish and Howe Sound and finally, in 1942, he became Pastor of Saints Peter and Paul Parish and Chap- lain to Vancouver College. Monsignor’s association with the College has been particularly vital and close. As Chaplain, he plays an integral part in the spiritual formation of the students. He has been saying the First Friday Mass for years, and his concise and appealing sermons are well known and much appreciated. It is typical of Monsignor that he be found, on a Monday morning, visiting a religion class, greet- ing the teacher and meeting the students. His close contact with and interest in the boys is demonstrated by the fact that one of his favorite afternoon pas- times is a walk through the grounds of the school, where he chats with College students, large and small alike. In 1964 the new wing was named Nichol Hall as a tribute to Monsignor in his long association with the school and the Brothers. Though Monsi- gnor carries the burdens of a parish, he has main- tained a never-failing concern with all those things that constitute the life of the school. This deep interest in and close affiliation with school activities distinguish Monsignor Nichol as a true friend of Vancouver College.

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Rev. Father J. Swinkels Assistant Pastor BROTHER F. C. CARROLL The students and friends of Vancouver College were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Brother Francis C. Carroll on Easter Tuesday of last year. Though poor inhealth, he had carried on in school until the beginning of the Easter holidays. Born in Nova Scotia in 1907, Brother entered the Brothers in 1932 and spent his first teaching years at New York schools. Brother first came to British Columbia in the forties. He sp ent a few years at the College, where his warm personality and lively nature won him many friends, and then was appointed principal at St. Louis College in Victoria. He moved east again to become principal of Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and of Iona Grammar School in New Rochelle, New York. In 1963, his health failing, he was back at College as Grammar School Supervisor. Brother Carroll died on April 14, 1964. The funeral was held at Holy Rosary Cathedral attended by the students of Van- couver College and Brother’s many friends, the senior Brothers acting as pallbearers. He was interred at Ocean View Cemetery, Burnaby, B.C. The College gym was the scene of the memorial Mass for Sir Winston Churchill and was the occasion of the innovation of some aspects of the new liturgy. Monsignor Nichol, assisted by Father Swinkels, also officiates at all the First Friday Masses in the gym, thus providing repeated opportunities for all the stu- dents to experience a unity of spirit in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.