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

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Brother Bates during his term, has been very fortunate with the calibre of his faculty and on this page we wish to express our recog- nition and gratitude to them. The present staff is acknowledged elsewhere but we would like to make further acknowledgement of those who have assisted Brother Bates in his administrative duties but are no longer present at the school: Brother }. C. Hunt Brother H. Heaphy Brother M. G. Reilly Brother E. M. McEnroe Brother E. E. St. Martin Brother J. A. Brosnan Brother E. H. Hickey Brother E. L. Cobb Mrs. M. Fry, the school secretary, at a typical absentees. job — checking Brother Bates and the senior members of the High School Faculty, Brother Walsh, Brother McManus, Brother Breen, Brother Barnes, and Brother Lyons, in conference in the library.

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Supported by the Clergy The College is grateful to all the priests who so willingly associate themselves with us in spiritual activites. Foremost, we thank Msgr. Nichol and Fr. Swinkels, the school chaplains, who are always on call for those priestly services that add so much to the spiritual life of the school. The school confessors, Father J. Swinkels, Father P. Golia, and Father W. Kilty, chat after a long morning in the school confessionals. Father J. Steele also aids the school chaplains who had to be assisted because of the rapid growth of the school. Symbolic of the spiritual life at College is the singing of the Gregorian Chant by the students every First Friday. Msgr. Nichol and Father Swinkels of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish willingly give their time to the College students — hearing the boarders’ con- fessions, celebrating First Friday mass or giving the occasional religion class in the school. Father Mclnerny, Father J. C. Kilty, Father W. J. Kilty, Father H. I. Bader and Father C. Paris receive ' ' instructions” from Brother Bates during the 1960 Vocation Week. Ten diocesan priests gave up an afternoon to co-operate in this fine work.

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Brother Bates returns John Cooke ' s mid-term French exam with several satisfactory remarks. Because Brother Bates’ time in the classroom was limited by his role as a principal, his greatest lesson to us was often taught outside the class through example and advice by which he taught us to be proud of our Catholic beliefs and work hard for them. An active Christian spirit permeated the College as witnessed by the phenomenal growth of the religious societies in the school and the evident devotion at the First Friday Mass. The student body shares in First Friday Mass. 8