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

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“Going therefore teach ye all nations . . ENGLAND The first foreign opening of the Christian Brothers was in England. Erected as a Province in 1946, Eng- land at present has some 150 Broth- ers teaching in 14 different schools. St. Joseph’s College, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent,, Staffordshire, was originally opened in 1932 in what is now the Brothers’ residence. The present day school was opened in 1936 since the residence was over- crowded. For 1963 the school en- rollment is approximately 685 pupils. k 1 .jlJII: Since 1895, Prior Park College has been run by the Brothers as a board- ing school only. In its buildings, ex- tending about one-quarter mile, Prior boards 276 students. The Central building, “St. Mary’s”, was the first Novitiate in England and is now used as the Brothers’ residence. In Orrell, Lancashire, the John Rigby Grammar School was opened in 1959 by the Christian Brothers. Its pa- tron, Blessed John Rigby, a native of Lancashire, was a martyr during the reign of Elizabeth I. Though only a grammar school in the Wigan area its enrollment has reached 300. •I il II m f ■. pf ■ - M ! »■ i a m U R llgffilt! il I I 6 fl I « « ISIIK flit IS R 1 I 8 i I I i li, lllllill m »« I I IUII I 18 ■ il • 8 li IfiSI is a 11181 1 I I I I I I 8 IS 8 . I AV,’ I : » ? 9 III t III i B II II % f I 6 M 16

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FACULTY BROTHER BASIL Brother of Our Lady of Lourdes BROTHER BAUDOIN Brother of Our Lady of Lourdes Mrs. Fry patiently handles one of the many enquiries she receives every day. MRS. M. FRY Registrar MRS. N. SENDALL Assistant Librarian MR. M. DEAN Glee Club Director 15

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For years — as many as twelve for some — we have been coming here every school day morning, and it seemed at times that we should continue to come forever. Each year was different in some ways from any other, but there were always the same corridors, the same activities and the same faces. Each autumn there was football; each spring, basketball; and the rousing spirit was taken for granted. This year is like that too, but suddenly we realize that next September will find us out on our own; and then we see things in a new light: the old corridors look friendly, the sports events take on new meaning, and old faces are friends’ faces. This year’s very different — it is the last one.