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

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Rt. Reverend T.M. Nichol, V.G. Pastor Sts. Peter and Paul Parish 24 Father Donald Neilson Assistant Pastor Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Most Reverend James F. Carney, ' 33 Archbishop of Vancouver Archbishop Expresses the Appreciation and Good Wishes of the Clergy and Faithful on the James F. Carney J 1 SCTVWM UNI TATTwVl 7- ■ ■ How can one adequately express in words ap- preciation for the spiritual, academic and athletic contribution made to the community by Vancouver College over fifty golden years? There are so many in- tangibles that defy definition. We do know that the College has an enviable and well-deserved reputation for turning out students who are admirably equipped to take up positions of leadership and influence in many varied fields. We also realize that this is no accident, but a predictable result of the continuing dedication of the Christian Brothers over years and generations. And we do know as well that the Christian values which have been in- culcated into succeeding classes of young men have been of immeasurable help to them in finding the real meaning of life both here and hereafter. When Vancouver College was opened fifty years ago our city and our province were in their infancy. Students educated through the years in its classrooms have helped to mold the present, and those now being educated will have great influence over the shape of tomorrow. Now, perhaps more than ever before, we need schools like Vancouver College where students can come to grips with the fundamental question to be faced by us all; “Who am 1 and what is the real meaning of my life? Now, perhaps more than ever before, we need in the everyday life of our city and province the values that come from thoughtful an- swers to this question. The incalculable debt of gratitude which we have incurred over the past fifty years to the teachers at the College, to the parents who recognized its value in the lives of their sons, and to the students who have used this education wisely, will continue to grow and multiply as the golden years lengthen towards a cen- tury of service. And so I add my congratulations to the countless others which will be received by Vancouver College on its Golden Anniversary and express my deepest and most sincere wishes for a further half century and more of Christian education within its walls. Occasion of the Golden Jubilee.

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For one humble man’s ambition to create a place of love and learning for the many neglected boys of Ireland and his founding of the Christian Brothers of Ireland in 1802, we at Vancouver College owe our sincerest gratitude and deepest respect to Edmund Ignatius Rice. One-hundred and fifty years have passed since that memorable day in 1820 when the congregation of the Christian Brothers received Papal approval from Pius VII, yet we can- not forget those trouble-some first years when the Brothers faced many hardships. It was necessary to meet head on the proselytism whereby anti-Irish and anti- Catholic ideas were very slyly proposed to the children. After a long hard battle the Catholics won their struggle when in 1831 the largest of these non-Catholic schools was closed, and it was not long before the Brothers’ schools became the dominant system of education in Ireland. The infant Congregation con- tinued to grow, though not without difficulty. Brothers were forbidden to wear their religious garb, religious books had to be hidden from sight of the authorities and students were cautioned to address the Brothers as “Mister”, a custom which existed until recently in the country places of Ireland. With great prospects, however, new schools were being built and soon, by the middle of the nineteenth cen- tury this group of teaching Brothers had been firmly established in Ireland and England. Since the time of Brother Rice the Congregation has spread to every continent of the world. With well over 3500 Brothers serving in over 250 schools, the Congregation of the Christian Brothers, as they are now known, have thus kept alive the in- stitution of their forbearers and shall continue to keep alive the Catholic faith by teaching young people the fundamentals of their religious heritage. It is with great honour that we hereby dedicate this Collegian to the Christian Brothers on the Fif- tieth anniversary of the founding of Vancouver College, in the nineteenth hundredth and seventy- second year of our Lord. 23

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HONOURS- 1971 Terry Ternan 82.5 Terry Bogyo 80.5 Gary Osborne 75.5 John Herring 75.0 Jim Gormican 82.5 Carlo Camillo 85.5 Ron Norman 79.0 Doug Johnstone 77.5 FR.MARK DUMONT, O.S.B. ORDAINED MAY 1971 Father Mark (Richard Dumont, Class of ’62) celebrates mass for the students.