The Record Newspaper 24 January 1945

.Idealof aNative ClergyTakes Root"Among Iroquois Indians.

Full.-BloodedMohawkPriest,MinisterstoTribeswhich Massacred Canadian Martyrs .

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Blood of the Saints Has Nurtured Profound Catholic Spirit Among Fierce Warriors

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ByR.A.JEFERY.

The OnlyOne is the World , TheSt. RegisIndianreservation isin It masn't long after his arrival in Canada on the south shore of the St. New Francethat Father Jean Brebeuf, Lawrence in a remote but*beautiful the subsequentJesuit Martyr, baptised setting where the historic river runs an Indian child and exclaimed, "I rapidly to the sea. When we swept would willingly have come out from over the river from the mainland, France and crossed the ocean to gain skirted St.o

Regis Islandand landed at this one littlesoul toOur Lord." Then the mission, In

first impressions of he wenton from thereto hisgloryand this peaceful Indian village were of an his doom, to be hacked to pieces or elderly Indian woman entering the church with a plaid shawl over her burned at the stake with his seven Dead, ablack-haired, tousle-headed boy martyred companions

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of ten playing lacrosse and a Jesuit Iroquois. priest pacing slowly up and down the

One wonders what his thoughts or shore reading hisbreviary. It was an reactions would be were he present in eventide's quiet hour, when the last person at St. Regis, Quebec, on the golden raysof the sunwere sinking be.

Feast of Corpus Christi in June, 1944, hind those historic islands of the St. towitness thedeep religiousfervourof Lawrence that once knew Frontenac, the pure-blooded Iroquois, lineal de- Cartier and LaSalle; preparat

ions were scendants of those same primitive underway 'for the morrow's [east of people of the forests who only three Corpus'Christi, confessional hour was hundred years ago came hurtling from over

and out of the centuiy-and-a-half their places of shelter along the Ot- old stone church ofGothicarchitecture tawa, screaming their incantations, to strode atall, striking athletic figure in torture and tomahawk the blackrobes Jesuit garb—one of my most unforgetandthe cross,touproot,if possible,the table characters.

sturdy seed planted amid pain and suffering and death by those valiant Hewas FatherIgnatiusJacob, afullsoldiersofChrist—Brebeuf,Daniel,Lal- blooded Mohawk of the Iroquois naament, Gamier,Chabanel, Jogues,Gou- the, thedonly Indian is directparish

reverently upon anew statue of their patron saint,St. Regis, for whdtn they have great reverence and whose relic reposes there in areliquary which is a replicaofthe mainaltarinthe basilica of Lalouvese, France. They spoke in whispers as they gazed upon the new statue. Some blessed themselves and all seemed just alittle proud be. cause they had all contributed toward itspurchaseoutoftheir meagremeans. Within afew days they were to coinmence anovena to the patron saint •x• ofAheir parish, But the women didn't enter theoffice,for an appraisal ofthe new statue; they had gone home to prepare the evening meal, which somehowreminded oneof the Jesuits' Relations describing the early bartering whilethewomenwereattending tothe drudgery ofthecampand boilingtheir sagamite."

How is it explained that Father Jacob is the only'Indian priest of all the Five Nations? Probably Father Jacob doesn't know the full answer. He says it is due solely to the grace of God. Obviously an Indian priest was needed for the Indian people; in factmore, manymore, are needed, but just why this boy was chosen out of the many isknown to God alone. He was oneof afamily ofeleven children, living in the manner of all reservation Indians, accepting government treaty money and finding work where and FatherJacob seemed to us to repre• when they could. The Indians are sent the perfect answer to the pro- still expert weavers, they still like to blems of Church and State; give the hunt and trap, but the facilities are Indianstheirown spiritual leaders and few andthe artisbecoming forgotten; there just will not be any ,

Are now venerated by the Indian tribes which massacred them.

problems, they farm considerably, still fish a provided the leaders have thecapabili- great deal, especially the older ones. ties of vision and tact of"Kathaien- The younger men find employment in ton," tribal name of this priest, most nearby industries and, during their beloved personage of all the dusky spare time,excel in the game of]amen, women and children of Cornwall Crosse, thegame thatwaspopulareven Island, St.Regis and Caughnawaga— in Huronia among the Five Nations the only.Iroquois whoisalso aJesuit. and was still the redman's national

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priest in pil and dela Lande. of the Iroquois Confederacy nt of Five In those far-off days, the Iroquois q y shouted their taunts at the cross the Tribes—Mohawks,Oneidas, feet t

, Jesuits urged them to accept; today Cayugas and Senecas. Six feet tall, at St. Regis their descendants reach keen of eye, muscular and graceful in out tenderly towards the crucifix held his movements, one could easily imag• before them by their Iroquois parish ine his like leading aband of painted priest and penitently and with emo - lithe-limbed warriors amid the wood- tion kiss the cross held high in the ed fastnesses of Osw•egatchie or Hia• hand of Brebeuf,central figure in an watha's domain. But he appears unusualstatueof the eight Jesuit Mar- much more attractive in a chasuble tyrs. The significance of the whole and stole, and in the soft, modulated situation is so striking as to be awe- Iroquois tongue his was as eloquent a some and probably nowhere else in sermon on the Eucharist aswe've ever o. the entire world could an eager Chris- listened st tiansoul,questingfrom causetoeffect, His mastery of Indian,English and find more ample or satisfying answer French diction is perfect. He's arethan here at St.Regis among these markable personage and hehas accom• simple, lovable, God-fearing descend- plished some remarkable things for his ants of the bravest and most warring people who are as devout as any you of all tribes. Here is found abund• will find is they silently recite their ant answer to the prayer of those rosaries, burn their votive lights, pray Tesuit Martyrs whose constant plea to silently at the foot of the statue of Godwas that the seed might fall upon those martyrs put to death by their fruitful ground even though the soil ancestors, nv

hile choristers sing their was nurtured with their own blood. Masses in the Indian tongue.

The average Indian is still reticent pastime when Chief Pontiac of the Otand taciturn:he speaks softly and tawas led his powerful confederacy there is still acertain stoicism in his west ofthe Allegheny Mountains. . demeanor. But Father Jacob is a natural leader with agood sense of humour. Part of his parish is in the Alexandria diocese, part in Valleyfield diocese,partin Canada,andsome of it across thehighwaywhich istheUnited States and the diocese of Ogdensburg, New York. In answer to the writer's questioning glance he smiled expan• lively and said,"You see, we dwell in two provinces,in two countries, and under three Bishops, yet, strange as it may seem, we live in tranquillity and peace." In all of this strange and widelv:scattered parish there isn't a white man orwoman.

Andaswesatbeforeadeskthat was covered with rosaries and pictures and the other odds and ends that usually clutter aparish priest's desk,Indians came in twos, threes and fours to gaze

Sent toJesuit Semainary.

The names of the Thomases and \MoorsofSt.RegisandWhitesofCornwall Island still dominate Canada's lacrosse world,Indians have played on practicallyeveryworld champion team from Vancouver to Montreal and, in 1890,an all-Indian Canadian champion team went to England to play an exhibition game before Her Majesty Queen Victoria.They still rank among the greatest lacrosse experts in the world and prominent in that milelongfrorpus Christiprocession, with its three repositories,were severalofthose fleet-footed exponents of agame that goes further back in history than the era ofChamplain orthe CanadianSfar• tyre.

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BeforeApostles,.Pharisees and Sanhedrin Christ Claimed to be God...

Why the Church is Reluctant to Baptise ChildrenBorn Outside the Church

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Confusion Between the Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth

What About the Alleged Persecution ofNon-Catholics in Spain...

"Thomas answered and said to Him: 'Wy Lord and myGod."

Jesus saith to him: "Because thou' hast seen Ale, Thomas, thou hast be. lieved: blessed are they that have not seen29).

andhave believed:"(John,20, v. 28.

Jesus not only claimed to be the promised Messias; he also claimed to be God. IIe claimed this in the-presence of His apostles, in the presence of the Pharisees before the supreme Jenrish Council

of the Sanhedrin.

1, He claimed to be God in the presence of His apostles. He and the apostleswere together in"the quarters of Casarea Philippi," and he asked them: "Whom do men say that the SonofManis?"(Matt. 10,v. 13.) They gave Him the various opinions of men —thatHewasJohnthe Baptist; Elias Jeremias, orsomeotheroneof theprophets. Then IIe asked them their own opinions:"But whom do YOU say thatIam?" (v. 15). Simon Peter answered for all of them: "Thou art Christ, the Son of the livingGod" (v. 16). What was Christ's answer to this? Arebuke? Acorrection? No. Here is Hisanswer: "Blessed art thou Simon Bar-Jonas because flesh and bloodhath not revealed it to thee, but Dlv Father whoisin heaven."(v. 17.)

By confirming the testimony of Simon Peter and naming Divine re.

velati(nas itssource,Christclaimed to beGod.

2. He claimed to be God in the presence of the Pharisees.

He asked of them also their opinion of Christ:"What think you of Christ? -Whose Son is He? Theysay to Him: David's." Ot.fatt. 22 v, 42.) They knew He was speaking of Himself when He questioned them about the Messias: in their answer they used a Messianic title: The Son of David.

He thenquotedtothemaversefrom the 109th. Psalm (110th. Anglican version), containing areference to the Messias:"Ile said to them: 'How then doth David in spirit call Him Lord, saying: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit onmyrighthanduntilImake thy enemies thy footstool.."'(v. 43, 44.)

The argument is clear. If the Mes. sias is merely the Son of David, why does the inspired Scripture call Him God. Therefore it is amistaketo say that the Messais is not true God.

But Iam the Messias and therefore true God.

3. Ile claimed to he God in the presenceof theSanhedrin.

The occasion was most solemn.

Jesus was on trial for His life, and the High Priest, as spokesman for the SupremeCouncil of the Jews, put Him aquestion in the form of a solemn oath:"Iadjuretheeby thelivingGod,

that Thou tell us ifThou be theChrist the SonofGod." (Matt. 26, v. 63,)

And what answer did Jesus give?

Hereit is:"Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless Isay to }ou hereafter you shall see th e

So of \ f n ansittingon the right handofthe powerofGodand comingin theclouds of heaven."(v. 64.)

The Sanhedrin understood what Ile meant; theycondemned Him to death as ablasphemer. Jesus claimed then to be the promised Alessias, the One sent to save the world; Ile also claimed tobe true God.

"Rao,"Perth:

Q.: You ask for accurate information in regard to three questions. The first is concerned with smoking be. Bore Holy Communion.

kind enoughto explainthe following cablegram published in the Daily News,' Tuesday, December O 18+14."

Both W. H. Stead and J. Freeman enclose cuttings from local papers.The news they contain is: "The World's Evangelical Alliance alleges that the Franco regime is persecuting, even executing, Protestants in Spain; the alliance has laid these details before the Foreign Officeand circulated them among membersofthe Houseof Lords and the HouseofCommons." Then fol: lows details of'the alleged persecution.

A.: So far the localnewspapers have not done .more than report this allegation, quoting their source of informa• tion the "Daily Telegraph,'' London.. Asyet, as farasIknow, no

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A.: There is no prohibition of smok. ing before Holy Communion. Some people seem tofiave an idea that this matter is connected with the Euchar• istic Past but the Eucharistic Fast concerns food and drink. No doubt absention from smoking may be recommended out of reverence to the BlessedSacrament.butth ere

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Q.: Yoursecond question concerns the Baptismof children born to the Ca• tholio wife of amarriage performed in anon-Catholic Church, You say that the mother wishes

Mase chil. dren to be baptised in the Church andwishesyou to act as theirspon• sor. Your doubt Is whether or not theymaybebaptisedintheChurch.

A.: Itiscontraryto themindof the Church to baptise achild whowill not be brought up a Catholic. Conse• quently in acase like yours if there is grave probability that the children will not be brought up Catholics, Bap• tism shouldbe refused. Anassurance must be given that serious efforts will be made toeducate the children inthe Catholicreligion. In aparticularcase such as you mention, it is forthe par• ish priest t o

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Q.: The 8th. ofDecember is theFeast of theImmaculate Conception. Does It mean that Our Lady conceived OurLord on that day?

A.: The feast of the Immaculate Conception has nothing to do with the Conception of Our Lord; it commemorates the privilege by which the BlessedVirginwas conceived free from original sin.

Many non-Catholics make the error of confusing the Immaculate Concep. tion of Our Lady with the Virgin Birth. ACatholic should he e-isily remember that the Conception of the Blessed Virgin of Her Divine Son is commemorated on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25 which feast commemorates theAnnunciationofthe Archangel to Our Blessed Lady,

that she was tohethe\(otherofGodmade Aran.

W. H. Stead, Fremantle; J. Freeman, West Perth; Sincere, Claremont; A,MF., ex A.I.F,; Australia: These four correspondents place questions regarding recent press re ports of religious persecution in Spain.

Q.:"As you are bringing religious topics into public life, will you be

formation hasbeenreceived about this matter, and until further infor. mation and proof do come to hand Ido not intend todiscuss it. But I do intend to comment on arguments put forward by two of you three cor• respondents.

J. heemtan: TheLondon "Daily Telegraph" does not guWish news o

f this kind without fullauthority, so itmtat, be assumedthattheaccounts aretrue.

A.: Peace to the"Daily Telegraph," but your argument is cockeyed. All that the "Daily Telegraph' has stated so far is that certain allegations have been madebythe World's Evangelical Council; it has not stated them to be correct. Therefore on this evidence you are not entitled to say that "it must be assumed that theaccountsare true"—you arenoteven entitled tosay _that it may beassumed,

Q.: It hasbeenrepeatedly Proclaimed from the'VatholicAnswer" that the tenetsandpracticesoftheChurchd Rome are universal and general throughouttheChristianworld. That being so, It isonlyreasonable to assume that the same actions would be practisedhere, hadtheChurchof Romethetemporalpowerwhichitis constantly Seeking,

A.: IIere again your"assumption" is not "reasonable,"because you take two things for granted, v

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• secution hasreally taken place, asstat. ed by the Evangelical Council; and that it is the responsibility of the Catholic Church and not of the Franco regime. Whatchance is there forreasoned argument if you jump to aconclusion, without establishing your premises.

In any case the application of your conclusion to Australia is as fantastic as your gratuitous statement that the Catholic Church is constantly seeking temporal power.

Since": On occasions Lalor has stat. ed on the air thathe would fight and kick like hell topreserve the liberty of free religion, but in view of the press report of the executions and other atrocities inflicted by the Spanish on all but Roman Catholics, would he state his meaningof free religion?"

A.: Here again you rush to the ink. pot. the moment you read apress re. port. The general tone of your letter shows how eager you are to throw a stone when you seeit nearat hand.

Q.: Since thereportappeared early in theweek, therehas not been anyre-

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New Testament Does Not Forbid Use of Title"Father"

WhatrightshastheChurch-

What is aLay-Brother?

pudiation of such actions by the Pope as head of the Rcunan Catholie Church. It can be concluded thathefullyapproves same wise it is reasonable to assume he wouldnothave wastedamoment in malting some statement.

A.: Perhaps the Pope does not read the"Daily Telegraph." How• do you know thathe hasnotmadesome statement, that is supposing some persecution did take place?, Is it because no news agency hassent word of it to the Australian Press?

Q,: Thereisno doubtthat the Roman Catholic faith has produced' some wonderful men, viz., Hitler, Mussolini, and nowFranco, andyou must be proud of them. is there any answer?

A,: Inote this concluding paragraph of your letter merely to show how anxiousyou are togetareasoned unbaised answer to your questions. The Catholic Church has produced somewonderfulmen—might Imention Marshal Alexander, the present C. in C. Mediterranean Command. Yet I do not attribute his military prowess to his religion. Why then do you attribute the ideological beliefs of Hitler and Mussolini to the influence of the Catholic Church—you certainly have much less cause.

• Inconclusion,Ibacecarefullyrefrained from denying that any persecution took place in Spain. Ilack informa. tion. Ifandwhenalltheavailable information is received, then Iwill be ready to discuss the matter: Whether apersecution took place, What form it took, Who was responsible?

'AM.F., eaA.I.F., asks two other questions:

1. Why did de Valera's Government sendf;100,00oto reliefofItalians and nothing to blitzed Londoners?

M. Pearce, Shantou Park; and Enquirer, Shenton Park:

Q.: Why do priests call themasdtres "'Father" when in Matthew23, v. 9, Our Saviour forbids us to give any manthenineofFather, becausewe haveoneFather whoisinHeaven?

A.: It is news to me that Our Saviourforbidsustogiveanymanthetitle of father. What namedo you or did you give to your father? Did

you regard the use of.the title in his caseas aviolation ofiOur Saviour's Command. ment? What of the Commandment of God: Honour thy father and thy mother? Obviously then Christdidnot mean toforbid outright the useofthe title"Father"; this rigid interpretation of His words is wrong. Why then do you think He had Catholic priests in mind? Did He mean then to forbid theuseoftheword "Father"inatranslatedsense, as when aman of renown isreferred toasafatherofhispeople? Ido not think anyone would hold that. What then did He mean?

regardingpoliticalaffairs?

terfareorwishto directits members in politicalmatters.

A.: The Catholic Church does not take sidesin party politics; inpolitical matters that are indifferent to morals or religion the Church makes no pronouncement. In matters that touch on religionor moralsthe Church isjustified in giving guidance to her people inregardtothereligiousormoralissue. In supportof yourcontention thatthe Church does interfere in political matters you quote aspeech of the Catbolic Archbishop of Melbourne concerning the recent Referendum. An answer to this was given on October 22, 1944. If you desire acopy of the answer write to this Session. This goesalsoforProtestant,Donnybrook.

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Q.:DivineMission and leave poltical matters to thepeoplewho elect mimts bars o2 Parliament.

A.: The word is"renounce" not "de. nounce." (Understand Iam not correcting you pedantically, for aslip in the use of aword).

But there is avast difference be. tween denouncing all worldly affairs' and renouncing them—perhaps you meant towrite renounce.

Renouncement of anything is voluntary, Religious Sisters voluntarily give up the thingswithinthe ambit of their Religious vows. They do not give up their rights or duties as citizens, and whatever you say they are entitled to avote as much as you are. In practice, Iknow, agreat many of them, perhaps -the majority, would gladlyforegotheuseofthisright; but, unfortunately, thereis, in theway, the little matter of compulsory voting.

Note: Protestant, Donnybrook, also raises the question of Catholics in the Federal Cabinet. The question is not within the scope of thisSession. *

Acknowledgement.

"Seeker ofTruth,"Hyden:

2. Whois thesinisterinfluenceendearcuringtoallowItalianP.O.W.'storemaininAustraliaaltertheWar

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A.: These questions have nothing to do with' this Session.

Non-Catholic, Perth:

Q.: in the course of aletter about Missionsto theAAborigines. yourefer to an article in"The Record" and ask: WhatdoesaIaybrother mean; aremembersofthepublicallowedto workin theMissionswithout belonking,

to aReligious Order?

A.: The term lay-brother means a member of aReligious Order who is not in Holy Orders, He has areligi. ousvowasamemberofthe Order,but does not become apriest. It does not mean alayperson in the ordinary sense.

As to the second part of your ques. tion: Lay people, i.e., non-members of the Religious Order, sometimes volun. teer to work in the Missions. We have had examplesof that in some of the Australian Catholic Missions to Aborigines. Ishould say that it depends on the rules of the individual Order and on the rules and needs of the individual Mission.

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To understand one must study the context of this statement. In Matthew, chapter 23, Christ admonishes Hishearerstofollowthegooddoctrine, butnotthebadexampleoftheScribes and Pharisees; in particular He warns His disciples not to imitate their am• bition, not to seek honours or human glory. Seen inthiscontext themean• ingof His wordsis that our Fatherin Heaven is incomparably more to be regarded than any'father upon earth; the useof any earthly title shouldnot beinspired by prideandderogatoryto God's honour. This interpretation is confirmed by aconsideration of the following verse, Matt. 23, v. 10:"Neither be ye called masters; for one is yourMaster,Christ" Doesthatmean that we are not to honour our super• iors on earth? No. But it does mean that we are to follow no man Master whowould lead usfromChrist. The "Call none your father" and "Neither be ye called Masters," is not a command about the use of the vocal expression"Father" or"Master"; it is acommandment about something muchdeeper,i.e„honourandreverence paid to men which is not directed towards God or detracts from the hon. ourandreverence duetoGod.

Reverence and honour may be paid toothermen, under GodandforGod's sake. Among other things we have Scriptural authority for that. We read in 1Peter, 2, v. 13:"Be ye subject therefore to every human crea. ture for God's sake." The Apostle goes on to enumerate those to whom honour is due. And more to the point, St. Paul did not scruple to attribute to himself and his converts a spiritual relationship as of father and children:"Iwrite these things not to confound you; but Iadmonish you as my dearest children: For if yow-have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet notmanyfathers. ForinChristJesus bytheGospel Ihavebegottenyou."(1 Cor., 4, vv. 14.15.) Catholics in a similar way call theirpriests"Father," because they regard themas fathersin aspiritual•,

sense by God's providence. They do not call him "Father" in the samesensethattheycallGod "Father."

"For this cause Ibow my knees to theFatherofOur LordJesusChrist,of whomallpaternityinheavenandear'I , is named." (Enhes.3, v. 15.)

Enquirer, Shenton Park, also asks two other questions which have been answered very fully in this Session: Is it true that Roman Catholics are not allowedto read the Bible? IstheBible used by the Roman Catholic Church the King James authorised version, or has your Church adifferent version? Enquirer may have acopy of the replies givenby writing to this Session.

M.H., Leederville; Protestant, ,

Donny brook:

Q.: Youhave said inotherbroadcasts thatthe RowanCatholicdoesnotin-

A.: Quite correct as far as it goes. But politics—in the true and complete sense—not in the ridiculous and now= a-days widely understood sense of the "Political game"—is concerned -with the life of a nation. And if the Church, in carrying out Her Divine Mission finds it necessary to play a part in the lifeof anation, Sheisjustified in doing so and bound to doso. The generality of moderns are vocifer• ous in biddingReligion staywithinthe walls of churches and equally vociferous in blaming religion—or the failure of religion—for the social ills of the day.

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e the Sisters of' their lives to the Church and do such good work amongstthe sick, the poor and the children,shouldNOThaveavote,as Qhavealwaysbeenledtobelieveby good Catholics whom Iknow that they "denounce all the worldly affairs."

Icannot answer your question because of its personal nature. However the statement is correct in subshance—but the denomination was not Anglican; Iam not sure what denomination itwas.

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St. Mary's Convent School, Leederville PUBLIC EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1944

PAST PUPILS ATTENDING UNIVERSITY.

Faculty of Arts.

DALY, Patricia Agnes: English I. (Major Pass); Psychology 1. O'FARRELL, Catherine Mary; English IA; Psychology-I. UNIVERSITY. LEAVING.

DILLON.M.: Passed3subjects.

JUNIOR CERTIFIOATE.

BLACK, M. C,: Passed 4subjects. BRADBURY,N.At.:Passed3subjects.

BUTLER Al.T.: Passed8subjects.

DEVLIN, K. A.: Passed 10 subjects.

FLYNN D. K.: Passed 6subjects.

GROVE, P. Al.: Passed 6subjects.

JOHNSON, V. M,: Passed 9subjects.

JONES, R.P.: Passed 7subjects,

MANDIBLE, E. P.: Passed 5subjects.

MOOREHOUSE, O. R.: Passed 6subjects.

PEIRCE S. J.: Passed 10 subjects.

TILT, P.,

P.: Passed 5

subjects.

WILLIAMS, P. K.: Passed6subjects.

ALLIANCE FR6NCAISE.

GRADE III.: Moorehouse, 1

0.

(Dis. tinction—prize-winner; 7th. place in State). Johnson, V. (Distinction )

: Devlin. K.: Peirce, S.

GRADE V.: Bell, B.: Butler, M.; Jones, R.; Poole, E.; Moncrieff, A.; Tilt, P.; Williams, P. f= 0._1110PERCENT. PASSES.

IAICENTIATE DIPLOMA.

SINGING—Teacher—Pass: Gill, 0.

PIANOFORTE..

GRADE II: Foster, A.(Credit).

GRADE III.--Credit: Marquis, V.; Philbey, B.: Saunders, L: Scales, E.

Pass: Attrill, D.

SINGING--Class Singing (Credit).

PIANOFORTE—

GRADE IV.—Iionours: Doust, J.

Credit: Mandible, P.: Power, S.: Swarbrick, R. Pass: Brealey, D.; Le Page, B.

SINGING—Honours: Class Singing.

Pass: Myers, P.

PIANOFORTE—

GRADE V.—Honours: McLean, V'

Credit: Buckham, D.; Devine, P.; Mann, D.; Matheson, N.-. Salter, L. Pass: Higgs,R.; Jloncrieff, A.: McAllister, D.; Price, D.

SINGING—Pass: Criddle, F.: Jackson, N.

PIANOFORTE—

GRADE VI.—Ifonours: Cripps, E.; Edmonson, P.: McMullen, P.; Nash, W.; Norris, J. Credit: Buckham, D.: Fisher, D.; Foley, L.: Gib-

son, N.; Higgs, R.; O'Brien, N.: Papoo, D.; Sleight, J.; Walsh, Al.; Webster, R,; Wray, P. Pass: Clive Ir, Al.: Lee, 1.; Norwood, S.; Phillips, N.; Robinson, W.; Williams, A.; Woulfe, Al.

VIOLIN—Credit: Agostini, L.; Grove. J.; Nevin, D.

PIANOFORTE—

PREPARATORY GRADE — Pass: Anthony, N.; Clively, M.; De Gracie, A.; Fisher, E.; Fitzsimmons, E.; Foley, L.; Higgs, B.; Johnson. B.; Johnson, C,; Lee, I.; McGhie, M.; McLean, P.; McMullen, P.; Moulder, P.; Nash, D.; Paizes, E.; Papoo, D.; Robinson, W.; Schumann, P.; Sleight, J:: Sutcliffe. D.; Thomson, :1t.; TrevaskiF, E.; Whately, R.

VIOLIN—

PREPARATORY GRADE: Hard. ing, At.; Wheare, P.

MUSICAL PERCEPTION.

GRADE 111—Pass; Mandible, P. GRADE. 1V,—Credit: Devlin, 1).

THEORY OF MUSIC, TRINITY COLLEGE.

FIRST STEPS—Honours: Anthony, N.; Fisher, E.: Foley, L.; Hall, D.; Sleight, J.; Thomson, Al.; Trevaskis, E.; Walsh, \I. Alerit: Hall, V.: Shilling, J. Pass: Goff, P.; Philips, N. PREPARATORY—Ilonours: Francis, E. 1100 marks); Mann. D. (100 marks); Buckham, D.; Edmonson, P.;\icLean, V.: Norris, J,; Salter, L.; Woulfe, At.

THEORY OF MUSIC— UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS,

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ARTOF SPEECH.

GRADE IV.—Pass: Paizes, K.

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TRINITY COLLEGE.

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SUCCESSFUL MUSIC PUPIL,, 1844

Form V

Matter

of the Sacrament ... Eligibility add Duty of Sponsors

Spiritual Effects of oConfirmation

When achild is born into this world its newly-received bodily life requires to be nourished and strengthened in order thatso frail apiece of humanity may eventually develop into arobust and full-grown man or woman. So is it, too, aiter the soul has been "born again of water andthe Holy Ghost": a fresh Sacramentcomes to streng th

en and confirm the supernatural life imparted to it in Baptism —

the Sacram.ntofConfirmation.

God has givenmen aspecial Sacra* ment as e

very turn, and for. every spiritual emergency, Hardly has Ile given uslife through Baptism than lie hastens to our aid with another store of spiritual grace for the purpose of confirming that supernatural life and fostering our growth "into the perfect man .unto the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ." Then, before we have travelled far in life, our souls become defiled with the mire of sin, and Penance is at hand to restore to us the life of Grace.

Then OurLord,presiding in the hostelry of His Catholic Church, spreads out before us the heavenly bouquet of His very Fleshand Blood, in the Holy Eucharist. Thus our weakened forces are repaired, and we can journey on again, and ever upward, until we safely reachthemountofGod. Butways of life may differ widely. Some start together on the path of wedded life, and these are closely linked together for theirmutual support in ahallowed union, cemented by aafresh outpouring of the Precious Blood in Iloly Matra. mony. Thence they draw 'the grace they need for keeping faithfully their pledge of life-long fellowship. and for rearingunto God the children lie may send to give gladness to their Pilgrimage. Others, again, are "called by God" to guide their fellow-travellers heavenwardand'minister tothemthese very Sacraments of Christ. A still more arduousjourney, this, and full of pitfalls, needing all powers and helps bestowed on priest and bishop in the Sacramentof Holy Orders. Yet,how. ever farapart the different courses taken, each and all must cross the ocean towards the inurney's end to reach the port of Heaven and shall meet in common rendezvo,

us without the sombre harbour-mouth of death.

And then it is that our ever-faith'ful Saviour stretches forth once more His hand of power, as of old, to still the tempestraisedbySatanover thedying Christian,and, casting the soothing OilofIQy Extreme Unction upon the troubled waters, He nerveseach timid soul to make the inevitable passage within the port in peace and confidence. Truly doesthelove of Christ sustain our struggling souls with numerous helpsand safeguards. Butnow • wemust turn to driertopics,andview theSacramentofstrengthfrom amore technical standpoint,

in mind with reference to many doctrinal puzzlesthat best oufminds, and to which no answer seems to be(forthcoming.

How, then,canwebesure thatConfirmationisvalidlyconferreduponus?"

!ome one may ask in dismay. The answeris, that thesedifferences among theologians as to what is the sufficient "matter" rlo not practically affect the security of-the Sacrament—i.e., as long as the rite appointedby theChurch be carried out as fixed. For this we do know—that the Church cannot err by prescribing(what is doubtfully sufficient for imparting the sacramental graces which Christ intended. So. whatever 17e the essential matter of Confirmation, we have absolute certainty of its, being supplied in the course of-the appointed ritual. Nloreover, the Church teaches that it is a grievous sin of sacrilege to/expose a Sacrament to frustration by omitting any notable portion of the prescribed rite on the strength oftheological speculations however sound these may be from an,

academic point of view.

The remote matter, then, consists of the Bishop's hands, and the consecrated olive oil mixed with balm, called technically"chrism." The proximate matter is the imposition of episcopal handsas invol'ed in the act of signing thecandidatewith chrism. The full form of the Sacrament (or(words accompanying the signing with chrism) runs as follows:"Isign thee with the sign of the Cross, and Iconfirm thee with-the chrism of salvation: in the nameof theFather,andof theSon,and oftheHolyGhost."

•The Minister ofConfirmation.

The ministeris, ordinarily, a Bishop only; but for grave reasons—e.g., to meet the needs of foreign missions, whereministershavingepiscopal consecration may be scarce—an ordinary priest may be deputed to confer the Sacrament. This faculty is usually granted to PrefectsApostolic, who, unlikeVicarsApostolic,have notreceived episcopal conseration. Such ministers "extraordinary," however, cannot eon. secrate the holy oil: the power to do this is reserved to Bishops.

The Candidatq.

Any baptised person iscapable of receiving Confirmation. But if possessed of reason, the candidate must have the will to be confirmed. Moreover, for lawfully receiving the Sacrament, thestateofgraceisrequired,sinceConfirmationisaSacramentof the"living" —i.e., is meant for those already in possession

of the life of grace.

there is no theological necwssity for thisverycommonpractice,whichseems also to fall inwith asuggestion of the Roman Catechism. leo XIII., how• ever, in aletter (June 22, 1897) to the BishopofMarseilles,whohadabolished theaboveusage, pointsouttheadvantage of conferring Confirmation sooner, but, of course,not before the age of reason has been reached, the Council of Trent being averse to infant Confirmation. His Holiness dwells upon the great advantage of opening out this source of additional grace to younger children before evil inclinations can have taken root. IntheearlyChurch —andthe practicestillobtainsbyforce ofancientcustominsomeEasterncommunities—Confirmationwasgiventoit ,

tints immediately after Baptism.

ObligationofConfirmation.

Is aCatholic seriously bound to receive Confirmation? Some have maintained that the omission would be a mortal sin—at all events, if an opporannity of being,confirmed presented itself. But no satisfactoryproofof any such obligation can be drawn, either from the nature of the Sacrament, which is notnecessary forsalvation, or from any document, Divine or ecclesiastical. It,would, of course, be grievously sinful to neglect it out of,core tempt', as though Confirmation were a worthless trifle. But here the sin would lie in despising so Divine agift, and not in omitting to receive it, just as would be the case if awoman for example ;

despised the SacramentofOrders, although there could be no question ofherbeingordained.

Sponsors.

In solemnConfirmation there.mustbe one god-parent, and, contrary to what islaiddowntforBaptism,thatonemust he of the same sex' as the candidate. Given sufficient need, one sponsormay stand for many candidates; otherwise two god-children per sponsor is the maximum allowance, saving an indult from the HolySee.

Thesponsormusthavecompletedhis orher thirteenthyearofage,andmust, moreover, have received.Confirmation. "Spiritualrelationship" iscontracted as in Baptism,but notwith the effects as to impediments. The same classes of peroons are excluded from the office, but with this extension, prescribed by law, that defaulters in the matter of "Easter duties" are ineligible,as well aspublicoffendersofthegrossersort.

In order to contract the obligations of spons(Irship,the godparent must touch the candidate during the essential part of the Confirmation rite—i.e., while the Bishop is ministering to the individual candidate. With us this is effectedbythe snonsorkeepingahand upontheshoulderofthecandidate. A sponsor may stand by proxy. Husband orwife may not be sponsor.The sponsorof Baptismshould notordinarilv be the sponsor at Confirmation (Canon 796). -

Effect ofConfirmation. OurCatechism telsusthat,inConfirmation

Confirmation to the Real Sacramental Presence of Our Lordin achurch that hasbeepmerely,blessed asatemporary place of worship,and then,again, in one finally setaside for His permanent abode by solemn episcopal consecra• tion,andmarkedforeverwiththeconsecrationcrosses.

TheHolyGhostisthegiftwereceive, and lie isgiven to us in order to strengthenus forour Christian warfare against spiritual enemies.

One need only state this in order to makeitplainhowimportantitmustbe not tomissbeingconfirmed. We know, from the wondrous transformation wroughtin theApostles on the Dayof Pentecost. what the Holy Ghost can effect inthesoul. Those twelve timid and, for themost part, illiterate and tactless fishermen—till then hiding away in holesand corners"for fear of the Jews"—had no sooner laeen endowed with the Holy Spirit from on high than they stood forth, fearless and determined,'to preach Christ crucified, and to rebukeapowerful world for its unbelief, its overweening pride, its insatiable avarice, and its degrading lusts. That powerofthe Spiritis cer. tainly not shortened. Then, is our needofit diminished?

The world through which wehave to fight our way to Heaven is not different in its essential spirit Jrom that whichtheApostleshadtoface andconquer. Humanphilosophy,falseethical standards,nowasthen,waragainst.the teachings of faith; the love of money, with its attendant advantages, threatens to quench all desire for the things of God; material progress and its multiplied luxuries supply athousand incentives to our innate sensuality; countless forms of pleasutable excitementand frivolity threatens todestroy all steadiness of purpose in God's service; ridicule, and often the petty tyranniesofbigotry,pursue theconvertto the Faith or to reformed living-these are somedf the assaults against which we would faindefend ourselves. Then, woulditnothesheerestfollytodeprive ourselves of the spiritual weapons which Confirmation places at ou- disr posal? Putting aside the question of any strict duty to receive this Sacrament, at all events we should inflict a heavylossuponourselvesbygivingThe go-try to such sorely needed graces. It isloss enough to forfeit nothing more thantheadditionalmeasureofheavenly blissand glory foralleternity reserved for those whom the "finger of the Father's right hand" has signed and sealed. Forthis reason alone, itwere expedient (when possible) that even senseless infants at the point of death should notbeallowed to die with ConfirmationbeingaddedtotheirBaptism.

tles. This isatruth tobe borne

Every Sacrament consists of form and matter. The last-named, when taken apart from the ceremonial in which it isemployed, is termedremote matter; or, if considered in connection with thesame,proximatematter.Thus, . in Baptism,theremotematteriswater, and the proximatematter is theuse to which the water is pt.t—i.e., the Pour, ing of water. The form consists of the words pronounced during the said pouring—"Ibaptise thee; etc. In the case of Confirmation, theologians are notunanimousin determining thematter the Sacrament. This may appear strangeat firstsight. We must,however, remember that the Church does notknoweverything.butonly asmuch as Christ has chosen to include in the treasury ofdoctrine which Ile original"- committed to the keeping of His Apos

We have already seen that the three Sacraments "of the living" imprint a hidden spiritual mark, or"character," upon the soul which is indelible for ever,and hence theycan never be validly receivedasecondtime. Itis,perhaps, well to repeat this in connection with Confirmation. Cases are occa• Mortally metwith ofsimpleor ignorant people presenting themselves several times for this Sacrament,even on one and the same occasion.-One instance is reportedof amanwho,on being remonstratedwithbytheconfirming Bishop for coming up again,whispered confidentially in his lordship's ear in his own defence: "Saving your lordship's presence, but that reverend gen tleman standing on your lordship's rightkeeps-a-nubbin' of itoffas fastas you putin on"—an obviousallusion to the assistant priest, whose duty it is reverently to wipe off the holy chrism with cotton-woolbefore theperson just anointed retires to his place. Our friend clearly mistook the sacred unction for aphysical remedy.

Age for Confirmation.

Amongst us Confirmation is very often given afterfirst Communion. But

I"we receive the Holy Ghost," and this"in order to make us strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of fesus Christ." In what sense is the Holy Ghost "received"?

Tothosewhoarenolonger children, or whohave,perhaps, advanced faron in life--especially if naturally sensitive —the ordeal of apublic Confirmation service may prove asomewhat heavy tax upon theirhumility or moral courage. But then,the cost is srrtal) enough in comparison with the rich benefitreceived. Still,thereisnothing to preventsuch persons using any opportunity that may occur for securing Confirmation under circumstances of greater privacy,or in some distant church,where they will passunknown.

Toany thinking person itmust'surely prove asource of greatest edification tosee—as, thankGod,weoftendo —the middle-aged,or even older, folk presenting themselves with brave simplicity for Confirmation in company withlittlechildren. The Sacred Heart must surely love such single-minded eagerness for Its loving spiritual gifts, and reward the same with exceptional blessings.

es

ent ourselves for Confirmation. Hence the simple possession of grace involves the presence of the HolyGhostwithin us. Onr reception ofHim,therefore,in Confirmation must mean something more than this. It means that He then takes over the I Note: In the list of results given in possession of the soul in a new

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it fresh sacramental "character"as His ted. vefy own,adorning it with His seven Th e Colle

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Therry Society Completes Its First Year

On January 27 the feast of St. John Chrysostom-a date which marks the eighth anniversary of the foundation of the Therry Society, in Me•bourne—the.Perth branch of the Society will complete its first year. The occasion will be marked, according to Therry custom, by the coming together of members in Mass and Communion and by the celebration of an all-Australian birthday party on the eve of the feast. I

Production of"QualityStreet."

This will he astepping-stone to the production of.'Quality Street;' in the Assembly Hall, Pier St., on the nights dfFridayandSaturday,February2and 3. This charming comedy of manners of a bygone age represents Sir JamesBarrie at his best. Though written over forty years ago. the play retains its popularity and never fails to appeal when presented as a human study of some very delightful people. The Misses Throssel are not so far removed from our own day as is sometimes thought; manners change, cus tome change, but the essentials of human nature do not and the Misses Throssel remain very live, very human, . very dear.

In the coming production, the interpretation of the sisterly roles has been entrusted to Miss Carmel Moran (Phobe ofthe Ringlets) and Airs. Dora Bulbeek (Miss Susan),-while Mr. Bert Adderley will portray the "dashing Captain Brown.'

Producer from Melbourne.

Production is under the supervision of Mr. George Walton, founder and director of the Therry Society. He has many productions in Melbourne to his credit, as well as in Adelaide, Sydney, and Auckland. New Zealand. Isis name is linked with the production of "Credo," The twentieth-century miracle play of Flemish origin, which was translated into English by Mr. Frank Sheed expressly for presentation in Auckland. at the time of the Catholic Centenary celebrations. Subsequently "Credo" was presented in •Alelbourne, with acast df three thousand, and to an audience of over seventy thousand people.

Prominent Member of Lay Apostolate.

As well asbeingfounderand director of the Therry Society, Mr. Walton is well-kno,cn in Australia and New Zealand as aprominent member of the lay apostolate. Last year he was asisStant director of Catholic Action in Adelaide. Ile has been in Perth for someweeks, accompanied by Miss Mollie Minogue, who is the vice-president of the Melbourne Therry Societ Under their direction aholiday School for local Therry members hasjust been successfully held at Loreto, by the kindness of Mother Superior.

Mr. Walton and Miss Minogue will remain in Perth until after the production of "Quality Street," and will confer,with the localCouncil )ofwhich Mr. Bert Adderley'is president) in compilingaprogramme of action forthe comingyear.

Scope of theApostolate of Entertainment.

Stagecraft is only one aspect of the Societv's field. It regards drama in the widest sense of the word, with the eternal drama of the Mass as both its foundation and high peak; it includes in its programme radio and film work, stresses the fundamental value of speecheraft, and interpretation through words of prose and poetry,speech and song; particularly does it emphasise the necessity for rebuilding the art of entertainment in the home, thatfamily life may be made happier and stronger, and the natural creative talents of our young people given full scope for development. A largely mechanised age, in which entertainment is in the

main mechanical, has brought about a passivity which issociallyandnational• ly dangerous, The Therry Society aims, in simple natural ways, at overcoming this, as well as providing a salutary antidote to the subtle ravages of paganising entertainment, and so aiding in making family life and national life stronger, as acommonChris• tian culture, permeated with the joy and beauty of the liturgy and the true tang of Australiana develops through. out our land.

Hierarchical Mandate.

Whereveritis established,theTherr• Societybears the mandate of the Archbishop, and is rcognised as an import• ant part of the lay apostolate. The Spiritual Director of the Perth branch has been Rev. Father James Bourke, , who, prior to his departure for Adelaide, was farewelled in amemorable entertainment-in-the-home programme at his father's home recently. Thirty membersofthe Perth Therries showed in unmistakable manner their appreciation of the splendid work done by Father Bourke in helpinglay the foundations of avigorous Therry Society hereinPerth,andingiving it theright apostolic directive.

Qualification for membership in the Society is dependent primarily upon this apostolic desire, this will to serve, to labour gladly "for Australia, for God." Further_ particular$ regarding membership may be obtained from the secretary, Miss Patricia-Nolan, at the Society's temporary address, 81 St. George'sTerrace.

Ticketsfor"Quality Street"mayalso be obtained from Miss Nolan. The price of admission to the production is 3s. The booking opensat Nicholson's on Monday, January 22.

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THE CATHOLIC LITERARY RE- ingCatholicliteraryrevival,butof th VIV"

Irememberreadingatschool oncein ahistory of English literature by an American nun (may heaven preserve usfrom American nunsI),G. K. Chesterton'sstatementthatAlexanderPope wasthelastgreatpoet ofChristendom. To me at the time it seemed just anotherofChesterton'ssillyremarks, and agratuitous insult to all subsequent English poets. I didn't' understand, ChestertonandIdidn'tlike Pope. Successive generations of English critics had taught methat there was nothing muchmoretothelatterthanatwisted, cynical mind, while liberal historians bad given me absolutely no idea of -, theconcept ofChristendom or what it >tood for, The English teacher also thought that Chesterton was standing on hishead again, and so it was that teacher and pupilexperienced one of those rare and beautiful moments of mutual understanding.

But,sillyasit mayhave seemed,the statementwas•true,anditisasadcommentaryonhistoryasitistaughteven inCatholicsschoolsthatitssignificance was not immediately apparent, For Alexander Pope was certainly the last greatpoetofChristendom insofar as it may be granted that he was agreat poet,andinsofarashestood,aCatholic satirist,amidthefinallycrumbledruins oftheunitythathadbeenEurope.For , least 150 years after his death in 1744 English literature in particular gave us no great writer who wrote in the Christiantradition, as, forexample, Milton and Shakespeare, and ahostof others had done in the past.

But now the scene is beginning to change. In fact the contribution of Catholicism notonly in literature. but in thefield ofintellectual thought generally, is beginning to be felt again. It maybe that inthesedaysof theflight from reason, as Arnold Lunn puts it, that Catholics are left as some of the few remainingintellectuals; as some of the"lastand lingering troubadours"of that hard thought which is so absent from themodernworld. On thisvery point it was Chesterton again'who wrote that the novel was the highest andmost typicalform of 20th, century literature, because the modern was moreusedtodealingwith theemotions thanwiththethingsofthemind.

Afurther reason is that ,

the Church in England is recruiting to her ranks eonverts of high standing, and these are making their contributions felt in theworldofliterature. Anyhow,whateverthecauses,thechallengeofCatholicism, which it was thought had been relegatedtothepast,isonceagain confronting the world. Many who had looked down on the Church and Her doctrines with afeeling of pitying in. tellectual superiority, now find them. selves inexplicably squirming in their ownseats,liketheclassbullywhomthe dog caught by the trousers, and they scarcelyknow from which point they willfind themselves attacked next.

revivalandofsome ofthebooks to be seen on the stalls Ishall write in subsequent issues. At, the outset, however, tribute mustbe paid to the Aus. tralian, Friend Sheed, and to his wife, MaisieWard,forthe•workthatthepublishing house of Sheed and Ward has doneover thelasttwenty years in presenting to the public the work of the writers of the Catholic revival. Their efforts in this diVction deserves to rank alongside theworkofthe English coflvert, William Britten,who, seventyodd years ago, founded the Catholic Truth Society. Of atruththe Catholic world stands deeply indebted to these three people.

—THE MOOCTTF.R

QUALITYSTREET"

,,

On Thursday And Friday of next week, at the Assembly Theatre, the Therry Society will present J.•M. Barrie's play,"Quality Street" It is not known why this play has been chosen for the first major public presentation by the Society. It is far from being inthefirstwaterofBarrie'splays,and when itwaspresentedin the same the. atre by the Independent Players only lastmonth,itwasunfavourablyreviewedon thispage.

There is nothing of high dramatic qualityin thestoryoftheromanticlife dftwomaidensisters--oneold, and the other not so old—and the play comes to the usual conventional conclusions. Nevertheless, as was stated in our re. view, there is sufficient merit in the play, if well done, to keep an audience gently simmering thtoughout, and it has certain features about it which might make it appeal to asociety for its first majorventure,,

Thus the story is straightforward enough, and of asimple interest and a quietcharm, whilethecharacterisation, with the possible exception of Miss PhoebeThrossel,isnotunduly difficelt Oddly enough, this latter role, played by Marie Beeck, was the best feature in the productionbythe Independent Players. On-the other hand, the very simplicity of the play calls for careful production. Itis aperiodplay,setill the time of the Napoleonic wars, and even then Barrie was writing against the social background of the world of 1904 when the play first appeared.

- The lackof any tensedramatic interest in afairlylongplaydemandsacertain amount of ingenuity on the part of the producer to hold the audience's attention. Its rather slow tempo means that the producer must cover tip

meansanything. It is much moreaccuratetosay thatFatherHopkins (for he became aJesuitpriest) hasexerted the greatest single personal influence on the poetry of the 20th.century. He wasamanborn out ofhis 1 ;

ime, He had been dead thirty years before his collected poems were published in 1918. The Poet Laureate, Robert Bridges, close friend and literary executor of Hopkins, had delayed publication of the poems because he believed-their striking originalityrwould preclude afavourable reception from the sluggish and dilettante society of the late Victorian era. It is probable that Bridges was right, although he hasbeenmuch criticisedforhisaction: it is certainly afact that it took ten years for the first small edition to sell out. Hopkinsdidnotreallycomeinto hisownuntil theninteeenthirties; the second edition of his poems has been reprinted nine times. His influence may be clearly seen in the workof T. S.Eliot, and the otherimportantpostwar poets, such as Ezra Pound, Hart Crane,W.H. Auden, C.Day-Lewisand Stephen Spender, are not without obligation to him in the matter of prosody,although the red rowdyism df the so-called Auden-Spender group of Marxist poets is totally foreign to the deep spirituality which gave the poe-try of Gerard Manley Hopkins its strength and direction.

Itis quite impossible to do Hopkins adequate justice in this brief sketch, and one feels all the more the need to dwell upon himbecausehe isso little understood', and because his dynamic poetry represents such a complete break from traditionalverse. Thefollowing extract from an essay by J. C. Reid will help to strengthen the bare outline which is all that can be attempted here:

"All Father Hopkin's innovations his'out-rides,' his'verbal counterpoint., ; his inversions, his alliteration spring from two things—from a realisation thatpoetry isintimatelyrelated to the real natureof alanguageand thusthat it should be in a natural rhythm, 'sprung rhythm; the rhythm ofspeech and not the artificial syllabic rhythm, and again from apassionate apprehension of the beauty of nature and of God through nature which strains natural syntax and common expression at times to breaking-point. Much of his admitted difficulty results from the pressure of avivid imagination so strongly upon the resources of langu-

They mayfind thatone of their pet fads has been blown to the uttermost cornersof theearthby agustofChes• tertonian laughter; or in acorner of California'for which they feel aholy reverence,theymayfindthatproducers have discovered that nuns and priests maymakequitehuman andinteresting fthn material. They are uncomfortable as the falsehoods of theold liberal history are being gradually revealed: while the news that aPapal Academy of Science has been set up sounds to themverymuchliketheunpleasanttidings that the harlot who sits upon the sevenhillsis tobreakfastinthe morning. And over it all if they listen they can hear the clarion-like and now portentous words, which Hitni• Belloc,nowanoldmaninthefullglory of his seventy-four summers and a Papalknighthood, shouted so joyously in hisyoungerdays:

"Hereticsall, wherever you be, You never shall have good work from me Caritasnonconturbatme."

These remarkshave been prompted by the evidences on the city bookstallsduringrecent weeksofthe grow,

its deficiency in incident by sufficient dexterous touches here and there inthedevelopmentof the story and in the interpretationby the playerstoen. sure that,in fact,a1945Australian Audience does gently simmer, at least at odd intervals, during the presentation. Actually careful production is asine qua non for the success df all of Bar rie's plays, and in the case of most of them also,,there is required an intelligent appreciation of what the authorreallywantedfromtheactors.This latter was lacking, forexample, in the Repertory's presentationof"Dear Bru• tus" during its last season. Fortunately, however, atleast from the point Hof the players,"Quality Street" is not aparticularly(fanciful play.

The Therry production is, therefore awaitedwithinterestby thispage, and also, itis presumed,forthe purpose of comparison, by the Independent Players themselves., —THE MOOCHER.

LITERARY SKETCHES.

NO. 2—OERARD MANLEY 'HOP-

KUM.

Born at Stratford, near London, on July 28, 1844. Although by birth he was apartof theVictorianage,acontemporary of Browning and Tennyson, his poetry stamps him as amodern, and it is therefore not surprising to hear him referred to as the founder of modern poetry—if this expression

age that ordinary speech seems unable to containallthat is surging to beexpressed."

In conclusion, one cannot do better than quoteasample of Hopkins's poetry—the splendid sonnet called "The Windhover' which, superficially, is a vision df the flight of akestrel but which is addressed "To Christ Our Lord." It thus becomes ahymn in praise notonlyofoneofthemoststirring, sights in nature, but transcendentally of Christ, the arch-type of the beauty of energy and intellect. The sonnet will repay careful reading: Icaught this morning morning's minion, kingdom of daylight's dauphin, dapple-dawn-dawn Falcon in hisriding

Of the rolling level underneath nim steady air, and striding High there,howherungupontherein ofawimplingwing

In his ectasyl then off, off forth on swing

As askate's heel sweeps smooth on abow-bend: the hurl and gliding Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding

Stirred dor abird—the achieve of, the masteryof the thing!

Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume, here Buckle! And the fire that breaks from thee then, abillion Times told lovelier, more dangerous, 0 my chevalier! No wonder of it; sheer plod makes plough down sillion Shine and blue-bleak embers, ah my dear, Fall, gall themselves, and gash goldvermilion.

—DE GUSTIBUS.

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Lay Retreat Movement

It ignow almost twenty yearssince the late Holy Father laid particularstress on the necessit,r-of enclosed Retreats for the laity, and he has stressed th e

matter many times since, as bei ng

amost important feature of Catholic Action,

Living With the Church

MASS CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.

January 2g-

-geptuagesima Sunday: Mass proper. No Gloria. 2nd. prayer df St. Peter Noasco ;

3rd. prayer of St. Agnes. 4th, prayerfor peace. Creed. Preface o

f th e Trinity.

January 2"t. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor: . Blass."In medio." lst. prayer of the proper. 2nd. prayer for peace. Tract. Creed.

January 3"t.Martina,Virgin and Martyr: Mass Loquebar" 2nd. prayer "Deus qui salutis.' 3rd. prayer for theChurchorPope. 4th. prayerfor peace, Tract.

January 31—St.John Bosco;Confes. sor: Mass proper. 2nd. prayer for peace Tract.

February 1—St. Brigid,Virgin: Mass "Dilexisti."-1st. prayer of the Proper. 2nd. prayerofSt. Ignatius. 3rd. prayer for peace. Tract. No Creed.

February 2—The Purification of the Blessed Virgin: Kass proper. 2nd, prayer forpeace. Tract. Creed. Preface of the Na. tivity.

'toe ArcOatocege

ARCHBISHOP%ENGAGEMENTS,

January30: _

8a.m.: Preside at Ceremony of Profession at St. Joseph's Convent, Fremantle.

February2--

8.30 a.m.: Preside at Ceremony of Profesyon at Convent of Mercy, Victoria Square.

HOLIDAYRESORTS

MASS TIME TABLE.:

Cottesloe:

Sundays: 7a.m.; 10 a.m.

NorthBeach:

Sundays (from Dec. 24, until further notice): 9.30a.m.

Rockingham:

Sundays (in January): 9a.m.

Scarborough:

Sundays: 8a.m.

In contrast to those retreatsor missionswhich are given periodically in apublic church, enclosed retreats here mentioned are those in which residence is taken tip in areligious house specially set apart for the purpose. General missions are excellent in their way, but they do not allow for the seclusion, silence and detachment that the enclosed retreat affords. For areal]• ideal retreat these advanta ,,

February 3—Saturday Mass of the Blessed Virgin: Mass "Salve." 2nd. prayer of St. Blaise. 3rd. prayer of the Holy Ghost. 4th. prayerIforpeace. Tract Preface of the Blessed Virgin.

es are essential.

The idea of enclosed retreats is not alieu line.

The prin- ciple ha s

long

been

recognised by the Church. In Canon Law, clerics and religiousarerequired toattendan annual retreat, which is recommended as being aspiritual

work of the highest in,portance. If this be truein the case of religious, it niust at least be equally true in the case of the laity. Considering the "sick hurry antl divided aims" of modern life, one can appreciate the emphasis which the Holy Father places on the lay retreat movement. It focusses the spiritual outlook oil life, and gives aproper perspective to those who must perforce be in the world and of it. In fine, it aids nien to forth aproportional scale of values, by tyhich

they lice, move. and have their heing.

The necessit y

of the lay retrtat murcment Was Weyeru,urt in evidence than to-day. The tcorld is gradually becoming pagan in its outlook. False principles and base practises obtrude thcnts4lycs eyervivIlere in the pictures and the press.

,]lie timeisout ofjoint. Unemplovmentstalks sullenlyside I)N. side withlu xur

y. The most universalme

th o

d o

fsolvingdomesticdifficulties is legalised divorce,andhirth-control is landed astheonit•reasonableexpedient ill the

modern struggle for existence The life

hluorl of nations

ebhs away,.while politicians and nation builders look id]• on. The householdgods so reverenced in Pagan Rome no fingerpossessashri ne

i n pagan

hearts.

ForCatholicswhowish totakepartinanyeffectiveschemeof Catholic Action,and tvho tt•ish to act asaleavening influence for good in aworld of Philistines, the lay retreat movement affo

rd s awonderful opportunity. It is amost fundamental training for CatholicAction. Notonlydoes itallowthelayman totakestock of,andremedy,hisspiritualshortcomings,butitshowshim cohere best his energies might be expended. Here in the Archdiocese the moveulcnt hasalready taken root. Afewgroupsof thelaity have already made apoint of an annual week-end retreat, and other societies cgptemplate asimilar procedure. There cats be little doubt but that the community will benefit considerab]• by the leaveninginfluenceofsuch practical Catholics. Avery -

wide sphere of influence may be exercised by this movement through our various Catholic societies. The past Pupils' associations of the various schools, the friendly societies, and the Catholic social and athletic clubs areafew that occur to one, who will, i t

i s hoped, take up the lead so

admirablygiven byothers. It would be atruly Apostolic work, and the most appropriate for Catholic societies—since the Hol y

Father has fre quent

l y stated that the Retreat Mov ement

i s

thesoulofCatholicAction.

SCIENCE TEACHERS' EXHIBITION WINNER

LESLIE J.BRENNAN.

ApupiloftheChristian Brothers' College, St. George's Terrace, Perth. Lespassed the Leaving Certificate in seven subjects, with four distinctions: English, Latin, (d), Mathematics A (d) Mathematics Il ((i). Physics(d), Chemistry and Applied Mathematics. This pass won him a Science Teachers' Exhibition to the University.

unior in 1942 in eight subjects. Ile was aCollege Prefect Secretary of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and the Lit. erary and Debating society, and amember of the First \VIII. During 19Li fie was gazettedaCadet Lieutenant of the College Senior Cadet Corps.

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DISTINGUISHED LEAVING PASS

KENNETH F.TONDDT.

APupil of the Christian Brothers' College, St. George's Terrace,'Perth, who passed the recent Leaving Certificate Examination in seven subjects, with five distinc. tions. His pass, which in. eluded English, Geography (d), MathematicsA (d), Mathematics B (d) Physics (d), Drawing B, Applied Mathematics (d), was the highest secured by any Ca. tholic school student, Ken. who came

at the College. Daring 1944, he was aCollege Prefect, Vice-President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, amember of the Literary and Debating Society, Captain of the First XI.,andmemberof the First ' XVII1. and Slazenger-Cup Tennis Team.

Submarine Hero'Weds at S WAk_

11avt4 ,

The marriage of CommanderAnthony \Tiers, V.C., D.S.O and Bar, df the Royal Navy, to Miss Patricia . J1ar, W.R,A.NS. was celebrated at St, Mary's Cathedral on Saturday last by His Grace the Archbishop. assisted by' Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, .A.D.M., Rev. Frs. Rafferty, O'Farrell and O'Caliaghan.

Miss Frances Moran presided at the organ, and the Ca. thedral Boys' Choir sang appropriarte motets. e

Miss Millar, who is atransport driver in the Navy, was born in Penang, and educated in Perth. She escaped from Singapore with her mother just before its fall.

She is the l9-year-olddaughterof thelate DavidMcIntyre Millar, who was theyManagercfthe Chartered Bank in Singapore, and Mrs. Millar, of Perth.

Commander Miers is well known for the exploits which earned him his decorations. He was awarded the V.C. when he took part in the evacuation of Crete, and rescued many Australians. His part in sinking 11 axis ships in the Mediterraneaniwonhim theD.S.O.and Bar.

The bride was frocked in whine and wore an old family eil whichisreputed tobeover 10 v

0years old. Shewas at. tended by two school friends, Misses Mary Roe and Ann l'uthhertson, who wore paleblue.

• The hest man and groomsman were naval officers, who were Close friends of the groom.

In due course the couple intend to make their lice in r England.

Poland, Between the Riga and the "Curzon" Lines

By MARTIN HALEY.

Mr. Churchill's recent pronounce• mentonthe Polishquestionontheface ofitlookslikeacompletesurrender to the Soviet viewpoint, namely, that the lands between the Riga Line and socalled Curzon Line occupied by Soviet troops in September, 1939, with Nazi connivance, will remain Russian territory. Four million people (pre-war population) and one-third of Poland's 1939areaareinvolved.

Since in this part only 30 per cent. ofthe poptilation are Polish by race, some conceive the Russian viewpoint justified. Twenty-two per cent, are White Russian,22percent.areUkrainians,and24percent.areofotherraces, chiefly Jewish. Since the Ukrainians are mostly under Soviet rule already, andmaybe classed as Rusianswithout prejudice, the Soviet case appears strongenough.

Here are its weaknesses on the ethnologicalside:(1) Non-Russian peoples are in amajority; (2) Polish Jews are Polesmorethananythingelse:(3) Polish Ukrainians have also been con.

EightyPerCent.ofthe Population...

Are Afflicted with Some Form of Spinal Defect, that is the cause of so much Nervousness, Indigestion, Head ache, Rheumatism, Mental Weakness, and other grave and dang?rous Diseases.

spicuous for their loyalty to Poland;,

(4) The Riga Line was arrived at by mutual agreement, and seems to have been considered on both sides an ap. proximation to justice. If it is to be revised, revision should take place by mutual agreement not by pressufe of the strongerparty. Thisaccordswith the Atlantic Charter, and with several British agreements made with Russia and Poland prior to Churchill's pronounceent of De ,

ember (1944).

The whole question however, merits C

onsideration from an,other angle than the ethnological. It ought to be con. sidered more often than it is, from the religiousangle. Whatarethereligions of the peoples involved in the change proposed? Rou,hly,about60percent. (according to thepopulation census of 1931) belonged to the CatholicChurch, 10per cent. to orthodox Jewry, and 30 percent.to theOrthodoxChurch.

Xavier Boys' Club: The Club will reopen after the holiday vacation on Sunday evening, January 28, at 7p.m. All former memhers are expected, and all lads who have leftschoolareinvitedto join. It is hoped that aprogramme for the vear's activities will be outlined on

Sunday evening, so come along and be in from the start.

Library.

New books at the Library include "The Rohe," by Douglas; "The Song of Bernadette;" "Guadalcanal Diary, by R.Tregaskis: andseveral"thrillers."

Additional shelving is to be added this week.

Holiday-makers representing almost every family in the parish, are returning daily from the metropolitan area and Esperance. Congratulations to alltheyoung folk on their success at the recent University examinations. Students of the parochialschoolsdidextremelyswell,as did Kalgoorlie representatives at practically every Catholic secondary school in the State.

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This immediately puts anew aspect upon the situation, especially when it is recalled that until afew years ago the Bolsneviks were militantly atheis. tic--opposed to Judaism equally with Christianity—and remain such fundamentally, in accordance with their Marxianphilosophy. Moreover,in the Orthodox Church itself opposition to that Metropolitan Sergius who eventually became Patriarch and who staged verylatearapprochement withtheSoviet authorities, was always vociferous, above all in parts outside the U.S.S.R. He waslooked upon as asort of rand ern Judas. Therefore it is not lightly to be assumed thateven the adherents of the Orthodox Church m-ould prefer Soviet to Polish rule. Some saw in the favours bestowed on the Orthodoy Church in Russia these last few years amove designed, among other things, towinsupportamong the Orthodox of the BalticStatesand of Poland. Itis very likely.

Therefore, on summing up, it seems as though aplebiscite honestly heP amongthe population concernedwould have resulted in agood majority in favour of Polish rule. The contrary has been too readily assumed, an as. sumption thatfitsinwellwithpolitical and military considerations wherefrorn justice isexcluded.

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Catholic Girls' Movement

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Bank of NB.W. Chambers, 65 St. George's Terrace (near Sherwood Cart)-Rooms: 7.10 First Floor. • CALENDAR.

MONDAY: Shorthand, 5.15 p.m. Liturgy, 8p.m.

TUESDAY: Physical Culture, 7.8 P.M. ArtsandCrafts,8p.m. Orchestra, 8p.m. Dramatics, 8p.m.

WEDNESDAY: Red Cross-E,S.C., 8p.m. Dressmaking, 7p.m, Shorthand, 5.15 p.m.

THURSDAY: MASS, 8a.m. EXPOSITION. BENEDICTION, 5.15 p.m. Choir, 8p.m.

SATURDAY: Gremlins' Club. 3p.m.

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GREMLINS.

Allmembersbetween 13and 17years of age are welcome and belowsare a list of outings which have been arranged:

Saturday, January 27: North Cottes• lie(bring bathers); meeting at Club Rooms at 2p.m.

Saturday, February 3: Kalamunda (Ito see Marian Lodge). Meeting at Club Rooms at 1p.m.

Saturday,February 10: WhiteBeach bring bathers). Meeting at Club Roomsat2p.m,

.

Museum: (Meeting at Club Rooms at 2p.m.

QANTEENDATES.

Y,A.L.--C.G.M.: January 24; L.B.A., February2, March 27.

Town Hall-L,B.A.: March 4: LITURGY GROUP.

The inevitable question which follows upon amember being asked to jointhe LiteraryGroupis"What'sLiturgy?" Acomplete answer to this question requires alot dftime and, in this case, would require agood deal of space, but the main object of the Liturgy Group is to give to our girls the completeplan of Catholicism in all its beauty.

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LeaQne of Catholic Youth, Subiaco

Monday night's meeting witnessed 80 boys present, whose ages ranged from 13 years upto 19years,

Before the meeting started one noticedagroup of boys taking akeen interest in the gym. work.• Another group could be seen reading books on happeningsofeverydaylifeandothers reading periodicals supplied each Monday night free of charge for the boys to read at their leisure.

About 9o'clock all the boys present gathered around atable at which the president presides during the meeting. The meeting opened with the League Prayer. The president welcomed three new members to the meeting, and expressed his-

pleasure at seeing the boys present and hoped that they would make good and loyal League members.

The reports given by the boys representing the various activities of the League were very good, and showed that the League was able to stand up to any other youth organisation, whr• that it was in cricket or in the athletic field.

The Presidentextended afarewellon behalf ofthe League to Basil Worner, who is leaving for the East on Wednesday. Basil is going to train for the Religious life. Two other mem bets of the League, John Wallwork and John Dwyer, who were not present at the meeting, are also going to the Easttotrain for the Religiouslife.

The League wishes the three boys every success and happiness.

:1 farewell was also extended to Joe [lodge, who has joined the R.A.A.F. Jae has been akeen and enthusiastic member and has been an example to the other members, The League wishes him every success in the RA.A,F.

The Spiritual Director's talk was mired by the boys,but all present felt *sure thathewasenjoyingawell-earned holiday in the country,

(Bob-Ferns andfive n

other members have been training very hard for -

the swimming competitions, which slant in February. The League would like to see many more of its swimmers present at Crawley Baths on training nights. -The boys would appreciate theservicesofacoach.

Personal.

Kevin Duffy and John Lyons, of the RA.F., Vincent Medley, Kevin Hodge, John Hayes, Leo Hickey, of the A.I.F., and Laurence Ryan, 1::1..1,1„ are all well andenjoyingSer• vice life. All send their best wishes that the League will have asuccessful year.

Athletics.

BecauseofourwinlastSaturday, we can claim the honoursof having won the competition. It is quite within our grasp to become champions-if we continue to show the grit and sportsmanship as hitherto.- Only another four meetings andwe shallbe competing in the championships. Undoubtedlymoreimprovementinmanyphases of theevents willhaveto beshown if L.C.Y, is tocarryoffthehonours.

HALC-OORLIE.

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Of course it is not much use knowingabout thesethings and understanding them if we do not Itry to apply them to ourown lives. This is what the'Liturgy Group has set out to do, to teach the girls about their Faith, thatknowingtheymightlivetheirlives in the spiritoftheChurch,notbecause they feel compelled Ito do so, but be. cause they realise that it is the only way to attain true happiness.

Remember , this Group meets every Mondayat8p.m.intheC.G.M. Rooms, andeverymemberiswelcome.

E.S,O. GROUP.

The next meeting will be on Febru dry7, when weare promised aeery in. retesting lecture,so do notmiss it.

And now here is some goad "hot" weathernews! There will be another of our delightful river trips on February 13, and this time it is:Eor P.O.W. funds. On board there will be plenty of musicand dancingat Point Walter, where supper and drinks will be available.

You all know how you have enjoyed theothertrips;socome andbringyour friends for abright breezy evening. Tickets, 2s.. at the C.M.G. office, and boats leave the Barrack-streetJolty at 7.45 p.m.

TENNIS.

Tennis isstillbeing held each Saturday afternoon at Robertson Park, on courts 7and 8. Should Sunday suit youbetter, we would he pleased ifyou would ]et us know, ro that we can arrange tochange the day.

SOFTBALL.

Practices are held each Friday after 5p.m. on the Esplanade, near C.B.C., and allareverywelcome.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

(BEACHPICNIC.

On Sunday, February 4, we are having an all day beach picnic at Scar• borough, and it'sgoing tobe goad. So come •

Inmy opinion L.C.Y.canbeat exist• ingrecordsdot allthe relays with their present fast runners, but the stick changing is very poor, and this is where the time could begreatlyreduced.

On Saturday the relayswere intensely exciting. In some relays the competitorswereliterallyneckandneckfor thegreaterpart of thedistance, only a small margin separating them at the tape.

Another spectacular run was made by R. Green in the 220 Yards,(which he coveredin24.8. Results:

Under 19:

880Yards: B.Cochrane, 1;J. Sutherland, 1(2nd, division).

220Yards: B. Hodge, 2; R.,Green, I (second division).

Hop, Step andJump: R.Jefferies.2; R.Birch,3.-

Hammer: R. Birch,4

Discus: R. Birch,3; B. Hodge, 4. Hurdles R. Jefferies,3; J.Anders,g. Relay: L_.C.Y.,2.

Under 16:

880Yards: J.Berkery, 3; P. Allen, 2 (2nd.division).

220Yards: .Berkery,2; A. Birch. 1 (2nd, division.

Hop.StepandJump:C.Johnstone,2.

Discus: J. Woodthorpe, 2; P. Allan, 2(2nd.division).

Hurdles: J. Woodthorpe, 1; C. Johrtstone, 1(2nd. division).

Reyal: L.C.Y„ 1,

Underlit:

220Yards: B. Williams, 3: J. Davidson,b.

Hop, StepandJump: H.Williams,2; J. Davidson, 3.

Hurdles:B. Williams, 1;J.Davidson, 2.

Discus: N. McGhie, 2; J. Davidson, 2(2nd. division).

Relay: L.C.Y.,1.

Under14:

150 Yards: J. Parker, 2; J. Pitta, 2 (2nd. division).

Discus: J. Parker, 3; R. Pearce, 3 42nd. division).

Hurdles: J. Parker, 1; J.Pitts,2.

UNPARALLELED JIINIOR EXAMINATION` BIIOCESSEB.

In the 1943Junior Exam, only9students passed the difficult Shorthand, Theory andSpeed (oneunit) Testin the whole State. Three of these (centre front row), were METROPOLITAN COLLEGE Students. Lest yearfivepassedinthewholeState. All were students of METROPOLITAN SIISIINE38COLLEGE.

OurTyping Studentssecured 100per cent. passes.

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alongwith your friends, bathers. andplentytoeat,orif youcant make italldaycomedotpartof thedap.The crowd willbesomewherenearthe LifeSavers' Lookout on the beach, and we'll be looking out for you.

Below is alist of other activities in the nearfuture, so keep anote of the dates and we'll let you know more aboutthemfromtimeto time:

Tuesday, February 13: River Trip (proceeds toRed Cross),

Thursday, February 22: Scavenger Hunt.

Sunday,March 11: TennisattheZoo.

Friday, March 18: RiverTrip.

Sunday, Match 25: Day at Kola. munda.

Thursday„Aprilb: Barbecue.

Friday,April 13: Crabbing Party.

Sunday, Apr?22: Picnic 9t National Park. '

Relay: L.C.Y., I.

Points: L.C.Y„ 158}; Y.i11.C.A., 1394: S.P.B., 134.

St.

Brigid's Convent School Midland .Junction

•RESULTS. 1944.

JUNIORUNIVERSITY:

(Subjectstaken: English,History,Geo. graphy,Arithmeticand Algebra.Geometry andTrigonometry,Geology,Draw* iitg A, Commercial Methodsand Bookkeeping;Shorthand, Typewriting.)

VIOLETFARMER:71subjects.

CLARETRAVERS: 7subjects.

JUNEBELL: 6Isubjects.

SHIRLEY CULLENANE: 63 subjects.

NELLIE RAVENSCROFT: 6subjects. BERNADETTE WILLOUGHBY: 4 subjects.

JOANTRAVERS: 4subjects, COMMERCIAL RESULTS.

NEWTON BUSINESSCOLLEGE, SYDNEY.

(a) Typewriting:

SENIOR—Honours: Nellie Ravens. croft, Jacqueline Hunt, Majorie Anderson, Berna

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Willoughby, Shirley Cullenanc, Violet Farmer, June Bell,

JUNIOR—IIonours: Shirley Burnett, PatPlews, Fred. IIampson. Credit: Dolly Phillips, Ron Foster. Dawn Martin, jean Read, Kathleen Collins,Eil'rn Lynch.

(u%;hortltand:

SPF•FD--90 wnrds Jacqueline Ilunt, Nellie Ravenscroft 1;0words;\'iolet Farmer, June Bell, Bernadette Willoughby, MajoHe Anderson. Shirley Cullenane.

THEORY—INTERMEDIATE — Hon. ours:JeanRead, DawnMartin,Dolly Phillips. Credit: Kathleen Collins, Pat Plews, Fred Hampson, Shirley Burnett, Eileen Lynch.

JUNIOR—Credit: RonFoster.

(c) Bookkeeping:

ADVANCED—Honours:VioletFarmer, Bernadette Willoughby, Shirlev Cullenane,B. Haines, C.Travers,J.Travers, C. Uphill, N. Ravenscroft, J. Bell.

INTERMEDIATE—Honours: Shirley Brunett, M. Anderson. Credit: V. Unkovich.

JUNIOR—IIonours: E. Wall, A. Roberts, P.Read, K. Rhodes,E.Boer, P. Norris, F. Hampson, D. Martin, J. Read, P. Plews, E. Lynch. Credit: P. Co' nor, K. Collins, R. Foster, D. Ravenscroft'. Pass: D. Phillips, C. Niland.

(d) Handwriting:

FIRST PLACE IN AUSTRALIA

IMav): Fred Ilampson.

Ilonours: Frer •laghcon..1 Collins, ri s, D. Martin. McLean, A Madden.

Credit:,T. Rear. P. Read,E.ACall, C. Niland, D. Phillips. V.(Tingle, K. - Ifampson.G Rav,D O'Brien. pass: P.Norris. P.Regan, K.Rhodes. K. Collins. A. Roberts, P. Trefry, K. Kay, B. McCarthy, B. Hunt, S. Whitely, B. Tippet, II. Savage, T. Farmer,R.Foster,D. Ravenscroft, P. Plews, ,

E. Lynch.

MUSIC AND THEORY RESULTS.

UNIVERSITY PIANOFORTE.

GRADE II.--Credit: K, Alason.

GRADE IIi—Credit:N.Dewing.

PREPARATORY: M. Bertola, Hore, C. Jordan, M. O'Loughlin , Robinson, R. Ryan, S. Whitely.

D. D.

UNIVERSITYVIOLIN.

GRADE 1V.—Credit: G. Mason. Pass: A. Dyer.

PREPARATORY: R. Foster. J. Gate, P. Hore.

UNIVERSITY THEORP.

GRADE IIL—MUSICAL PERCEPTION—Credit: At, Wall. GRADE IV—Honours: K. Mason. N.

GRADEDenning,V.—Honours: G. Mason, R. Uphill. 'Credit: K. Rhodes, J. Redpath.

St. Brigid's Convent -

School West Perth

SUOOESSESIN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, 1944.

JUNIOR CERTUMTE:

CARMODY,MARGARET:Nine sub. jects.

WATTERS, MERLE: Nine subjects, SHUGAR, HILDA: Eight subjects. MASCHMEDT,JUNE: Sixsubjects.

STEPHENSON,JOY: Five subjects. PDXON, JOAN: Sixsubjects. DAWSON,GLORIA: Five subjects.

AdditionalSubjects:

BOSWOOD. IRENE: Three. GREEN, VIOLA: One.

HUNTLEY, EVELYN: One. O'CONNOR. June: One.

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE.

GRADE III., SINGING: E. Bradley (Credit), E. Haglund (Credit), S. Bolder (Credit), M. Katavatis (Credit), J. Bendon.

GRADE III.,PERCEPTION: M'Wat• ters(Honours),C.Foley (Honours), J. Hobley (Honours), D. Hobley (Honours), B. Rodway (Honours), D. Wheadon (Credit).

GRADE IV., PIANO: L. Boucher (Honours), D. Hill(Credit), J. Nicol (Credit), G. Barnard.

GRADE IV., SINGING: B. -

Harvarth (Credit),L.Barker,E.Kain,E.Sweet

GRADE IVIlonours: P. Flews. Cre. dit: J.Redpath,G.Tucker. Pass: A Haddon.

GRADE \'.—IIonours: C,Gallagher,D. Martin, R. Uphill, Credit: A. Holloway,D. Ives, P.Regan, K. Rhodes, R.Robinson. Pass: T.Dennis.

GRADEVI—Honours: J Hilton, E. Lynch,G. Uphill. Credit:V.Darby, M, Galbraith. M. Ives, K. Kay, J. Light, Y. McLean. Pass: J.Read.'

Regan,M.Uren.

GRADE VI.—Honours: V. Darbv, P. Trefry, D.Ives, C. Gallagher,D. Martin, Al.Galbraith, P:

TRINITY PIANOFORTE-

JUNIOR—Merit: P. Trefry.

ADVANCEDPREPARATORY — Merit: R. Uphill.

PREPARATORY—honours: JLight. Merit: D.Martin, L. Wallace.

INITIAL—Honours: J• Craig, B. McCarthy,

D, Little, D. Jordon. Merit: T. Strother, A. Swanell, L. Bertola , A. Hicks, E. Merson. Pass: R. Crockett.

TRINITYTHEORY,1943.44.

JUNIOR—Honours: C. Hynes.

PREPARATORY—

Honours: At. Gal. braith, D. Martin, V. Darby, A. Hallowav,Al. Uren. W. Halloway,Merit: 1L Ra

,tow, J. Read.

FIRSTSTEPS—IIonours: J. Todd. ST.MICHA,EL'S, HERNE HILL.

TRINITY PIANOFORTE.

FIRST STEPS—Merit: E. Ilich, INITIAI. Ilonours: W. Connors, Pass: P. Broz.

TRINITY VIOLIN.

FIRST STEPS—Merit: G. Bevich, A Kosovich.

TRINITYTHEORY,1943. PREPARATORY—IIonours: A. Kosovich.

FIRST STEPS—Honours: G. Bevich, E.Ilich,J. Roki, K. Viskovich. UNIVERSITY.PIANOFORTE AND VIOLIN.

GRADE VI. (Violin)--Credit: G. Bevich. PREPARATORY (Violin): A. Kosovich. Piano:W. Connors.

STERILISATION STATISTICS.

Declaring that sterilisation of the feeble-minded and other so-called"undesirable elements" in human society is unethical and immoral, Dr. Emmet J. Alullally, of Montreal (Canada) wrote an article in arecent issue of "The Canadian Doctor'" replying to an article in aprevious issue on voluntary sterilisation.

GRADE III.: Irene Boswood, Viola Green. June O'Connor.

GRADE IV.: Margaret Carmody (Distinction),.Hilda Shugar (Distinction), Joy Ste

phenson (Distinction), Merle Watters (Distinction), June Maschmedt.

VERSE SPEAKINGCHOIRS' INTERMEDIATE GRADE: Credit. JUNIORGRADE: Honours.

MUSICRESULTS,1944.

UNIVERSITY OF W.A.

ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA, PIANO. FORTE: Carmel Foley, A,Mus.A.; Ray Conochie, A.Mus.A.

GRADE L. PIANO: E.Huntley (Honours).

GRADE I., SINGING: N.Claby (Honours), K. Dunne (Credit), D. O'Con. nor (Credit).

GRADE II., PIANO: J. O'Connor (Honours), It. Carmody (Credit).

GRADE H.. SINGING: K. Hawkins (Credit).

GRADEV., PIANO:B.Atkinson (Credit), T. Dwyer (Credit), M. Gray (Credit), M. Hyde (Credit), J. Kel. sall(Credit),E.Smullen (Credit),H. Shugar.

GRADE V., SINGING: Al. Alexander (Credit), II. Barnett (Credit). 13. Fortiades (Credit), L. Hogan (Credit). )

GRADE V.. THEORY: V, Urquhart (Honours). GRADE VI., PIANO: F. Nicol (Hon. ours), F. Shugar (Honours), M. Astone (Credit), M. Clayster (Credit), Al. Dawson (Credit), At. Ebert (Credit), F. Horrigan (Credit), R. Wilkinson (Credit), GRADE VI., VIOLIN: D. Gallagher (Honours), J. Nicol (Honours), E. Boucher (IIonours), W. Hobley (Honours).

PREPARATORYPIANO: F. Cornell, Al. Ilobley,V.;Metcalf,JKallenberg, At,Nicholas,J.Tippett, F.Nicol.

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Dr. Mullally observed that there is no evidence to prove that sterilisation would reduce the number of feeble. minded in the future. He quoted medical authorities as stating "that only afew of the major mental Ais. eases are hereditary or familial, and' only afew persist longer than two or three generations."

Dr. Mullally refers to the history of the descendants of Elizabeth Tuthill Edwards, who lived in what is now the United States over 300 years ago.

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Holy 'Father Warns Doctors Against Taking 'Life

The Holy Father interrupted his daily audiences'for Allied troops recently to receive, in the Royal Hall, some 300 Roman doctors, members of the Guild of St. Luke, formed abouta year ago under the guidance of Mgr. Ernesto Ruffino, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities and Studies.

Theirobject,saidVaticanRadio,isto bringbacktoGodthescienceandpractice of medicine and to co-operate in the Christian reformationof the world.

The Papalaudiencewastheirfirstpublic assembly.

The Holy Father in hisaddress emphasised thesanctityofhumanlife.

Reuter quotesHisHoliness as saying that no poweron earth has authority to annihilate human lifeexcept in execution of adeath sentence against a guilty person.

"Any act tendingdirectly to destrov an innocenthumanbeing'slife,whether as an end or asameans towards that end, whether thatlife is embyronic or full-grown, or nearing its end, is forbidden."

(Advice From Doctors.

Exhorting doctors to uphold moral standards andaffirming thatthe primary rulingpurpose ofsexual energies is the procreation and upbringing of children which only matrimonial unions ensure, the Holy Father said:"Young

men under the influence of growing passions, or engaged couples awaiting marriage,oftenhave recoursetoadoctor asking for advice and hoping to obtainitalong linescontraryto nature andhonour.

"All possible arguments of medical, eugenic and social morals will be broughttobearinthehopeofinducing adoctor to give advice oraidcalculat. ed to assist the satisfaction of natural needs in a.mannerfrustrating the purpose of vitalgenerative forces.

"'Only aphysician, who himself is personally convinced about the divine purposewillresisttheseassaults."

Professional Secrecy.

Declaring that the duty of telling the truth does notmean thatadoctor must crudely reveal facts which the patients could notsbear to hear, the

IIoly Fathersaid thatadoctor cannot however legitimately, soothe apatient orhisfriendsintoafalsesecurity-

Stich behaviour is not excusable on thepleathatadoctor'slanguageiscon. ventional,

Finally, His Holiness broached the questionofprofessional secrecyby saying that while the observance of such secrecyisdesirable, therewould notbe any absolute obligation to keep silent when this services the end of crime or fraud.

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`A new Mission Seminary is being opened by the Divine Word Fathers at Marburg, Queensland, in March,1945. This Mission Seminary has for its expressand sole purpose the education of young men who wishto dedicate their lives to the Propagation of the Faith' in foreign lands, particularly in the South Seas.

Students will be accepted after successful completion of the Junior (Intermediate) Examination.

Candidates will present testimonial letters from their Parish Priests, as well as from their School Superiors, Young men interested in the Missionary Brotherhood are also urged to make inquiries.

For further particulars, write to--

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Ireland'sNeutrality

'Here is an intimate picture of what the war has meant to Irish families. The letter has been written to awell. known Irish-born solicitor, practising inPerth,byhisauntinEire: Clashaduma, 22/12,/'43.

Dearest John,—

For your cable—please accept my thanks, and appreciation—words can. not assuagemy grief, nor can they relieve the utter loneliness of my late middle age. Of my six children, five are gone, Kevin at Dunkirk, Paddy in Crete, Jim in Greece, Mary in Norway, and now Tim in Sicily, Somehow Ifelt Tim would be spared—but no, he isburied with two ofhis mates in north-western Sicily. He was always "the boy," and now he has gone —"the boy"—all is well with the boy, but theJight of mineeyes.has gone from me," and Iam just apoor Irish widow with one girl left.

We are supposed to be neutral--God helpus. Galwavstreetsechothefootsteps of the old—the young men and the girls are gone—and we, older peo• ple, live in the past, and most of us without hope for the future, in this world at any rate.

This, my dear John, is a timeless land—I'm speaking of the West—human passion there is none—but inhuman earthly quiet—the anima mundi: the soul of this land is faint and dying, and all for what? Do you rememberYeats's"Irish Avatar"? The hopelessness and futility of war falls on me like an avalanche, so much so that when my summons comes, my last coherent words will be "thank God."

With great interest have Ifollowed the bravedeeds of your Australiansol. diers from the gates of Alexandria to those of Tripoli—or is it Tunis?—they are great and generous men. God bless them, and comfort thosemothers in Australia who have nothing but memories stretching in front of them.

Ireland for if you prefer it, Eire) is aqueercountry. Icould tell youa lot, butperhaps Mr. Censor would obliterateit, so Ihad better gossipabit. All our best young men are in the British Army or Air Force—and our young women are nurses. Limerick and Kerry are towns ofold peopleand children—not ayoung man or woman to be seen except the gossoons, and God knows how little they'd be missed. Old Mrs. — has been with us for amonth (she had abrother-in-law in Perth of Melbourne—her two sons have been killed. Her next door nighbour in Merrion Square—Jim Burke—lost three of his sons at Dunkirk and one at Dieppe.

Your brother Mick called on me in Dublin—he is still suffering from bullet wounds received in 1918. But isn't that peculiarly Irish?always getting hurt for ideas poorly held but en. thusiastically defended.

So now;my dear John, Ithank you for your sympathy. Istill think of youasaboy. You've gotyourfamily young,withtheir fresh eyes andminds looking out on anew world; my grief is onward and my joy behind; even humourishelpless now.

When you hear thoughtless people railing at neutral Ireland, you needn't hang your head—the bones of your countrymen litter and bleach every battlefront, just as well as the bones ofthosepoorboys of everyotherland.

BIRTH.

BALDING.—On January 17, 1945, at St. John ofGod Hospital, toCpl. A. G. (George), District Accounts Office Western Command, and Lilian, of Melford, 48 Mount-street, West Pefth—a daughter (Gail Margaret). Both well. •

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FRBRUARY. let.—REDEMPTORIST IMONASASTERY: Forty \ Hours' Prayer (2nd.4th.).

HARVEY: One Day of Exposition.

2nd—KAIAMUNDA: One Day of Exposition.

Srd.—DARDANUP One Day of Exposition.

4th.—WAOIN: One Day of Exposition.

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1st.—OOOLGARDIE: One Day of Exposition.

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DEATHS

►T, TRAINOR. 40f your charity, pray for the happy repose of the soul of Ber. nard Joseph Trainor, who departed this life at Alanby-road, Armadale, December 17, 1944, loved husband of Julia,andlovingfatherofTosti(Mrs. Collingwood), Leonard (R,A.A.F., Geraldton), Reg (A.I.F., Now Guinea), and Patrick Sarsfield(deceased). R.I.P.

Eternal restgrantunto him 0Lord, and may perpetual lightshine upon him.

SaysChintseRedsareTraitors.

Communists and groups closely al. lied to themarelargelyresponsible for the propaganda campaign now being waged against the Chinese Government ofGeneralisimoChiang Kai-Shek says the Rev. Albert J. Nevins, MM., writing in the current issue of the "Chinese-American Bulletin," apublication of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society. —

Declaring that the Chinese Communist Government in Yennan is atrea. sonable Government, set up against the legitimate Chungking Government, Father Nevins says that "it is high time we learned tomind our own affairs, and not to interfere in the internal concerns of an ally who for seven long years has withstood siege from without and within."

Accusing the Chinese Communist Government of taking orders from Moscow, Father Nevins goes on to say that the Americanwriter,EdgarSnow, and others who follow his lead, have done moreto cause disunity than any Qther outside group, with the exception of Russia.

Turning its attention to the Communist Yennan Government, the article saysofthisGovernment:

"It has its own army, which it has preservied intact to oppose Chungking. It prints its own money. It collects its own taxes, and contributes not one penny towards the national wareffort. Ifthisisnot treason,then the word hasno definition.

"The Communists in China are in armed rebellion. Thereis noquestion of this fact. Foranyone to attempt to justify this condition means either that he is insane or deliberately de. ceiving. . China in the •postUwar world will be the dominant,force in the Orient. Itistheintention ofRus. siatodominate-China,andthroughher the Orient. Such domination will not be through force but by economic means. The importance of China in the post-war period is the heason for this sudden influx of propaganda from Yennan;"

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Examination Results, 1944

LEAVINGCER7TMATE:

FLORA ALBRECHT: Six subjects; one distinction.

Y. de PIERRES: Fivesubjects.

JUNIORPUBLIC:

_

BERES ALLEN: Eight subjects.

GWEN ASPHAR:Sixsubjects.

BARBARA BODEKER: Six sub. jects.

JEANETTE BODEKER: Five subjects.

FRANCOISE BRISBOUT: Ninesub. jects.

COLLEEN CAVANAGH: Six subjects.

JOAN COAKLEY: Six subjects.

FELICITY-ANN DALY: Eightsubjects.

ELIZABETH ELPHINSTONE: Four subjects.

DOREEN FORD: Six subjects.

MARGARET FORNERO: Four sub. jects.

ANN GIBBONS: Six subjects.

JULIEN HARDY: Three subjects.

MARGARETLONSDALE: Fivesub jects.

MARGARET \IcALEER:Seven sub. jects.

PATRICIA McKENNA: Five subjects.

JIAUREEN MALLAL: Six subjects.

MARGARET \IALLOCII: Eight subjects.

SHEELAGII MANSON: Nine subjects.

ANNE MEAGHER: Six subjects !(1943): foursubjects(1944).

JOSEPHINE MORAN: Six subjects.

MARGARET MORRELL: Seven subjects.

VIVIAN NOSELEY: Four subjects (1943); four subjects(1944).

JOAN REEVES:Eightsubjects.

PATRICIA VINCENT: Seven sub. jects.

AdditionalSubjects:

BARBARA BRIGGS: One.

PETA GULL: Two.

FRANCES McKENNA: One, PATRICIA POWELL: One.

Y. de PIERRES: One, CECILY RYAN: One.

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE EXAItMN& TIONS.

GRADE II.: Y. de Pierres.

GRADE III.: Francoise Brisbout (SmallMedal),C. Ryan (d), ,

E.Summerhayes, B.,Briggs, P. Powell, M. McAleer, A, Meagher, F. A. Daly, S. Manson.

GRADE IV.: J. Reeves (d.), B. Bode. ker (d), P. Vincent, J. Coakley, D. Ford, T. Moran, JBodeker, M. Malloch, V. Moseley, A.Gibbons, P. McKenna, E. Elphinstone.

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PIANO:

GRADE I,: P. Powell (HonsJ, C. McDonnell(lions.), 13. Briggs(Hons.).

GRADEII.: E. Moran (Hons.),At.Fornero(Mons.), At. Morrell(Hons.).

GRADE III.: M. Eddy (Hons.), Winner of Exhibition; \1. Gillet(IIons.), \f. Gamble (lions,), M. McDonnell (Credit), J. Bodeker (Credit), K. Flynn (Credit). P. Gull(Credit), J. Reeves(Credit),C. Cavanagh (Pass).

GRADE IV.: P. Scahill

(Credi-t), P. Christie(Credit), G. Prendiville P. dit), Al. Briggs (Credit), At. Albrecht(Pass), J.McCutcheon (Pass).

GRADE V.: K Franklyn (Hans.), S.Gawler(IIons.), B.Sorenson(Ions.), J. Hodge (Credit) JHuck (Credit), B.Shilling(Credit),G.Walsh(Pass), J1. McKittrick (Pass).

GRADE VI.: Is. Edwards (IIonsJ, J. Craig(]Ions.). 1t, Bunker (Credit), M. Byron (Credit), S. Tilly(Credit), M. Dovle (Pass), C. Christie(Pass), 11. Rowsell (Pass.

PREPARATORY: J. Collier, R. Kennedy, M. McAuliffe, S. Cuddihy, P. Bourke.

VIOLIN:

GRADE I.: N. Edwards Mons.). Exhibition. Medal, GRADE II.: G. Asphar (Mons.).

GRADE III.: J. Moran (Credit).

GRADE IV.: P. Vincent (Credit), E Elphinstone (Credit).

PREPARATORY: R. White, B. Vick, M. McCutcheon.

CHAMBERMUSIC:

GRADE III.: N. Edwards, G. Asphar, C. McDonnell (Pass).

TRINITY COLLEGE.

PIANO: SENIOR: F. Dobb (lions.).

ADVANCED PREPARATORY: C White (Merit)'.

PERCUSSION BAND:

JUNIOR: Pass.

ADVANCED PREPARATORY: Pass.

MUSICAL PERCEPTION (University aWJL):

GRADE III.—Honours: F. Albrecht, C. ,

McDonnell, G. Asphar, B. Allen. Credit: P.Vincent. Pass: E. Elphin. stone.

GRADE IV.—Honours: P. Gull,,B. Bodeker, M. Morrell. Credit: J. :Horan, J. Bodeker, M. Fornero, F. Dobb, D. Ford, J. Reeves.

THEORY OFMUSIC:

GRADE III -Credit: A. Gillet.

GRADE IV—Honours: M. Briggs, K. Flynn. Credit: M. Byrne, J. Crutchett, 1f. Gamble, J. McCutcheon.

GRADE V —IIonours:It.Albrecht, M. Coakley, M. Eddy, M. McCutcheon, B. Shilling, M. McKittrick. Credit: At, McDonnell, K. Franklyn, P. Christie, E. Roberts.

GRADE VI—Honours: J. Huck, J. Hodge, S. Gawler, A[. Doyle, P. Scahill, C. White, B. Sorensen, Credit: S. Cuddihy, G. Walsh. G. Prendiville.

ARTOFSPEECH (UniversityofW.A.

GRADE IT.: Margaret McAleer, Prac,

tical(Credit); Theoretical(Credit).

GRADE III.--Credit: Colleen Cavanagh, Margaret Fornero,AnnGibbons.

GRADE IV,--Credit: PaulineGuilfoyle

GRADE V.—Credit: Carmel White.

GRADE VI.—Credit: Josephine Jos. quim.

VERSE SPEIAEING CHOIRS:

INTERMEDIATE: Honours.

JUNIOR: Honours.

PREPARATORY: Honours.

OPERATIC DANCING:

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aMrs. Wigton was convinced that the lucky figure of her life was seven.

"It's extraordinary," she said,"how seven has dominated my life. Iwas bornon the seventh day ofthemonth, and had seven sisters."

"Married on aseventh?" asked her friend.

"Well,Iwas marriedonJunetwentyeighth,really, but it's still aseven— seventimes four. Andonlyyesterday Ihad an enormous bit of luck."

"Surely," said her friend,"yesterday was the thirteenth?".

"Oh, yes, isn'tit wonderful? Seven again. Seven and six are thirteen, arent'sthey?"

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Hehad beentrying to attractthe attention of awaitress for twenty minutes,but at last he got up from his chair and,going to the desk,demanded to see the manageress.

"What for?" asked the girl,

"I'vegot acomplaint," he replied. "Complaint," retorted the girl haught. ily. "Thisis acafe,notahospital."

Asailor called unexpectedly on his fiancee. He found her all dresed up and ready togo toadance.

"That's the spirit," he told her. "No needtobe gloomy.

Just then the telephone bell rang, and the sailor answered it.

"What?" he said. "Oh, yes—judging from the number of U-boats we've sunk, Ishould certainlythink so."And hehungupthereceiver.

"Whowas that?"asked the girl.

"Oh," said the sailor,"just afellow who wanted to know if the coast is clearl" 4 • •

The weary theatrical manager sat back in his chair. He had given au. ditions to at least twenty ,

young women who wished to-adorn his chorus, and he was tired.

Then came atimid knock on the door, and arather faded,obviously married young woman entered,

"Excuse me,sir," she said, but—'

"All right," he said, resignedly. "Sing something."

But—"

No voice. Can you dance?"

"No, Iblogming well can't," she snapped. "But if you'll stop being funny I' ll start scrubbing the floor. That'swhat Icame here for."

At acourse for transport officers in India one subaltern had not paid a great deal of attention to the instruction imparted,and on the last day he was asked by the commandant tostep forward and tell the age of amule.

The young officer opened the mule's mouth in gingerly fashion and peered inside inquiringly. Then he said: "Well...er ..,sir, Idon'tknowthat Ican give you the, er ... age of this mule but,judging by his tongue, I'dsayhewas upvery latelastnightV'

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Whenheputapenny inthe slotofa stamp machine outside a suburban post office,aGlasgow man was surprised to receive not only half-a-dozen stamps,but asmall shower of coppers. Intothe post office he went, andsaid: "That stamp machine"

He goe no farther.

"Oh, Iknow" said the official."it's jammed again," and she pushed a pennyacross-the counter.

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ANegro who- had been exploring chicken coops heard that the sheriff wasafterhim. Hastily be'sought the railway station and asked for aticket to the end of the line on the fastest train.

"Our fastest train left,

just ten minutesago" he was told.

"Well:" gasped'the Negro, "jes' give me aticket an point out de track!"

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"If you get up earlier in the morn• ing than ,your-neighbour," said the town philosopher,"and work harder and scheme more and stick to your jobmorecloselyand stayuplaterplanning how to make more monev than yourneighbour,and burn themidnight oil planning how to get ahead of him while he issnoozing,notonly will you leave more money when you die than he will,butyou'llleave itadarn sight sooner."

The customer waschoosingabookat the library.

"Have you had 'Seven Years With the Wrong Woman'?" askedthe assistant.

"No twelve!" snapped the customer. "But what's that to do with you?"

A young man whose knowledge of cards was vague was roped in to complete abridge four.-

fie committed his first mistake by throwing away aking on atrick al. ready taken by his opponent's ace. "Good Heavens!"bellowed the young man's partner,"akingdoesn't usually beat an ace."

Iknow," stammered the beginner, "but Ithought I'dlet itM

have *try,"

"\tummy, why do some people ob. jecttohavingchildrenintheir house?" asked little Elsie.

"Idon'tknow,"hermotheranswered sharply,"and Ican't be bothered with such

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things now. Go and see what baby's crying about, tell Billy to stop _ aiming that catapult at the ornaments on the mantelpiece, make Betty and Alec stop spitting over the banisters, and tell Willie if hedoesn't cease blow. ingthattrumpetI'll take it away from him. Go on,hurry up! And don't ` let me haveto repeat itas usual."

After the surgeon had completed an cperatio`n afire broke out inabuilding opposite the patient'swindow. As the flamesgrew fierce thenurse moved to the window, exclaiming:

"I think I'd betterdraw the curtains in case the patient awakes and thinks the operation has been unsuccessful." 4

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The foreman on the building estate badly needed men and decided after some hesitation to take on a man who admitted having no experience.

"You can start in right away;" he said."Have you brought your cards?"

"No, sir: butI've got adart-board I canbring." was-theastonishinganswer.

Apassenger train wasbeing shunted ed rather jerkily. First it would jolt forwardfiftyyardsorsoand then suddenly come to an abrupt stop. After this had been going on for some minutes, an occupant poked his head through awindow and called the guard.

"What's thematter with thistrain?" he asked. "We are getting shaken to death with all thisshunting."

"It's quite in order, sir;" the guard answered. "Theengine driver is teach. inghiswife to drive." r • • •

Driving along anarrow road, afive. ton trucksuddenlycameheadon toan outsize tank. Ahead popped out of the top of.the tank and shouted furi. ously: "What d'you think you're doing? Yououghttobedrivingapram!"

And you ought to be in it!" came the quick retort, r • • •

Anofficerhadamanupfornotsaluting and gave him agood ticking off. Two days later,tohis amazement, the same man passed him and again did notsalute.

"Didn'tIspeak to you about saluting the otherday?" he asked curtly.

"Yes," replied the culprit,"but I thoughtyouwere still angrywith me:" R 4 4

A man charged with burglary was A acquitted by a jury. The masterly way in which counsel for the defence handledthematterimpressed the jury, and apparently it impressed the defendant, too. A few days later the barrister received apackage by post. It was avaluable print,and was accompanied by this note:"DearSir,—I was doing ajob the other night and seenthis. Thoughtyoumightlikeit •

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Brown bought anew shirt, and on a slip pinned to the inside found the name and address of agirl, with tle words: "Please write, and send photograph."

He wrote to the girl and sent her a portraitofhimself. In due course an answer came, and with aheart h-flutter Brown opened it.

"I was just curious to see;' he read, "what sort of fellow would wear such afunny shirt."

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Cornerites,—Phew! what hot weather we'rehaving! PooroldAunt Bessy is just"stewing," and thinking enviously of all her lucky nieces and nephews who aredownat the beaches to-day. Haw Iwouldlike to be there with you, children, but I'm afraid I'll just have rto hope that you're enjoying yourselves, and put uprwith the heat. After all there are a lot of things harder to bear than alittle heat, and, asthe Wet Blanket says,Ido grumble alot. In.the summer Iwish it was winter, and inthe winter Iwish itwas summer; so perhapsIrwouldn't be satisfied any way. _There is one thing I am satisfied about, though, and that's last year's Lemonade Bottle. I am ever so grateful to everyone who helped me.

AUNT BESSY.

112 Fitzgerald-street, West Perth. DearAuntBessy,—Ihavenever written to you, and hope you will receive me as one df your nieces. Iam at present attending St. Brigid's High School,andaminIV.Standard. Iam 91 years old, and have two brothers ' and two sisters. Mysisters are twins and seem -to be spoilt for that reason. Ishall be glad if you will send me a prick card.and Iwill fill it as quickly as possible. My brothers used to be Bushies once, but now they go to C.B.C.. Lee'derville.—Your loving niece, VERNA MASSAM. Dear Verna,—Iwould love to have you as one of my nieces, and there is room for the twins, too. Iam sure they can't really be spoilt. Verna, because spoilt children aren't very nice, andIhaveheardfromalittlebirdthat they are very nice. The same little bird told me you twere agood little girl, too, so I'll have to see what it has to sayaboutyourbrothers, too. I have posted you aprick card.

AUNT BESSY.

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174 Salvado-road, Wembley.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—This is my first letter to you. Iwill be seven next week: Iam going into second standard. Iam sending in some stamps, We went crabbing last Sunday and caught21 crabs.—Your lovingnephew JOHN HUBBLE.

DearJohn,—Iam so pleased to hear fromyou. Ihopeyouwillwritetome often now you have begun. Thank you for saving the stamps for me, John, that is avery nice way to help the Bushies. That crabbingparty did sound nice, and 21 crabs, too! Did youcatch any of them, John? AUNT'BESSYY.

14 Tuart-street, Bunbury.

DearAunt Bessy,—HereIamatlast afterseveralmonths'absencefromyour Corner. Ihope you and all the Bushieshad avery merry Christmas and if it is not too late to wish

you all a brightand prosperous new year Iwish todoso. Well, AuntBessy, Idid not domuch tohelp youtoyourgreat success last year, so Iam going to see if Icanhelpyou thisyear. Imust congratulate you on your greatsuccess in 1944. 1am going into 7ah. Class this year, and Iwill still be'with Angela Travia. We both went for aTheory examination afew weeksback,and are waiting for the results to.come out. Angela went for Intermediate, while I only went for junior. Well, Ithink Iwill close now. Oh, Aunt Bessy, I nearly forgot to ask you for a prick card. Will you please send me one?

THELMAFRAYNE.

DearThelma,—How nice tohearfrom you again. Ithink you are being a little too modest by saying you did not help me much last year, Thelma. Why, Ishould say that you and little LaurelLanigan were my bestnieces as regards filling prick cards. I hope you and Angela passrd your examina. tions satisfactorily, but Iam sure I'll have no need to worry over either of you. Isaw Angela's list of successes in last'week's "Record," and also that yougained 100percent.inyour theory exam. Congratulations to you -

both. Ihave posted you aprickcard togive you an early start. How are the boys? Do they still help you fill the cards?

AUNT BESSY.

Bessy. The more the merrier. Isay. And I'm sure there will never be too many to make welcome. Congratula tions, Rosemary. on doing so well in class. Work as hard as you can this year, and perhaps you will get first. Hard work is always rewarded, you know. Ihave posted you a prick card. Ihopethe people in Merredin won't mindgiving you a penny here and there Ifor the Bushies, but from what Ihave heard of the Merredin people I'm sure they will help you all they can. AUNT BESSY,

454Fitzgerald-street,Northam.

Dear'Aunt Bessy,—Enclosed please find atiny offering to help the Bushiesinhonourofthe Holy Family.Hop-

ing you will receiveyour J200, for you deserve it all. From AN OLD PARISHIONER.

Dear Old Parishioner,—Thank you so much for your gift. If we have enough supportersasgenerous as yourself Ithink the Bushies' Corner is assured of success.

AUNT BESSY.

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Dear Aunt Bessy,—Enclosing postal note rto the value of five shillings, for favours receivedthrough agreatSaint. Wishing you all the best.

AFRIEND.

Dear Friend,—Many thanks for your kindness in remembering the Bushies aSan actof thanksgiving.

AUNT BESSY.

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Bencubbin, DearAunt Bessy,—Ihavebeen sending"The Record" to an old lady who has now gone-to Heaven. R.I.P. I have"Records"now thatIcansend to aBushie family if youwillgiveme the address ofone. Enclosedplease find £1 for the LemonadeBottle given by "Old Reliable." He started you off on agood prosperous year last year and hopes 1945 will be better.—Yours very sincerely, (Mrs.) ANNE PERGANDE,

Dear Mrs. Pergande.—It is very nice of you to ask for aBushie family -to whom tosend your "Records." Iwill sendyou aname whichIthink willbe suitable. The J1 from "Old Reliable" wasvery acceptable, andIamgrateful indeed. As for this year being prosperous, Ihave afeeling it is going to be. Ihope so anyway.

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122 Great Eastern Highway, Merredin, Dear Aunt Bessy,This is my first letterlo you, and Iwish to join your Corner please. Would you please send me aprick card and Iwill try to fill it. Tam ten years old and Igo to St. Joseph's Convent, Merredin. This year Icame second in Fourth Class, and Igot abook for aprize. Merredinisvery hot to-day,and the t@mperature isover the hundred degrees, and aswe are 160 miles from Perth the sea breeze comes in very late. We are badly in need of rain; the fruit is fall. ing off our nectarine trees before it is ripe. Iwill await the prick card and send itback when Ihave filled it.= Your loving niece, ROSEMARY FOWLER.

Dear Rosemary,—Anothernew niecel There has been quite an influx of new Cornerites during the lastfew weeks— and that is just what pleases Aunt

Shepherd of Warriors

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Young Ignatius Jacob was avoraciousreader,he wasastudentofhistory, he knew by heart the salient features of the story of the Iroquois and the Canadian Martyrs, Thus, when opportunity presented itself,he was sent to the Jesuit seminary at Sudbury and there he prepared to devote hislife to the spiritualwelfareof his Indian peo. ple. During his long years of study and preparation he sought constantly to improve his knowledge of the Indian language with all its strange inflections and idioms;that, he knew, wouldbeoneofhisgreatestassets,just as the great jean de Brebeuf regarded it when he said,"Amissionary must learn the language of his people before attempting to preach to them the Kingdom of Heaven, and it isagreater task than anyone can imagine."

Perhaps aside from his Jesuit in. structors,the one person to influence the life of the young Indian boy of 'Caughnawagamore thananyotherwas the late Archbishop of Ottawa, His Grace Most Rev. Guilliaume Forbes. Before goingtoCanada's capital,Archbishop Forbes was Bishop and parish priestatValleyfield, and he itwaswho married Father Jacob's parents, was his ideal and counsellor throughouthis theological course, and subsequently, by special permission, ordained him to the holypriesthood in the littleIndian parish church of Caughnawaga six years ago.

Whether or not theCanadian Indian hasbeen fairly treated and adequately compensated has always been asubject for debate, and still is. When negotiating with the tribes, the Government of the day promised to"lay aside for you lots of land to be used byyou andyourchildren forever." But as ageneral rule the land is of poor quality and the Indian by nature is not afarmer. However, in this expansive St. Regis parish of three thousand souls, the people are happy and content; they are governed to alarge extent by their own councils of Chieftains, who on very special occasions rlon the colourful dress of their forbears; they administer their own affairs, pay no. taxes, and the cost of maintenance of their reservations is a direct charge on government.

And the system works fairly well. Of course, the democratic way of life prevails inSt. Regis, just as it doesin Nantucket or Moranda, and opposition is sometimes voiced to the manner in which the elected Chieft9ins are running the show. But the reservation Indiansdo not yet accept the modern methodofhiringanewspaperorapublic ball to voice their opirtions. Instead, their customs is to congregate in front of the church after last Mass whenamemberof thecouncil addresses them to explain some matter of local government or public contro. versy, and those "agin' the government"are given free rein to express their opposition—and they do ;

We saw the system in operation on this feast of Corpus Christi with appropri4t Of YOUR. EYES

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ate Indian oratory and gesticulation andthecolourfulthrongseemed tolike it. It'sasystemthat'sbeen in vogue foronehundredyearsormore,itworks well, and FatherJacob humorously referred to it as"just letting off some steam."

Apart from the spiritual welfare of his people the chief ambition of this remarkable 42-year-old Iroquois parish priest is to retain the Indian language amongthechildrenunderhischarge.It would be apity were itotherwise, yet ifheistosucceeditmustbeverylargely by his own efforts. The educational facilities are satisfactory,with four Sisters of St. Anne from Lachine in charge of the splendid convent and school provided by the Canadian Government. ,But teaching is in English and children at play frequently use that tongue; thus English is now almost as frequently heard among the youth as Indian. Father Jacob speaks to the children in their native tongue, catechises them in Indian, urges the use ofit in their homes,and prays for the day when it may be possible to make it the basic language of the reservation schools. Indian girls in the Sisterhood would provide a solution, but for some reason noteasily explainedthisloftyobjectivehasnotyetbeen reached. Father Jacob's expressed opinion was,"Ourhopeofretainingthe Indian language lies in the Church:" There is reason to hope that boys of the parish may be blessed with priestly vocations and already there is one student in the Washington Scholasticate who is expected to be ready for ordination within ayear.

History has yet to do the North American Indian full justice; in the era of the nomadic tribal warfare the Iroquois was cold, hard, revengeful, superstitious, proud with acertain no. bility, crafty but never mean, down• through the centuries he has been a courageous warrior; he itwaswho constituted the balance of power for England in her continental wars with France, in the trouble between Britain and the Americancolonies in 1812, in which the blood ofTecumseh crimson. ed the muddy Thames. No fewer than 8,610 Indian warriors fought on Britain's side and ofthese nearlysix hundredwere from St.Regisand Caughnawaga. Again, in World War I, St. ,Regis gave freely of her warrior sons, while to date in this war more than three hundred boys from Father Jacob's parish have enlisted in the Canadian service—Iroquois lads fighting for the principles of liberty and charity and Christian citizenship and for theGod of righteousness whim the Canadian Martyrs mirrored before the frenzied minds of their warrior forbears in the Old Huronia of long ago. They've never yet let Canada down and their tall, stalwart frames to-day, their alertness, make one reminiscent of the stirring figures of Tecumseh and Brant and Pontiacand the men of the eraofChamplainandtheCabots.

Moonlight on the rippling waters of the storied St. Lawrence was like a fairy's wand asmyIndianoarsman silently edged away from the little slip that is his primitive wharf. The lights flickered in the littleIndian homes of St, Regis Island, abig freighter boomed raucouslyfar out in the stream; 1 looked around again to glimpse the modest church thatsince Britain's ear. liest Indian treaty days,in fact sidle 1752, has triumphantly stood there with its Indian inscription over the arch and its high spire, atop of which sits the same cross of the Canadian Martyrs, pointing like afinger to God. and athwart thosemoon-flecked waters came faintivthemeasured musicofthe church bell announcing the Vesper flour for an Iroquoispriestand his beloved Indian people.