Growth I ho ugh The Years In the beginn in ,, there were only two forms accommodat d in the main brick building arid the old . erved first as a Science room and later, as an Art room. In 1966, the first xtensions were added by building a new science block. Later, the two loi ; of temporary lassrooms were set u and finally in 1972 our new senior wing was • .■. mpleted, with its carpeted floor and below it, a music room. His Grace, new Cardinal Knox, visited the school on Friday i.lth October 1972 to bless the new wing, as part of our Tenth Anniversary Celebi at ia .s , During th- J i' . Century, Sir .lohn and Lady Margare - e built . mansion on blue stone ' >> indal ions, in the Essendon area on a loi bot , from a J. Murphy. The house had t1 o storu wit.ii a threestorey square ower ar ! • 'ieful cast iron verandah. Ai h* : ’ > ■o a barn, stables and a < >ach h It is thought h: ’ ay his first batch of stioe poli i . stables and from this h I ter ' !■, i KIWI shoe polish firm. John Rani< .y kinghted in 1939 and di: ' ii 1910 io th t h< was His Grace gavt a It a ; i ■ .1 talk to the girls on the name o. V aria, wish ing all pupils to remember aning Vi. MtlA, the Annunc ' it it:, .. V-b Our Lady making possible tie Ivation of th< world. Again when « the word of the “Ave Verum" , "Hail ir. boev, bcru of the Virgin Mary” we r?call th. alvation of the world . i I th . harist ; presence of Our Lord in the Blessed sac lament; adoration being the special devotion of the Franciscan M i s i nr i r i ,-s ui •lary who teach in t ti ■ > ■ •! iria 1 ; 1Loretta : r i< CLYDEBANK, as tl I .use w . it < <1. was sold to the Catholic < I irch in ’ 1. m n cl ' ।■ About. 15 years ag< Kin. , i. .rten was opened by the sister ., i.iti < rimary School and in 1962, the foundaii Ave Maria College was blessed.