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LOREl'O . AVSTRALIA / .. / . / ,,./ Loreto Jubilee Magazine

1875-1925

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Special Apostolic Blessing.

Letter of His Eminence Cardinal van Rossum lo His Lordship Dr. Foley, Bishop of Ballarat, conveying the message of a special Apostolic Ble

Sacred Congregation TRANSLATION. of the Propaganda. Rome, 21st July, 1925. Most Rev. Lord Bishop, I have received your Lordship"s letter, in which you ask that a special Apostolic Blessing be sent to the Sisters of the Institute of the B.V. Mary in Australia, who, on the 24th September of the present year, solemnly celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of their Congregation in the Cit y of Ballarat. When I submitted your request to our Most Holy Father Pius XI, by Divine Providence Pope, in an audience given to me on the 9th June, His Holinsss, very willingly and very lovingly, granted for the occasion above mentioned, to the Institute of the B.V. Mary his Apostolic Benediction, a token of heavenly favours. Mennwhile, I cordially wish God's choicest blessings. Your Lordship's devoted servant, G. M. Card. Van Rossum, Praef. Franciscus Marchetti Seleggiani. Archiep. !:'eleucien. Secretarius ..

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S11ecial Apostolic Blessing Mo ther General Mnr!J J. Gonzaga Bnrr!J Memoir of Mother M. Gonzaga Barry ...... 9 Loreto in Australia Loreto Conveut, Mnrryatville, Adelafrle, S.A. Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham .. 20 Illustration Correspondence from Spain . . 22 Illustrcition Devotion to Our Lady in Spain ...... 24 Piiy Indian Pilgrimage . . 26 Loreto in England Impressions of East Africa 29 Visit of Mother General . . 32 I'ortkind I'1111ils ., Loreto, Portland .. 3u The Passing of the Ferry Pu71ils of Loreto, Kirribilli Views of Kirribilli Nata est Maria ...... 35 Correspondence Classes ...... 36 Loreto Com•ent, Normari liirrst, N.S. W. Pu71ils, Loreto Com:ent, Normanlmrst, N.S. W. Poems, Loreto Convent, Normanhurst, N.S.W. 37 Uncorrected V crses ...... 38 Loreto Convent, Adelaide T errcwe, Perth S::me Notes on the Latest Loreto Foundation in South Africa ;39 L'.>rnto Convent, Osborne, Western Australia 40

V iew of School Buildinrt cind Pu71il.~ Tennis Pour Mother G2ner al in Sydney ...... 41 Loreto, M·andeville, H all Loreto, Mcindeville, H all, Pupils, Orchestni, and Riding Class

Loreto, Mandeville, Hall 43 MOTHER GENERAL Lcreto Abbey, Mary's Mount, Ballarn.t MOTHER M. RAPHAEL DEASY Jubilantes . . . . 45 Three Pionee1·s Mrs. C. Wcitson- Gr01i71 of Co1mnittee Leidy Coghlan Gron}J of Angefa and Lybian Sybil. Loreto Abbey, Mary's Mount, Pupils T ennis Fonr.~ Mary's Mount Tennis Jottings .. 55 Results of Music Examinations .. 56 Memoir of Mother M. Gonzaga Barry.

"Kno11 ye 11·hat it j, to be a child: ..•. Mistress of K 01·ices and these earh· proofs. It i" to believe in lo1c, of trust in the nun showed -that her To belien· in lowlinc,,;; to bclieYe in belief; you1~g To see the world in a grain of sand, unusual ]>O\\ crs \\'ere already apparent to And heaven in a wild flo1Yer; those in authunty. Though retiring. she had Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, exercised, during her .\'m·itiatc, a marked in­ And Eternity in an hour." fluence 01·cr others, and her spiritual gifts () \\. typical are these words of Mother IYLTc combined \vith a marked talent for ;\l. c;onzaga Barry, the subject of government. "Suiwiter in modo, fortiter in H this brief memoir! Her beautiful re"' 1vas her characteristic as ruler. nature retained to the end of a long life Like her beloved St. Teresa, she sho\\·ed a mall\ ()f the chod violets were gathered strenuous life of a missioner-a p10neer to deck the nursery Mav altar. Llffe of religious at the far Antipodes. fto\\·ers and of all f;ir thi~gs of earth held a lasting place in the life of this great woman. Under the Providence used as instru­ ~ad memories of the Irish famine of '48 tiit Southern Cross ment in bringing our Lady's like ,;hadO\v,; across this time, when so manv Institute to Australia a zeal­ hundreds died of the famine fever. Sh-c ous priest at this time raised to the Episcop­ could recall scenes oi the doling out of meal ate-Right l\.eL Dr. O'Connor, Bishop of to the stricken people. and of their gratitude the newly-formed diocese of Ballarat. As for a childish alms. A practical compassion chaplain at the Loreto Convent, Stephen's for the \\·ant,; of the pom· JWHT left her Green, Dublin, he had learned to know and generous heart. appreciate the work of Loreto nuns, and at his urgent request Mother M. Scholastica Call to As a pupil at Loreto, Gorey, Somers, Superior at Loreto Abbey, con­ Religion. and at Loreto Abbev, Rath- sented to send a contingent to aid in his farnham, Dublin, Marv Barry Apostolate at the ends of the earth! Mother tasted convcntual life, and sa\v that it wa-s M. Gonzaga was chosen to the honorable good. She put aside her first longings for post of leader of the band of seven :-Sis­ the contemplative life of Carmel, and decided ters M. Aloysius Macken, M. Gertrude on sen·ing Goel in an e(lucational Order. Ouinn, M. Xavier Yourelle, M. Boniface August, 185:3, ·was the memorable elate of \'-c.ilcher, NI. Berchmans Stafford, and M. her entrance into the l'\ovitiate at Loreto Dorothea Frizelle-names that should live Com·ent, Corey, l:nion \\·ith the .Mother foreYer in the gratitude of Australian hearts. House at Dubl~n was not effected till 1866, There was also in the party Miss Helen in \vhich year Mother Gonzaga \Vas ap­ Hugh cs, now celebrating the Golden J ubilce pointed Superior at Gorey. She had for of her entrance into religion as Mother M. :oe\Tn vear:- previously held the office of l\largarct Mary; like\Yise an excellent Sister, 10 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

Si,.;ter Bruno McCabe. and a pro,.;pecti,·e The fir,.;t t\1-c h ·e years uf :\} oth er l;Lm­ postulant, .Mary O'Brien, known later as zaga's ruk- 1875-'Si - \\TIT full of g rowth Si,.; ter J oseph. and of interest. It \1·a,.; the ,;pring-time of ·'If Australia remains true to the thing,.; her clear .-\ustralian Lllretn. l f sho,,·er ,.; that matter supremely in this lift:, as in som etimes dimmed th e ,.;unshine, yet rapid eternity," wrote d littk band of L oreto nuns \\·ho first came to \1·ork,.; 1\·ere the cha1·acteri,.;tic feature,.; education, her deep pieiy, her ,,·otild fit them fo r teaching in P1·imary happy optimism, all acted and reacte

The L'nicm ni,.;ting tu this day as the ing of a fc11· Pupil Teachers. "Let us train • Ladies of Charit1·. datl's abo from th esl' our 011·11 Catholic tl'achers," l\e1 -. Mother ca rl 1· 1·ears. - had said, "and make th e m at the same time JJdMelbourne . .· \n Annual J\etreat for ladil's of the 1nirld 11·as inauguratl'd at :\lary's :\luunt a ie 11· Foundation Dl'cembn, 28th- Feast of the yl'ars latl'r ( 188 7), and in this guod 11·ork, at Portland. Hoh· l nnocents-saw the as in so much L"lse. i\lother Conzaga 11·as a fou;1dation of the first Loreto pionl'er. Jn Australia, .Retreats for thl' laity outsidl' thl' City of Ballarat-''Conn·nt of had bel'n hitherto unkno 11·n. For nl'an· 30 the Hoh· Child,- Portland" ; so Mother Gon­ years her beautiful intluencl' pen·acled these zaga n;{ml'd the Ill'\\. establi ·hment by the Annual Retreats in :\l a n ·'s Mount. Southern Ocean, and she intended to use it .-\ ugust 2-±th, 1878, 11·;1s kept 11 i th 111 uch as a school for li ttle ones. hmor and rejoicing as Mothn l\l. Conzaga's This cll'lig htful seaside home 011-cs its ex­ Siher Jubilee Day. O ne who 11·as a happy istence to the generosity of Right Rl'I·. Dr. sclwol g id at thl' time 11-rote 35 years later : iVLoore, successor of Dr. O 'Conn or as Bis­ ":\ly brightest memory of that clay 11·as the hop o f Bal larat. sight of thl' Qul'en of the Feaq, dl'arest Deep 11· as the gratitude of Mother M . Gon­ J\ e1·e rcncl l\'l other, kneeling in the little zaga for this nl' w Loreto, so suitable, b e­ Chapel. She 11·a:' alone, her hands clasped sides, as a holiday house for her nuns in in prayer- the li g ht from the 11·indo11· near summer 1·acations. The forty years that 11·as falling on hl'r silHT wreath ;- she pre­ haY e passed since its foundation haYe not sented to 1111· childish e1·es a Yision of more effa ced Loreto· s g rateful m emory of the than l'arthl~: happiness -and peace. It has Bishop's munificence. remained a beautiful memory through all Mother M. Gonzaga's multiplil'd w orks these years, not forgotten amid the splen­ 11·01ild not ha1·e been possibl e had not her· dour of the Golden 1ubil ee of 1903." hand of 11·orkers b een reinforced by several february, 1882. h.rought a he;n-y cross in fresh contingents from the Mother House, the death of Mother Conzaga\ most Yalued l{athfarnham, and by the addition of a fri end in A ustralia, l\ight l\e1·. Di-. O'Con­ goodly number of Nm·ices. These latter, nor. Bishop of Ball arat. 1-lis health, never from ·the year 1885, 11·ere trained by M. M. robust, had, of late, gi1·cn 11·ay undn stress of 11·ork and anxiet\'. A mid uni\-crsa l Stanislaus Mulhall, whose work for the In­ mourning the regret,; - of the poor 11·axed stitute in A ustralia \\·as destined to be Yery loudl'st. for th e1· had lost a Father 11·hosl' g1-eat. care for then~ had hcl'n untiring. and touch­ Jn the 1-cars that elapsed bl'tween her ap­ in rr in its minuteness. Jn this respect hi s poin tml'nt as Mistress of NoY ices and the b . 1 sympathies had been in full accord \\'It 1 year 191 5 when she succeeded Mother M. those of Mother Conzaga, in "·hose heart Gonzaga as Pro1·incial in A ustralia, l\ilo t~ er alsr 1 charitY 11·as dominant. The grateful M. S tanislaus was responsible for the tram­ memo1-y o( Dr. O'Connor lingers as an en­ ing of some 200 members of the I.B.V. M. durincr- fragrance in the Mother }-louse, 11·hichb owes its existence a nd its rapid suc­ First Visit The year of grace, 1887, found cess to his fri endship for Loreto. and his to Europe. indeed all things going for- care for its interests. ward bravelv in the A us­ On the feast of S t. J oseph, 1884, \\·as laid tralian Loretos, but the - dauntless little in Da11·son Street thl' foundation stone of Mother whose influence 11·as as the main­ the Training Coll ege fo r Teachers. -~ e r e spring ~f all the 11·orks, was showing in her 11·as t" be carried out. on a more a111b1t10 us failincr health undoubted sig ns of the seHre scale. the pniject begun (1887) in the train- strai1~ of the past t11·elve years. This un- 12 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

• toward circumstance re,;ultcd in what pruYed \\·ind and \\· ea ther by a strong encasement to her a blessing in disgui,;e-a voyage to of \\·oud and iron . This in ,;trument \Ya s pre­ the O ld \\"oriel. O n leaYin g Mary's ~l o unt sented to }lother Conzaga by a generous she could nO\\. look back on quite an im­ friend, L"aptain Baker, of the .Melbourne Ob­ posing pile of buildings. T \\·o subst antial sen ·atory. He gave to the nuns and pupils \i·ings had been adde \\"ahroonga-some 20 miles from Sydney, z °' through all the g rey clays. Her courage was 0 cri infectiou s, her optimism unalterable. As 150 ft. abO\·e sea }eye], and amid lovely r:fl ...J scenery of hill and dale. His E minence Car­ c::: munths passed, she cast about in yain fo r ~ :J a healthier and more suitable residence, and dinal ~1oran laid the foundation of the new finished and formally opened as a Day h eart. z School by his Grace Most Rev. Dr. Carr, A Day School was continued in Randwick 0 Archbishop of Melbourne. In 1892 l\iother till 1901, \Yh en circumstances obli ged the u M . Gonzaga's heart was g laddened by her community to moY e to Milson's Point, 0 nuns taking over the care of the large paro­ ?\orth Sydney. The present fine Co1w ent r- chi al school of South Melbourne- Sts. Peter there oyn]ooks Careening Cove-a beauty LLl a nd Paul. This w ork they s till carry on spot much admired eYe n by Sydney fnlk 0:: satiated \\·ith Harbour \onliness. M other ~I. 0 with marked success, though the Albert ...J.. Park Day School is now a thing of the past, Gon zaga liYed to see both houses progress Mother Gonzaga\; nuns haying transferred nn th e lines of true education, and prosper their energies in 1924 to a situation more in all that is b est, promising for the work of secondary educa­ tion-l\!lancleville Hall, Toorak. Second Visit April, 1894, fo und Mother Gon­ During the year, 1891, Mother M . Gonzaga to Europe. zaga again on sea, bound for was much occupied with plans for the new E urope by the fin e ship Novitiate wing, which was completed late in Orizaba. Matters of mom ent connected the following year. It is a three-storey with the A ustralian Loretos necessitated a building with a flat roof, specially designed Yi sit to the Old Country, that all busine;;;; by Re\". Mother for the b enefit of the Xo­ might be settleed personally with the Chi ef vices, who can, at will, enjoy the fresh air Superior at R athfarnham, Dublin. at a height equal t o that of the tallest pine At the hearty invitation of the E nglish trees by the lakeside. In a central position Sisters of the Institute, ~ lot h er M . Gonzaga on the roof is the telescope, protected from visited the old Connnt a t Haverstock Hill , LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 13

then the .:\lanchester Loreto, \\·here the \\·el­ O n the expiration of -:.Ii ss Bell 's cngage­ come wYork, \1·it h its 200-year-olcl Con­ accordingly gave courses of training. Thus, Yent of the Institute at Micklegate Bar \\·as an immense impetus \\·as g in:n to the cause next Yi sited, and great \\·as the interest of of education in Catholi c schools by the pro­ our R e\" . Mother in hearing reminiscences g ressi\-c ,.;pirit of our unassuming li ttle ReY. and looking at many relics and reminders of ;,10th er. past days, among them thc Priest's Hiding A fe\\" ycars carlicr she had engaged an Huie, into \\·hich she crept! expert from Europe to train her Sisters in In lrcland, of cou1·se, a Caed m ill e failthe the 1'.indergartcn ,.;ystcm, \\·hich had al\\·ays \\·as not \\·anting, and the time therc passcd been used to som c extent in the Junior only too quickly. Yielding to the urgency Schools. appliances being imported by of hcr Austra li an Communities, Mother Gon­ .Mo ther M. Conzaga. as they \V ere not then zaga consentcd to \"isit Lourdes on her obtainable in A ustralia. So, in instance after homeward journey, in order to sulicit of O ur instance, \1·c fi nd her in the forefront of edu­ Lady the cure of her deafness. O n Rosary cation, doing pioneer \1·ork-"blazin g the Sunda\·, 1894, she joincd the immense crowd trail "-and g ladly poi nting the w ay to of pil g rims at Ma;-y's shrine. O f the scenes others, cager like he1· self for a

H er generu,it.~ \\·a:-; SlH lll re\1-a rded by tlil· manned ; bca u ti fu I in detai I ; \1-i thin, e\"c ry­ combs, lanonization Ceremony, and BaYar- ;t tlou1·i shing condition, and in 1901 a :-;econd prayed for." And so indeed He did in a th1 ng br~athcs dC\·otion, purity, clarity ; a nd 1an Houses. This she did \l"ith her usual lonn~ nt \1-as opened, six mi Jes from Perth, mannn \\·hich. if not miraculous, \\·as at an exq u1~1t e marble altar is the crO\\·ning charming simplicity. at llaremont. The house, "0:-;borne," stands least proYidcntial, and quite m1tside the beauty ot a ll. Jn truth, this Church stands A general Chapter nr Congress of Dele­ in ele1·en acres of ground, \\·ith frontage to range of ordina ry c:-;periencc. The story is as a lasting mo nument to the faith of her gates representing all the branch e ~ oi the In­ Fre:-;h \\-ater BaY, and commanyagc to Lur<>pc. She \Hites from Sor \1-as she to be disappointed. l{ e,;ults ;it ni ch's" identity ; her happy years as a stud­ .-\t the close of the long rcss, on Snvem­ " Osborne" ha\-e justified her best hopes. ent in Man·',; l\ilount; her enforced return to C?lombo: "l !ia1·c been constantly thinking ber I.st, she enjoyed th e g rea t privilege 1)f T he feast of the Assumption, 1901, \\·as the Germany; ·her trag ically ,;udd1::n death at ot the dear Countess ( IZ.J.P.) . TraYelling ~ pnYat ~ audience of the Pope, \.\-hose claY chosen for the opening. His Lordship, sea; the generous legacy found to ha\-c been 01-c r the sam e seas. as she did last year re- tatherly tntcrc,;t and kindness cnl\n1ed this minds me of her so much." · ' Dt~. c;ibney, ha1·ing prcY iously blessed the bequeathed tu iVlothe1· Gonzaga for the 1·isit to l{ome \1-ith a m em on - nc\-cr tn be lwu-;e celebrated th e first ~iass there. Then building of the lhurch. of her dt'.ca ms. She adds \\-istfully , "I feel quite hungry effaced. fol lc~1\ :ed what l\e\-. .Mother dearh- loved, a Dear, \-1-in some, imperious lountcss Eliza­ -sta n ·ed-for nc1Ys of you all. I do hope Procession of the Blessed ~acra1~1ent. 1t beth! Little did her Aust1·al ian friends you are all 11:cll , and e1·erything going on Golden Jubilee Thi,; \1-as an _-\nnus .:\lira- \\·o u1Hl throug h the grounds, beautiful in the kno 11· she \H>Uld return to them no more. prosperously tn all our dear Loretos." of Mother bilis 1n all .-\ustralian Spring sunshine ; and Benediction in the L eaving in March, 1889, she had planned to In l\_ome she had the pri\·ilege of witnes­ Gonzaga, 1903_ Lorctos. ]n April, Mother ne\\·1y-arranged Chapel cn)\\·ned this happy b e back in \:on·mbcr. "On the e\·c of your sing the canonization ceremony of St. Rita, General (Mother Michael clay 1\·hen "Osborne" became another ] .ore to feast," she said playfully to th e Tvlistrc;s of S t. John Baptist de la Sall e, and S t. Cres­ Corcoran) came from Ireland \1-ith :\1. in the \\"est. Sm-ices, \\·ho rn she specially I01·ed. "yc.1u centia. She paid her Jubilee Yisits to the i\I. A ttracta Coffey, Directrcss of the School \1-ill be told there is a lady in the parlour Churches, heard Mass -in the Catacomb of of Mu ~ i ~ at Rathfarnham, and this oppor­ The Children's " ln His l-111h- Same I ha\"e 1\·aiting to sec you-and I shall be the lady." St. Call istus, sa\1- and admired the g reat tune v1s1t g reatl y enhanced the joy of the Church of the trusted.' 0 Tl~is \\·as the in- Then impulsiY ely she put her head dmn1 Pope L eo :\.Ill., met many Cardinals- and Jubilee celebrations, and ga\'e them added Immaculate scri ption on the medals :-; truck upon the table and w ept, "And yet-and g reat people; ''But, oh!" she writes, '' how importance. Great 11·as the stir and excite­ Conception. to commenwratc the opening yet- something seems to tell me ] shall often ] 11·ish myself back in a little corner in ment at Mary 's Mount in " -elcoming Mother tn 190:3 of the beautiful nc1·e r sec you again." T o Mother Conzag-<1 :\1ary 's Mount.'' M. Gonzaga's disting uished g uests, but n ry Ch111"ch of the Immaculate Conceptiun at she \\Tote, "Do be a dear little Mother ~o me Munich was next Yisitcd, as it contains soon both '.VIother Gt: neral and :\lother Gon­ the Mother House of th e Bavarian Branch Man·'.:; ~'l o unt. still, and ::;ay a little prayer that Our Lady zaga had to lca\"e for a \-isit to the Sydney \ \--e sh al I shu\\- bric th ho\1- suitable \\-as may bring your child safely back .... They of the Institute B.\". :-fan-. " The kindest Houses. :-1other M ..-\ttract a remained at the choice of thi s text. - As carlv as 1887 say ] am going home, but I feel I am going of ·welcomes here," she \-1Tites; ''an immense Ma1·y's Mount, giY ing the benefit of her \\·ide a11·ay from Home . ..." Ten months later hmtsehold-01-cr 500, including nuns and ex perience a nd her musical o-enius to the or- M<>ther M. Gonzaga had made i;:nown her - . - b plan for a C hildren's Church, \1-hich \\·as to the ~arthly remains of the b eautiful , spirited boarder s." A t the Augsburg lovent, ga 111 s111 g _ot the Jubilee festiYiti es . .- \nd ri g ht be built solch - bv contributions rccci\·cd g irl \\·ere laid to rest in th e \a ult of the J.B.\".M. was seen the famous Painted Life g ladly did the young a rtists respond to her of l\.1istress Mary \\-a rd. and other reli cs throug h the h~nd s- of children. family chapel at Castle Gracht, near lologne. magic baton. Sever before had such music \\"ho then thought that a future pupil The Metternich family lost no time in mak­ of past days of great interest to Mother been heard in Mary's ~lount as issued from from a di stant land should furni sh the means ing known to Mothe1: M. Gonzaga the con­ Gonzaga. Her feast day, 21st June, was St. Cecili a's Hall in this year of Jubilee. of carrying out our Joyed Mother's dream? tcn b of Lady Elizabeth's will, and in due spent tra\"elling from Munich to Ostcnd. S he Four days were gi 1·en up to the celebra­ Y cars jiasscd, but ne\" er '2, was th e happy da \­ boat in the open , ...-a iting hall at Ostend. M. Gonzaga as she recall ed God's \1-o nderful of Balla1:at. \\-ith many interruptions, ·when Mass was first celebrated in the felt Yery happy a ll the time, such \\-as the mercies of the past 50 years. cau,;ed by financial diffi culties, the work con­ Church. On Deccmbe1· 10th, Feast of O ur power of your good prayers. I got all your The first day 's cntcrtainme11t contained tinued dll A ugust, l!-100, \\-hen things cl e­ Lach - of Loreto, it \\-as solemnly dedicatec1 10\-ing letters, and they made my heart g lad. an item after her O\\·n heart-a series of finitch- came to a standstill for lack of by l:.:li s Lordship, Dr. Moore. -High Mass I had grand reading in the train. May God wonderful tableaux, showing types of valiant funds: "God i,; rich in mercy, and I do not 11·as celebrated, a nd the Apostolic Benedic­ bl ess you all and make you as happy as you \\·om en . from _the 4th to till' 20th century, make me." - despair." Mother Gonzaga \\Tote. "There's tion gi1·cn by the Bishop. and cndmg with the \"aliant \1-o man, par ex­ a Heart, there's a Hand \1-c feel but cannot Of the Church itself l shall not here at­ \\!hen Rathfarnharn \\-as reached, Mother cellence, the Virgin of the :iiagnificat. The sec. \\-e 've ah\·ays been prm·ided for, anrl tempt a description. Suffice it to say, it is General called upon the humble little second day opened \1-ith Pontifi cal High lvlother PrO\-incial from Aus tralia to ad­ we ah1·ays shall b~. l ha\"c increased my de- \1-o rtln- of its origin: a poem in stone; :-lass and a sermon by the \"erv I

LORETO CONVENT, MARRYATVILLE, ADELAIDE, S.A.-PUPILS 1925

LORETO CONVENT, MARRY A TVILLE, ADELAIDE S.A. FRONT VIEW IN THE GROUNDS SOUTH VIEW ... LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 17

1n 1~();) the Bishop,; oi .-\ustralasia. in hours you spent teaching God's little ones Yic11· oi the legislation ior the C( Jlll]lubory 11·ill afford you more lasting joy th a n all th <.: r egistration of teachers, detcrminL·d un tinw spent in amusement or self-indulgence." fuunding a Central Catholic Training Col­ lege, the direction of 11·hi ch they offered to Fourth Voyage .-\ Gt.: neral Chapter held at .\!other Co11zaga and her nuns. She agreed. to Europe, 1907; Rath Farnham in f u ne, 1907, lo quote her 011·11 11·ords, "to acce]>t the work Last Voyage, caused Mother. Gonzaga 11·ith the additional labour and an:-;iet\· 1913. once mor <.: to traY erse the \\·hich it 11·ill entail, not only gratefully lJtit kag·ues oi oc<.:an bet11·een A us tra lia and Ire­ g lad Iy. as a nwa ns, I bd ie1·e. oi 1n-0111oti ng land in order to be present at the important in a n <.: minent degree, the g lm·y of <._;od and gathering. ~he 11·as home for Christmas in good of sou b." i\lary's Mount. to the great satisfaction of .\ter of 1913 found h t.: r mudation of resident studenh at th e ne11·ly­ ,.;o failing in heal th th at all doubted the P"S­ estahlished T1-;1ining Coll ege there, so th e ,.;ihility of her attending it. iormai OJ>e11i 11 g did not tlace till Aug·­ It 11·a,.; hard, ho11T1·er, to resist the many u,.;t. 1901i. urgent a nd 101 in g invitations from 01·er the For t.:ightern years this College achit.:1·<.:d s<.:as, and a cable from Mother General, a great 11·ork for Catholic educatiun in A us­ "Com<.: , if you can." finally decided the mat­ tralasia. and 11·as fruitful in 1·ocations to ter for .\!other Gonzaga. She sailed for 1·arious religious Orders. The higlll'st iractical results 11·ere such as Jreland must ha1·e been a n ordeal. .'\ L'1·er elicted, year by year, unstinted prais<.:, again 11·oul d she sec the old land, nor the eH·11 from non-Catholic ln::;pectors and ex­ people there 11·ho had al11·ays welcomed her perts in ed ucational 1nirk. \\'hen in 192-± return 11·ith such 11·ar111th and ~- l aclnes s . the ~econdan· School in A lbert Park 11·a,.; clo,.;ed and a- nt.:11· establishment opened in Diamond Jubilee- Though Mother Gon­ Toorak, the 11·o rk of the Loreto Training Last Days, 1914-15. zaga's beaming brightness College 11·as 011ce more resumed in the place on her return made some 11·here ih acti1·itics had first seen the li ght­ "ll J>J> ose that th e 1·oyage had g i1·en her a Loreto ConH·nt, Da11·son Street. Ballarat. n <.:11 kase of liie, those in charge of her But 11·ht.:ren-r situat<.:d, the hi gh aims set health 1\·er<.: under no such delusion s. before he1· nuns bY Mother Gonzaga 11·ill For the last ten years a cruel and incur­ surely 1i1·e in a Coil ege dnntcd to 11·hat sh<.: able malady had s~]>pcd her Yitality . S he, c( msi cl ered th e nob lest of 11·orks- th <.: dt.:1·e­ fca rlc ,.;,.; a,; al11·a ys, had suffered practically lo pmen t of Catholi c teachns, "co-operators al"ne. n·1·ealin g the secret of her pain only \1·ith Christ," of 11·hose training she \1-rotc.:, to thos<.: actualh · entitled to kno\\' all- and " I cannot think it possible to bring to this they had respe~ted her confidence. Most noble 11·ork either too great preparation of iwopk crave for sympathy in their suffer­ heart. or too great cultiYation of mind." ing , but our little Mother, who was so ready Of all :.Lother Conzaga's mulifaritlth to gi1·e t o others in their need, preferred for undertakings. perha p,.; none has yielded a ht.:rself the lonely \\'ay, letting non e suspect richer han<.:st of g·oo cl than this of the the cost of her cheerful and unceasing t oil. t raining of Catholi c teachers. The need of rest and quiet became so ap­ \\·e mav here mention th<.: fo undation in parent, that it was decid ed to forego all fes-· 1912 of the Loreto free l'-indergarten, a n ti vities fo r her diamond jubilee. enterprise after Mother Gonzaga's own A permanen t memoriai of the event 11·as h eart. Past pupil,; and fri ends co-operating cl e1 ised-the completi on of a frontage to the " ·ith the nuns in A lbert Park, set this under­ buildings a t Mary's Mount. This had long taking on foot. and henceforth "Old Girl s" been her desire. A n additio nal storey, bal­ n e1-cr failed to 1·oluntee1· their ser vices as as­ conies, and a wide Yei-andah with monastic sistants in the School. stone pillars make the whole, as she "Dearest children, perst.:1·erc," she 11·rote. wished, " a conventual pile." "Tn· to act fresh recruits, so that ll'illing A presentation for this work was made to hel1;ers n~ay ne1·er fail. The \York will do her on January 9th. 1914, at the close of the­ Your 0 11·11 souls immense good. and the day Ladies' l~etreat, when many friends and. ·v.-i ll come 11·hen the remembrance of the former pupils were present. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 19

On ..-\ ugust 29th, :.lother Gonzaga \\·as It \1<>u ld be quite i111l'" "' "ible t<> r eproduce a,.; \1-cll as in religiou,.; liie. b1· thi,.; rare and die dlJ1n1 ! The secret of her strength? stricken do\vn by a seYcr<.: attack, and here the innumerable n1l",.;,.;ages ()f ,.;y111pa thy noble soul. Her inHuencc ·certa in!,. do­ \\"hat 11·as it, if not Faith in the power of tho ugh sh e lingered on for full six rn unths, and tcsti111o nics oi esteem, gratitude and minated :\Ian',.; :\l"unt from th <' tirst. O ne Cod and a child-like trust in His love? So and made a ie,,· bra\·e rallies, no hope was Ycneration ,,·hich poured into :.lary's :\lount felt, eHn as Zt chi ld, that she mattered there. nwre appropriate motto could have been in­ ever again entertained of her recoYery. from all ..\ustrala,.;ia, frum .\mcrica and from more than any one else. ~ome gid s, judging scribed on the medals struck for her Golden The s\\·eet Spring months, so dear to her the O ld \\.urld. Mes,.; ages there \1·en· ir<>111 her o nly by her 11·ar111 fri endliness, used to Jubilee than the one selected, "Jn His Holy a l \\·ays, brought no restoration of h er hi g h dignitaries of the Church. fro111 men speak of her merely as ' 'dear little H. cv. Sarne I ha1-c trusted." strength. Christmas came, and she 11·as mis­ and ,,.tJ rnen of the 11·t lrld, iro 111 religiung and uld- all quate; but when, as <: nun, I kne\\" her m ore Th ere are innumerable lesson s to be o f devotion. slw\1 ing the extent of the· influence oi thi ,., intima tely , and got a g limpse, ho11·e1·er faint. learnt from her life and death; lessons of J anuary h eats prost1-ated her sadly, yet hidden nun. a nd the mark she had made of the r eal austerity of her life and ideals, zeal and fortitude; of selflessness and la1-gc­ ·when an electric fan \1·as introduced into her upon her time. ..\t the Si l."re to. cha racterised this frail " little Rn-. !.Vlother"; al l and ahon: a ll a lif.e of faith. Jn this I tentatious austerity; nmY , in these last Then the tired 11·nrkn 11·a,.; laid to rest in and something of al l this I recognised, lind an explanation of all that is praised, all months, the habit of years \1·as manifest. the cerncten· in :\lan.. s :\[

Mother House of the Many Filiations Scattered Over Four Continents.

-THISgrand olcl pile of buildings is set quisite Church, the crmn1ing glory of i'ath­ amid plcasaunces, and ,,-alled in by farnham, \\-C1~; built under her direction,.;, the fair, distant hills of D ublin. 18:38--1-U. T he original red brick mansion ,,·as built lt is cruciform in shape, and of Cothi c when George II. ,~-a s King, by one \\-illiam architecture. ln the centre rises an altar Palliser, son of the Bishop of Cashel, and of'' hitc marble, ,,-ith a beautiful rereclos of bought in 1798 by Geo1-ge (;rierson, the grey :-;icilian marble. The stately propor­ King's printer. tions uf thi,; CunYent Church, its lavish and Splendid hos pi tali ty and la ,-ish sty le coqly adornments, are typical of the g reat characterised the rule of the Griersons, b ut and generous soul of the de,;igncr. -when in 1822 the place was acquired by D r. Other fine buildings ha,-c sprung up Murray, A rchbishop of Dublin, to sen e a,; around the orig inal house; on one side. the a Corn:ent, it had been unused for some time. lnlirman· and .'\ovitiate; on t he other, the To supply the educational needs of the \1 -i ng co;1taining the g rea t (oncert Hall. Of day, His Grace Dr. :l'lun-ay had conceiYCd recent ':ear,;, new dormitories and up-tu­ the idea of introducing into Ireland a teach­ date cl.«ss rooms ha\·e been built, hc,;irles ing Order for the higher branches of educa­ gymnasium, music rooms, art and ,;cie·.-.n· tion. rooms. A beautiful and gifted soul \\«IS the ins­ In the grounds arc Primary Schools for trument prO\·ickd by Providence to carry children of the district, all taught by the out his design. Frances Ball, a young lady nuns. The ,,-hole-Com·ent and its depen­ of Dublin, a former pupil of St. l\ilary's Con­ dencies-makes quite a little religious vent, York, consented to the A rchbishop's settlcmcn t, and has some 100 acres of land, s uggestion that she should undergo a com­ stretching a\\·ay to\\·anls the hills. plete training in religious life in the :\ovi­ In front, a fine double flight of steps leads tiate at her old Com- ent home, and, together to the la\nl and carriage drive. O n the 'Sith some other volunteers trained also in other side of the house grassy terraces slope the York .\'ovitiate, set on foot the much­ to pl easure grounds, very beautiful ,,-ith needed work of higher education in Ireland. their g n.:at trees, \\-incling v,-alks, and a little On ?\m·embcr 4th, 1822, Frances Ball and lake sunk in the old green turf. h er companions-pioneers of the Order, Rathfarnham Abbey, this home of peace, now of world-wide fame-entered into pos­ is also a busy hive of ,,-orkers. There are session of lfathfaniham House. "It was ~ :300 so ul s ,,-ithin its ,,-a lls- 150 nuns and no­ dreary, mist-laden day,'' writes a biographer, ,-ices, and as 111a1w s tudents-and it is not "and the heathen gods and goddesses on the only a scholastic e~ t ab lishm e nt of a hig-h or­ terrace, dripping and disconsolate, gave a der "f excell ence, but a great :-;chool of cheerless welcome to the newcomers." But ).lu;-;ic has grom1 up 1vith the _-\bbcy; its they brought brave hearts and strung \Yi lls orchestra of some two score m embers is de­ to the ,,-o rk before them-God's ,,·ork fo r sen ·ed ly renmn1ed as unique of its kind. the Church in which they \\-ere ,,-illing T he perfection of their performances re­ helpers. fl ec ts a musical training that has been Sunshine clays \vere in store, meantime they brought to a fine art. were ready to \Yeather the storms incident T his year, a neighbouring property­ to all great undertakings. Beaufort-has been acquired for the estab­ The name "Loreto" was giYen to the nnY lishment of a Coll ege for Domestic and foundation, and all filiations successiY ely Technical A rts, anMauritius, Gibraltar ar.cl England. The ex- sai nted and gifted fnundress. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 21

Loreto Convent, Dalkey, Founded 1841 E::\"GLlSH PRO\"INCE. by Mother M. Teresa Ball, was the house Loreto Cun \·ent, Hu l m c, ~ - Ianche s t c r. in 11·hich sht: died, 1851. Bo\Hlon. This ConYent had been particularly dear Leck. Llandudno. Founded in August, l!J19. to th e Foundress, situated as it is in a spot St. .\!bans, near Londun. Fuunded 1922. of almost unequalkd 10\·eliness, oYerlooking the blue \Yatcrs of Dublin Bay, and ,,·ithin

sig ht of the mountains that she loYt:d. O n 1 ::\"I) I.\~ 1'R O VI ~CE. one occasion \\·hen \Yalking un the sea-shore at Dalkey, h er heart oyerfiowing "·ith Loreto H ou,;c, ~I idcl lcto n HO\\., Calcutta (Col­ legiate High School). :;ealdah, Bow thankfulness a t the beauty of Cod's earth, Bazaar, Dhara1ntala. Three _-\nglo­ she exclaimed, "Oh! let us say the Magni­ lndian Da\· School s in cit v, \\·ith a ticat I" free ;tnd ];ay departme nt each. :-; he herself planned the magnificent Con­ Loreto, :\sa1,,;ol. (Secondary School). 1)arjceling. (Secondary School) . vent building, so much admired, e\-cn hy E ntally-1. Boardin g School. 2. O rp- profrssional architects, for its stately 1· hanage ior :\ n g· lo-1 ndians. 3. s trength. Of late years. extcnsin· additions Creche. 4. Boarding Sch ool for B cn­ han~ been made, all, happily, in pnicct ac­ galis. L uck n o\\". ( Seconda1-y School) . conl \1·ith the design of the original castle­ Lucknow. St . .-\gncs'. (School for .-\nglo- like structul"l' planned by i\!lothcr NL Teresa 1ndian s). Ball. ~I o rapai. Orphanage for Bcngalis. 1n 19 1..f., th e filiations of Loreto Abbey Shillong. ( Secondary School). ,,·ere diYi ded into ProYinces. Subjoined is Sirnla. (Secondary Sch ool) . :'\airobi (British East r\ irica). a list of the PrnYinces depcn'l·aal. lnnisfail, Cape Pro\·in ce, South .-\frica. 1\USTRALIAN PROVINCE. Loreto .-\bbC\·, i\Iary's :Mount, Ballarat. Board­ .ing School and Primary School. FR.-\~CE. S t. i\Iary's Hall, i\ I elbou rn e. Hostel for University Students. Yilla ~Iolitor, .-\ uteu il, Paris. Founded D;rn·son Street, Ballarat. Day a nd 1923. Prirnary Schools. Toorak, Melbourne. Boarding and Day School. Kirribi!li P t., N orth Sydn ey. Boarding and Day School. Normanhur st. Boarding School. Osborne l-l"ous c, Claremont, \Vest .-\11,;­ tralia. Boarding and Day School. Perth, Ad ela ide Terrace, \N. Australia. Dav School. Portlaml. Boarding and Day School. .-\clcla ide. Boarding and Day School. South ;\[ elbournc. Primary Schoo l. 22 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZE\E. SPAIN.

Correspondence From Loreto Convents m Spain.

Dear Australian Sisters.-· A ll the royal children share in thei1· O ur readers \1·i l1, I think, be interested in mother's pi ety to a rema rkable deg1-c<.', m1·­ an account of a recent yisit of Her )dajesty, ing to her careful training of them from the Ex-Empress Zita of A us tria, to one of their earliest years . .-\rchduke J\udolf \\'as our Spani sh C01wents. permitted to m ake his fir st Communion at This com·ent is situated in a small vil­ the age of three, and no\1· little A rchduchess lage, named /'.a lla, a short cli,;tance from Charlotte is about to make hers at the Bilbao. age of four. Her 1lajesty nerded change of air, and FYen· fc\1· days som e of the royal chil­ \\·as recommended to go to Zalla on ac­ dren m.otored fn;m Lequeitio to Za.ll a, find­ count of its hraltll\" climate, so she ing it hard tn be separated from the Em­ honoured our co nY ~ nt by residing a press, \\·ho is the most deYoted and affec­ month there, the nuns g ladl y placing at ti onate of mothers. her di sposal a suite of apa rtments, and do­ The li ttle Emperor O tto cam e t\1·i ce-a ing all in their power to make her so­ fine boy of very noble bearing. journ pleasant and beneficial. All the others cam e in turn; fin ally the She \Yas accompanied by her mother, the youngest, A rchduchess Elizabeth, stayed Duchess of Pan11a. and her sister, Princess for th e last fe 11· days w ith her m other. l sah el of Bourbon. T he quiet a nd peace On the 4th April Her Majesty returnee\ of Zalla, as \\·ell as its charming: mountain to Lequeitio, after bidding a gra.cious fare­ scenery, appealed to Her Majesty, and her \Y ell to all, and g iYin g the nuns profuse h ealth b en efi tc c1 greatly by the change. thanks for their hospitality. The three ladies \1-cre the simplest of guests: pleased \\·ith e\·erything. passing All \\Tre \·erY sorr y for the departure their time se\\·ing or reading in the convent of thi s noble l a~l v, \\'h-ose life is sh adcl\\·erl grounds, or prayi ng in th e con\'ent chapel, b\· so many son .-ow s. and \\·hose goodness \\·here they spent long hours, especially on and charm cannot fail to excite the sym­ pa thy of all ,,·ho come in con tact th da \'S of expnsi ti on . edi fying all hy their ,~ - i re\"erence and ferq)ltr. her.

Colegio de la B.\'.M. idea. \\·hi ch \1·as qui ckl y taken up ; the fl ame Lopez de Hoyos, of indignation at the injustice of the accusa­ Madrid. tions against the King spread rapidly to the rl' motest \· illage, and a unive rsal and G i:eat Demonstration_ of Patriotism m hearty response was given to th e call fo r Spain on the occasion of the King's a national demonstration of loyalty to our Feast-Day, 23rd January, 1925. beloved King. · · As already said. it was decided that the ,,.....[ 0 \\'Al{DS the close of the yeat 192.J., 23 rd January, Feast of S t. Ildefonsus, should a campaign of calumny

Spain i;; a land of many di;;tricts, and each The king, V ueen, P rince of .-\sturias, d i;;trict has its peculiar costume, and as the Vueen '.\l ot her, J nianta babel (aunt of the representatives of each region decided to King), and the royal children, were all in the \1-car th e costu me of his locality, the vari ety. front balcony, and as the ba1rn er of each and, to the Madril enos, the JHl\·elty of the town pas,:ed, it \Y as lm\·ered to salute His costumes, was \·ery effective. Majesty : not so the Scncra of \ "alencia, On the eve of the great day the dcmon­ \\·hi ch 1\·as proudly held upright on pass­ ;-,trators began to arrive in th eir thousands, in g th l' ro_1·al ,:pl'ctators. b ringing th e shield s and coat of arms of ~ome uf the A lcaldes of the small er tmn1S their to\\·ns, and the difficulty was to fi nd (pueblos) came in their best cbthes- black lodgings for a!L corduroy. s hort coats, and knee-breeches, A ne\\- hotel in the course of erection \\"a s buckle ~ l ~ocs, ctc.- a ll feeling and looking fini shed rapidly. and other prcpa1·a ti ons \\-ere as proud as possibl e of t heir de\"<1 ti on to made bv th e Alcald e of :Madrid, Conde de their King. Vall clla-no, for the accommodation of the The postman from Zall a managed to get patriotic multitude. in a long \\-i th the rcpresenta tivc;; from ·rhe Alcald e and Aynutamiento of this to \1·n, and ri gh t proud and happy he \ "a lencia brnught the unconquered banner, was, \\·hen he paid us a Yisit later, to tell us ''bandei-a ill\·icta," of th eir city, called t he that he had had a smile from the O uecn. "Senera," a relic of former glory, \\·hen The defile took four hours, duri1~g " -hich the natiYes of \" alcncia \\·ere Yictorious in persons from eYerv tO\Yn in Spain passed. e\·ery fi g ht tion already felt by all O n the morning of the feast-the e n~ r m emorable 2:3 rd Tanuarv, 1925-the defil e to His :'d a iesty. hegan early, in f1:ont o( the Royal Palace. -PEPIT.-\ ~I E:\E:\IJEZ y CHOFI:\. 24 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 25 -- \\-e see in th e account \nit ten in the arc spent on th e road, and in spite of the Devotion to Our Lady in Spain. an nal,; of the Confra ternit r of O ur Lad,- of intense heat, and no few discomforts, they H. ocio, that about th e rea1: 1400 th ere 1; ved ~'i::==·-- go on their way full of joy, sing ing all the in A lm on te a gen tlem ;:;n 11·ho \\'as \·e ry fo nd Romeria ( P ilgrimage) to O ur Lady -:>f Rocio. time "songs of H.ocio, " to the accompani­ of hun ting. O ne day . as he ll'ent to hi s ment of tambourines, cas tanets, and g uitars. faniuritc SJiort, hi ,; dogs penetrated in to the ;\ CH countn· has its pec uliar char ­ O ne of th e s tatues la tely crowned _(Ap ril, Many make th e solemn promise to go on t hi ckl's t par t of the fo rest, a spot inacces­ acteristi c. .-I -hat of. Spain is \Yith nu t JSl 25 ) ,1-as t hat of U ur Lady Bishops p e rt or m e(~ oxen, \\·here the banner of O ur L ady is car­ cult1· he reached t he pl ace w here t he dog,; main[\· due to the preferenc e sho\\·n hy the ce1-e rno n\·, which \1 ·as presid ed oYe r by ri ed on a s il n~ r portabl e altar. w ere. Great \\' as his astoni shment to find O ur ( a([\· to thi s most Catho li c country. th e h:. in g- ;rn-d Q ueen and the nll'mbers o f \\'hen th ey arri ,·e, Mass is solemnl y sung on the tr unk of a tree a beautiful caffed It \\·as- in Spain she ti. rs t ap p_ea red, e\-en th e Cm-ernment. at the shrine, at which al l assist. and there statue of th e Blessed \'irgi n, cloth ed \\· ith before her death , bringing m th h ~r tl:e Some 1-ears p1-e1·ious (Ht h _lun e. 19 l9) is always a sing ul ar kind of sermon. T he a \\·hite and g reen linen tunic, with thi s "Pillar"- solid fo undatio n of th e fa ith l1l another c-uronati on took place, abo in our preacher, who knows ·well hi s audience. Latin in scription: " J\ emedio indigentium our countn·. Th e Spanish people haYe re­ P rm· in cc of A ndalucia. 1Yhi ch claim s fo r shouts ou t a " \ 'i,-a la V irgen ciel Rocio" D o mina .'\ostra." (.'\a ~a de los l{cmcd ios.) sponded to- the preference of O u 1: Q uee n. ih specia l titl e, " La ·1: icrra de i\laria ,s<:1.1- between e\·ery sentence of his discourse!! b,- lO\·ino- her wi th that enthus1ast1c, ch1 l

My Indian Pilgrimage, 1925. cour~ e of preparatory training in nursing, of deep ra Yi ncs, and round hairpin bends so and th <.:y usually go on to 1\·ork \\'ith much shaqJ that the passengers near the engine credit in th<.: City Hospitals. might wa\·e to those at the end. .\ote.-T!1e accounts sent ft-0111 each of the The Technical School ne~t call s for notice. A swarm of coolies soon appeared to Houses of the Indian Proyince deserve The \H'. a\·ers are at \\·ork at the looms, and scramble or fight over the luggage, and stal­ publicatio n in a separate pamphlet. They are one proudly states: "\\·e made a carpet for wart Tibetan rickshaw-wallahs, with long so interesting, it is a pity to curtail any. Yet the Pope"-and so they did, in Papal colours, pig-tails, jabbered and shouted over the pos­ our space is limited, and we can cio no more too. of a th:in refer to each foundation, giYing the ,.; ession my person, till it was relief to chief points of interest. Flll\1·er-111aking is in progrer.s in the n e~t find myself almost thrown into a rickshaw room, and \Try realistic are the roses, lili es. and borne swiftly from the melee. Five i\" thi::. holy Jubilee year my dearest At the time of ,-is1 t1n g. an Australian fuschias. carnations, poppies, and the rest. minutes' run through the bazaar, where Ben­ wish \\·as to make a pilgrimage to Sister is in charge of the 300 children here. \o,,· to the Creche, God's flower garden, galees. Tibetans, Bhutias, N epalese and I Rome, and there pray for the present It contains a Free Department, where the \\'here the tiny babies a rc so well tended for Pathans jostled with E uropean holiday­ needs of the lnstitute in mc.ny lands. Since charity of the nuns provides a daily meal 1-1 is sake: and then to the Bengalec School. makers; next, a sharp turn, and a quick this was impossitle, I decided to make a pi l­ for m~my oi the little \\'aib oi the pagan ,,·here Daughters of St. A nn (a natiYe Indian descent- then suddenly the peace and calm grimage in spirit to each of the Homes of city. co11g r ~·gatio11) teach under the supen·ision of Convent \1·alls. The portress appearecl­ the InstitL1te in India, beginning at Loreto The Day School at Sealdah also 0\1-cs its of the nuns. The supple fingers of the l n­ a little :\epali Ayah, who presented me with House, the Alma 2\later of Loreto in India." origin to pre-mutiny days. Oi the :WO dian girls produce ,,·nnders in needlc\\·ork a pencil and a small writing-block, bearing children in attendance, 270 arc Catholics, so and clay-nrndelling. the polite inscription: [Here follows a description of the hi storic a truly Catholic atmosphere preYails, and O ur last ,-isit is to the ConH·nt Churcl1 Name ...... house with it s 18th Century inscription eng ra\·ed devo tion to the Sacred Heart is a marked dedicated to Our Laa shrubs :\frs. Margaret Prendergast, a nati\·e of Ireland, and Countrv Dances are aclmirablv tausrln meaning wo 111 en- lack the in spira ti on, the everyhcre cl othe th e mountain sides as with at whose d esire and expen se this h ou;;c \\" ,,·orld. l.oretos, and of the thirteen p1· esent mem­ Carew, V.A.B., of the Clergy, and o f the prin­ The 3rd Day School is in the heart of the bers of the l\oYitia te, three arc Australians cipal Catholics of Calcutta."l metropolis, at Dharamtala. The school - ready to gi,-e a hearty welcome to any o i A tour of the great Coll ege shows the opened with 15 children in 1895. It numbers Loreto Convent-Asansol. their country-women w ho may fee} the call Yisitor interesting ,,·ork of many grades. 350 at present. In the Free Department to spread C hrist's Kingdom in the Pagan about poor ch ildren are furnish ed \1·ith .-\ four-hours' run in the train from Cal­ from that of the Seni or Cambridge Class to 150 L~ ast . Besides the fin e boarding school of the occupations of the Kindergartners in books and clothing by th e nuns, and a mid­ cutta brings us to this peaceful. vet busy 140, including a large Kindergarten Depart­ day m eal is proYided for the destitute by the their spacious Recreation Room. A hand­ Com·ent, set in the midst of pa,icly-fielcls. ment, there is. near by, St. Aloysius Boys' bounty of the parish priest. ;;o rn e Lecture Hall, 100 feet in lecg th, is a The great red school building looks \'ery School, \\·here some 30 little lads are cared picturesque nestling among the trees; b ut feature of interest. Art Classes and Science fo r bv th e nuns till old enough to face the Laboratories are in evidence, and ample Loreto Convent-Entally. \Y C' cannot halt here for a \·isit of in specti on: \\·oriel of College life. The g reat fri end and so 111any other distant Loretos arc still to be scope for recreation is afforded by Tennis "Not quite within the busy v\·orld, nor benefactor of Loreto in India-Mr. A. H. seen. \\·e must take on faith the report Court and Skating Rink, and playing fields quite beyond it," li es Entall y, in the Eastern Forbes-has clone much towards making isi,·en by " those w ho kno\\·" of its interest­ fo1· Basket Ball and other games. suburb of Calcutta. \\·e drin up a noble th e school buildings and equipments worthy ing interior, and of the fine ,,·ork done ,,·i thin a\·enue to the sound of gongs announcing of the fine educational " ·ork carried on i11 In the grounds also is an ideal Grotto of its \Y a ll s. thi s Himilayan Loreto. Our Lady of Lourdes, w ith a double cave our arri,·al ! This great establi shrn<"nt can­ -and running stream below. not be seen thoroughly in a day; but time is limited, so we hurry first to the Orphanage, Loreto Convent-Darjeeling. Regretfulh· ,,-e leave this palatial Mother and, on our way, peep into the Bakery, Loreto Convent-Lucknow. House of a 11 Indian Loretos, and our last Darjeeling, the first mountain home of where we see piles of little loaves made by L oreto in India, was fo unded in 1846. \\'e F rom Darjeeling, a little band of Loreto­ look is giYen to the fair statue of Mary some of the senior girls for the orphans' Immaculate, standing on its 60 foot pedestal, arriYe in the "Toy Train," which, ;;tarting missioners set out in 1872 to open a House breakfast. fro111 Sili guri, at w hat the dwellers in India in historic Lucknow. Fine gardens and plea­ and dominating the whole historic settle­ Archbishop Goethals, the orphans' friend ment in Middleton Ro"'"· modestl y call the foot of The Hills, it had sant a1·enues are a feature of Lucknow, and and benefactor, was responsible for the im­ cra\Yled , rushed, rattled, crept, and rushed in expansi\·e grounds the Com·ent stands. There are three important Loreto Day posing 3-storied building, which has since again, into Darjeeling, 7500 feet up thr Here, in the heats, school hours are wisely Schools to be visited before we leave Cal­ been aclcled to, to prO\·ide accommodation for slopes of the mighty J-Iimilayas. It had adapted to the Indian climate. \\Tork goes ·cutta. The first, Bow Bazaar, was opened the 400 inmates cared for by the nuns. The threaded its way through a complicated sys­ on from 7 a.rn . till 11.30 a.rn .; there is an 83 years ago, and is in a densely populated Hospital, with its comfortable, airy ,,·ards, tem of reyerses and loops, through dense for­ hour's sies ta in the afternoon, and then 1)art of the city. repays a Yisit. Here, girls go through a es ts, across mighty rivers, along the edges more stud~-. From 1\m·ernber to Marchr 28 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

when the tropical rains are past .. the climat<.: Loreto, Morapai. is pronounced ideal! Earnest w ork is cer­ Perhaps the most intcresting part of tainly achieved, the Indian Inter-Loreto m y pil grimage to the yari ous shrines Syll abus and the Programme o f Studies for nf Loreto in India 11·as my Yisit t<1 thc the Cambridge Examinations prm·iding natiY e mission of Morapai. Two hours' ample scope for intell ectual efforts. train journey carried us throug h ty pi cal In­ In the Day School there is a strong and dian country. A t first 11·e sa11· nothing hut 11·ell-equipped Company of Girl Guides, the clh obies' tanks or Yats, wherc thc "washer .. winners of the coveted ebony and si l Yer m cn" mi g ht be seen standing 11 ·aist-clccp in Shield at the All -Lucknow R ally thi s year. the 11·ater, and beating the clothes against the stone si dcs of the tanks ; then mile a fter milc of paddy-field s, maLORETO COLLEGE, MANCHESTER 2. LORETO COLLEGE, LLANDUDNO w here beauty must surely act as an inspira­ bank, and w e sa11· the bright faces of some of the children, who, accompanied by the 3. LORETO COLLEGE, ST. ALBANS 4. LORETO COLLEGE, BOWDON, CHESHIRE tion to all who dwell therein. 5. LORETO COLLEGE, LEEK

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'·Daug-hters of ::-;t. ...\nne," had com e along wage-earn ers. O n Saturdays they haY e a the tm \·-path to meet us. These latter are spec ial Spiritual Conference, during ·which Indian Sisters belonging to a D iocesan Con­ Loreto m England. they ask questi ons and propose difficulties g regati on subject to our Mother P rO\· incial. \\·hich are carefull y and patiently dealt \\·ith. The Conn nt is a typical Indian d\\·elling O ur tour of the ConY ent was follO\\·ed by house, \\·hite, with flat rouf and g reen \ 'ene­ a Yi sit to th e Christians of th e village. As ORETO CO::\ \ -E:\T, ~Ian c h es t e r , the Xo\·itiate House nf the English tian-screened windo\\·s. \\'ithin, a ll is poor we \Y ent along it w as touching to ,;ee the a,; in )Jazareth, but spotl essly clean and neat. fai th and rnerence with which these poor Pnffin ce, \\·a,; founded from l\.athfarnham in the y:ar 1851. L Fro1~1 T he Daughters of St. A nne conduct a people greeted the Sisters, and tb eir joy this tiny ,;ced there ha,; deYelopcd a good ly tree, \\-htch, by degrees, 1:0 la rg-e school fo r O\·er one hundred and fifty \\-hen we entered their houses. The,;e are :-'prcading its branches cffer all thi,.; island soil. F ifty years of steady progress I ndian children. These children have class comfortable two-roomed cottages, raised \\·ork for four hours in the morning, and in ha\·e left in their trail a large and succe,;sful Boardin g Scho(l l, a scpa1·ate ahout three feet abon ground le\·el to keep t he afternoon they join the Industrial De­ out snake,; , and thatched with rice straw. building \\·ithin the enclosure for day pupil::;, and the manag-c ment of se\·eral partmcn t. Here a knitting rnachi nc is at A ll the Chri stian houses arc decorated \\·ith large E lementary Schoob in the city. \nirk in th e hands of a ,;ki lful little Indian pictures of our Lore! and His Blessed maid. Mother, and surely th e blessing of both T he name of Mother Margaret iVla ry A lphonse E lli s \\·ill ah\·ay,.; li \·c in The position of \\"id o\\·s in the East, e\·en must rest lovingly upon these little homes, ,,rrrateful remembrance in this house, \Yhi ch O\Y es so much to her zeal and her C hristian \\"idO\\·s, is one of poYerty and d e­ each, in its poverty and si mplicity, like to the penrl ence. ~1orapai pro\·id es a hom e fo r inspiring personality. Holy H ouse at Nazareth. many of the,;e poor creatures, \\·here they \\-e returned to th e Convent for a re,;t and lead good and happy liYes. \\·e saw them a welcome cup of tea, fo ll ow ed by a last look Loreto College, Llandudno.- In 1919 the Boarding School \Y as trans­ \\·orking at the looms and g rinding the at the lambs of the flock-the w ee babies in ferred from Manchester to Llancludno. and in the September of that year, the paddy ( unhusked rice) . This is done by the Creche. These little fo lk ran g~ from a beautiful property at the foot of the Great O rme \\·as transformed into the pounding it in a bO\\·l, or in a ho ll ow in the few w eeks to t\\·o years old. Many are ground. usin g a long pole, and then shaking orphans, and some are children of pagan first Loreto Coll ege in \\°ales. Owing to the generosity of a kind and Yene­ it up on fl at trays to let th e chaff fl y away. parents abandoned at birth and saved for rated benefactor (R.I.P.) , a ne\\. church ha,; been built, \Yhi ch \\·as conse­ St. J oscph 's Tnd u,;trial Department is no\\. the Kingdom of Hea\'en. crated on 2nd July, 1925, by H is Grace t he A rchbishop of Cardi ff. an impo1-tant feature of the Morapai mic:sion, As I knelt in the church for a last Yisit anrl has done much to arouse the spirit of I asked the Master dwelling there "to inrlustry and artistic skill in the easy-going strengthen the hands and cheer the hearts" Loreto College, St. Albans, near London.-Another Boarding School Bengalees. T he \\·om en \·VeaYe sarees, of His dearly lond mi ;;sionaries, and then I dusters, tow els and cloth, and last year the seemed to see 1\iorapai, as, please Goel, it \.Ya s established here on January 5th, 1922. Mother-General was anxious to gold, sih·er and bronze medals for weaving \\·ill he in the future, a centre of missionary haY e a Co1went of ours near London and ·when applicatinn for Loreto Sisters at the All-Jndia Exhibition of Indu s tri e~ activity and zeal from \l'hich the w ord of was made by the R ecto1- of St . A lbans, and a suitable property offered, she \\· ere won by w omen from Morapai. God is carried forth throughout the Sunder­ These women are all paid workers, earn­ r egard ed the circumstance as an answer to prayer. In 1925 it \\·as found bund '.; ; where E uropean and Indians shall ing so much per piece. T hey \Vo rk \\·ell and \\·ork side by sid e fo r the g lory of God, the neces;;an · to extend the College premi:-;es. T he ne\Y \\·ing \\·as fo rmally ,; \\·iftly, full of pride at findin g thernselns Father of all. opened ~ n 28th May, 1924, by Lord Fitz A lan, of Derwent, a nd solemnly blessed by His Eminence Cardinal Bourne, in the presence of a great con­ course of friends and parent,; of the p upils.

Loreto Convent, Bowdon, Cheshire, \\·a,; fo unded in 1919 as a select Day Impressions or East Jlfrica and a "isit to a Convent tbere. School. I" he locality is charn1in g and healthful. In 1922 an cx:tension \Y as added to the building , proYiding accommodation fo r Boarders. By a "Loreto" Past Pupil.

HE journey from Melbourne to East work of Redem[Jtion one must ns1t Pag·an Loreto Convent, Leek, \Ya s fo unded in 1860, and in 1911 affi li ated to A frica, by way of India, is an event or Mahommedan lands and see how much is Loreto, Manchester. In 1914, Manchester, Bo\Hlon and Leek \Yere formed T in a life time. It has been for m e an vet to be done before the gospel is preached into a PrO\·ince under Rathfarnham. The first Pro\·incial \\·as :r. loth er ~ Iar y experience of the deepest interest-a re­ to all Nations. These are some of the vie\\·s setting of the lens of life-a widening of and thoughts that fill ed the hours and days EYangelist Kennedy. sympathy, a broadening and deepening of of a long sea voyage, and the mo nths of knowledge-a conYi ction that Missioners comparative rest, until I arrived at Mombasa, are the world's heroes, that the panorama of and from this point I shall fo llow the records life shows men, black and white, and that to of my diary. see life more full y one must com e into con- I should willingly have stayed for some . tact w ith East and \\'est. To reali se the time on this beautiful and interesting island, 30 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 31

where East and \\.est meet-Arab and Chris­ wild home left to these animals. The next walk on the verandah and call "Hodi." 1 ladies, 11·ho liYe at a rrreat distance from a went through the entrance into the quad­ \1"1 . b tian jostling one another in the crowded aspect of the journey was over the great • 1ss1 Kenya is a danger. O ne must neYcr go out children at work and play and at prayer, I Creed, (, l?na, l\esponses, etc., in Gregorian The train is quite comfortably fitted 11·ith 11·ithout a double felt hat. specially made, m kne11· that Loreto is the same the world- over. chant. Little black babies learn this time­ sleeping berths, electric light, etc. Soon we a helmet-except for this one might be in the· J heard with joy the old familiar "Three Hail honoured music, not at their mother's knee, crossed the long island bridge, and were on south of England for a perpetual summer, so Marys" at Visit, for all Loreto children and but while they are still little bundles on their the mainland of .Africa, and had already be­ temperate is the climate. \"atun: here sho11·,; l rea lised with thankiulncss that all ~ f us "mamas'" hacks. The organist is a .Kikuyu gun th e U]ll\·ard climb. Like a moYing pic­ herself altogether gentle and beautiful. J lcr Loreto g irls arc prayed ior e1·c n · day 111 and accomplishes his duties 11ith a skill and ture the landscape changed, surely and dress of richest tropical dyes is unruffled by many lands. - perfection 11·hich many a performer mi rrht gradually, cyen before darkness closed in. storm or extremes. Three ti111 cs a day she \'airobi Loreto has not Yet finished its 11·e1J em·):- !he Mission Church is tr':'ily The ni g ht 11·as warm and heavy, laden v1·ith · dons a rich robe-cloth of gold studdecl 11·ith -I-th year. lt 11011· counts 63 boarders and lovely. 1nth its carYed altars and stained the odours of ri ch vegetation. A few stops, 111any hued jewels and gems for evening nearly 30 c!ay p~pils . A lready a new bui~cling glass. It is _i nspiring to see the packed 11·ith noises and Yoices outside. showed that wear, fairest sih·cr sheen for morning dress; -children s dmmgroom, kitchen, pantnes­ crowd_s of nat11·es on Sunday mornings in all ''"e had reached a station. There 11-cn· crmnls at midday she rests in golden ti ssues. has been added. The ConYent is yen · com­ 1 anct1es of dress, filling the benches and re­ outside, black and lurid in the flickering lan­ :\airohi is a curious to1n1, 11 ·ith inhabi· fortably titted 11·i th electric light, h~)t and H' rently ~ r e placi~1g each o ther in long lines tern li ghts. After some hours' journey tants drawn from the ends of the earth. It ~o ld. 11·ater. The class rooms are a surprise, at _th e lommun1on rails. Then I had some \1·e qopped, and made our 11·ay to a re­ owes its origin to the fact that the engineer,; turmshcd with single desks and chairs of cn1oyable motor drives. One, especially to freshment room-large, clean, 1Y ell lighted, who \HTC building the raih1·ay, made a halt polished cedar, and a fair supply of teaching the Escarpment of the Great Rift Valley, [ and conYcnicntly furnished. Herc \\·c w ere here, tc111porary houses were set up for the apparatus. The chapel is small and beauti­ about 30 mil es a11·ay . It is not eas,- to prn1·id ed with c-linn cr or tea,

LORETO ABBEY, MARY'S MT.

R EAT was the in terest and cager the filled \1·ith g uests, i1Hi ted to do h onour t expectation throughout the Au~­ the great occasion. An add res,; ,,·as read tl• G tralian Loretos \\·hen it \Yas kno\\·n Mother Ceneral, and then presented. l t that our hono ured Mother General from \\·as printed on a scroll. the \1·i cle borders Rathiarnham, D ublin, intended pay ing her uf which showed exquisitely-painted speci­ fi rst \isit to the Australi an ProYince, bring­ mens of typical A ustralian "·i Id Hov\·ers­ in g \\·ith her o ur new Mother Pro\·incial to \\·attle, buronia and g um blossoms, with a the scene of her future lalJouro; in this dear spray of Ireland 's sham rocks. The \\·onl­ South land. Hne in the Mother House, ing ran as fo ll o\\·s :- great preparations ,,·ere begun for a suitable \\·elcome, for \\·c did not "·ish Mary's Moun t r\ hundred t housand 11·c lcoll!es to ou r clea r and to contrast ill ,,·ith the grand Abbey in the honoured Mother-General a nd to our cl ear Mother-Pro\·incial, who has come, not m e rely Old Land o,·er tbe sea. to visit, but to stay with us he re in our fair south i\e\YS came to us at the encl of April that land, which, we arc s ure, she "·ill soon lcat·n to :Mother General purposed halting ;i\\·hile at know a nd to love. the \\.est Australian Loretos, and that i\Iay it prove a true A us tralia Felix to vou both, cl ear a nd Rever end ~lath e r s - this golden 2.Vlother Provincial only ,,·as coming di rect land, "in whose heart Youth g lows and burns to !\lary's Nlo unt. Herc she recei,·ecl a with a ll its golden dreams." hearty \Yelcome on May 12th, and she soon vVe take it as a happy omen that, at the h our became as interested as ,,.e were, in haY ing of your la n cti ng on o ur shores, the earth was still rin gi ng 11·ith Easter Alleluias, and with th<: al l things perfect fo r the 1cception of joyow; strain s of "Reg ina Creli ." This Easter­ r-'lother General. tide brought us indeed much cause of gladness. June Hith, the long-expected da:,r , broke Your coming, cl ear and hono ured Mothers, links us with new chains of affection to that countrv grey and cloudy, but, spite of dull skies, the which has already earned our deepest gratitude. Con ,·en t g rounds, ,,-jt h decora tecl arches, . Australia's debt to Ireland is one of long stand- prco;cn tecl a fes ti ye a pp ea ranee. 111g, and if to-day the torch of faith glows in our land frolll s hore to shore, this is, in great :.Iother General, ·with 2\!l. M. Borgia Jr­ part, clue to the kindling of the flam e by ;;;ea lous w in, her companion and secretary, and NL lrish !ll issionaries. M. Consiglio McNamara, \\·ere met at Bal­ May a ll our efforts to-n ight prove the hearti­ larat \\"est station by a deput~. ti o n of Ladies ness of our desire to honour this happy oc­ casion. of Charity connected ,,·ith Man's Mount, T houg·h our 11·i!Hry June be "wh ite- with fro't and by -two representatives o( t he Past or bleak with gale,;," we s till lllav offer llluch that P upils-Miss F lorence Buckley and Miss is beyond t he ri chest season's s'tore-a 11·arm a l­ :.lary H olmes. ReY . J. B. l\.Dper (Actin g legiance mc..re fragrant than the wattle bloom which perfumes our s pring, and a loyalty more Administrator of the Diocese) accompanied precious than the rudely gold, fire-tried, di-awn by H.eY . Fr. Gleeson, Chaplain of the Con­ from the heart of A ustralia's warm earth. Y~nt, and l~e,· . Father GlO\ney, a lso ,,·e l­ And then for inspiration, there blazes ever comed Mother General to Ballarat. His across the forehead of our sky, that well-loved Lordship D r. Foley had sent hi s car for emblern of our south land-a symbol of triumph to all who do and dare for Christ in Austral th e use of Mother General, and fiye other lands: for is not the mys tic m o tto unchanged cars, filled with friends of the nuns, fol­ throu g h the agcs-"In H oc Signo V in ce"' lO\Yecl to Mary's Mount. Here the young­ est pupil-little Matty Barwick- pre­ The programme consisted of some fin e sented :.1other General ,,.i th a floral emblem orchestral items :-"Die Miihle im Schwarz­ -an _-\ustralian boomerang, prettily deco­ \\·ald," and "Die Febcn111ijhle ;" a charming rated with cornfto•vers. r\ uns, girls, and country dance h y German, and a q uartettc, ,-isitors then p roceeded to the Church, w here Andante-Scherzo T ri o. T here were three \\.itts' grand Te Deum was sung, harmo­ scenes adapted from "Andros of Ephesus" nised verses unaccompanied, alternating (by Fr. Copus, S .J .) , a ll artistically pre­ with plain chant to organ accompaniment. sented and brilliantly staged, introducing The entertai nment of "·elcome was fixed some appropriate choruses and endin g with fm June 20th, and St. Cecilia's Hall was a prayerful f\ye Maria. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 33 ~

The Juniors contributed "Sweet Girl a\vakened in all of us Australian-Loreto Graduates," and a \Velcome Chorus, and girls a fresh interest in Loretos over the won a full meed of praise. seas; she had urged us on by her stimulat­ Having thus clone our best to honour the ing interest, to emulate the best done ccming of our distinguished guest, we ·were in the old lands; she had made us grateful to know that all had given genuine believe more than ever in the g1·eat pleasure, and that Mother General, in the future of our dear A ustralia, by the kindness of her response, appreciated our warm expression of her own trust in its en:ry e !fort. possibilities and admiration of its achieve­ \\.hen the Portland and Melbourne ments. And so we look forward happily Loretos had been officiallv visited, the time to the clay which will again bring om Mother came to bid farewell to clear Mother General, General to visit th e Loretos of the South, \\·ho intended tra\·e lling to Nev.· South and we belie\·e that our pleasure ·will find \\.ales for visitation of the Sydney Houses, an echo in her kind heart, and that she will before sailing for Europe, via America. rej oice to find herself once more among us. During her brief stay of five months in in this clear land of the Southern Cross. Australia, she had achie\·ecl much ; she had

LORETO CONVENT PUPILS, PORTLAND. 1925.

Loreto, Portland. Victoria, 1884-1925.

HE open bay, clisco,·ered and named were added, and the new wing, completed T by Grant in 1800; the whaling in 1894, is a worthy addition. The adjoining station of Captain Dutton from 1828; cottage, "Sea Vie""·" was transformed into the first land ploughed in Victoria by the St. Aloysius' College for small boys, so that, H ent\· Brothers in 183·1; the spire of All in the forty years of its lifetime, hundreds. Saint~' Church and the Convent tower­ of children have begun and completed their these mark the epochs of Portland's history. education in the Portland Loreto. N'ot only tory. "within its walls'' has this been accom­ The story of the Convent itself is not un­ plished, for sea and bush and country-walk eventful. - The eight-roomed cottage, al­ and picnic contribute just as powerfully to ready sanctified as the dwelling of Mary build up "mens sana in corpore sano." The McKillop, the future foundress of the Sis­ morning sea bath and swim and the country ters of St. Joseph, became (through the ramble play an important part, and delicate kindness of Dr. Moore, second Bishop of and backward children speedily "come to LORETO CONVENT PUPILS, PORTLAND, 1925. Ballarat) a Loreto Convent on the Feast of their own'' and join the army of "Old Port­ Holy Innocents, 1884, and M. M. Boi1iface landers" who, by noble lives, uphold the prestige of "Loreto-by-the-Sea." Volckcr was the first Superior of "Loreto of the Holy Child." From 1885 new buildings 34 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

The Passing of the Ferry. ~ Not e.-The inma tes o f L or eto Convent, K irri­ billi, w h o li n so near the lo1·ely }forbo ur, ha 1·e a m ple opportuniti es of watching t he twin k li ng fe rry li g hts, 11·hi ch 1n a ke a shim­ m e r of j e11·e ls by night upon the qui1·erin g­ wa te rs. One who loves t he 11·atcr craft has written as fo ll ows :- ·THEair of expmng respectability that a stenographer agai n, but Br01n1ing found runs beside the suburban

Nata est Maria.

H a\T you no songs, H o w fl eet and sw eet! 0 sin gers of a th ousand them e;; , Too fl ee t fo r our possessing, 'vVhosc a rt pro lo ngs With fl yi ng feet T he splendo r of far-off c\·c nts, Fore\·er on ward pr essing , 0 wca,·crs o f a thousand dream s ' The childish years fli t by- 0 little Queen .\re there no notes V\l hat li es a head fo r vou, and wha t between v\lith cager S\\'C ll l o rn;1ke a Jay, Thy crowning a nd these clays of caressin g' Sa,·c fro m t he t hroats Of woodland choristers who greet L oreto Convent, T his little Queen- h er nata l day? Kirribilli, The only one St h September. Of all this weary hu t01a n race, vVho has b egun -K. H er life, with h eart and soul ashinc In the blazing radia nce of God's g race. 36 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

Correspondence Classes.

Conducted from Loreto Convent, Claremont, \Yest Australia.

BOUT three years ago an excell ent its means. This is only a fraction of what Catholi c father of a large family, can be done and will, with God's help, be -A compelled by circumstanes to li ve accomplished in the near future. Those en­ in the bush where his home was a consider­ gaged in the work are doing " their bit" with able distance from ei ther Church or energy and enthusiasm, and there is not the school, remarked to the Inspector of Christ­ least doubt that God is bl essing their efforts. ian Doctrine that it was a pity that what For the fi rst year, onl y three secretaries the State was doing fo r the promotion of were required. The fo llowing year two secular knowledge in the back-blocks, was more were added, and this year another not also being done for the spread of r e­ couple joined the band of volunteers. ligion. T houg h the instruction of the children is T his suggestion caused the matter to b e the main object of this apostoli c eff ort, it brought befo re the minds of the R eligious is proving itself of very g reat use to th::! teachers at thei r annual Conference. Ever adults as w ell. Many of the mothers, con­ r eady to extend the K ingdom of Christ, the Yerts themselves, do not know sufficient to various Comm uni ti es profe ssed their readi­ be abl e to teach the children th eir prayer:; ness to help in any scheme that could b e and catechism, so the lessons the children of benefit to those living in the bush. are r eceiving are of great help to them. Some The proposal made was that a m ember of of the parents are non-Catholics, but desire each O rder should devote herself to teaching to have their young ones brought up in the by correspondence in those districts where Catholi c faith. H ere, especiall y, the simply­ there were no Catholic schools. \ Vestern drawn-out lessons are an incalculable boon A ustralia, on account of its Ya stness and its and haY e been the means of bringing many deficiency in m eans of communication, is the of them into the Church. worst off of all the Australian S tates in this I t is consoling to see the devotion of the respect. O nly the larger centres can sup­ parents to the proper up-bringing of their port a Church, and in consequence the num­ children. In spite of the busy lives they ber of priests is altogether inadequate for lead, they manage to give some ti me each the spiritual wants of the people. ·w here evening to the t eaching of the prayers and there is no Church, there is no Catholic catechism, and also ,;ee th e examinations School. are carefully done. By a special P rovid ence, in many of these P arents realise that, th ough their childre11 far-back places, the S tate School is in charge suffer many disadvantages by havi ng to be of a Catholic teacher, who, needless to say, brought up in the back-blocb, there are al so is a great help to the carrying on of the some adYantages. Much of the eYil \\·hi ch ·Correspondence work. town children cannot help co ming in con­ The inaug uration of the work of teaching tact with is almost entirely ab,;ent in the r eligion by post began in F ebruary, 1923, bush, and the harm that is being done at much to the joy of the people who were to the present day by picture-shows does not b enefit by it, and w hose prayers, no doubt, affect the country children. As their taste brought it about. One mother wrote, "My is not vitiated by bad pictures, these simple little girl has been praying every nig ht for country fo lk love to have pi ctures of our .a long time that someone would instruct Lord and Our Lady and the Saints in their her for her First Communion, which she is homes. The one they love most is "Our longing to r eceive." Many other letters Lord surrounded by the Children." The bore testimony to the gratitude of both little ones w rite beautiful stories about it, parents and children, who expressed thei r showing how it appeals to them. This pic­ readiness to do whatever was required af ture was the means God made use of to them to acquire the knowledge they so much bring one of the non-Catholic fathers into desired. the Church. The questions his little ones Though this method of teaching has only asked about it and the remarks the children been in use a little over two years, nearly made, caused the father to think about the -1,000 bush children are being instructed by Catholi c religion and seek for instruction in LORETO CONVENT, NORMANHURST, N.S.W.

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the true Faith. Thl'. conversions that are of those who are trying to save souls, those taking place sh()w that Goel is acting in the engaged in the work resolved to get sup­ work, causing it to bear rich and abundant plies. of what was required, and trust to fruit. Di vine Providence to send the means to pay Many of the people living on the la nd the bills. The first year \Yas an uphill haYe had a splendid education, and regret struggle, because of the \Vant of money, but their inability to giH their children the sam e by the end of the year many generous do­ advantage. Efforts are being made to pro­ nations had placed the endeavour on a fairly vide scholarships for those w ho would be firm financial footing and removed all fear likely to profit by a good education, and in that the wo rk would suffer from inability t.J time, it is hoped, will be of great senice to pay its " ·ay. many who ha\"l'. not the means to provide for l'he fo lhwing year, the "Little F lo\\·er" the education of their children. Some par­ 'vl'as gi ,·en charge of the instruction of the l'.nts are \Yillingly doing without the help of bush children, and circulars asking for do­ their eld er daughters at home, in order to nations ,,·ere sent to as many people as pos­ let them come to a Conyent for domestic ser­ sible, w ith the result that, in a short time, vice, so that they may have an opportunity nearly a hundred pounds had been collected. of learning and practising their religion. It This response from generous people indi­ \\'ill be a great joy to them if Goel deigns to cated that thl'. idea of helping those "·ho give their girl s a yocation to the religious through no fault of theirs were deprived of life. many opportunities of practising their reli­ It was not considered advisable to ask for gion, found general favour. a ny fees to carry on the t eaching, lest this Money is required to start a bush periodi­ should deter those who could not afford to cal, which, besides being of great service to vay from seeking instruction. E):pense hacl the people in the bush, will also lessen the tn be incurred to provide books, etc., and \\·ork of the teachers considerably. \Vith the it was fearl'.d in the beginning of the \Nork donations that are corning in every week, it that it would not be possible t o carry out is hopd to have the amount required for the scheme for lack of funds. Howeyer, this purpose soon. kno\\·ing that Goel a lways comes to the aid

Loreto Convent, Normanhurst,

1897. 1925. The Convent stands amid the lonely woods, No longer lonely, and no longer hid, For off, the circling hilJs Our Lady's Convent stands. Loom darkly blue against an azure sky. The tumult of the world creeps on apace; The listening silence fills Man's never-resting hands The soul with peace. T he road, not often trod, Have wrought and built and levelled. For their vVincls 'mong bush-lands, flower-strewn. roads, B right sunbeams dance along the untrod ways, The circling hills are riven, Like elves in golden shoon. The woodlands dwindle, and the ploughed lands The wind is lilting in the waving trees, spread, The song the flowers repeat; But the still, blue dome of heaven The children sing it when at eve they kneel O'erarches all, cairn as the changeless peace At their fair Mother's feet. That Mary's children know. ''Our Lady of Loreto reigns, The soft wind croons again at eventide As Queen and Mother here, I ts song of long ago. To bless her children's joyful clay,, "Our Lady of Loreto reigns To dry each childish tear, As Queen and Mother here: To be in childhood, youth, and age, To bless h er children's j oyful days, A r efuge ever near." To dry each childish tear, To be in childhood, youth and age A refuge eyer near." 38 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. Uncorrected Verses Written by Mary Durack, aged I 0 -Loreto Convent, Adelaide Terrace, Perth.

THE 'POSSUM'S DANCE. \\"hen darkness comt:s the world to fi ll , And e\·erything is qui t: t and still , The eyelids of all children clost:, And to the lands of dreams each goes. \\"hen e\·erything has gone to re,; t, The little oppossum climbs out from his nest­ He goe,; to sleep when it is li ght, A nd "·akes up \Yith the 0\\·1 at ni g ht. Then he cli mb,; from the tret: to the ground, And crosses a field without a sound, Till he comes to a tree \\·here more 'possum,; liv e, For Miss 'Possum a dance that night will g iYe. That dance \Yas so nice, and ,,·en t off so ,,·ell, Mr. 'Possum danced till morning light fell, And he asked Miss 'Possum to be his \Yif e, To liYC in an old g um tree for life. Miss 'Possum accepted; she g ladly would go, And oft in the moonlig ht they'll dance to and fro.

LORETO CONVENT, ADELAIDE TERRACE, PERTH. CHAMPION BASKETBALLERS, 1925. HIDDEN TREASURES. There arc ,,·onderful trl'asures far dmn1 in the deep, DO\Yn under the sea and the waves that leap. Sometimes bit,; of sea fl owers are \\"ashed up to land, But onl y fragments you'll find on the sand. There are gardens and arch,,·ays far do1Yn in the deep, U nder th e \Yaters and ,,.a,·es that leap. There are aYC'nues stretching far and wick, And caYCs \\·ith beautiful pearls inside; And lm·ely mermaids arc combing their hair, A ll coloured corals and HmYers are there. Shelb and seaweed arc far dmn1 in the deep, U nd er the waves that dance and leap. Perhaps balw m ermaids vou'd find in the shells, Playing witl~ pearls or little seabelb- Or sweet mermaids sin ging their babes to sleep. There are wonderful people far clown in the clcep­ Pink tl owers, blue flowers, w hite Aowers and green, Are all clown there in the deep to be seen.

THE VOICE OF REST. \\' hat is that Yoice calling to me? The Yoice that comes softly o'er the sea. 'Tis the Yoice of the wind calling all to rest, The Yoice of wind rustling through tree and nest; Or the Yoice of the night tellin g· day is o'er, Gathering all to rest novv night's here once more. No! hush! 'Tis the voice of the Lord, calling his flock to sleep,. For H e is o ur Shepherd and I\faster, and we are His Sheep.

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Some Notes on the Latest Loreto Foundation in South Africa. - --···~·-·----~ THE STRAND, NEAR CAPE TOWN. ·ol·R correspondent from South Afri ca sioners to " The Strand," where a warm is one ,,·hose interest in th e A cis­ \\-el come awaited them from the kind par­ tralian Mission dates from this day, ish priest and his scattered parishioners. A 50 years ago, when, in the g rey morning, pleasant residence, "Innisfail," had been she watched, as a child, from a dormitory purchased, to be transformed speedily into ,,·indo\\. in Rathfarnham Abbey, the d e­ a typical " ' Loreto.'" parture of the first contingent of Loreto \\'care g iY en a g limpse of the new foun­ mi ssionari es bound for Ballarat. dation in its pi cturesque setting:- Her description of the journey from P re­ " 'The Strand' is the m ost charming spot toria to Cape T own is Yi,·id and interest­ imag inable : the town just a few streets by ing. Pretoria contains the H ead H ouse of the shore. Except on the side of the South A frican Province, and the nuns the incoming ocean, it is surrounded by bound for the new foundation made the mag nificent mountain ranges. The scenery long journey south last December. a 1mo st as g rand as \\'hat we passed on our O ur correspondent \·vrites :- journey, chain after chain o f giants, tow­ ''The whole day long the train is slowly ering one aboYe the other ; for the most winding in and out, up and cl own, cun·ing part dark, barren rocks. vVonderful trans­ like a snake. round and throug h chain after fo rmations are to be seen at s unrise and chain of g ig antic mountain ranges, that set, and under the silvery li ght of the moon. tm,·er one abO\·e another, tier upon tier. Some m ornings a whole range of moun­ peak differing from peak ; whose summits, tains will be em·eloped in sunlit cumuli, often em ·elopcd in clouds, lead one to more like the foaming billows of the sea imag ine they reach up and are lost in than clouds, as usually seen; or, again, they heaven. T hese mountains are barren, unin­ mi g ht be com pared to snow-clad moun­ habitable, precipitous rocks, their colour tains. O ften, too, the landscape is to be eyer changin g with the atmosphere, and seen throug h a thin white Yeil of glorified g lorified past description at the ri si ng and mi st. At sun-set a brilli ant red sky, shin­ setting of the sun, and again when bathed ing behind these cl ouds, will give the ap­ in moonlig ht. The train seems to be pearance o f a flaming furnace, and clothe perched on the side of the mountain, or them in lurid and ever-changing beauty. moYin g on air. Abo,·e, below, and all Graduall y the scene becomes purple, then round, nothing is to be seen but the frown­ deepest blue, and soon fades into darkness. in g m onsters. The train is immen sely long , T hese sig hts of nature are uplifting in the and on looking out of the windows, one can extrem e, and one never tires gazing at the see the beginning and encl as it curves, but wonderful panorama. not the thread on which it runs. The won­ ·'In the midst of all this m agnificent der is, \Yhat pre,·e nts it from falling into scenery stancls our little Innis fail , and a th e gorge below. Here and there, in a \'al­ ,-e1·y pretty pi cture the property presents. ley, will appear a large yerdant plain, com­ In such g igantic surroundings the place, at pl etely surrounded b y the towering Titans. first sig ht, seems small, but on nearer in­ This plain, cl otted all OYe r with beautiful spection show s itself quite a large concern, little Yillas, makes the most charming pic­ as Convents go. The well-built brick house, ture imaginable. Surely, "The vall ey lay with bow window and verandahs, is a very smiling before me !" Imag in e 300 miles of " multum in parvo," in good repair and this twisting through and round the mon­ tas te full y fini shed. This building will be ster ranges; no other sight from any point, th e Co1w ent proper, with semi-public but the towering masses. Passengers are Chapel, which, with Sacristy, can be easily all aliY e, looking out of the \vindow s, spell­ fitted up. There is a second, equally well­ bound, and half expecting a t any moment built house and verandah, within a few feet. to be hurled into the abyss. The sight is It has 10 rooms, co11\'ertible into splendid entrancing , but the way supremely danger­ class-m oms. T he g rounds consist of ous, so the train creeps cautiously along, flow er g ardens, a fin e ,-ineyard, with vines till at last, com e a fe,,· miles of flat, baITen closely planted and now laden with great country. Then, som e time before arriving clusters of ripening grapes, a m eadow, an at Cape Town, there appears Table Mount­ orchard as large as the vineyard, and vege­ ain. T he city is built around its base, and table gardens. The ,,·hole property is sur­ the dark, frowning Mount seems ready to rounded by a close hedge, beautifully green fall and crush the town, so puny in com­ and in perfect trim.'' parison \\·ith its Yast bulk." Here \\·ork was begun in the J'{ew Year T\\·n hours in the train brought our mis- (1925) . Long life to the new L oreto ! 40 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

Loreto Convent, Osborne, W. Australia.

Arrival of Mother-General in Western Australia.

ROM earliest dawn, eager eyes CHILDREN'S CONCERT TO WEL­ s~a nn ed the hori zo n fo r the fi rst COME MOTHER-GENERAL. F sig ht of the Orneto, \\· h1 ch was brin gi ng to us our beloved ~ 'l o th e r- Gene r al and her companions. T he 29 th of April, a (Press Report.) day of glorious sunshine a ncl cloudless skie,; , g reeted th e coming of our Mother­ A \·c ry hig h-class cuncnt was giYcn Ccneral, our ne\\" Mother Pro\·incial, and by the pupil s of Loreto Co1went, Os­ Mothers lVI. Borgia and M. Consig li o. borne, on T uesday eYening. May 6, to· welcome the J{ e\·. Mother-General, \\·ho T he Archbishop sent hi s car to the ha cl come all the \\·ay from Ireland to Yi si t wh arf, and our Moth ers were welcomed by her con ven ts in sunny A usti·ali a. T he the parish priest of Cottesloe, Father ha ll \\·as beautifully decorated for the oc­ R ichard O 'Neill , and many ladies of the casion. T here was a large assembly pre­ Adelaide Terrace Sodality, and numbers sent to pay their tribute of respect to the of past pupil s from the two Loretos. Os­ disting uished Yisitor. His Grace the A rch­ borne was in hi gh fete. A \\·atcher from bishop was present, and many of his priests the tower gave notice when the car bear­ also. i1~ g the disting ui shed visitors came in to The Ya ri ed programme offered an enj oy­ Yl e\\", able hour and a half's rec reation t o the au­ dience. Perhaps the most attractive item T hey entered by the P erth-F remantl e was the deligh t full y amusing cantata,. gate and drove s]o,dy up the long, wind­ "Princess T iny Tot." ing a,·enue, between two lines of b ri ght­ T he programme was as fo ll ows :-Ad­ face cl , white-robed children o f the t\\·o dress; O rchestra, "Ball et des F leurs" (Ar­ Loretos, bearing A ustralian fl ags and red­ thur Morse); Cantata, "Princess Tiny ti pped eucalyptus garl ands. Tot" ; P iano Solo. "Danse ?\' egre" (Cyril From the tower waYed the flag of the Scot t), Miss E . J oyce; H umorous Glee, Institute, and hundreds of streamers of "Little J ack Horner" (A. Caldicott); Or­ Osborne's colours- royal blue, w hite and J. chestra, "In a Shady Nook" ( R. Hildreth) , g reen. fl oated in the breeze. This was the "Mell ow 'Cello" (:\eil Moret ); P iano Solo, fi rst Yi si t of the present Mother-General, "Polonaise, Op. 26" ( hopin) , Miss M. and a ll longed to do her honour. Brackl er. A.T .C. L. : Chorus, " \Vater· T he Community awaited the Yisitors on L ilies" (Karl L incle 1·s) ; I nstrumen tal T rio, the broad steps of the Ocean verandah, "Minuet" (Boccherini), Misses R. Lake. fully realising w hat this visit would mean F . L ake, and X . R iley; P iano Solo, "Pre­ to the Australi an P rovince: the firmer lude in C Shaq l Minor" (Rachmaninoff) , welding of the ProYin ce to the belond Miss Ronnie L ake, A .T .C.L.; Chorus, " It's Moth c1· House, Loreto Abbey, H.a th fa rn­ Not th e T ime fo r H ush-a-by" (Peterson); ham. "Oueen of Loreto." -After the sin g ing of "Queen of L oreto," O n arriYa l, the Mothers were conducted H is Grace th e A rchbishop rose to speak . to the Chapel, where \\'atzel's Te Deum H e said he was here in a double capacity was beautifully rendered by the Children's to-night. First, as a member of the a u­ Choi r. In the afternoon, H is Grace came di ence, to partake in the Loreto Osborne's to ·welcome our Mothers, a nd, before leaY­ \1·elcome to Mother-General, and a lso as ing, gan Benediction of the Bl essed Sac­ spokesman to the Mother-General. He had r a·ment. To our great regret, Mother Pro­ used all his eloquence to try and persuade vincial ha

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LORETO-OSBORNE TENNIS "FOL 'R .. CHAMPIONS 1924 PUPILS OF LORETO CONVE NT, OSBORNE, CLAREMONT, W.A. Left to right-Eileen O'Connor, Ronnie Lake, Eva Lake, Minnie Breckler. Reading form Left to Right-Standing. Noreen Riley, L.A.B., LT.C.L., 3rd place Open Solo, W. A. Eisteddfod. Minnie Breckler, L.A.B., L.T.C.L., Gold Medalist. Eileen Joyce, L A.B., Grade I. Exhibition . Special University Award for outstanding Musical Talent. Sitting- Murial Slattery, L.A.B, A .T.C.L., Grade I. Exhibition. I st place Open Pianoforle Solo, W. A Eisteddfod. Ronnie Lake, L.AB., L.T C.L., Grade I. Exhibition. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 4J her interest in th e world-wide spread In­ same spirit existing in Loreto Osborne's stitute had caused her to undertake meant chi ld ren w hich was to be fo und in all the a g reat deal to the Loreto nuns. Her " ·on­ other provinces she had visited. \\'e who derful personality, gentleness, broacl-rnind­ han• witnessed thi s charming entertain­ ecl ness and unlimited culture ban'. already ment arc able to judge fo r ourselves of the capti\·ated th e hearts of all those who ha ve g reat simpli city and refi nement which are come into contact \1·ith her. \Ye in \\.est­ characteristi cs of the Loreto N uns, and of ern Australia are to be congratulat ed in the e:-;ceptional gift they seem to possess of h;ffing such a personality in our midst imparting them to their children. T h e Sisters this e\·ening. His Grace also said that it arc to be cong ratul ated on the wonderful was a \·ery great joy to hi 111 to be asked ac hi eYemcnt of their pupils, and we w ho to e:-;prcss l\fother-Gcneral\ appreciation of arc assembled here this evening owe the th e children's "·elcomc whi ch th ey dis­ treat we have had to Moth er-General's played in such a \1·holehearted \1·ay h)r their Yi sit. de li g htful entertainment. She \1·as de­ Moth er-General wish es to thank the lighted \1·ith the musical talent th ey ga1·e children for the entertainment, and to add eYidence of thi s eYc ning . Coming di rec t that it is th e best of its kind she has ever from Loreto Abbey, J;:. ath fa rnharn, Dublin, seen. In conclusion, His Grace said that \\·hich is so renowned for its tTrnsic, a com­ though ~'lath e r -Gene r a l refused to speak in ment like this means a good deal. It is public to the audience, she \1·ould be de­ also \\·e ll worth mention that it has gi\•en li ghted to meet the warm-hearted vVestern Mother-General very g reat joy to see that ustralians after the concert.

MOTHER GENERAL IN SYDNEY.

October, 1924.

HE Co1w ents of the Institute in New As an in centiY e to enthusiasm the dresses South \\'ales shared in the general were early on the scene. \ -ery beautiful T gladness w hen Mother-General ar­ they unquestionably were ; wonderful ri 1·cd in \Yestern A ustralia, but then en­ bl endings of dainty shades and tex tures, sued fo r us a peri od of \Y eary waiting. Pic­ balanced by th e plain brown and cream of turesque accounts reached us of her pro­ the monks. \ \ ' onclerful j e\.vcls adorned g ress through the other States, but the head-dresses, and th e scenic effect at the weeks passed and she seemed no nearer to rehearsals delighted all. us. T he Juniors, too, were to figure largely in A t last, like the first few fl owers th at the entertainment, and had their pretty, proclaim far off the corning of the Spring, dainty dresses ready early , too. Footlights sig ns of her adve nt began to manifest and overhead li ghting were installed in the themseh·es. T he choral classes, of course, new stage; nor were decorations forgotten. and the orchestra, are always ready for a T here were roses by the hundred, all sizes, gala performance, because they, apparently, all shades, from g reat, loose crimson work \\·ith a Yiew to such a possibility. ramblers to dainty pink baby-roses. They Now, we prepared to stage a play. "St. were only paper, it is true, but so artisti­ Brendan's Q uest" was selected, chiefly in ca ll y, so skilfully made, that they were compliment to Ireland, but with some re­ beautiful. ference to the remote and island character So, all ·went gaily on to an unforseen end. of our O\\'n land. The producer became ill, and finally de- 42 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

parted for Victoria, too late fo r anyone else :\Iothcr-Cenera\'s time, but she saw S\lmC to pick up the threads. After all the o f the beauty spots close at hand. O ne weeks lost in waiting for her recovery, and afternoon she motored to Kuringai Chase, ''"ith th e arri,·al of a ne"· Superior, and a a vast national park, \\·here the lm·e\y new Mistress o f Sch ools, the play was con­ H a\\·kesbury winds amid precipi tous signed to the limbo of brilliant failure,; , and heig hb, and a carefully-g uarded nati\'e flora prepara ti ons \\·ent on without it. makes a scene of b e.auty. The day of :Mother-General's arri,·a l was She made, too, an all -day motor trip to fixed, and came at last . ."Jevv South \\.ales the Bl ue Mountains, though there was nut welcomed her at its best, and ~ew South time to go all the way to the summit. S till , w \\'ales can be lovely in September, as Ken­ she saw heig hts and ra,·ines enough to z dall can assure all those that doubt. sho\\· \\·hat kind of scenery the Blue Moun­ n::: A motor met the party at the train, and tains uff<.'.r. They are fo1: the most part of :J 0 l\!lother-General got her first view of Syd­ a peculiar sands tone formation, crossed by OJ ney H arbour from the pun t, officia ll y re­ a net11·ork of precipitous and im passable _J ferred to as the vehicular fe rry, and then r a\· ines tha t <.'. nd inland in sheer cliffs, w droYe to N ormanhurst by the Lane Cove hundreds of feet high, over which plunge 2 road. A t ;.Jormanhurst the children strea ms o f small ,·olume but g reat beauty. lined the avenue, holding brilli ant s tream­ But a fortni g ht is yery short, and all ~ ers across from side to sid e, and through too soon the happy visit ended, and Mo ther­ <( General, amid general rcgrcb, left ?\or­ n::: these streamers the car brok e its gay way. 0 O n the other side, the unw isdom of Yisi t­ m anhurst fo r };:irribilli. \\'e waved fare­ 0 ing A ustrali a, except during its fle eting w ell in the downright E ng li sh fashion th at f- winter, had been strongly urged. Mother­ speeds the parting g uest ; she in th e m ore g raceful Spani sh way that seems to beckon ..J General fo und that this had been very bad _J advice, and thought A us trali a, eYen in and means "Come again." <( In Kirribilli the g reat numbers of chil­ Springtime, .a ll too cold . She seemed in­ I clined to m ake trial of the Summer when cli- en pleased Mother-General. \ \'ith a she com es again. school rapidly m ounting to th e three w hundreds, one can present an array of _J She liked the spaciousness of Norman­ _J hurst, and walked daily in the "bush" bright faces well _wor th seein g. A nd Kir­ \i\.· ithin its grounds. O ne afternoon we es­ ribilli presents, too. 'arieti es that are lack­ > corted her to Road (;ully and shuwecl her in g in th e staider boarding-schools : small w 0 how we boil the billy and make billy-tea. boys, for instance, that fight one mom ent z O ur concert took place one evening . and cheer the next. <( shortly after Mother-General's arrival. She Rut there Mother-General had e\'ery 2 expressed pleasure a t the excell ence of the minute fi ll ed, the press of vic; itors being music, choral and instrumental. Father much greater there than in the less acces­ ~ N ulty closed proceedings with a kind and sibl e Nornianhurst. z wi tty speech of welcom e to Mother-General, After calls upon His Excell ency the w appreciati on of the Institute, and praise of Apostoli c D elegat e, and His Grace the > the children ·of the Institute, to w hi ch A rchbishop of Sydney. she \'isited th e g reat z 0 Father K ell y, of Pymble, kindly r epli ed ecclesiastical Coll ege at l\!lanly, standing u for us. high on the narrow land that li es between A garden party had been arranged fo r the harbour and th e ocean on the north. 0 f­ the second v.· eek of the Yisit. For days Here she was recei\'ed by His Grace the w before, the rain fell in torrents, and a gar­ Archbish op, an

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_-\ few days aftenvards came a garden and on October 24th the feast of her own party, attended by some fo ur hundred g reat patron, St. Raphael, Guide of Travel­ g uests, a mong them His Grace the Arch­ lers, Mother-General said good-bye to bishop. At this Mother Provincial was pre­ Australia, and turned her face across the sent, come to sec the last of Mother­ Pacific to the great land of A merica. Here, General. In spite of the loneliness she too, in Canada and the U nited States, she could not but feel at being left behind, she \\"as to find fl ourishing houses of the In­ was pleased, we kne\\., to sec again hn stitute doing a great work, and to receiY e ~nlney houses. On this occasion the in them all a wonderful welcome. w·eather \\·as perfect, and tea-tables ·were set Good-byes are sad, but at least one in the shade of the trees, looking out and Mother-General is to us no more a stranger, dmn1 upon the sunshine, dancing on the and if for the present she has left us, she ,\·a ter bclo\\". will come again. Once more, too soon. th e fortnight ended,

Loreto Convent- Mandeville Hall, Toorak.

ANY enquiries have reached us from Let us pay a fl ying n s1t to this interest­ friends and well-wishers, and even ing place. T he grounds are extensive, and 1V1 from L oretos in distant States, for include a ·wide expanse of lawn in front; a Jle\VS and facts about this latest fo undation ; dear, old-fashioned garden at one side of so, fo r the benefit of all who care to know, the house; playing fi elds and tennis courts \\·e propose jotting down a few notes re­ at t he other; besides a "wilderness," with lati\·e to Loreto in Toorak. paths winding throug h a g ully , and past Some 50 years ago were laid the fo unda­ rock-built caves, whose mystery is the de­ tions of Mandeville Hall, and strong and li g ht of all children. H uge trees enclose stately rose the mansion, amid pl easant the g ully, giYing shade and seclusion, so grounds and spreading orchards. Time that one fi nds in it the still hush of the brought change of owners and change of bush. The house is notable, not only for ideals ·within its walls. till, in September, its massive proportions, but for the artistic,. 1924, Mandeville Hall becam e a Loreto rare and costly decorations within, executed Co1wen t-and all Melbourne wondered ! mostl y in the best Italian style. For many years the friends of Loreto had Tn the group of Yi ews which accompany urged the establishment of a school in a this article, some glimpses are given of the situation more promising than that in Sou th l\eception Room, showing the famous M elbourne, w here the nuns had laboured Florentine glass panels in the folding doors. for full 30 years. "T he I ndian Room," as it is called from the By a happy coincidence Mandeville Hall Oriental style of decoration seen in the was offered for sale just a t the time of vY onclerful frieze, deserves some comment, Mother-General's visit to A ustralia, and her not only for its beauty, but because its interest was at once awakened in a venture book-lined walls speak of the generosity of that would mean so much for the progress Mary's Mount Past P upils. T he fittings of of the Institute. this library are their gift to the new Loreto. Before she left Australi a, she had the A valuable hoard of books is by degrees satisfaction of securing possession of the filling the sheh·es, an asset of inestimable noble property and of seeing work begun value to the Mandeville students. T hat in it on the true Loreto lines. such beautiful environment must h ave an 44 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. educati,·e Yalue for the inmates of this new The pl aying fi elds ha,·e been extended Loreto, is to state the obYious. ,,·ithin the last few months: fir st an addi­ It was on St. Matthe,,·'s Feast, September ti onal asphalt t ennis court ,,·as constructed, 21st, that the first Mass ,,·as celebrated in and, lately, a second basket ball court has the beautiful little temporary Chapel. On been pro,·ided, amid ideal surroundings, in O ctober 15th, Saint T eresa's Day, Feast of the old-time gardens. our dear Mother P rovincial, H is Grace Dr. D uring the first year of its existence, Mannix honoured the occasion by coming Loreto l\1ande,·ill e Hall has justified the to celebrate Mass. A combined choir of hopes of its \Y ell-wishers. As a notable in­ nuns and pupils sang 1Yith ful l hearts on stance may be quoted the farewell concert this happy day, and after Mass, in the pre­ g-i,·en to His Grace D r. Mannix before hi s s_ence of the whole household, H is Grace con­ departure \Yith the A ustralian Pilgrimage secrated the Convent, and the d\\'ellers to Lourdes. therein, to the Sacred H ea1·t, ins talling the H ere ample eYid ence \\·as giyen of hi gh pi cture in the entrance hall. standard s aimed a t and a ttained. 'fhe choral and orchestral items, in particular, were of Earl y in February a large and represen­ such unusual excell ence as to surprise the tative gathering witnessed the solemn bles­ audience, unprepared for this perfecti on. It sing and opening of the establishment. His \\·as not diffi cult to find in the presence of Excell ency, the A postolic D elegate, g ra­ .\lather Provincial, who org anised the ci ously officiated, assisted b y His Grace Dr. \Yh ole of the musical item s, the s timulus an d Mannix, and several priest s. At the close inspiration \Yhi ch made fo r such marked of the solemn function, Benedi ction of the success. Blessed Sacrament was g iven. T he choir',; E arnestly do \\·e trust that the fayoured rendering of Gri esbacher's beautiful music fir st pupils o f this latest A ustralian founda­ w as m ost deYotional, and created a deep tion may b e the builders of the g reat school impression on all present. of the future, in \\·hi ch all so firm ly beli e,·e . A n extensive addition has this year b een .\fav that school be, as all Loretos are, a made to Mand~Yill e vVhere once there stood centre of li g ht amid the darkness of indif­ tall plane trees, pines, and Moreton Bay ferentism; a home of peace and culture, fi gs, there now rises a substantial wing, ''"here girls may learn to \Y alk throug h life quite in harmony with the massi1·e old untarnished, as becomes the chi ldren of building w hi ch it adj oins, and containing O ur Q ueen. And m ay this L oreto in four spacious class rooms. By opening the T oorak eyer be a happy meeting place, folding doors between these rooms, a fin e where a w elcom e awaits all Loreto girls, Hall is obtained; a stage is at one end, and but more especially those claiming as A lma beyond that is the studenb' dining room, Mater the Mother House of all A ustralian more modern than the rest of the house, but Loretos-Mary's Mount, the fir st dear much admired for its elegance of s ty le and home o f our pi oneer Mothers from the its fin e proportions. grand old Abbey oyer the seas. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 45 " JUBILANTES."

"Lacta tus sum in his, quac dicta s11nt m ihi; ln Dom um Domini ibimus !" ,"' L"CH was the response that vvelled up ti1 a t gulden rosary of years. Theirs it was S in the hearts of the children and to reali se uf their Joy ed Abbey: "Funda­ · triends o f .Mary's Mount as 1925 m enta eius in m ontibus sanctis." Truly it dawned-a Jubilee Year: a Holy Year had been fuuncled on saints, whose choice fo r the l_j niversal Church; a Golden of title, ·'Mary's Mount," bore witness to ) u bi I ee Year of th e foundation in their determination to arrive, under the .-\.u,;tralia of the Institute o f the Blessed guidance of th e Mediatri::: of all g races, "ad Y irgin .Mary . 1\ eYer can A ustralia montem Q ui est Christus. " For them, frag­ IL) rget the year that marked her firs t rant m emori es clung to wall and walk and national pilgrimage to the heart of Chri st­ treasured custom. Thev walked cloisters endom, and neYer can A ustralia's Loreto ha ll o\\·cd bY the feet ot sain ts; and, proud children and friends forget their pilgrimage in their )ll:i ,-i lc ~'"es humbled in their con­ tu the l\fount that glories in its dedication sciousness of the 'grace each incliYi dually to ?.:lary Immaculate. enj oyed in forming one of the community T here had been q uiet jubilation in anti­ in such a ro_,·a l year of favors, their hearts cipation of the g lad event, and \\·ithin the responded joyously to the daily invitation: .-\ bbey itself a note of triumphal peace ,-i­ "Sursum Corda!" brated as the rnon ths marshalled festivals f-°'. _\ sing ularly ha!)PY choice had marked and annin :r,;arics connected with the foun­ z out the organiser of the Jubilee functions. ~ dation of 1815. 0 Talent, self-deY otion, w holeheartedness ~ : Easter days had been spent in pageantry, ,,-ere from the outset thrO\\·n into this com­ recalling the life and times that gaye rise, posite offic e, and enthusiasm was infectious. u nder God, to the Institute. May D ay, Ga li antly di d past pupils respond. Thev ' '"i th i h traditional nrocession passing by formed themselves into an organising body the g ra\·e of her wh ~ led the pioneer band and ,-o lunteerecl for sen ·ice in the cau-;e of o f Suns, a nd \rho so dea!·l y 10\·ed the Q ueen their Alma Mater. Their splendid loyalty ,if :\1 aY - and the club eYening deYo ted to has proved one of the most g ratifying fea­ nuble -\\·omen-had brought us into close tures of Jubilee records. T heir committee communion \\·ith the spirit and ideals of 'XO uld constitute a body of hostesses, bent :\!other :\l. Gonzaga. :\fay 24th, Festival on securi ng three days of fe sti,·ity. T hey <>f O ur La(h ·, H el p of Christians, P atroness planned fo r e,·ery form of social enj oyment. of .-\u,.;tralia. recall ed m ore forcibly than The programme of celebrations was eyer the courage of t hose Yali ant women, drawn out and circul ated. T hence did the \Yh o on that day, fifty year s since, had set lette1·,; receiY ed from past pupils of differ­ fo rth on tlwir apu,; toli c mission to a then ent decade,; , e,·en back to some of th e seYen little-knll\n1 A ustralia. ori g inal boarders, constitute a beautiful tes­ The children's r etrea t served as a timony to the unbroken Loreto "esprit de spiritual prelude to corning celebrations­ corps.;, From e\·ery State, mother s, g rand­ helping the fayoured pupils_ of 192? to reali se their priYileges as he1resses ot the mothers, young girls, :\ nns, all g lorying in eras past, on whom deYoh·ed the practice­ their pride as Loreto girls, sent tokens­ som etimes of g lad response-"Yes, \Ye shall " ~ oblesse oblige." T ruly for these ~hilclren: be \Yi th you, rene\Y ed in our you th"; som e­ "Toy was it to be a li,·c ; times of the spirit: " O ur A lma :\Tater \Y ould But to b e ,-o ung- was ,·ery heaven!" haye us forego the joy of sharing other A nd as each nionth added to their kno\Y­ than in "pirit in Jubilee celebrations to re­ ledge of the hi story and traditions Yithout. The light g reens play,;, brin ging back happy m emories of of early Spring gaYe a note of joyous ex­ culture and finishing class, and of the club pectancy to the n.:ry grounds. T hen di d e\"enings of school clays. Music, vocal and the Church assume ne\»- proportions an cl ustrumental, dancing, no less than the clay's seem to open \1-ide its portals to make programme, were to testify to the many­ room, and yet more room, for the fo ur sidedness of the old girls' response. There hundred guests. was no drawing back when suggestions A ll Ballarat was on tip-toe as \\"ed nesday we1·e made-and one feature that will not brought its numerous Jubilee visitors, and easily be forgohen \\"aS the generosity of eyes looked to the heavens in trust that :Mrs. Butler in consenting to take her part September's fitful sunshine would glance, in a tableau representing three generations tearless, on the coming day. of }lary's Mount girls. ~ ¥ ¥ ¥ :.\liss G. Mann set he:- talent to work in And so the great day dawned-Septem­ fashioning beaten bronze trophies for ber 24th-Festival of Our Lady of Mercy, sports' tournaments. Anniversary of the fisst Mass in ]\'Iary'.­ :.\leantime the committee got in touch :Mount- fifty years since. Before 11 a.m. \\-irh all past p upils, in im·itations to con­ the Ch urch was palpitating with the spirit tribute to a lasting testimonial to their of Jubilee. T he altar-a blaze of li ghts­ school in the form of a Jubilee Offering. wa~ beautifully adorned "-ith the lilies that \ r ithin the School itself classes proceed eel best suit its marbled purity. Rich hangings as u,.;ual until Jubilee \\.eek. Everything of \" enetian tapestry-a Jubilee g ift­ had been so \\·ell planned and arranged that greatly added to the effect of splendour, additional music, arriYals of N uns and past and their richness ,,-as enhanced b,· pupil,; and the erection of groundwork for branches of electric lights on each side of interior decorations, \1·ere the only out\\-arcl the High A ltar. Soon the eyes of a ll were signs of coming festi Yi ties. In recreation attracted to the grand procession of clergy hours the children, and, in particular, the -and all was hushed. Finishing Class, had revelled in seconding Truly that Holy Mass was wonderful. Katu1·e in making paper flowers. P hotos. One could not but pray, lifting up heart and of all past pupils had been remounted and soul to God, the Father of all, into \\-"hose reframecl for the Refectory-and great was House all r ejoiced to enter. Memories re­ the transformation effected by lattice-\YOrk curred of the old-time quest for T ruth, dados, oYer \\-hich clambe1·ed a wealth of as­ Beauty, Goodness. Here was Truth, and paragus, and flowers accorded ,,-i th the de­ bearing witness were bishops, priests, reli­ coratiYe schem e of each room. T he Refec­ g ious, laity, little children : one in h eart in tory \\·as garbed in gold and blue- banners .the ,,, g lad acclaim: "How good the good God of the Institute hang ing- from archways­ IS. and lo,·ely golden roses making plea. _f~r His Lordship, Most Renrend Dr. Foley, their acceptance as real. In St. Cecilia s was celebrant; Very Re1·erend J. Kerin, As­ Hall , the note ''Vas the school color-royal sistant Priest; Right R everend Monsignor blue. Jubilee bells of royal blue hung from Shanahan, and Very Reverend P. J. Ken­ artistic belfries, w hile morning glory in nelly, Assistants at the T hrone; Rev. M. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 47

Mulcahy, Deacon; H.ev. T . D 'Arcy, S ub­ the his tory of' the Victorian Church and of the D eacon; Re\· . J. B. l\.opcr, l\laster of Cere­ Catholic schools. The answer given to the at­ monies ; and l\.e,-. H . Gleeson, Assistant tack on the Catholic Faith was the foundation of :\lary 's ;\l ount. T o the new diocese of Ballar'.1t, Ma ·ter of Ceremonies. His Lordship, Most faced 1Yi th the sudden problem o f saving, by its HeYerend Dr. .JlcCarthy, Bi ·hop of Sand­ own resources, the faith of the chi ldren of Christ, hurst, \Y as pn:sent in the Sanctuary. ln th <.:r e 11·as appoi1·tcd as f-i 1·s 1 .C is hop the saintly all , some forty priests assisted, among them Dr. ;\Iichacl O 'Connor, the parish priest of Rath­ fan~ha111 , a vi llage on the outskir ts of D ublin. repn:sentatiY es of the yarious l\.eligious Or­ There, wher e the paths strike upward to t he ders. moun tains, folded in green woodla nds, stands ~ L oreto .~\ bbe l". 3 .-\s the glorious ritual of Pontificial High r:r \ Vith the clanger to Catholic education in his n ;;: l\1ass proceeded, the Choir sang Gries­ ne11· diocese, t he Bishop's thoughts turned natur­ bacher' s Mass with the Proper of the Feast, allv to th <.: h o me from which so lllany brave ex­ and one realised what it ;ncant to listen to peditio n had set forth. So numerous in those a "consecrated choir." As the pleading yea1·s had been the enterprises of Loreto that he had but little hope of ?.n immediate reply to his ".'.\l emorare" of the Offertory ascended to request fo r aid. But he was strong in the faith to the :\'lothcr of Mercy, all felt that Heayen that God 1yould n eYer fail to send reapers int CJ .. ans11-c red the appeal in the peace and lm ·e His han·e<;t field. "c.. and juyousness that made itself fel t. To The Sisters heard his appeal, and on May 24, P. the Feast of Our L ady H elp o f Christians, t he r many, this Mass, offered in thanksgiYing patron festival of A ustralia, t he little band of ~ for the graces of the past fifty years, was m issionaries set o ut. 0 the nc\·er-to-be-forgotten feature of the They tried to keep their arrival in Ballarat a 'il s· Jubilee. The solemn imparting of the Kiss secret, but th e news became pub li c, and fifty years ago the firs t band of L o reto nuns reached this " of Peace confirmed the note of peace al­ ";;; city amidst th e pealing of the Cathedral bells and ready manifest. T hat crowded congreg ~­ th e great w elcom e of a g rea t Catholic people. tion made its offering: They set tled h ere, and in this beautiful ho me the spiri t of the Institute of the B lessed Virgin Uary "Lord, take this ~lately service cl one to T hee­ has flourished, and, fresh with the freshness of The g raye enactment of Thy Calvary- all di1·ine things, has been as fruitful in the new ] n jc 11·elled pomp and splendour pictured here ! world as in the old. Lord, take the sounds a nd sights: Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth, ten The silk a nd gnld : the r cYcr cnt grace foundat i on~ , look to ?llarv's Mount as their loved Of o rdered ;.;te p : window a nd g lowing 11·all ; m o ther house. Those 11"110 ha Ye kno w n the fe r­ .-\ nd teach ns, child ren of the Holy Place Your of the home under the Dublin m o untains cannot fail to obserl'c in ?l lary's Mount the same \ \/ho Inn: Thy Court~, to 10 1·c Thee b e~t o f all!'' spirit, th1; san1e culture, and the same zeal for God's glory which reign in the abbey at Rath­ T he occasional sermon ·was preached by farnham. the Rn·crend T . \ \ .alsh, S.J., of Sydney . Of that little band that came to our land half a \Ve take uur report direct from the "Ad­ century ago, one could not pass oycr two. who ,·ocate" of October 1st:- were endowed in a most marked degree 11·ith t hat gre<:tne"s of soul which, \\" hen co nsecrated to () God, m<.:an s g-reat work fo r Him. The names _of 2... T aking a s hi~ text- "Th;s is the da1· the Lord c.. '.\I o t hn :'IL Gonzaga Barry and 1Iother ;\!. Stams­ n hath !lla;k, kt u<; be g-la d and rejoicC' 1i1erein," Fr. \ Val"h said t hat the jubilee of any work for Go el laus 1hilha 11 w er e st ill fre:'h amongst them. They '--" wod.;ed in widely different sphe res, but they were that has been in existence fo r fifty years was an the co m plement each of th e other. Mother Gon­ ~ occasion of mingled gladness and sorro" ·-of if gladness, that for fifty y ears the 11· o rk had g ro1n1 zaga 1ras a g reat soul, full of energy, broad ?f :;· 1·ision, with unbounded trust in God, stro ng 111 in beautv b efore God and 111 an ; nf ~ o TTo w, b e­ initiatiYe, but stron)!er still in that her initiatiYe cause the 111e111ory o f the g reat souis that laid the founda tions of the 11·ork still lini< ers round the was supernaw ralised, based o n faith and checked by holy prudence ; stro nger in that ;;he was unself­ ... 11·alls th ey raised-is ~ti ll fresh and fragrant in the fis h , looking in all things, not to the success of s: hearts that lond t hem. T hat clay was the jubilee (/l 0 her personal work, not e1·en to the success of her n c in .-\u;;t ralia of the foundation of the I nstitute of ""a t he Blessed Vi;·gin l\Iary. They :;ureh· could r e­ l nstitute, but seeking in all thin gs t h e glor y of ~ I God. joice a nd be exceeding glad o n that clay, when r:r He (the pr eacher) 11·ou ld r ecall that o ther great theY saw h o 11· the riches of Hi~ blessing h aYe ~ soul whose life was hidden 11·ith Christ in God. been poured out on Lor eto in their midst; ,·et they could not but reme111b er 11·i th human affec­ For the work that :\!other ?II. Stanislaus Mulhall did in forming religious for God is the greate~t that tion t hose no w 11·ith God, those great ~ouls 1Yhom can b e done in any reli g ious institute. It is not He chose to be the fou nders of His work in th is fair land o f ours. fair con1·cnts in fair >u rroundings, nor crowded sch oo ls, 1101· educational success, that co nstitute T he story of Mary's Mount and of the Lo1·eto the glo ry of n~ l igious li fe . They m ay be _an index nuns in Australia w a s linked w ith the story of t o it s ferYOllr. But th e inner spirit of 1ts mem­ the diocese of Ballarat. I t w as in 1874 that the bers, their knowledge of Chri t and the_ir likeness dioceses of Ba llarat and Sandhurst ·were separ­ to Him, t heir :;pirit of sel flessness, the1_r che ~ r fi.1 1 .atecl from t hat of l\·[elbourne-a critical tim e in obedience, their joyous toil, these things 1t is 48 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

that make the blessedn ess of the reli g ious voca­ ,,.e cry a loud with the Royal P rophet: 'Prospere, ti o n. It was in the diffi cult and lon ely task of pro ced e et r cgna !' fashi o ning th e so ul ,; of young r eli gious in the "Procee d a long the paths troclcl cn by your spirit of their Yocatio n that the g reat work of g ifted a nd saintly pred ecessors ; proceed under the i\ I other ?-I. S ta ni slaus was clon e. H er unio n ,,·ith inspiration of cli,·in e g race a nd the g uidance of God, h er simple sin ce rity, her 111in glecl tendern ess your rn o cl el, ::\I a ry Immacul ate; r eign in the hearts and firrnncss, h er sympathy \\·ith the tria ls of of the child ren committee! to your keeping ; r eign tho,;e setting thei r fir;; t footsteps in strange path s, befor e the \Yorlcl as exemplars of ,,·om anh· sym­ h er un s,,·en ·ing fid elity to the loftiest ideals, t hese pathy and saintlin ess ; reign in t he kingcion; of are the g ifts ,,·hich this noble soul m ad e use of in Goel, where your ;\L aster a nd L eader is \\·aitin g to m oulding for C h rist th rough the lon g years t hose crO\\·n you fu r your cl e,·o ti o n tu duty, lca rn.in g, souls ,,·ho ha,·c been do in g her work a1n o ngst us and religio n." for half a cc n ~ ur\". If t hev that in struct others u r.to justi ce shall -shine like stars fo r a ll eternity , At the rnd of Mass th e choir rendered what shall be her glo r v w ho in structed the in­ g loriou ::; ly de \ \ "i tt's "Tc D eum," and structorS- \\·ho s~ n t . fo rth soul s titted to win fo r Christ the children of o ur race? surely H ean·n accorded ,,·ith earth's O ne could hardly exaggera te the i1np o rtancc of triumph a::; there rang out : the \\·ork the Church has to do in the sph ere of educatio n, both primary and secondary. T o th e "In T c, Domine, ,;peravi, pasto rs of the Chu rch, to Catholic mothers, to all Xon confunda r in aetcrnum!" w ho Ya lue cl the glo ry of our Catholic girlhooLI and \\"OE1anhoocl, the li ves of the ,,·omen w ho hac! As g uests filed out from the Church, gi,·en up all to educate Catholi c children were ,·oices fo und themseh·es, and past pupils blessings which they Ya lu cd m o re than they could express. \iVith this great \\·ork it ,,·as the g lory were children once more, g reeting ::\ uns and o f Loreto to be associated. T wo eminent educa­ fo rmer companions, many of " ·horn theY tionali sts were M other 11. Berch mans Stafford am! llad not seen fo r more years than th e ~ · Mother :vc. Bertrand Lalo r. Their \\·ork in primary would haY e cared to tell. Such r e-union::;-! a nd secondary schools has placed the Cath o li c C hurch in A u stralia in their eternal d ebt. Let All then repaired to the Refectory, or to o ne ;;tate it plainly: B ut fo r the nuns of Australi a St. Ceci lia's Hall, as numbers had necessi­ the Church could not attain the fuln ess of h er tated a di\ ision for the luncheon. His Lord­ mission. T he Loreto nun s \\·c 1· c al so in our U niY er;;it y, ship, l\Io,;t Rc,·crcnd Dr. Foley, presided in g uiding St. ::\fary's Hall, associa ted with NC \\"lllan the 1-!.cfectory , and His Lordship, Most ReY­ Coll ege within the U niversity of ::\Iclbo urnc, a:-; ­ erend D r. McCarthy, in the Hall. \Ve in­ sisting in the work of lectu ring and in th e hi g- her sert reports of the speeches from the training that they needed so mu ch fo r o ur Catho­ "Tribune" of Jubilee \\-eek. li c girls in these clays, when the ,,·o rk of women, especially in the sph ere of social ,,·el fa re, \Y as expanding so rapidly. Speakin g o n the toast to "The In stitute," Dr. O ne sph ere of the educaticnal w ork o f the Foley said it \\·as scarcely n ecessary for him to Loreto nuns that call ed for special 1·em ark was refer to the excell ent work of th e Loreto nuns that ior many years a t Albert Park they carried a ft er such a g lo\\· in g tribute had b een paid by o n the work of training teach ers for Catholic Re \". F r. \Valsh in hi s sermon. All had h eard of schools ; th ey have been engaged in it from t he the early struggles of the O rder to take root, of b eginnin g at Dawson-st r eel, Ballarat, and a rc en­ its success and g ro\\"th into a stately tree. gaged in it still. They saw that a g reat wo rk If \\·c had o th er in stitu tions to-day fo r Goel would be clon e by fitting teachers for working along the sam e lines in the cause the \\·o rk. \iVith tha t work was connect"e d fo r e,·er o f charity their existence was possible only be­ the name of :\I other M. Hilda B enson. that suprem e cause of the harcl-\\"on triumph of the fo under of m i,; tress o f ed ucati o nal m ethod, who brought to the L o reto Ord er. \i\Th en present at the celebra­ the ,,·ork an ideal combin ati on of intell ectual ti on s to commemorate t he 50th birthday of the g ift;;, power of organi sati o n and fa ith in God's Order in Australia one's fi rst though t was of supremacy O\" er all diffi culties. The Dawson­ g1·atitude to the sterling qualities of the nuns who street Trainin g School is a memorial that will had done so much to furth er the interests of edu­ k eep her mem o ry in b enediction. cati o n. "This is the day that the Lord hath made, let u s rej oice ther ein ," concluclecl Fr. Wal sh. "In The activities in this sphere had been attended o ur joy we r ecall the sacrifi ce m ade by the pioneer with success, and it was a pleasin g feature to note L o reto nuns in leavin g their own cl ear land, in that nine-tenths of t he m embers of th e Loreto crossin g th e peril ou s seas in o rder to win soul s Order in A ustralia were Austra li an-born and A us­ for Christ in a strange land, amid stran ge sur­ tralian educated. In Mary's Mount Convent the r oundin gs. Vve rejoice in contemplating the nuns were working to impart culture, modesty g rO\\·th and development o f th e Loreto Institute, and female g race to Australi an g irlhood, and they with its roots deep and strong on :\Iary's :1\1Iount, were succeeding in their effo rt. and its bran ches spread through out our Common­ H e cong ratulated the R eY. ;\{ other and Com­ wealth. Finally, cl ergy, laity, and past pupils ar e munity o n their excell ent work, and hoped that a g rateful to Goel fo r His g races and blessings to still g reater army would em e1·ge from the portals the In stitute of the Blessed Virgin. To its m e111- of th e com·ent in the future, bearin g the hallmark h e 1· s, to its schools, to its multitudinous actiYities, o f Loreto education. '\ \ \ \

MRS. C. WATSON PRESIDENT OF THE LORETO ABBEY PAST PUPILS' ASSOCIATION, 1924.

During her term of office she was instrumental in gener­ ously arranging for annual prizes to be given by the Members of the Association to the two Mary 's Mount pupils most conspicuous for their true Loreto spirit-implying loyalty, Mrs. H. B. De\·ine, President of the Loreto, Mary's Mount, Old Girls' Association, with some members of the Committee. courtesy, unselfishness ; the awarding of these prizes to be subject to the votes of nuns and pupils. Back row (from left to right): Misses Ida O'Donnell, Marjorie Hayden, and Bessie O'Donnell. Front row (left to right): Miss Louise Rigg, Mrs. H. B. Devine, and Miss W. Breheny. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 49-'

1 n speaking t o th e toast, the .Mayor (C r. A. E. " \\'ha t the number of t hat band is I cannot Nicholson) said he thoug ht that when selecting a say, but I know it is 1·c ry g r eat. D uring the 20 site for a con yen t o n the shores of Lake W cn­ vears that the Catho li c Training College was dourec the fou nders must have taken into con­ workin g in Dawson s treet, 01·c r 70 pupils from sideration the natural attractions o f the site, for SL Joseph's School a nd th e Sociality of the it was ideal. H e recognised the pioneering labors Children of Mary there ente red reli g ion. of the fou nders of this g reat O rder, and ,,·ished it "To each a nd all o f these, the O rde r sends its eY ery success. g reetings to-day, a nd tha nks Goel for their voca­ The hi s tory of the Loreto Community had been tio ns as a g lorioll'; resul t of t heir own acti\·ity in one of great courage and pcrsc\·erance, said the ~\u s trali

Community; and to present to them, on be­ pka:;ure all revic\\ eel the vvo rk of the past hali uf Lureto Past Students a nd friends of fifty years; it aimed at the fashioning of L oreto, a golden testimo,1y to provide a per­ splendid women, r eady to cope with the rnanen t souvenir of this great occasion, and clangers and difficulties of the modern for the adornment of this, the Mother House 'IHJ rkl. Girls trained at Loreto were ready oi the lns titutc of the Blessed Yirgin Mary tu face this world; armed as they were with in A.u strali a. the necessary forces of faith, culture and "Dear :.1others and Sisters of Loreto, chrs of th e little band of reli gious \ ,Y hispcring silks in order swaying: \vho "blazed the trail" half a century ago, \Vill owy, b ill owy, n ow they're bending, we offrr our special Jubilee greetings. Low t hey're bendin g Down-dropt eyes : " \\ hilc I a1Tt p resenting this testimonial St 2. tely measure and stat ely ending to Moth er Provincial, I shall ask everyone To sleep in music that never dies." present to 1i ,.e fo r a moment in the past; to cast hi s or her thoughts back to the 24th In a happy speech His Lordship, Dr. Septern ber, 1875, and pay a tribute of af­ Foley, voiced the sentiments of the audience, fection anrl gratitude to the pioneers:- and called on the Bishop of Sandhurst to support his statements. His Lordship, Dr. " '\Vho bore the burden of the day McCarthy, forever endeared himself to pre­ That \Ve mi g ht have the open way: sent pupils by his witty appreciations of \ Vho sowed the seed 'mid toil and pain, That we mig ht r eap the Golden Grain'." their goodness and talent, throwing back the gauntlet to past pupil s, that they must That tribute was paid. The hush that indeed have handed on grand traditions, preceded the applause was one of touching considering what excellent children stood em otion. The Reverend J. B. Roper then for them to-Jay I made acknowledgment on behalf of the Nuns. He said it was with pride and * * * * 52 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE.

Friday's programme began vvith }iass of­ taining of the little children from the Loreto fered for present members of the Institute Primary Schools of St. Aloysius', Redan, in Australia, thei r parents and relatives. and St. Joseph's, Dawson street. Games This was the clay de,·otecl to sport, and and picnicing made the hours pass a ll too none better could have been selected: a quickly for the happy little g uests, and one clear Spring day. A n enthusiastic party of felt that surely Mother Gonzaga's spirit \\·as golfers made their way early to the Ballarat o\·e1· all, so clearly did she Juve to make Golf Links, whose freedom was given them children happy. Arrnngements w ere made by the courtesy of the Gnlf Committee, who for a special Jubilee Dav for the Ii ttle ones also welcomed them to the links, and enter­ from Nazareth House, and the small boys tained the Jubilee visitors most g raciously. of the Grange. Morning tea \\·as sen·ed, and the fotu-sornes f3enediction of the Blessed Sacrament were keenly contested, ending, finally, in a \\·as g in·n to th e assembled children, and victory for Misses E. E.yan and B. ·O 'Don­ looking at those little ones as they knelt nell. before th ei r King, one realised the more the Meantime the Abbey Tennis Courts were truth of the ansvver to that query: "Know the ,;ccne of some excellent play on the part you \\·hat it is to be a chi ld ?" "] tis to be­ of both past and presen~ pupils. The early licn· in LoH ; to beli eYe in Loveliness; to rounds of tournaments bade fair to exciting belieYC in Belief." finals on the morrow. Tennis proceeded Jn the evening a full and delightful pro­ also during the afternoon; but the main gramme-artistic and dramatic-was pre­ feature within the g-rouncl s was the enter- ,;ented. The items were:- Orchestra-Overture, "Ein Morgen" ...... (Von Suppe) GROUP OF ANGELS. FRA ANGELICO. REPRODUCTION OF STX GREA. T PAINTI NGS. (Selected and arranged by Pupils of the Finishing Class, Loreto .Abbey, Mary's Mount.) 1. Group of Angels ...... (Fra Angelico) (Detail from "The Coronation of The V irgi n," painted for the Dominican Church, Santa 1Iaria Novella; now in the Uffizi Gallery.) 2. Libyan Sibyl. Delphic Sibyl ...... (Michael Angelo) (Detail from Ceiling o f Sistin e Chapel, Vatican.) 3. Virgin and Chile\, with St. Catherine ...... (Vandyke) (In Grosvenor Hou se, Lonc\cn.) 4. Mrs. Robertson (Perdita) ...... (Sir Joshua Reynolds) (Late \Vall ace Collection.) 5. The T op of the Hill ...... (M o~t yn ) (Exhibited in the Royal .·\cademy, 1910.) 6. Veronica Veronese ...... (Da·nte Gabriel Rosetti) (Leyland Collection, London.) Recitation-"Thc Minuet" . . By Children of the Fourtl1 School Picture-Like This, Grannie" ...... (1Lrnc\ Goodman) Persona tee\ by three generations of Mary's Mount Pupils:­ Mrs. Butler (Rose McCormick), :Mrs. Hoban (Mae Butler), Virginia Hoban. Play-"Darby and Joan" ...... (Rose Fyleman) Played by Monica, Constance and )ifarjorie BanYick, children of Marv's Mount-3rd generation. Orchestra-"Carmen-Potpourri" ...... (Georges Bizet) MYSTERY PLA Y-"The Gargoyle of :\Totrc Dame" (F. Brownstone) A Mediaeval Play. The children of the Crusaders arc restless. The Princeling (Child Jesus) comes and tells the story o f Neel the Gargoyle. It is the year 1220, when St. Francis of Assisi visited th e Holy Land. Quartette-"Aria for G String" ...... (Bach) L or eto Abbey Old Girls. MYSTERY PLA Y-"The Listening vVoman" ... . (Nancy T. Ross) (The Listening Woman is in E dess;i, in the reign of K in g Abgar, who, according to Syrian Legends, sent messages to Our Lord, and r eceived answers in H.is Own Sacred writing.) Played by Loreto Abbey Old Girls. Chorus-"Ave Maria" ...... (J. Brahms ) THE L YBIAN SYBIL. M. ANGELO. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 53

.-\ striking feature of the evening was the meaning : as when the A ngel-leader of Fra presentation of the picture by the three .-\ngclico·s beautiful group, entoned m generatio ns- grandmo ther, (laughter and 1wtcs, soft, sih-ery and clear- as of a grandchild, from which ).J rs. Hoban stepped hea,·enly embassy-the "Gloria in excelsis fo rth 2.nrk being done in the school, and a reYe­ :\lrs. D e..-ine, representing the past pupils la ti on to many of the beauty of souncl­ and friends of Loreto, th;inked :Mother Pto­ rhythrn, and the art of speaking, cultivated Yincial, 1\lother Superior and Community in the clear voices of little children. fo r the royal hospitality of the Jubilee days, T he playlet, "Darby and Joan," was and called on the Very Reverend J . Murphy, much applauded, and made us look before S.J ., Rector of :Newman College, to support and after, and realise that after Jubilee days her vote of thanks. In a " ·itty speech Fr. \1·e. too, like Darby and Joan, should be Murphy enl arged on L oreto hospitality as "a,:; you 'Yere !" he hathe venerable pioneer priest, who rcpresentatiYe of the different epochs in the alone of the clergy of the di ocese, had, as a history uf painting-from pre-Renaissance pri est, ·welcomed the Nuns in 1875, and to modern art. The darkening of the hall who, through the long lapse of intervening was the signal for breathless silence, as years, had proved this priority of friendship the raised curtain r evealed a masterpiece of in hi s deYotion to th e interests of Loreto. art. Grouping, posing, colouring, together • • ¥ • with th e play of reinforced light, let spec­ On Saturday, the 26th, Mass vvas offered tators Yiew what mi ght be an original. for past and present pupils, and the link Short explanatory readings preceded th<" of Jubilee re-unions w e>.s strengthened by presentation of each picture, that all might th e knmY leclge that Monday\ Mass was to haYe an accurate appreciation of its dis­ be offered for deceased members of the tinctive features. \Ve are t empted to en­ Institute in Australia and for deceased large upon this section of th e programme, pupil s. hut must refrain , b eyond making the com­ \Veather was threatening during the fore­ ment that, besides the tableau eff ect of noon, and preparations were mz.d e to convert each nicture, reali sm ,.vas rraine

Garden Party, and on the Basket Ball cun­ g reat .\l, seemed indicative of the \Yarmth tes ts and Tennis Finals con cl udecl du ring of the sheltering solicitude of the Queen of it. O ld g irls were back again at school Loreto, that her DiYine Son's blessing recreation, to see present girls- wearing the rni g h t descend on each uf her children there basket-ball costume familiar to them from assembled. A parting leaflet, bearing tl1eir young clays-taking their p lace on the Mother Gonzaga's thou rrhts on her watch­ court, as "Reels" and "Blues, " to play, v\·urd, "Fidelity," had 'Leen distributed at worthy of th e: traditions of their forebea rs. the Church entra nce. One reali sed with a The game was spirited, and ended in a \·ic­ joy th at \l·o uld endure that past pupils and tory for the "lZeds." friends who had been renewed in the _-\s -! p.m. approached, members of the spirituali ty uf their childhood's clays by re- Committee, distinguished by their posies of 1· i \·ed memories in hallO\H:cl ha unts, \\·oulcl royal blue, might b e seen i1wi ting visitors go back t o their homes, better mothers, to 11·e ncl their way to the Hall, \\·here after­ more 1·a!iant \1·umen, in a fu lle r realisation noon tea was ser ved. His Lordship, Dr. of their 0 11·n life's capabilities-for F oley, presented the Sports Trop hi es~ Miss K athleen K ennedy securing the Past Pupil < "The more one gets to know Of her cl\rn life>',; adaptabiiiti e,; Tennis Championship, and Miss Grace The more joy-g i1·in g -.vi ll he r li fe become. O' .\ eill that of the Present P upils. Gener­ T he onc 11·ho hath thi,; quality, is best." ous acclaim was g iY en the "Captain of the lZ eds," as, still in Basket Ball attire, she But th e organ peal recalled one to the came fo rward for h er trophy. Solemn rite about to be imparted, ancl Sir A lexander Peacock spoke in high prayers arose ·with th e'. incense to the Giver t erms of the success of the l ubike festi\·i­ of a ll good g ifts; thanking Him, trusting ties. He had b een greatly impressed, he Him, lo\·ing Him, and begging the pl eni­ said, by the happy relation s existipg be­ tuclc of I-:Ii s Benediction. tween old girls and their former teachers­ The Blessing \\·as giyen, and in an o ut­ eYidenced by the mutual pleasure in their re­ burst of joy the choir rendered a soul­ unions. He spoke o f the grand vvork clone stirring "Laudate Dominurn " that con­ in fifty years of whole-souled ser vice t o c_:o d, fi rmed th e note of Jubilee. A nd is it ende

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TENNIS SECOND FOUR TENNIS FIRST FOUR Mary Haseler. Lucy Kerley. Sheila Murphy. Grace O'Neill. Rene Richardson . Nance Connellan, Nella Kavenagh . Audrey Stanwii1. LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE. 55

Mary's Mount Tennis Jottings, 1925.

Sporting zest ran high as \\·e s ummoned Shei la Murphy rep1·e sented \ Tictoria, our forces in early first term-for 1924's A udrey Starnvix, Tasmania; and Grace good record in inter-collegiate matches O'Neill, New South \Vales. The F inals call ed for continuance, and the impetus: " ·ere played during the Garden Party on "Play up, play up, and play the game!" ·was the last day of the Jubil ee celebrations, and quickened by the responsibility that de­ Grace O'Neill carried off the honours of volved on us of worthily representing Present Pupils' champion. l\lary's Mount in the tournaments proposed The F inals of the Triangular Contest for Jubilee days. \V ere still pendi ng, but we m et Ballarat The ~ports Ballot, sanctioned by our East on St. Patrick's courts on two glorious Sporb Mistress, and approved by our cla ys of sunshine-October 31st and No­ generous coach and friend, Dr. Chaplin, r e­ ve;11b er 1st. T he play was splendid, and sulted in the choice of E lla Kavenagh as a victory was ours by thirty points, the captain, supported by Audrey Stanwix, ,;cores being as under:- Grace O'Neill , and Rene Richardson in the First Four. Singles : Shei la Murphy captained the Second Rene R ichardson (5-6) , (6-3). F our, that included, with emergency aids: Grace O'Neill, (6-3), (6-1) . Xance Connellan, Mary Baseler, L ucy Shei la Murphy (4- 6), (5-6). Kerley, Nance Bar·wick and Florence Cal­ A udrey S tanwix (6- 5) , (6-2). lan. ~ ance Connellan (9- 6) . The opening challenge match of the year L ucy K erley (9- 4). v\as against " Clarendon" P resbyterian :\ ance Barwick (9-6). Ladies' Coll ege, a friendly, enthusiastic Florence Callan (7-9). game resulting in a win for us by 12 points. It vvas then arranged that a Triangular DOUBLES. Tournament should be played between St. First Four: Patrick's Girls' Club, the Sacred Heart Col­ A. Stanwix and G. O'Neill (2-6), (6-2). lege, and Mary's Mount. The first match of R . Hichardson and S. Murphy (3-6), this contest was played on April 19th, when (6-5). the Fi1·st Fours met at Ballarat East, and the Second Fours on our hom e courts. The Second Four: X. Connel lan and Kerley (6-2), combined results gave a draw in points. On L. (6- 1). A.pril 26th \Y e played the St. Patrick's Gi rl s' Club and \Vere victorious, as we also were :\. Barn·ick and F . Callan (6-5), (6-5). in the Sin gles' Match played later. Our \Ve felt that much of the success of this next m eeting with the Sacred Heart Col­ fi1· st Triang ular Contest ·w as due to the un­ ]ccre made u s' on even terms by points count, fai ling interes t, encouragement and coach­ a 1~l in vi e\\· of accumulating Sports' inter­ ing given us by Dr. Chaplin, as al so to the ests and the priority of Basket Ball claims constant help and interest of Miss C. in second term. it \vas decided to postpone O'Grady. As a final e to the happy tennis the Finals till third t erm. season, Dr. Chaplin treated us to a delight­ :dcantime, in a series of home challenges, ful afternoon tea in our own grounds, and representatives of the various States con­ the wild olive crown was then handed on, tested the right to compete in the Jubilee in figure at least, to the First and Second Inter-State '.\1atches. In the semi-finals, F ours of 1926. 56 LORETO JUBILEE MAGAZINE . Loreto Abbey, Mary's Mount, Ballarat. ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE RESULTS OF MUSIC EXAMINATIONS. BALLARAT

~ November, 192!l. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. Results 1924 P R ACTlC.-\L E X A i\U N.-\Tl O:\S. TH EO R Y O F :\IL.SIC. 22 Pupils Passed Leaving Certificate. 22 Pupils passed Intermediate. Grade I. Grade III. 12 Pupils passed Banker's Institute. 1 Pupil won Government Scholarship, valued £240 P a ss.- l\[i S>; Ell a h'.. a,·c nagh (pian o ), ).fo;s .N or;1 C redit.- :\[i,;s J(athl cen Forbes. P ay 11 l' (Yi olin). l'a,;s.-:\lis,;es Clare C1 r ky, Nora Pay11 c, i\ [ulli e 2 Pupils won Newman Scholarships. 2 Pupils won Donovan Bursaries. \\"e bb. :\a 11 r<' Barn·ick, S tasia \\"als h, S h eiL1 1 Free Place to the University. 1 Engineering Scholarship. Grade II. i\[urphy. H o no urs.- :\liss Leono ra Byrn e (o rga11) . Monetary Value of Prizes won in 1924 was £940, bringing the grand total to date C rcclit.- i\ fo;,; Sh eil a i\'fu rphy (pia no). P a s;; .-:\liss E ,·a Whyte (pi a11 0). up to £7,500. ASSOC T.·\TED BOA RD OF TH E R OY ..\L Grade III. AC.-\ DEIII Y :\:\TD ROYAL COLL EGE The Pupils of the Honors Class secured nineteen places in the University Class Lists. H unours.-i\Ciss i\faric O 'Meara ( sin g ing). OF i\fl"S TC. C rc cl it.- :\[iss F lore nce Call a n (pia no) , :\liss Clart· Carley (pia no), :.\l iss K a thleen Forbes Parents invited to see for themselves what an Ideal Home S.P.C. is for their boys. (pia no), "Yliss Lillie Scnlli o 11 ( pia no), .Mi ss Advanced Grade. Xance B a rwick (Yi o lin). l\li s,; Eilee n Sulii •:a n ( pia no) . Results are proof of the High Standard of the College. Pass.- :\1i ss Nance Connell a n (piano), Mi ss ·Moll y \\"e bb (pia no), :\fiss E. Fanning (sing in g ) , Higher Division. Mi ss i\r a ry B asele r (sin g in g). :\lisses Kathl een F o rbes (\·iolin), R onnie O 'Meara ( pia no). Grade IV. P a ss.-i\fo;s A li son Tie rna n (pia no ). i\[i ss i\C a r­ Lower Division. jcry Scott ( pia no), M iss Carnie! ·white :\lisscs F lo n :ncc Call an (\·io lin), Carm el \\:hit c:­ (piano) , Illiss I ren e Richardson ( sin g in g: ) , (,·iolin), Con ,; ta nce Barwick (,·iolin). ~fi s,; Angela H a nlon ( sin gin g ). YOUNG'S MEAT EMPORll)M Elementary Division. Grade V. ).fi,;s Cla re Carl ey ( ,·io lin) . C r eclit.-M iss E il een McGra th (piano) , :\liss ROBERT YOUNG, Sole Proprietor. K a th. Hutton ( pia no). Primary Division. Pass.-:\liss E . ?vlcGra th (,·io li11), I\lfo;s Doro thy Mi ss Con sta n ce Barwick (pia no). Tipping (piano), I\Ii ss J ean \ Vilkinson Rudiments of Music (Local Centre). (pia no ), i\liss Ruby Lucas (pia no) . Misses E . Su!Ji,·a 11, i\Iolly L yons. 271 Glenferrie Road, Malvern

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LI . . . Established 1890 . . Ll FOR YOU (g ~ HAPPY HOME MAKERS [] CAR,-fER & \VERN ER © A simple but artistically-furnished Home is one's tlearest pos· session. For those about to marry or the newly-married couple, Z. METZ. PROPRIETOR the selection of furniture affords immense pleasure. Keen, discriminating buyers are just the people we welcome, 54 LYDIARD STREET, BALLARAT because of our EXTENSIVE VARIETIES Phone 242 of every description of furniture which will offer a choice that cannot fail to rev

l\1 ake a Specialty of all Prescription work. All the Late~ t Drugs kept in Stock. Depot for Leading Drug Houses. .-\gents for Leading makes of S urgical Dress­ ings and _-\ppliances.

- - --TELEPHONE 170'------PALMER'S CARRAGEEN - ---FOR --­ COUGHS, COLDS & INFLUENZA

Best of a ll Cough Remedies. A few doses quickly give relief_ Bottles 1/6 and 2 /6 Horse, Cattle and Dog i\ledicines in Stock. Parcles fo r warded to all parts of the States. 31 LYDIARD STREET, NTH. BALLA RAT

l_I ABC BAKERY J. P. HUTCHINSON BALL AFZAT Australian H arcourt Granite Cross and Solid Bro nze Plates by F. W. COMMONS, Sculptor CAKE AND SPO NG E EXPERT Awarded I st Order of Merit for Art Sculpture, Monumental Sculpture and Plastic Modelling ~ Premiumed for Sculpture by the Victorian Government. Awarded I st and 2nd Premiums, in open competition for Sculpture, _for _the decoration of FACTORY: 317 LYDIARD STREET, NORTH Parliament House, Melbourne.

II MONUMENT AL WORKS Only Address, Cr. WEBSTER ST. and CRESWICK RD., BALLARAT. Phone 22· _ II A CARI>

WALLPAPERS c/- ~ :rw f:lllirliny1- OF DISTINCTION AND QUALITY .

For over 50 years we have had the reputation of Selling only the HIGHEST

GRADE GOODS in the LA TEST AND MOST EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS. TELEPHONE 926 P~IVATE 1121 THIS REPUTATION applies not only to Wallpapers, but lo all Goods sold by us and all Decorative work done by our Staff. For this reason we are the LARGEST HOME DECORATORS in this City and have the Most VARIED STOCK OF QUALITY GOODS. A Hard Fact about Hardware. William P. Linehan BOOKSELLER and ST A TIGNER STANSFIELD & SMITH 8 BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE S. COHEN, SONS & CO. " Loreto Manual "-Compile

For Terms apply to the Very Rev. J. O'Dwyer, SJ. "ROSGILL .. Telephone: Xavier College - Hawthorn, 54 1004 MAIR STREET BALLARAT 'Phone 856 Preparatory School - Hawthorn, 2537 II II II

THE CENTRAL PHARMACY II ~ GOOD PRINTING T. G. Skew es JOE WHITE and co. Good Printing is the Keynote of every Properous Business. PROPRIETOR I Pty. Ltd. ls Your Business Prospering ? If not, your goods are not Advertised Properly. Let us Handle this end of your Physicians' Prescriptions business and then watch it grow to what it should be. --and Family Recipes-- MALSTERS If it is, then we can help you to increase both your sales and your income. Dispensed with only the Qiiotation• given for any Cl ass of Printing needed by you. QUALITY is the HALLMARK of ALL OUR WORK Best Articles Obtainable I -- RUBBER STAMPS We are manufacturers of every class of Rubber Stamp. Country Orders Daters, Linen Markers, F ac Simili Signatures, etc., etc. Forwarded by Post, Raii or Coach BALLARAT We Supply the Trade. Send for Catologue. -· ·- JOHN FRASER and SON CRT STREET, BALLARAT MELBOURNE PRINTERS and RUBBER STAMP MANUFACTURERS ELEPHONE 130 17 ALBERT STREET, BALLARA T _J II -:======-~======!

We Specialise 1n Outfits for College Girls.

THIS Miss Daisy McLennan (Of Harry Davies & Co.) IS Is now in charge of this section, and will be pleased to see old and new Customers at the

Harris, Powell & Sandford Stores Sturt Street, Ballarat.

Miss Mc Lennan has charge of the follow­ ing sections also - Ladies' Underclothing, Maid's and Child­ ren's Dresses and Corsets. Miss McLennan's ability as a Manageress is well known.

We are confident that once you have tried this Store, you will always come, and your welcome is assured at all times.

THE STORE 'vVITH A SERVICE I

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Take any one of the fifty odd varieties of Jonathan Reeve delicacies home with you and learn what pleasure there is in eating when a Jonathan Reeve product is on the table.

JONA THAN REEVE is the largest manufacturer in Australia of Specialty Preserves.