SACRED HEART COLLEGE, PONSONBY, AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 24, 11 June 1903, Page 15

SACRED HEART COLLEGE, PONSONBY, AUCKLAND.

Conducted by the Marist Brothers, under the Special Patronage of his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Le&ihan,

Bishop of Auckland.

The above College is now almost built. On the 21st of June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart, it will be solemnly blessed and formally opened by his Lordship the Right llev. Dr. Lenihan, Bishop of Auckland. Studies will be commenced therein on the 6th of July, and application for Boarders can be accepted forthwith. The Site of the College is charmingly situated. It is within easy reach of Queen street, overlooks the Waitemata Harbor, and commands a magnificent view of the Waitakerei Ranges. Abutting the Richmond Road, the College lifts its stately form on a section of land 14 acres in extent. This will afford the students convenient grounds for games and recreations, and so contribute materially to their development, mental, moral, and physical. A plot of five acres is now in course of preparation for a football and cricket ground. The College is large and commodious. It is built in brick, on concrete foundations. To secure dryness, all its outer walls are cemented ; and to guard against lire, the inner walls are plastered and the ceilings built in steel. The dormitories are large and lofty, the class rooms well lighted and ventilated, and the baths supplied with water hot and cold. For a Boarding School, Auckland possesses unique ad\antages. It enjoys an immunity from extremes of heat and cold, possesses a mild and salubrious climate, and has scenic surroundings that have made it the favorite city of New Zealand to reside in. The great object of the Brothers is to give their pupik a Sound Religious Training, to teach them to be virtuous, and to accustom them to the regular practice of their ichgious duties. And at the same time to impart to them a knowledge of such subjects as will qualify them for F'ublic Examinations, fit them for commeicial and professional pursuits, and enable them to discharge the duties of their after-life with honor to religion, benefit to the State, and credit to themselves. Students will be prepared for Junior and Senior Civil Service and for the N.Z. University Examinations.

Terms.— Thirty-five guineas for Boarders, payable in advance at the commencement of each term, viz., the beginning of February, June and September. Extras.— An entrance fee of two guineas for the use of Bedding ; seven guineas a year for Instrumental Music ; and medical fees in case of sickness. A reduction of three guineas is made in favor of brothers.

Prospectuses can be obtained from the Director, BRO. BASIL.