Invercargill

New Zealand Tablet, 17 April 1919, Page 23

Invercargill

(From our own correspondent.) April 14. A meeting of the past pupils of the Marist Brothers' School was held in St. Joseph's Schoolroom last Sunday to discuss the advisability of forming an Old Boys' Association. Rev. Brother Anselm addressed the meeting and pointed out the advantages of such an association. He would like to see the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Associations throughout New Zealand affiliated, and having some distinctive badge by which .they could recognise one another in any part of the Dominion. He mentioned that the Brothers took charge of the boys' school, Invercargill, in 1897, and in the period of twenty-two years since then, between two and three hundred boys had passed through the school. Such an association as they were now forming would foster a spirit of loyalty-to their old school and to the Brothers. Mr. Marr Timpany said that their old school had a record in the classrooms and on the field of sport that they were justly proud of. He was pleased to see such a large attendance of old boys, and hoped that all would take up the matter of forming an association enthusiastically. Mr. Pat Scully dealt with the social advantages of such an association. Mr. Herbert Grace pointed cut how such a society could be of great help in defending the interests of our schools, which are being attacked insidiously, now more than ever. Mr. James Scully was elected first president, Mr. Marr Timpany secretary, and Messrs. 11. Grace, V. Mahoney, and J. Staple ton to act with the president and secretary as a committee.