Diocese of Auckland

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 7, 25 February 1925, Page 29

Diocese of Auckland

(From our own Correspondent.) February 19. "With all tile schools still closed, and the Retreats of the clergy and Sisters being just completed, parish affairs have been quiet about Auckland, In fact the weather has been so oppressive there is a lull socially and otherwise. Really the only item of interest to announce is the enterprise of the Sisters of Mercy. This year the good Sisters propose to extend the operations of their Order to Mount St. Mary (the Pah), Onehunga. At this beautiful and health-giving site, with its perfect playing grounds, a boarding and day school will be opened. The place is thoroughly equipped with spacious buildings and modern conveniences, and as an educational institution its situation is unsurpassed and should appeal to Catholic parents. A qualified staff will be provided in all collegecourses leading to University degrees, with a thorough training in all grades from Kindergarten to Matriculation standard; Montessori classes, and individual instruction in backward pupils. The Sisters are to bo commended in their efforts to extend, .the advantages of Christian education. The Rev. Father Hyland, of Australia, paid a visit to Auckland recently. ' : The epidemic of infantile paralysis has shown a decided downward tendency during the last few days in Auckland, and it is hoped that with tSb approach of cooler weather this scourge will disappear altogether. It has already taken toll of many young lives, creating* gloom in many a home, and causing extreme anxiety in others. Its disappearance will loosen the bonds of re-., striction that surround at present the lives of our little folk, who will joyously welcome their freedom. The Rev. Brother Osmond has returned to the college after a well-earned holiday.