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Wednesday 6 November: No school-Dublin teachers' one-day strike.
Sunday 10 November: Mass for the Deceased Past Pupils of the college.
Tuesday 12 November: Mr Murphy remembers that he has an opera to
prepare.
Thursday 14 November: Sixth year Parent-Teacher Meetings. Half-day.
Monday 18 November: Mr Liam Connellan, Director General of the CII,
gives a very optimistic talk to the parents and boys of Fifth year.
Tuesday 25 November: Elections held for Fifth year project committee.
Chairman: Simon Dunne (S.5). Members: (S. 5A) Paul Keelan, Ray-
mond MacDonnell, Hannan Mullett; (S.5) lain Donovan, Patrick
Kennedy, Aran Maree.
Wednesday 4 December: The Young Ireland Group hold a meeting in the
library to promote the buying of Irish goods. The meeting becomes
chaotic when it is swamped by the prep. school. In the USA the twin
brother of Mr McNulty, an H. Dip. student currently at the college, is
killed in a tragic car accident.
Thursday 5 December: Funeral of Mrs. Barber (mother of Headmaster)
at Sandymount Church. Choir sings at service. A son, Aengus, is born
to Mr Murray. No school today - one day teachers' strike.
Friday 6 December: Fourth and Fifth years attended lecture by Mr Joe
Seremane, a field worker for the South African Council of Churches.
Mr Seremane gave a moving portrayal of his dream for South Africa.
His family is currently in Bhoputatswanaland, from where he has been
deported for 'subversive activities', i.e. preaching rejection of the apar-
theid system. Mr Seremane had been imprisoned on Robin Island, and
in solitary confinement for many months. He told of his profound
religious experience just as he was about to 'give up' during torture.
Saturday 7 December: Vincent de Paul collect £350 while carolling on
Grafton Street.
Monday 9 December: School cancelled due to heating failure caused by
problems over conversion to natural gas.
Tuesday 10 December: Half-day due to parent-teacher meetings.
Saturday 14 December: £290 collected by V. de P. carollers on Grafton St.
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Sunday 10 November: Mass for the Deceased Past Pupils of the college.
Tuesday 12 November: Mr Murphy remembers that he has an opera to
prepare.
Thursday 14 November: Sixth year Parent-Teacher Meetings. Half-day.
Monday 18 November: Mr Liam Connellan, Director General of the CII,
gives a very optimistic talk to the parents and boys of Fifth year.
Tuesday 25 November: Elections held for Fifth year project committee.
Chairman: Simon Dunne (S.5). Members: (S. 5A) Paul Keelan, Ray-
mond MacDonnell, Hannan Mullett; (S.5) lain Donovan, Patrick
Kennedy, Aran Maree.
Wednesday 4 December: The Young Ireland Group hold a meeting in the
library to promote the buying of Irish goods. The meeting becomes
chaotic when it is swamped by the prep. school. In the USA the twin
brother of Mr McNulty, an H. Dip. student currently at the college, is
killed in a tragic car accident.
Thursday 5 December: Funeral of Mrs. Barber (mother of Headmaster)
at Sandymount Church. Choir sings at service. A son, Aengus, is born
to Mr Murray. No school today - one day teachers' strike.
Friday 6 December: Fourth and Fifth years attended lecture by Mr Joe
Seremane, a field worker for the South African Council of Churches.
Mr Seremane gave a moving portrayal of his dream for South Africa.
His family is currently in Bhoputatswanaland, from where he has been
deported for 'subversive activities', i.e. preaching rejection of the apar-
theid system. Mr Seremane had been imprisoned on Robin Island, and
in solitary confinement for many months. He told of his profound
religious experience just as he was about to 'give up' during torture.
Saturday 7 December: Vincent de Paul collect £350 while carolling on
Grafton Street.
Monday 9 December: School cancelled due to heating failure caused by
problems over conversion to natural gas.
Tuesday 10 December: Half-day due to parent-teacher meetings.
Saturday 14 December: £290 collected by V. de P. carollers on Grafton St.
97
