 However, a book published by the Marists in 1990 ("SM Down Under", page 45) blamed financial problems, as well as a shortage of priests, for the withdrawal of the Marists from Chanel.The rector's report in the 1970 issue of "The Sword" also mentioned finances, specifically Federal and State government grants, as a key reason for the Marist withdrawal from Chanel.The then rector, Fr Guiren, had the unenviable task of announcing and overseeing the withdrawal of the Marists from Chanel.