member of the grounds staff. It was at this time that a young Gerard Montano revealed himself to be a leading light in the Debating Club conducted by Mr.Hoyos. War Years and Immediate Post-War Period (1939-1947) This was the regime of Fr. Boniface, which saw the construction in 1945 of what is now affectionately known as the "Old Block," the organisation of a Sea Scouts group and construction of a Boat Club, the introduction of the Prefect System (with Jim Paul and Terrence Greteau as first Head Prefects), the start of the Legion of Mary, and the winning of the Cow and Gate Cup, emblem of supremacy in Intercollegiate football in Trinidad. It was at this time that Mr. Mac, with the aid of Mr. Page, Captain of the Fleet-Air-Arm Football XI, began to introduce the third back method of play in the College Team which was then skippered by Jim Paul. Leon Leacock had already become famous as the youngest player ever to play representative football in Trinidad, when he was selected to represent SAFA at the age of fourteen. John Streetly had begun to reveal his penchant for mountain-climbing by numerous assaults on the San Fernando Peak via the most inaccessible routes. Rev. Fr. WillibrordVonk, OSB joined the staff during this time, as well as Ralph Boland, Aubrey Garcia, and Victor de Castro. The Presentation Takeover (1948) Rev. Fr. PlacideGanteaumme was recalled from St. Vincent in 1948 to prepare the College for the takeover by the Presentation Brothers, the latter who had begun to arrive in Trinidad in December of the previous year. Br. Kelley of Presentation and Fr. Placide of St. Benedict's were the principal figures in this momentous act in which the old order gave way to the new, and the Presentation Brothers began
member of the grounds staff. It was at this time that a young Gerard Montano revealed himself to be a leading light in the Debating Club conducted by Mr.Hoyos. War Years and Immediate Post-War Period (1939-1947) This was the regime of Fr. Boniface, which saw the construction in 1945 of what is now affectionately known as the "Old Block," the organisation of a Sea Scouts group and construction of a Boat Club, the introduction of the Prefect System (with Jim Paul and Terrence Greteau as first Head Prefects), the start of the Legion of Mary, and the winning of the Cow and Gate Cup, emblem of supremacy in Intercollegiate football in Trinidad. It was at this time that Mr. Mac, with the aid of Mr. Page, Captain of the Fleet-Air-Arm Football XI, began to introduce the third back method of play in the College Team which was then skippered by Jim Paul. Leon Leacock had already become famous as the youngest player ever to play representative football in Trinidad, when he was selected to represent SAFA at the age of fourteen. John Streetly had begun to reveal his penchant for mountain-climbing by numerous assaults on the San Fernando Peak via the most inaccessible routes. Rev. Fr. WillibrordVonk, OSB joined the staff during this time, as well as Ralph Boland, Aubrey Garcia, and Victor de Castro. The Presentation Takeover (1948) Rev. Fr. PlacideGanteaumme was recalled from St. Vincent in 1948 to prepare the College for the takeover by the Presentation Brothers, the latter who had begun to arrive in Trinidad in December of the previous year. Br. Kelley of Presentation and Fr. Placide of St. Benedict's were the principal figures in this momentous act in which the old order gave way to the new, and the Presentation Brothers began
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