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[[St Joseph’s Marist College]] is a Catholic school in  in Rondebosch, Cape Town.
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[[St Joseph’s Marist College]] is a Catholic school in Rondebosch, Cape Town.
  
Also referred to in some sources as [[St Joseph's Academy]]
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==History== 
  
''Not to be confused with a number of '''St Joseph's Catholic schools''' in various parts of South Africa''
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According to the college's website, the story of '''[[Saint Joseph's Academy]]''' and '''[[St Joseph's Marist College]]began on the 16th of April 1867, when the first Marist Brothers arrived in Cape Town to found  '''[[St Aloysius Primary School]]''' in in Hope Street. It was only the fourth country in the world and the first country outside Europe to which the Marist Brothers extended their teaching skills and mission.
  
==History== 
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On 6 May 1867, the Brothers established a second school on the same campus, called '''[[Saint Joseph's Academy]]''', a fee-paying institution whose classes went higher than those of St Aloysius. St Joseph’s moved from Phoenix House (where it had been opened) to occupy Grimley Hall on the first floor above the St Aloysius school. In later years, [[St Joseph's Academy]] became known as the [[Marist Brothers' High School]] and St Aloysius as the [[Marist Brothers' Junior School]].
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Looking for more spacious grounds, and a school to run the senior Standards 6 to 8 parallel to St Joseph’s Academy, the Belmont property was bought by the Brothers from J.B. Ebden. This sale was made possible with the assistance of Mossop and Co. who occupied the adjacent tannery (now Tannery Park).
  
The College was founded in the mid 19th century (possibly as [[St Joseph's Academy]]) and has become part of a global network of 800 Marist schools located in 77 countries around the world which educates close to 500 000 children, and is one of 5 Marist schools in South Africa. These schools fall under the auspices of the Marist Brothers, a Roman Catholic Order of Brothers,  originally founded by St Marcellin Champagnat, in 1817.
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In February 1918, the schools moved to the Belmont Estate.  
  
 
==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==  
 
==Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance==  
  
Besides the contributions made by alumni of the College over the years, the Academy has, from its inception, on occasion presented plays and other forms as entertainment.  
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Besides the contributions made by alumni of the institutions over the years, the Academy and the College have, from their inception, on occasion presented plays and other forms as entertainment.  
  
 
For example, during October of 1869 the pupils of the [[St Joseph's Academy]] put on an "entertainment" in the [[Catholic Hall]], Cape Town, performing ''[[Cherry Bounce]]'' (Raymond) and ''[[The Nervous Man and the Man of Nerve]]'' (Bernard). The performers named include [[Master Kearns]], [[Master Early]], [[Master Coughlin]], [[Master Mulhival]], [[Master Mc Auliffe]] and [[Master Murray]].
 
For example, during October of 1869 the pupils of the [[St Joseph's Academy]] put on an "entertainment" in the [[Catholic Hall]], Cape Town, performing ''[[Cherry Bounce]]'' (Raymond) and ''[[The Nervous Man and the Man of Nerve]]'' (Bernard). The performers named include [[Master Kearns]], [[Master Early]], [[Master Coughlin]], [[Master Mulhival]], [[Master Mc Auliffe]] and [[Master Murray]].

Revision as of 06:02, 26 June 2020

St Joseph’s Marist College is a Catholic school in Rondebosch, Cape Town.

History

According to the college's website, the story of Saint Joseph's Academy and St Joseph's Marist Collegebegan on the 16th of April 1867, when the first Marist Brothers arrived in Cape Town to found St Aloysius Primary School in in Hope Street. It was only the fourth country in the world and the first country outside Europe to which the Marist Brothers extended their teaching skills and mission.

On 6 May 1867, the Brothers established a second school on the same campus, called Saint Joseph's Academy, a fee-paying institution whose classes went higher than those of St Aloysius. St Joseph’s moved from Phoenix House (where it had been opened) to occupy Grimley Hall on the first floor above the St Aloysius school. In later years, St Joseph's Academy became known as the Marist Brothers' High School and St Aloysius as the Marist Brothers' Junior School.

Looking for more spacious grounds, and a school to run the senior Standards 6 to 8 parallel to St Joseph’s Academy, the Belmont property was bought by the Brothers from J.B. Ebden. This sale was made possible with the assistance of Mossop and Co. who occupied the adjacent tannery (now Tannery Park).

In February 1918, the schools moved to the Belmont Estate.

Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance

Besides the contributions made by alumni of the institutions over the years, the Academy and the College have, from their inception, on occasion presented plays and other forms as entertainment.

For example, during October of 1869 the pupils of the St Joseph's Academy put on an "entertainment" in the Catholic Hall, Cape Town, performing Cherry Bounce (Raymond) and The Nervous Man and the Man of Nerve (Bernard). The performers named include Master Kearns, Master Early, Master Coughlin, Master Mulhival, Master Mc Auliffe and Master Murray.

Sources

http://www.maristsj.co.za/

http://www.maristsj.co.za/st-josephs/heritage/

F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p.282

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