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>I just ordered John Fenton's book, so I haven't read >it yet, but I do not agree with some of the negative >review comments about the brothers. I was a pupil in >St. Vincent's School in the early sixties (1961-1963) >and I have fond memories of the school and the >brothers. I was in the Painting & Decorating >Department under Mr. Stinson. I rememeber well >Brothers De Montfort, Ambrose, Arnold, Cuthbert and, >even, Brother Francis, although I think he was already >in semi-retirement. I was in Walsingham Dormitory to >begin with, but I ended up in the ten-bed dormitory; I >don't think it had a name. Two things stand out in my >memory: the assassination of President Kennedy (a >major shock to the Presentation Brothers who were from >Ireland,) and the game we played called "Capture the >Flag" which was pretty rough. I would love to hear >from others who were there during this time. Carl >Krawczyk > > > > > > >>>I was at St Vincents in the 1950s and used to run >>>errands for the brothers and serve at their table >>>which meant I used to be able to bring left over food >>>back to the dormitory! I stayed on a while when I >>>should have left because I had nowhere to go and >>>worked outside on maintenance jobs. >>>Anyone else at St Vincents?

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