Brynmawr The High Hill. The Story Of Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Publisher: The Sacre Coeur Assoc
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1976
Edition: First Edition

Description: 75 pages. Jacket is in Fair condition, there is some general wear, but still presentable. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: Brynmawr - the high hill The Story of Sacré Coeur Glen Iris.Brynmawr, the Welsh word for high hill, is the story of the growth of Sacré Coeur from the time when the Religious of the Sacred Heart made their first foundation in Victoria 1888.The book which has been published by the Alumnae Association is not confined to the history of a school but traces the development of the early settlement of Melbourne to the east and is a survey of the educational movements of the era. The book features an interesting collection of maps and illustrations. THE AUTHORClare Percy-Dove as a student at school and later as a Religious of the Sacred Heart was associated with Brynmawr except for the first 16 years of its ownership by the order. She held a degree of Bachelor of Arts from Cambridge, an English Diploma of Education and a Master of Arts from Melbourne University. As a distinguished directress of studies she she shaped young minds and hearts to the service of God and man during 50 years of devoted, loving toil in the sphere of education.THE COVER The cover of the book was designed by noted Melbourne artist, Stanley Ballard.

ISBN: 0959854622