Marist Old Boys

HISTORY OF THE MARIST BROTHERS (fms)

BROTHER ALPHONSUS PHILSON (1865 - 1956) | BROTHER AUGUSTINE HARTSHORN (1880-1970) | BROTHER LAMBERT DELAHANTY (1903-1985) |
BROTHER PETER KIELY (1904-1982) | BROTHER VICTOR MONTAGUE (1913-2002) | BROTHER BERTRAND HODGINS (1913-2003) |
BROTHER CLARENT GLYNN | BROTHER THEOPHANE BRAILEY (1915-1999) | BROTHER JOHN BLEWMAN | BROTHER BRIAN KNOWLES |
BROTHER PLACID PRESTON (1929-1998) | BROTHER EUGENE FLAHERTY (1931-1993) | BROTHER (GILBERT) SAMUEL EATHORNE |
BROTHER FERGUS GARRETT | BROTHER CLEMENT McGOUGAN (1934-1996) | BROTHER MAJELLA SHERRY (1936-2002) | BROTHER PAUL LAVELLE | BROTHER HILARION COWAN | BROTHER JOSEVA WARA | BROTHER CORNELIS (KEES) VAN DER WEERT | BROTHER PAULO GUIBRETEAU

BROTHER BRIAN KNOWLES

A number of Brothers made significant contributions to Marist life and work in Fiji, but did not continue in the brotherhood. One of these was Brian Knowles, principal of Marist Brothers High School from 1973-74. He was an educator and administrator who left his mark also as a geography and social studies teacher. He produced a Social Studies text book for the Fiji Junior Examination (Form 4) that remained in use for a very long time, even after the statistics were long out of date.

During his brief spell Lambert Hall was completed and the opening set for December 1974. The Brothers also had initial discussions about new accommodation for the boarders. One possibility was to build a new house for the Brothers and give the three storey block over to boarding.