Obit. LL+NN Vol.93, No.413, Spring 1998, Page 751.

Miss. Mag. Vol I p.117-118 A further Obituary1860 Born at Somerset West.1886 Began noviceship, 25th April, at Graaf Reinet and ended it at Dunbrody.1889-94 Trailor at St Aidan's College.1903-34 at Dunbrody.1934 to Driefontein on the closing of Dunbrody.In community he was a great asset with his unfailing happy mein and wealth of anecdote. He became famous as a 'pill maker' using the juice of American aloe, which was much sought after among the natives and the Sunday River valley farmers. Bro. Arnold spent nearly all his religious life at Dunbrody. He was a convert and his early school life spent at Grahamstown. He was apprenticed to a tailor at GT but did not like the confined life, and joined the Cape Mounted Police. His first work at Dunbrody was rearing ostriches for a while and then took up the work of prefect coloured boys at the school, for which he was eminently suited. He had a knowledge of Xhosa and could speak Taal. But these accomplishments were nothing to the holy example he gave to his charges. Himself a perfect religious, he edified all by his deep devotion and religious spirit.

The Jesuit University is named after Father Pedro Arrupe, who was Superior General of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983. Arrupe Jesuit University grows out of Arrupe College which was founded in 1994 with the initial aim of providing part of the training needed by young Jesuits on their way to effective Christian ministry, either as priests or as brothers. Today it has become an excellent centre for learning, educating responsible men and women through the Ignatian and Jesuite pedagogy. It is also the preferred school for philosophical and humanistic formation for a number of other religious congregations operating within Zimbabwe and in neighbouring countries. Since 1996, the College has enjoyed the status of association with the University of Zimbabwe, and affiliation with the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. The Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education granted Arrupe College a provisional charter as a university on December 7, 2017, as Arrupe Jesuit University. The JCAM President, and Chancellor of the University, Fr. Dr. A.E. Orobator, SJ, inaugurated AJU on February 24, 2018. And on December 3, Zimbabwe Council For Higher Education granted Arrupe full accreditation and registration as an independent degree awarding institution of higher learning.

This photo was received from Bishop Patrick Chakaipa on the 4th of August 1950.

LL&NN Vol 42 pp 44-48Two letters from Br Ashton from Katondwe Mission, Feira describing travel from one mission to another - trouble with wild animals-river travel- trouble with Watch Tower movement. " Community house is about the best we have come across (Katondwe) and a credit to Fr Kraupe- good garden and water...The natives around here, from all accounts, are much worse that the Empandeni ones and three times have been on the point of wrecking the mission" Feira to Kapoche, 18 miles; Kapoche to Katondwe, by boat, 25 miles, by road 15 miles; Katondwe to Chingombe, 100 miles LL&NN v.42 pp.47-8 July 30th 1926 from the Mission house, Kapoche, Bro Ashton writes about the trip Katondwe to Kapoche over diffiocult terraine and unhealthy climate. "No wonder Mgr Parry died; it was that part that killed him."LL&NN Vol 66-7 (1961-2). Obituary, pp 122-126. Born at Golborne, Lancs and worked as a cotton spinner before going to Manresa as a postulant. Began noviceship Apr.14th 1990 and after first vows was for a short time assistant cook at Mount St. 1903 sailed for S.A and there he remained nearly 34 years. At St Aidan;s for 10 yrs as cook, and at St George's college, Bulawayo. For the other 22 yrs his work was mostly on the farm- at Empandeni 1914-30, Chishawasha 1930-7. In 1926 he accompanied Mgr Broen as Bro. Socius on a visitation of the part of his prefecture in Northern Rhodesia and central Africa. The Edition of LL&NN vol 42, p43 " He who can produce a well cooked meal in a basement in Mayfair over two bricks in a sub-tropical forest is no ordinary man. If he happens to be a good shot at big game and an expert path-finder, he is still less ordinary." Bro Ashton wrote a diary of his journey in central Africa, and it makes an excellent reading.Feb. 1937 he returned to England permanently, and worked a variety of jobs in various places. June 1956 he retired to St Beuno's (He retained the skill of a Rhodesian farmer, he could grow and cure tobacco and turn it into a pleasant pipe tobacco).

Br. John Buskens, SJ (died in Salisbury and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery of the Society of Jesus Plot in Harare). He was a scholastic in Cairo, taught at St Aidans college in South Africa, worked at St Peters Mbare in the year 1913, and opened up Chihota reserves at St Benedicts, Salisbury vice general.