Complex sentence: On this occasion, the strong petitions of ninety-two (92) influential Kingstonians convinced the Jesuits to reopen St. George's College; the school reopened in March 1873, but on a smaller scale, with only two Jesuit teachers.
Split into simpler sentences: On this occasion, the strong petitions of ninety-two influential Kingstonians convinced the Jesuits to reopen St. George's College. It reopened in March 1873 but on a smaller scale, with only two Jesuit teachers.