MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1628, 20 December 1912, Page 3

MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL.

In the anniual report of the Marist Brothers School, read at tha annual prizegmng on Wednesday evening by the principal, Brother Justin, it was stated that during the year the number of boys enrolled was 227, wme of these travelling as far as from, the Hutt on the north to island Bay on the south. The attendance lias shown marked improvement on that of previous years, especially durin» the ■winter months, owing no doubt to the more comfortable and warmer class-ratms than in the old school in Boulcott Street. The behaviour and tone of the boys oii the whole has been good. The Education Board inspectors, in the report of their visu to the school in June, stated that they were favourably impressed with the order and discipline- of all the classes. Last month Standard VI was examined when 15 pupils out of the 19 presented were successful in passing. Three boys entered for scholarships, and were fortunate enough to gain the T. G. Macnrth.v scholarships of the annual value of XlO each, and which are tenable- for two years at St. Patrick's College. In this examination one of our boys, Wm. Beveridgo, had tho distinction of being the only candidate out of the U who competed that gained full marks for -arithmetic. On the football field-the boys had a very successful season.

lo comply with the requirements of the compulsory military training, ■ a cadet corps of 100 strong has been underpin" regular training under Captain Whitaker and Lieutenant Ruck, who have sacrificed much time to the work. Special religious instruction has been imparted by the Brothers every day, with other courses in addition. "It will thus be seen," the report adds, "that thero is at least one school in Wellington in which Bible lessons are givon, and into which ministers of rehjjon may enter during school hours. . Tho report concluded with an expression of thanks to the following, who contributed towards the prize fund:-His Grace the Archbishop, Very Rev. Archdeacon Devoy, Rev. Father Hurloy, Messrs. Gamble, and Creed, T. Burke, J. Lyons, F. J. Oakes, S. G. Ross, L. Dwan A. H. Casey, J. Gamble, J. S. Swan, D. Burke, M. Kennedy, T. O'Brien, B. Whi taker, Mrs. Macarthy, sen., Mrs. Segrief Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. T. G. Mncarthy, and the Wellington Catholic Club.