ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 61, 13 March 1934, Page 12

ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE

OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION

The annual general meeting of the St. Patrick's College Old Boys' Association was held last evening. Mr. D. W. Madden was in the chair. The chairman said that membership of the association had never exceeded 200. although over 3000 had passed through the colleges. Old boys "were requested to give the association the support it deserved. One of the principal events of the year was the founding of a social club and the setting-up of a social room at the town college. The election of officers resulted as follows—President, Mr. Bernard McCarthy (Hawera), re-elected unopposed; ■ vicepresidents, Mr. J. J. L. Burke, Dr. P. ]?. McEvedy, Messrs. R. O'Donoghue (Hastings), Sir Cyril Ward (Christchurch), and Mr. R. McDonald (Ashhurst). These were elected unopposed, Mr. McDonald replacing Mr. A. M. Ongley (Palmerston North), who, as the longest in office, was ineligible for re-election. Hon. treasurer, Mr. M. O'Connor (re-elected unopposed); hon. secretary, Mr. B. Cahill (re-elected unopposed); committee, Messrs. W. R. Hart, P. A. McCarthy, P. C. McParland, D. W. Madden, and P. T. O'Connor (all re-elected); hon. auditor, Mr. B. A. Guise (re-elected unopposed). , An annual Communion breakfast to be held at a siutable date was resolved upon.' A proposal to replace the present old boys' blazer with one of more modern design was discussed at some length, and was left for the decision of the incoming committee. Tentative proposals were advanced for the organising of the jubilee of the foundation of the college, which falls next year. It was suggested that the most suitable time for the celebrations would be the end of the second school term, when the triangular football tournament is held. Father A. J. Cullen, rector of the town college, said it was hoped that the jubilee week would be opened with a Pontifical High Mass to be celebrated by his Grace Archbishpn. Redwood.

A farmer of Motupiko, Nelson, relates that while cutting oats this season with a reaper and binder he had'the experience of actually tying a. rabbit in with a sheaf. The rabbit was first noticed running on the platform canvas, but it did not make any headway as the canvas was revolving towards it. Then it got under the corn and was taken over to the knotter, and with the next sheaf there was bunny with the string round its middle and even with its head facing the same way as the head of the sheaf! Not being fully grown, however, it managed to wriggle out, but was caught after a chase.