ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL, NASEBY.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 378, 9 June 1876, Page 3

ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL, NASEBY.

On Thursday evening Mr. P. Kearney, who is about to leave the district, addressed his pupils in the following terms, which we readily agree to reproduce My Dear Children, —I suppose most of •you are already aware of my departure from amongst you ; and if I can judge from the countenance, which is the index 1 of the heart,-I can easily perceive, that your feelings- and • mine are reciprocally ] sorrowful. To you all, then dear children, I am. about to, say good-bye ; butygu, my ! dear Protestant and Presbyterian children, who number 50 on these books, and ! whose parents and guardians have so j generously patronised my services sine - I: came amongst, you, .bear to your homes i my kind wishes, and tell any o*" your' friends whom I may not see that I feel much sorrow at parting with them./and ■ you. X must say that the. progress of all at- ! tending this school (considering the great ' number) has given me much satisfaction. Of course all are not gifted with talents alike, nor do all apply those talents profitably alike, hence the cause of,shortcomings on the part of some of you. I have' much pleasure in saying that your con-: duct has always been exemplary, and your; respect to me of the most unexceptionable kind. I have likewise noticted the con-; duct of the scholars attending the Government school; they, too, rival you in good conduct and civility- of manner.,.. These good principles are, I believe inherent in the nature and disposition of both the people and children of Naseby. Many of you are aware that I have been appointed to the Oamaru school, and you mav reasonably say,— { Why are you leaving? Well, I you know that, for ; the past four monthsmore, we have \ not had suitable accommodation for the. number of scholars attending here; and, seeing no remedy to suit'my wants, Tap-; plied for the Oamaru school, and got' an ! honorable appointment there. So that, irrespective of the -mors lucrative prospect in view, want of suitable accommodation was the chief cause of my resignation. Reflecting on our late examinational feel great pleasure in congratulating the four successful competitors obtained the gold medals, viz.:—Master M. Brookes, Master S. -Inder, and Mnss E. Nicholas. ' I feel great pleasure, also, in bringing to your remembrance the names of the Judges who kindly consented to assist during the week .of examination : Mr. C. de Lautour,.. considering his high locus standi as a Member of the House of Representatives, was,especially kind ; Mr. H. W. Robins.on," our Chief Magistrate ; Mr. Iv. W.Busch, our worthy Mayor; Mr. W. G-rumitt, our head bank manager ; and Mr. L. W. Bailey, were all especially kind, if we only take into account the value of their time. Although total strangers to me, for the patience, the impartiality, and the nicety with which they gave judgment, especially •A-hen an ex csquo occurred, I must say that they are worthy of being remembered by us all. Lest it might be : construed by some as flattery on my part I shall only say of the Rev. Father Roy.er, our worthy President, that a more zealous or painstaking patron, in the cause of education, I have never known. So now, dear children, I bid jou individually good-bye, and hope to hear of. the sucess of many of you whom I may never again see.