MASTERTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 30, 26 November 1897, Page 31

MASTE RTON.

(From our own correspondent.)

November 13, 1897. Arrangements are now almost complete for the grand reception concert and social to be tendered the Rev. Father McKenna on his return from Australia on the 25th inst. Members of every denomination in town are co-operating to accord our popular sag garth a fitting welcome. Not the least gratifying announcement to be made to the worthy Father on his return will be that of the fact that his horse took first prize at the Carterton show last week in the class for which he was entered, and his Irish terriers, " Dick " and " Jack," first and second prizes respectively in their department. The Rev. Father Power intends examining our school on the 23rd inst. The Rev. Father Long and the Rev. Father T. McKenna were amongßt the visitors to Carterton on show day. Mr. Robert Darroch, a prominent member of the Carterton congregation and second assistant at the local State school, is to be congratulated on the success of his scholarship candidates. The three scholarships available in the Wellington district, and open to all schools under the Board, were won by his pupils — an unprecedented result in educational circles here. At the first examination held at St. Patricks school in connection with the Wellington Technical Education Department the following pupils were successful in passing in geometrical drawing : — Cissy Hourigan, Antony Brzoska and Hugh Richards. The result, compared with the average percentage, is highly successful, and the more creditable from tLe fact that the subject had only been taken in hand four months previous to the examination. The following extracts are taken from theWairarapa Star of October 21st and November 4th respectively. They have reference to Mr. B. J. Dolan, head-master of St. Patrick's School :—: — Tbe friends cf Miss Alexandra Brown, daughter of Mr. R. Brown, of Masterton, will be pleased to hear that she received a telegram ou Friday from Dunedin, intimating that she had passed in all subjects in the first section of the B.A. degree at the University examination. Miss Brown is a pupil of Mr. 13. J. Dolan. One of the most interesting classes at the Masterton Technical Sohool is the agricultural chemistry class, which is in charge of Mr. Dolan. Our representative visited the class on Wednesday evening and found the instructor with a large collection of phials, retorts, chemicals, etc., for purposes of experiments. The experiments made were decidedly interesting, and were executed in such a manner as to give the pupils a clear idea of how to test the quality of soil. The instruction imparted through this class is sure to be of great value to the district.