ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE, WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 50, 13 December 1900, Page 20

ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE, WELLINGTON.

ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. (From our own correspondent.) THB annual entertainment and distribution of prizes took place at St. Patrick's College on Tuesday la°t. The prizes were this year distributed in the afternoon. The Very Rev. Father Bower, S.M., 8.A., Rector of the College, in a few words reported on the work done by the boys during the yeir. He and his colleagues were, he said, pleased to say that the general conduct of the boys \va3 excellent, and that the ypar just closed was one of the most BUCO^safu] in tV|P ru«rory of tho fnllojr,. Vit-iir-iUy nil <•'->']!' tin*get prizes, but the competitions were in all classes exceptionally keen, nn'i h*» hoped that wh nf rh° <1i t >ipp«in f " 1 °fi ici*-- f his term would make even greater efforts next year to be a prize winner. In conclusion, on behalf of the professors.be wi«h>d the boys a pleasant holiday. The following is the prize list :—: — SPECIAL PRIZES. Good Conduct — Senior division (gold mtdal presented by his Graoe Archbishop Redwood) : Daniel Hurley ; next in merit, Richard Madden, Patrick O'Connor, John McGovern, Duncan McMurrich ; hon. mention, Richard Hoare. Junior division (medal presented by Mrs Grace) : Vicars Fitzpatrick ; next in merit, John Larkin, Bernard Petre, John Dignan, Francis da Moulin ; hon. mention, Lynch Dignan. Day boys (medal presented by Mrs R. O'Connor) : Clarence Arthur ; next in merit, Oswald Richardson, Ivan Bridge ; hon. mention. Thomas Segrief, John Prendeville. Preparatory : Virgil McGovern ; next in merit, Joseph Toomey. Diligence — For the highest aggregate of marks obtained in class work during the year (gold medal presented by Mr. R. O'Connor) : Martin O'Brien ; next in merit, Thomas Gilbert, Richard Madden, Duncan McMurrich, Daniel Hurley, Thomas Segrief, John Prendeville. Christian Doctrine— (Gold medal presented by the Very Rev. Provincial, S.M.) : Thomas McCarthy. Pccmd class (medal presented by Mr G. Poll) : Duncan McMurrich. Mathematics — (Medal presented by Very Rev. J. McNamara, S.H.) : Thomas Gilbert. Latin — (Gold medal presented by Dr. Cahill) : Thomas McCarthy. English Literature and Authors— (Gold medal presented by Mr W. B. Missen) : Daniel Hurley. English Essay Writing — (Special prize presented by Mr John Cumin. M.A., K.S.C.G.) : Thomas McCarthy. Music— "-(Medal presented by Hon. Dr. Grace, K.S.C.G.) John O'Kane. Drawing — (Special prize presented by Mr Henri Basting*) ■ Arthur Garvey ; hon. mention, Lynch Dignan. Drill — (Medal presented by Very Rev W. Lewis, S.M ,VG ) . Mitai Mikaera ; hon. mention, Richard Hoare. Science — First class (gold medal presented by Dr. S;ott) Thomas Gilbert ; next in merit, Martin O'Brien, John Larkin, Gerald O'Kane. Second class • Duncin MoMnrnch ; next in rutrit, Richard Madden, Daniel Hurley, Michael Hanuon. GENERAL PHIZES. Commercial course — Arthur Garvey. 1 : next in merit, Oswald Richardson, Michael Hanley, Leo Whittaker, John O'Connell, Leonard Coakley ; hon. mention, Clarence Arthur. Shorthand — John O'Halloran, 1 ; next in merit, Michael Hannon, Gerald O'Kane. Music — Violin (ndr suj>m) Next in merit. Lynch Dignan, Cyril Ward. Piano • Michael Fennell, 1 ; Eugene MoArdle, 2 ; next in merit, Leo Whittaker, Hamilton Redwood, Patrick Hanley. Drawing — First division (ndr mijira) : Next in merit, James Qninn, John O'Halloran. Second division : Patrick Hanley, 1 ; next in merit, Albin Evensen, Hamilton Redwood. Drill — First division (ndr supra) : John Prendeville. 2; next in merit, Frank Tymons, .John Kelliher ; hon. mention. Richard Hoare. Second division : Bernard Petre, 1 ; John McGovern, 2 ; next in merit, Joseph P. Collins. Patrick Gillin, Michael Fennell. Third division : Francis Dv Moulin, 1 ; Virgil McGovern, 2 ; mention, John McDonald, Garnet Trowell, Harry Bridge, Bino Ward. Matriculation class — Grammar and analysis : Daniel Hurley, 1 ; next in merit, Thomas McCarthy, Martin O'Brien, Thomas Gilbert^ John Larkin. Geography : Thomas Gilbert, 1 ; next in merit! Thomas McCarthy, Mitai Mikaera, Martin O'Brien, Richard Hoare. History: Martin O'Brien, 1; next in merit. Thomas Gilbert, Thomas McCarthy, Mitai Mikaera, John Larkin. Ks«ay writing (cide tupra) : next in merit, Richard Hoare. Thomas Gilbert, John O'Halloran, Martin O'Brien. English authors (rtde supra) . Next in merit, Thomas Gilbert, John Larkin, Thomas McCarthy, Martin O'Brien. Second olasa. — Course of English — Composition • Richard Madden, 1 ; Duncan McMurrich, 2 ; next in merit, Patrick O'Connor, John Conlon, John Prendeville, Arthur Garvey. Grammar and analysis : Duncan McMurrich, 1 ; Richard Madden, 2 ; next in merit, Patrick 0 Connor, Michael Hannon, John Prendeville, Leo Daly. English history : Edward Walt-h, I ; Richard Madden, 2 ; next in merit, Leonard Coakley. John Prendeville, Michael Hannon, Leo Daly. Irish history : Thomas Segrief, 1 ; Patrick O'Connor, 2 ; next in merit, Michael Murphy, Leo Daly, Leoiard Coakley, John O'Kane. Geography : Duncan McMurrich, 1 ; Richard Madden, 2 ; next in merit, Leo Daly, Charles Clifford, Michael Hannon, John Prendeville. English authors : Richard Madden, 1 ; Thonas Segrief, 2 ; next in merit, Patrick O'Connor, John Prendeville, Leo Daly, Michael Murphy. Third class — Grammar and analysis : Lynch Dignan, 1 ; next in merit, James Quinn, John Quill, John O'Connell. English authors . James Quinn, 1 ; next in merit, Lynch Dignan, Patrick Hanley, Michael Fennell, Eugene McArdle. English history and geography :

Joseph Hammond, 1 ; next in merit, Michael Fennell, Cyril Ward, Jamea Quinn, John MoGovern. Irish history : Eugene McArdle, 1 ; next in merit, Joseph Hammond, Michael Fennell, Patrick Hanley, Cyril Ward. English composition : James Quinn, 1 ; next in omit, Cyril Ward, John O'Oonnell, Patrick Hanley, Lynch Dignan. Reading and spelling : Eugene McArdle, 1 ; next in merit, Lynch Dignan, Jamea Quinn, Cyril Ward, John O'Connell. Exercises and handwriting; John O'Connell, 1 ; next in merit, Patrick Hanley, Joseph Hammond, Michael Hanley, John Quill. Fourth class— English history : Bernard Petre, 1 ; next in merit. Ernest McCardell, Hamilton Redwood Patrick Gillin. Geography : Patrick Gillin, 1 ; next in merit, Bernard Petre, Hamilton Redwood, Vicars Fitzpatnck. Spelling and composition : Ernest McCardell, 1 ; next in merit, Bernard Petre, Patrick Gillin, Hamilton Kedwood. Handwriting : Patrick Gillin, 1 ; next in merit. Ernest McCardell, Bernard Petre, Hamilton Redwood. Fifth class— Geography and history : Thomas Trowell, 1 ; next in merit, Tl.omas L. Ward, Francis Hendron, Edmond Malone. Grammar : Frederick White, 1 ; next in merit, Thomas L. Ward, Francis dv Moulin, Edmond Malone. Reading and recitation : Francis dv Moulin, 1 ; next in merit, Frederick White, Thomas L. Ward, Patrick Counahan. Writing : John Dignan, 1 ; next in merit. Thomas Trowell, Frederick White, Francis dv Moulin. Preparatory School. — English course — Writing and exercises : John Toomey, 1 ; next in merit, Virgil McGovern, Robert Price, Joseph Toompy, John McKenzie. Reading and spelling : John McDonald, 1 ; next in merit. John Toomey, Albert Spurway, Alonzo Dwan, Joseph Toomey. Grammar and geography : John Toomey, 1 ; next in merit. John McDonald, Aloysiua McDonald, Lindsay McDonald, Kevin Garvey. English authors : Lindsay McDonald, 1 ; next in merifc^tfohn Toomey, Joseph Toomey, John McDonald, Aloysius McDonald. English composition : John McDonald, 1 ; next in merit, John Toomey, Lindsay McDonald, Albert Spurway. Mapping : John McDonald, 1 ; next in merit, Lindsay McDonald, John Toomey. Christian doctrine — Matriculation class {vide supra) : Next in merit : John Larkin, Thomas Gilbert, Daniel Hurley, Martin O'Brien. Second class (vide supra) : Patrick O'Connor, 2 ; next in merit, Leo Daly, Thomas Segrief, Leonard Coakley, Edward Walsh. Third class : Lynch Dignan, 1 ; next in merit, James Quinn, Eugene McArdle, John McGovern, Michael Fennell. Fourth class : Hamilton Redwood, 1 ; next in merit, Patrick Gillin, Ernest McCardell, Bernard Petre. Fifth class : Thomaß L. Ward, 1 ; next in merit, Frederick White, Francis Hendron, Francis dv Moulin. Catechism — First division : Lindsay McDonald, 1 ; mention, John Toomey, John McDonald. Second division : Virgil McGovern, 1 ; mention, Aloysius McDonald. Kevin Garvey, Harry Bridge, Joseph Toomey. Mathematics — Arithmetic — First class (rtde supra) : Thomas McCarthy, 1 ; next in merit, John Larkin, Martin O'Brien, Oswald R'chard-ion ; hon. mention, Thomas Gilbert. Eaolid (cule supra) : Martin O'Biien, 1 ; next in mem. John Larkin, Oswald Richardhon . hon. mention, Thorn.is Gilbert. Algebra ■ M.irtin O'Brien, 1 ; next in merit, Thomas McCarthy. Oswald Richardson. Second class, arithmetic : Richard Madden ; next in merit, Duncan McMurrich, Michael Murphy, Michael Hannon, Daniel Hurley. Euclid • Richard Madden : next in merit, Duncan McMurrioh, Daniel Hurley, Michael Murphy. Algebra : Richard Madden ; next in merit, Michael Murphy, Duncan McMurrich, Daniel Hurley, Michael Hannon. Third class, arithmetic : Michael Hanley ; next in merit, Charles O'Malley, John Quill, Leonard Coakley, Thomaa Collerton. Patrick Hanley. Third class, Euclid : Charles O'Malley ; next in merit, Lynch Dignan, Thomas Collerton, Daniel O'Malley, Frank Tymons. Algebra : Michael Hanley ; next in merit, Daniel O'Malley, Patrick Dwyer, John Quill, Charles O'Malley. Fourth class, arithmetic : Michael Fennell ; next in merit, Bernard Petre, Joseph Hammond. Geometry : Michael Fennell ; next in merit, Bernard Petre, Joseph Hammond. Fifth class, arithmetic : Frank Hendron ; next in merit, Hamilton Redwood, Ralph Philp, Garnet Trowell, Francis Dv Moulin, Bino Ward. Preparatory school, Arithmetic — First division : John Toomey, 1 ; mention, Lindsay McDonald, John McDonald, Harry Bridge, Virgil McGovern. Second division : Albert Spurway, 1 ; mention, Aloysius McDonald, John McKenzie, Robert Price, Joseph Toomey. Latin — Matriculation class (vide supra) : Next in merit, Thomas Gilbert, Martin 0 Brian, Daniel Hurley. Third class : Lynch Dignan, 1 ; next in merit, Patrick O'Connor, John Larkin, John Predeville. Fourth olass • Richard Madden, 1 ; Duncan McMurrich, 2 ; next in merit, Michael Hannon, Leo Daly, Michael Murphy, John Quill. Fifth class : Bino Ward and F. White, 1 ; next in merit, Francis dv Moulin, Patrick Gillin, Bernard Petre, Hamilton ltfdwooJ. French — First and second class, composition : Thomas Gilbert, 1 ; next in merit, Gerald O'Kane, Thomas McCarthy, Creagh O'Connor. Grammar: Thomas Gilbert, 1 ; next in merit, Thomas McCarthy, Creagh O'Connor, Oswald Richardson. Third class : Martin O'Brien, 1 ; next in merit, Daniel Hurley, Daniel Twohill, Michael Murphy. Fourth class : Thomas Seorrief, 1 ; next in merit, John Larkin, Leo Daly, Patrick O'Connor, Michael Hannon. Fifth (upper division) : Richard Madden, 1 ; John Conlon, 2 ; next in merit, John Quill, Dunoan McMurrich. Fifth (lower) : Michael Fennell, 1 ; next in merit, Leo Whittaker, Bino Ward, Thomas Trowell, Hamilton Reiwood, Patrick, Gillin, Frederick White, Ralph Philp. Prizes obtained for four next in merits : Leonard Coakley, Leo Daly, Michael Hannon, John Larkin, Michael Murphy, Aloysius McDonald, John Quill, Oswald Richardson, Cyril Ward, Joseph Toomey. The prizes won at the annual sports meeting were distributed by the Very Rev. Dean McKenna, who expressed the pleasure he felt at being called upon to recognise the athletic efforts of the boys. With the exception of tome candidates who remain for the New Zealand University examinations the boys left for their homes thii week. The college reopens on the 4th February.