DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH
(From our own correspondent.)
July 22.
From the report furnished by the Inspector of Schools under the North Canterbury Board of Education, Mr. T. S. Foster, I am permitted t^» extract the following particulars, which go to show that in the course of his recent examination of the Cathedral girls' parish school, conducted by the Sisters of the Missions, the work is proved to Le well up to the requisite standard, and the results generally encoiuragin^ The syllabus of work, reports the Inspector, prcscri'bled for the pjuiblic schtaols has been followed, with one or two exceptions in various courses, which are to obtain consideration during the coming year. The school is liberally staffed and, considering ihu Lea\y strain, mental and physical, unJer which th« teacheis have zealously worked during the past year, the proficiency shown in most of the subjects merits appreciative comment Ihs reading of the pupils, notably in Standard VI., desenes special commendation, and in the tests of composition several excellent papers were safomitted. Under the heading order, dis cipline, and tone of the school, the Inspector reports thciiMtiOjibo very igiood, ctoli&idering the disadvantages under which work is conducted , children well trained in good manners . Regarding instruction in preparatory classes, of which there are six, three of which are of little boys, ' satisfactory progress is being made in the several stages..
St. Mary's schools, Manchester street, conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, also recently vnderwent a periodical examination by the Board of Education Inspector, Mr. T. S. Foster. The organisation, be re ports, as satisfactory. The general results of the examination indicate that those children who have attended school regularly enough to profit from thn conscientious efforts of their teachers, have on the whole makle satisfactory nrogress, especially in the moro important, subjects of the syllabus. Whilst seating that the s'tanWard course, as prescribed by the regulations, has been followed in the main, Ihe Inspectorpoints out where an improvement could r.e effected by the introduction of certain lessons, ard a widening of others already studied.
A football match, which created much interest amongst our Catholic boys here, took place en Lancaster Park on Friday last between school teams representing che Marist Brothers here and those of Timam. The boys arrived by the first express on Thursday, in charge of Brother Martin, and were accommodated by the Christchuroh boys for a couple of nights. The game* began at 3 p.m. on Friday, and ended in' a draw.
The visitors winning the toss, the locals kicked off, and right away kept theiT opponents on the defensive, which, however, proved effective for a long time. The attack was sustained with vigor until Mason, kicking the ball high in air and following up fast, sm>othered the full back, giving Edmunds a chance to securo the hfall, which he did very cleverly, and making a dash for the line registered a try for Cbristchurch Mason was entrusted with the kick, tat failed to add the major points. Half-time sounded soon after, leaving Chftistohurch 3, Timaru rtil, though Hums for Timaru migiht have made the points e\en, had he not been cleverly tacl- led by Woodham, the local captain, when making for the line. Soon after play was resumed Burns received a pass from Mason at half-back, and running for the line, managed to beat his opponents and scored, he essaying the kick at goal, but failed to increase the points. For a time the visitors showed some vigorous attack, but the local forwards, among whom Cummins, Bermingham, O'Connor, Poff, and Dunne showed to advantage, again put the Timaruvians on the defensive almost continuously till the call of time, without, however, succeeding in adding to their score. For the visitors Burns, Gillespie, S,ullivan, Doyle, Bergen, and Cunning-ham did good work, whilst for the locals, Woodham, Dwyer, Edmunds, Joyce, Moran, and Boswell, played sound and reliable football. In the evening the visitors were entertained at supper in the Royal Cafe, Cathedral Square, when a pleasant time was spent.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 30, 27 July 1905, Page 4
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