ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE, WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 27 December 1906, Page 17

ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE, WELLINGTON

(Prom our own correspondent.) .

The large hall of the college was well filled on Monday evening, December 17, when' the annual distribution of prizes was made by his Excellency the Governor. Besides his Grace the Archbishop and the local clergy, the Hon. (x. Fowlds (Minister for Education), Mr. T. E. Y. Seddon, M.H.R., Mr. J. P. Firth (Principal of Wellington College), and Mr. Martin Kennedy were among those present. The pAze-giving was interspersed with musical items, the following programme 'being submitted : Songs by the' Rev. Father Hills and Masters Ryan and Miller, a violin solo by Miss Julia Moran, a pianoforte solo by Mr. I-I. Seymour, and several choruses by the pupils. Apologies for unavoidable absence were received from the Premier and his Worship the ,Mayor. The prize' list is as follows :—: — , . General Excellence.— John Duggan, gold-medal given by Old Boys' Association. Good Conduct.— Henry Seymour,- gold medal given hy- Archbishop Redwood. . - ' Honorable Mention.— Joseph Stewart. Diligence Medal.— Mark Devoy, donated by Provin-

Christian Doctrine.— O'Leary ; second division, Bernard Ryan. • ' ' .

Excellence hi Class Fork.— Second class, John Due:-" gan ; third class, Bernard Ryan ; fourth class, H R - aSmussen ; fifth class Aloazo Divan. CLASS SUBJECTS.

'i- v.^ e r°,° d Qlass.— English r Kysay, Franc-is, Kelly • Enchsh, John Duggan ; Latin, William- Ryan ; French ' William Ryan ; Algebra, Joseph Ryan ; Arithmetic, Joseph . wi^Xhf^g^r Ryail and Johll Duggan - equal ;

Third Class.— Essay, „ Nicholas G,eaney ; English, Maurice" Butler ; Latin, James Ryan ; French,- James Ryan ; Aiithmiie, Alired C'ullen ; Algebra, Alfred Cullen; Geometry, E. J. Burke; Drawing Alfred Cullen. Fourth Class.— Essay, Richard Mulgan and Michael ~- Clcary ; English, .11. K. Lynch ; Latin, Mulgan and Lynch ; French, Leo • PoX and Henry Rasmussen ; Arithmetic, Terence Malone, Leo Poflr, an,-d K. Lynch ; Algebra, reinard Rasmussen and' Terence Malone ; Geometry, Mulgan and" Terence Malone , Drawing, Henry Kasinussen and Kildare Lynch. - "" -

Fifth Class. — Essay; Joseph Devine.; English; Cyril Andrews ; Arithmetic, Aionzo Dwan.

Commercial Course.— General work, Leo 1 Poff ; Commercial History and " Geography," H v 'H. Lynch- and Leo Poff ; Typewriting, Harold " Lathan and Kevin Cfarvey ; Shorthand, Bernard Rasmussen (first division'), Carroll (junior division) ; Pinmauslup, Johii Duggan and Henry Seymour (first division), Henry Rasmussen and Leo Poff (second division;, Cyril Andrews (third division). Music. — Pianoforte, Henry Seymour (first division), Bernard "Malone division).; Violin, ~ Nicholas Geaney ; Singing, Robert Miller (senior), Bernard Ryan (junior). The following names appear "on the Board of Honor " — Akultata, Bennett, Cameron, Campion, Done, -Duggan, jGeaney; H. Lynch, K. Lynch, <Lundon, O'Connor, 'o'Leai.y; Poff, Joe Ryan, William Ryan, Seymour, Stewart, Frank Kelly, Lavery, McGrath. At the conclusion of the distribution the Rector, Very Rev- Father Keogh, S.M., 8.A., in. a particularly happy . speech ' leferred to the splendid behaviour of the boys during the year, and to the efforts of both teachers and pupils to make the ftest of their opportunities. _ He was particularly pleased -with the junior classic' class, in which many of the pupils haft attained over eighty - per cent, in -a very difficult paper. This result reflected very niiieh to the credit of the young priests, who he felt sure would leave their mark on pur educational -ftdik. The good feelings that -had always existed.- with Wellington College con^t'inued, and the boys, of /the two institutions were friendly rivals. The Rector impressed upon parents the v necessity of sending their boys to college -when about "13 or 11 years of age, so as to give them an opportunity of obtaining a solid foundation, in their education. -He also deprecated the - system of • cramming that was working Such baneful results on the Colony. His Excellency briefly addressed the boys. He' said that it gave him great pleasure .to attend St. - Patrick's, for he .always felt at home there. As the pri?e winners "were .called he noticed many names that in his youth meant muclr to him.,-' He could say that no "one outside the Catholic Fai-th appreciated T -more - the ■ sacrifice and' self reliance of Catholics in the matter of education than 'he did. felt honored in being allowed -to- associate "himself' with the college, and if he couid help "it. at any time an application to him for as.» stance. -would "not he m'yainr" ' - I ' s Grace then congratulated "the boys on the, result of the year's worn, and trusted that they would -ever si live to be" a credit to their teachers. ' -

Ttis Hon,. Mr. Fowlds" also addressed a few words to the boys, lie paid a tribute to the self-reliance' so prominently displayed "by Catholics in the work of educating their children. Her would be pleased to render v.hat help he could. Three hearty cheers , for his Excellency, three for hi 1 * (••race; and three more for the Rector concluded the pcoceodings.