STRATFORD

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 10, 7 March 1907, Page 19

STRATFORD

(From our own correspondent.) The Rev. Father Treacy on, Sunday read the re-" suit of his house-to-house collection* for - the' 'purpose of - liquidating tire debt on the eburch and ' property, tie stated that during the six years that, .he 'has been in charge he lias collected „ over £2UUU, and .has never held, a bazaar. This n6' doubt constitutes*' a /record^ and the people of this parish" have" everjr reason "" to be proud of their pastor, who has lifted ' the' heavy load of debt of! their shoulders,, and' the very fact of '.- their subscribing so handsomely to his call _is a sure . sign of their app-reciation. In -another year 'the Rev. Father hopes to have the debt extinguished. - On February 22 the Rev. Father Treacy distributed, the prizes to the children of- St. Joseph's School. 'I he reason of the delay was owing- to the collector starting late with his - work, and, in ' consequence of the Sisters going 'into retreat a bit ..earlier this year, and again, the Rev. Mother w,as desirous that our prizes should consist of good Catholic books. N The'sum of £9 was .collected, ' and the result has ' fo.een obtained of^ having a further supply of good r oatholid literature circulated in many homes. The educational result of our school for last year was exceptional, — not a failure out of 140 children. A " girl of 12 years took Jtiighest honors. The Government, Inspector spoke ,in high terms of praise of the teaching and general conduct of -the school. The following., is the prize list :< — . . Sacred Heart High Sdhool.— 'Good conduct, Ruth Mount fort; Christian doctrine, Anastasia • Fitzgerald and G. Uniache. Standard Vl.— Drawing and .composition, Dorothy Bay ley ; general proficiency, Ida Bleasel. Standard V. — Arithmetic and geography, Gussie Wilson. Standard IV.— Reading and Arithmetic, Noel Wilson ; composition and geography, Winnie^ Fitagerald. Standard lll.— Reading and . spelling, Elizabeth Fitagerald ; writing- /and' -geography, Vera Cummins"; composition and waiting, Mary Hackett. Standard . 11. —Reading, Bdde Wilson \, spelling, Anasta'sia Fitzgerald ; writing, Lily Hunter ; music, Dorothy Bayley ; needlework, Winnie Fitagerald ; singing, JBode Wilson;. - - St. Joseph's School.— Christian 'doctrine, Annie Sattler, Eileen O'Leary, and Leo. Bennett' ; conduct, Joseph Dowling, Kathleen Sexton", Joseph Schumacher, and Gertrude Zimmerman ; politeness, Joseph McKay and Nellie Fischer ; amiability Alice McKay ; regular attendance, Hilda Felton ; needlework, Matilda Fabish ;' singing, Lily Dombroski.' Standard Vl.— Highest number of m a rks, Nora Sexton; reading and - recitation, Kathleen Sexton. Standard V.-r-Higbest. number of mar<cs, ' Teresa Scannell ; reading and compositionsDoris Calla'gtoan ; geography and drawing, Francis. Sheehan ; writing and scifenoe, Thomas _ Stieehan ; arithmetic, Vincent Hackett and Mary Burkett. Standard ■ IV.— Highest number of marks, Andrew -Cummins ; composition, Hilda Felton ; arithmetic, ' Annie Sattler, ' M. O'Leary, ' Martha Christcnen'; reading, Joseph Dowling ; writing, Maurice .Bowler ; science, Joseph McKay and Leo." Bennett. -Standard lll.— Highest; number -of marks,' Dominic; Sheahan and- Eileen O'Leary ;: reading -and ''recitation, /Maurice Sexton and Gladys Montgomery ; arithmetic, Julia O'Leary, Joseph. Jans, and Joseph • Schumacher ; writing, Mary Zimmerman - and .V.' call ; general improvement, Agnes . Burkett; -Standa-nfl 11. —Highest number of marks, Annie Jans ; drawing, James McKay ; arithmetic, Gertrude Zimmerman;. • writing, Edward^ Goodwin and Mary Lehrke ;~ reading,Louis Fischer ; general improvement, Martha .Wes,newski. " Standard' "I.— Christian doctrine, Reginald Hayes ; reading, Lucy Sullivan ; writing, Bernard Sheahani 1 ; Mathew Bowler, 2 ; spelling and tables, Gilbert Sexton;, arithmetic and oral work, Alan Hayes.