ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 31 March 1908, Page 9

ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE.

OLD BOYS' ASSOCIATION ~ " The fifth annual report of tho St., Patrick's College ,;.01d.-.'- BoysV'rAssboiatidn;'.' 'to 1 be ' preI'seated; t<\ .members,,.at"'tho annual general meet-nig..iOf :.;,the--Association :,011Thursday," , April.9,.states that the numberXat',nowVniem- : hers' elected during tho past- year was! not !'.Tety;-l^e'^a;.i^iflt. - due; in a.great/measure, i to tho/diiiljiiishing iiitorest-evinced by, mcm- ; bers, . thenis'elvos ' inthe: -affairsof'.'the i As- , scciation towards . the 'close bf ~ tho; season! -The cqramittq'o ;i hopes that the ensuing term ;will'seb'.a'lafger ; a(ldition'to, tho.-niemberaliip.' present ..memberihip!:';rblj :'contains . 240 •names'.; ~S.eyoral:/ s ocial, functions ..were .held | duriiigntlfe '.ycari - aricl a", syllabu's! 'shbwing'. the; .'nature. and t date:-. of ; /such'g'ath'ering's fwas /printedand.. a: copysent to;:each member. ;Tho. first, function was ,a' snioko'concert, vheld on May -29, at .which, thero -was.,an' attendance ipfj.iZ'.merQbersithus: a'uguring r fairly'iwell :for v ; th'p:;success!:'of.:future''g£lthering3; :, Tho next ..' function was - the , annual- dance, - .which. .was' '.h(3ld; ; on: aud.;provcd.'.a brilliarit 'sucboth./socially and financially. A \reu'iiiou of past and present , stutfonta r 'of'!tlie: ;College' j:wa,stlib'/iteml 011,;thesyllabus . for August'*'ls, and oii/.that. a larger' attendance';l might bo' 'ospedtcd, tho number of Old Boys present was only ,39r ! The . following 'functioil v.'as a- .smoke' .concert 011 'Soijtembqr,:l9jiat which: r the';atteridah'co..;was: .31.>;;'In-.'yiew ; ;of^-.the -Members ,iii• !these gatlierinigs, tho, committee :^%»W ! :yi%.\a : -W6ke s ( OTnb.e^i!s^. : '4<nrayf6i;: .Nqyciilber i :. ; 6.T;j..;:The:-'committeoiitrustsi.that :;ther6;-:\vill ,be"" reiyval Vof :,iuterest! in theso : niat^i'Siduring',thoVcoiiiihg -term.,- A hockey club jiyas formed as'\an.- tho Assbciatioit:-■ ?.' .The' 'Club entered for.: the. "Jiitiior Championsliip,'and'althbugh'-not- successful, in winning, 'any .'pt'H-Ko'%.at6kes. < I'gamo was,/drawn)' thft..tca'iii' !put '.up, a' good !; fight/,'qii'j each-' pccaaipir, and.,was. by.noi means ' dsssful ;% seasojiplaying niatfches,' winning. vVj-andi.lpsing! 6i.';;.Thp. finances !of ranco 6f i :£3i^i7's^::Xld;;;{: i ldxaTviit/tp". the ,' largql number/:of 'i outstanding ■!subsp'riiH-' "'tioiM{y i ":) ! , jmoclal/ for, general , donated'.'anriiiiilly.'ito' the • Collegb'vprize';:fbhd,V,: was' !'awardeil'-''t-6; C!' : H: ; Seymour,; of Nelson. / /' /Rev.:i Father - Hills v ' ;S.j\l.;:>for : of //the and - an . ardent! supporter ,/of !tho -As'sociatiop, at .•Leeyton, South Canterbury.. His placo on tho ; Collegb- fa6nlty„>Jias'•••been-' taken by .Rev.-. : Father /TB.-^Gogg^i^aSfM-^als'q^ ■friend sof; /the.',- A'ssociiitionj: 'and'v one; of .the. first'. s.taff';bf ; professprs,/bf ; the Cpllego,- » Thbv'colnmitteb' 'rogr'dts 'to ::recbrd;.'the>deathof Very Re\ .Father Lqto, ,SM., ah ox-/a/'-generpus: :suppdrte'r., jjfn the. Assdciation,• "aiid• also"' the' ;'deaths'-'v'of?:Messrs'.;; Edgar,;/Watson, - Stanley, ■ 'Whitakei^'hiul/Bernard;:(Sasqvipind,;,K^ ; K''- ;l': : /'.Tho/thanks of 'tho \A.6s'cciatioji arp, ,dqe to /nesspsViand 1 to tho following: for" ; ;dbnatiohs - Rev. .Fathers.' Hills, Hollcy, -O'Reilly; and /Yenning;/arift Mc6srs,:-i'M.'vJ.i'': : Crbnibie, ; H.M'&horryj M,;:F. Bourko, s and E., M'Dprincll.