SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 233, 25 June 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

j Of tlio forty-two students of Victoria College who aro to reeeivo their degrees this afternoon, ninoteen aro women, and their degrees aro as follow: —One Bachelor of Science, two Masters of Arts, two who have passed the M.A. degree with honours, and fourteen Bachelors of Arts. It is rather interesting to see what these girls are going to do with their learning, and it appears that nearly all of them are already teachers or mean to teach when they have finished tho courso at tho Training School. One of the honours girls is now at tho Training College and the_other is:to be a teacher; one of tho M.A.'s is now at the Training Collego, and the other is already teaching; six. of tho B.A.'s aro going to take the M.A. degree, six aro at the Training College, three are teachers, and one has entered the Civil Service. It is satisfactory to know that nearlyall of them aro going to put their knowledge to immediate practical use,. but onß would be glad to think that openings would bo found ill other professions, that, the schools would not receive . back again the best scholars they send out. ' ,

Mrs. G. P. Donnelly, of Hawke'sßay, who has been in an indifferent state of health for the past few months, is at present, seriously ill in a private hospital at Sydney. Mr. G. P. Donnelly is also in Sydney now attending on Mrs. Donnelly. A wedding more largely attended than any other that ever - took place in the district was celebrated in tho Holy Trinity Chlurch, Woodville (writes our Woodville correspondent), when Miss Clara Franklin was married to Mr. A. Rendle, After tho ceremony a reception was held in the Alexandra' Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Reeves,, who returned yesterday from Australia, are ;at present staying at the Grand Hotel. They are leaving for Christchurch on Saturday. . Mrs. and Miss; Meredith Kaye, of Christchurch, are visiting Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. D. Cameron, of , Moeraki, left at the end of last week for a five or six weoks' trip to Fiji.- • A wedding of considerable interest was celebrated on Tuesday afternoon at St. Barnabas Church, Khandallah,'when Mr. Fred. C. Buddie was married to Miss Effie Page, youngest daughter of Mrs; Pace, of Khandallah. The sorvice, at which Rev. Mr. Vosper, of Johnsonvillb, officiated, was choral. Tho. church, was prettily 'decorated for tho ocasion. Mr. R. Pago gave the .brido away. Tho bride was _ attended by two of her nieces, Misses Marjory Stuart and Miss Mollio Page. Mr. H. Buddie was best man, and Mr. B. Buddie groomsman.' After tho ceremony a small reception was held at the j residence of Mrs. Page. '

At. St. "Paul's Pro-Cathedral yesterday afternoon Miss Helga Louiso Potorson, second daughter of Mrs. J. A. Petersen, ■ and the late Mr.' C.. J.' G. Petersen, of Carterton, graiid-daughter of the late -Colonel Peter Nicholas Petersen, Knight of the Cross of Donnebrog, Copenhagen,' Denmark, - was married.to Mr. Arthur Charles-Johnson,' third son of the late Mr. Joseph Johnson; of Harborne, England. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. Otto Petersen,'and'was attended by Miss Gladys Cundy and"Miss Mollie Bassett, as bridesmaids. Mr. H. H. Ostler acted as best man, and Mr. "William Sinclair as groomsman. The Rev. T. H. Sprott, M.A., officiated, and Mr. Eric "Waters presided ; at the organ. '■■'■■■'