ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 139, 10 December 1919, Page 9

ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE

The annual breaking-up and prizegiving in connection with St. Patrick's College was held yesterday afternoon in the college Study Hall. There was a large attendance of parents and friends. Among those present were His Grace Archbishop Redwood, the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke). Rev. Father Gilbert (Rector of the College), and a number of the I j clergy, of Wellington. The Rev. Father Gilbert, in welcoming Archbishop Redwood, spoke of the pleasI ure it gave all present to see His Grace j back safely in New Zealand from his j trip to Australia. Father Gilbert remarked on the modesty of the proceed- ■ ings of the afternoon, incidentally mentioning tiie loss the college had sustained by the death of several prominent men connected with the institution for many years. The year had been a very successful one from every point of view, the school roll being the largest since the college opened. The boys had been most tractable, and the results of the various examinations had been very satisfactory. Not only in studies had the boys been prominent, but in the field of sport they had ably upheld the honour of St. Patrick's, so well earned in former years. They had won the special shield given for the Cadet Rugby tournament. Father Gilbert was pleased to say that the Catholics of New Zealand were awakening to the fact that their secondary schools required support as much as did their primary schools, and an almost remarkable display of enthusiasm had been shown in the past year by the Catholics of the Dominion. The supporters of the Catholic education system recognised that a child's soul as well as his body required educating, and for that reason schools such as St. Patrick's College had been erected. Other bodies were emulating the Catholics, and one could see colleges being erected in Wellington, and in practically every other town in New Zealand. Such a policy, followed by other denominations, j who had watched the Catholic system j closely for thirty or forty years, practically -sounded the death-knell of the present system of education.

Archbishop Redwood voiced his pleasure at being present at the prize-giving, being, as he was, the founder of the college. He made reference to the work he had done in connection with the Irish Race Convention at Melbourne, and hoped that some good would come as a result. He was pleased to hear of so successsful a year, and hoped that the spirit being maintained in the college at the present time would he the spirit shown for many years. The work of the Rector was showing itself in the keenness of the boys for their work, and in tho excellent results obtained. Prior to the distribution of prizes items were given "by the glee club, Rev. Father Ryan, W. D'Ath, and L. Wilson. PRIZE LIST The following is the list of prize-win-ners on the past year's work :— Good conduct, Senior Division, Archbishop Redwood's gold medal, P. Foley. Junior Division, Archbishop O'Shea's gold medal, F. M'Parland. Extern Division, Yen. Archdeacon Devoy's gold medal, J. Delaney. Diligence, Very Rev. Dean Holley's gold medal, H. Trehey. Dux of the School, Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy's gold medal, W. B. Gamble. FORM PRIZES. Form Vl.—Christian doctrine, W. B. Gamble ; next in merit, Trehey, Delaney. English essay, L. Whelan ; next in merit, Delaney, Trehey. English literature, W. B. Gamble; next in merit, Delaney, Trehey. Latin, J. J. Delaney ; next in merit, Gamble, Trehey. French, J. Delaney; next in merit, Gamble, Price. Form V.—General excellence in class work, C. Callaghan; next in merit, Purcell, Black. Christian doctrine, Black; next in merit, Callaghan, C. O'Regan. Essay, P. Emerson; next in merit, C. O'Regan, Callaghan. English, Callaghan ; next in merit, C. O'Regan, Black. History, Black; next in merit, O'Regan, Seymour. Latin, C. O'Regan; next in merit, Black, Callaghan. French, C. O'Regan; next in merit, Callaghan, Emerson. Mathematics, Moore; next in merit, Callaghan, Black. Physics, Callaghan; next in merit, Black, Purcell. Chemistry, Lnxford; next in merit, Cheator.

Form IVa*—General-excellence in classwork, J. Miley; next in merit, J. H. O'Regan, Taylor. Christian doctrine, Quirk; next in merit, Braniff.' English essay, J. O'Regan; next in merit, Quirk, Miley. English, J. O'Regan; next in merit, Quirk, Miley. Latin, Harold; next in merit, Cla-rkson, TurnbulL French, Brogan; next in merit, Haroki, J. O'Regan. History, Bishop; next m merit, Brogan, J. O'Regan. Mathematics, Kershaw; next in merit, O'Regan, Miloy. Science, J. O'Regan; next in merit, H. Taylor, Miley. Form IVb.—General excellence in class work, E. M'Hardy; next in merit, Marshall, Cudby. Christian Doctrine, E. M'Hardy; next in merit, Marshall, & Lynch. Essay, F. J. Kennedy; next in merit, Marshall, Chapman. English, E. M'Hardy; next in merit, Walsh, Maxshall. Latin, F. J. Kennedy; next in merit, Walsh, M'Hardy. History. Walsh; next in merit, Lynch, M'Hardy, French, Walsh; next in merit, Kennedy, M'Hardy. Mathematics, Marshall; next in merit, Cudby, M'Hardy. Science, M'Hardy; next in merit, Cudby, Chapman. Geography, Walsh; next 'in merit, F. J. Kennedy, Murphy. Form Hl—General excellence in classwork, Keane; next in merit, Cahill, Reilly. Christian doctrine,-B. Cahill; next in merit, Staff, Freyne. English essay. B. Cahill; next in merit, Keane, Reilly. English, Keane; next in merit, B. Cahill, Freyne. History, Keane; next in merit, Freyne, B. Cahill. Latin, Wallace; next in merit, Keane, B. Cahill. French, Wallace; next in merit, Reilly, Wilson. Mathematics, Keane; next in merit, Dineen, Reilly. Science, Staff; next in ment, Coleman, Burton. Geography, M'Arty;^ next in merit, Kcaue, ,B. Cahill..

Standard Vl—General excellence inclass work, K. Holcombe; next in ment, Hughes, Dolan. Christian doctrine, Guerin; next in merit, Hughes, Holcombe. English, M'Lennan; next in merit, Holcombe, Hughes. Arithmetic, Hughes; next in merit, Holcombe, Guerin. History and geography, Holcombe; next in merit, Guerin, M'Lennan.. Science, Holcombe; next in merit, Guerin, Westfield. Drawing, Holcombe; next in merit, Westfield, Guerni.

Lower Division.—General excellence in rlasswork. Westfield ; next in merit, R. Burnos, F. M. Kennedy. Christian doctrine, F. M. Kennedy; next in mferit, Hodgins, B. Sheehan. English. Westfield ; next in merit, Kennedy, Hodgins. Arithmetic, Westfield ; next in merit, F. M. Kennedy, Ha-llam. History and geography, Westfield; next in merit, Hodgins, .Kennedy, Commercial Course Prizes (presented by Mr. H. Bolton). —First year, Cudby; next in merit, Brogan, Burton. Second year, Carswell; next in merit, H. Taylor, Micklesou. Third year, Burn. ; next in merit, Johnson.

Oratory and Debate.—Second division, Rev. Fr. Fraher's gold medal, Irish oration, F.. Foley; next in merit, Callaghan. Gold medal 'for debating awarded to Callaghan; next in merit, £• Foley,, Middle, division, Chapman;

next in merit, Doogan, Freyne, H. Taylor. Junior division, Walsh-? next in merit, Keane, Guerin.

Prize for Four Mentions.—H. Trehey, H. Taylor, Reilly, Freyne, Guerin.

Board of Honour List.—J. Barry, S. Bishop, G. Black, J. B. Blake, J. Bourke, L. Bowie, J. Branifi, J. Brennan, C. Callaghan, F. Coman, J. Coyne, M. Devane, 0. Dolan, P. Foley, R. Guerin, F. Hyde, M. James, L. Job-lin, F. J." Kennedy, P. Kennedy, S. Lynch, A. Keane, L. Lnxford, A. Marshall, F. Mickleson, D. Moore, E. M*Ha_dy, F. M'Parland, J. M'Sherry, D. M'Millan, J. Parker, L. Pothan, T. Prescott, J. Price, E. Reilly, G. Hales, F. Seymour, P. Sheehan, J. Smith, H. Taylor, W. Timms, H. Trehey, J. Walsh, R. Westfield, T. Freyne, J. Dineen, B. Cahill, P. Cahill, R. Clarkson. Valuable contributions towards the prize and scholarship fund have been received from the following: His Graca Archbishop Redwood, His Grace Archbishop O'Shea, Very Rev. Dean Holley, S.M., Very Rev. Dean J. M*Kenna, Dean Regnault, Dean Tubman, Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, Rev. Fathers Mahoney, S. S. Bowden, Fay, MTDonald, Smyth, Hurley, Eccleton, Messrs. Bolton, J. J. M'Grath, M. O'Connor, L. Blake, J. J. Burke, T. Buckley, M. M*Cabe, J. O'Snllivan, _M. Segrief, Mesdamas M'Carthy-Reid, Segrief, Percy, Clemens.