Greymouth

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 3, 17 January 1907, Page 24

Greymouth

For some time past the Marist Brothers, Greymouth, have given a regular course ■ of Irish history in their school. This -\yas conducted by Brother Alfred, ,, now Superior of the Marist Brothers' School, Invercargill. In order to stimulate the study of the history of Ireland the local branch of the H.A.C.B.Society, with praiseworthy generosity, offered ""prizes, consisting of a valuable ' gold medal and two others for the most proficient in the subject in Standards V., VI,, and VII. The Rev. Father Taylor, the 'ohief examiner, in Ms 'report,- expressed great • pleasure at the systematic and comprehensive manner in which the boys were taught, and satisfaction with the solid progress which they had made. The following were the prize winners : — Sylvester Whitaker, 1 ; "P-. Condon, 2 ; Thomas Hagan, 3. The Hibernian Society^ is to be complimented on its public spirit in thus encouraging the study of a subject which is too often neglected by those who ought to be thoroughly conversant with it. v ,