FEILDING

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 39, 26 September 1907, Page 24

FEILDING

(From an occasional correspondent.) The Very Rev. Dean Binsfeld, S.M., who is acting as locum tenens in charge of the parish, on a recent Sunday appealed to the young men of the congregation to interest themselves in beautifying the church and convent grounds. The surroundings of the latter are in the process of improvement, but much remains to be done by willing hands in the direction indicated. A Catholic Club or similar association, would prove of immense benefit lo our district, which is undoubtedly the most fertile and prosperous on the West Coast, and little effort should be needed to induce our young men to band themselves together for the purpose of furthering the interests of our holy Faith in locality. Donations (,even -liberal ones) for charitable purposes are certainly good in their way, but it is certain we, should not stop at that, and consider such as being all required of us. To conserve and strengthen the interests of religion and Catholic education is of unceasing importance, and demands our closest attention and expenditure of our "resources. The Sisters of St. Joseph of~ the local convent are worthily upholding the reputation of their Order in matters educational. At the recent musical examinations in connection with Trinity. College, London, all the pupils presented from St. Joseph's Convent in theory (preparatory division) passed successfully as follows :<—. May Ryan, 99 ; Nellie Fisher, 99 ; Thelma Fisher, 94 ; Gladys Wells, 94 ; Madge Boddy, 89; (piano) Gladys Wells, 77 ; (singing) Ivy Mexted, 68. As it is only about eighteen months, since the convent was opened, the results achieved prove the painstaking efforts of the Sisters in preparing their pupils, and must also b*e very gratifying to the parents. lam pleased to note that the number of day scholars - are also increasing rapidly. This is eminently satisfactory in one way, but exceedingly worrying to the teachers in another, their embarrassment being chiefly in/ the direction of absolutely inadequate accommodation. This will probably be urged as a first . consideration on the return from Europe of the Rev. Father O'Meara.

The following pupils of Miss K. Cartwright, "A.T.C.L., Oamaru, were successful at the theory examination of Trinity College, held in -June last :—lntermediate: — Intermediate division — Hannah Cartwrigjht, 9~1 (honors) -J Junior division— Eileen Cartwright, 82 (honors). Pre T . paratory— Millfcerifc Whillans, 99 (honors) ; Maude Car£ w> wright, 98 (honors). .