MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL, CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 52, 30 December 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)

MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL, CHRISTCHURCH

The annual distribution of prizes in 'connection' witK * the Marist Brothers' - school (writes our Ohristchureh-corres-pondent) took place on December 16. His Lordship tlie ' Bishop presided, and .all the C,athedr,al, clergy ( >were/present. In the, course of his address ,to , the , bpj-s; ( his iLqrdshipi expressed his, pleasure, , at being An their, presence, '.and'.lis-M tening to the excellent reports of 'their ; conduct and. studies. He said that he would be delighted to see, the boys formed into a cadet corps, , supplemented' by . a corps' for 'the. ex-pupils, by which a spirit of union would be' preserved' among past and present pupils. '' He' urged' the 'boys 'to make haste in this endeavor,- and' rely 1 upon a substantial ' donation from. himself towards the- uniform fund." Hie spoke of the devotion and self -sacrifice ■of the 'Marisfc"BrotheiV< and his remarks were received with great applause and " cheers. . - ;i> , i ",;, i< -7 1 The Very Rev. Father Price, Admi^iin r.eply >to-a tew words of , .welcome- extended to-him-af-terj-his-prolonged-illness, said he had vjsited. many schools, in., his travels but in none had heVseeiv a Tnore healthy : ; and 1 -- cdiitented lot of boys than those before him. .. He congratulated the bbys, on, their, success .in;athletics,'|.:a'nd,! ; ga,ve,''Si>nlS\l>'raGticalo advice as to how they should spend their holidays. fry; wn> The propeedings concluded- with,rounds, of hear,tyoX?heQrs r f or the; 3 , , tlie.clergy; thp piasters :,f, : }^</imK The following.^is Ithet^ prize 'lisfrs^r-ri; ; -j:^j \i [icmucfii ;o . Clifford .Shield and'-«.Bishop'-Gr'ime& J is^ r gold>-'Jttied4"l^fb9 i^ Christian. ii doctrine, "Eran'ois.tiWardf-st "tiStWdard Attendance, Percy Mahon^.- L 33ertj(]yi»honiV(> Standard VI. — Attendance, William Gregoryiji -ua^gregate merit^ Donald Evans.. V.rrAttegdance,^ichaelp D,olan ; aggregate ' merit, Xinus Ryaiu ..'Standard ~tV.".—A& ' tendance, Bernard Dobbs? m6H*fP'^i li O'Loife' i lin. Standard lll'.— Attendaiice, , Peter r ßW\neii: li kcl^mi& nierit; Frederick 'Foster.' ' Stanfla I rd'-H.^ A'UenaaS^Sian! ley H'arriugton; .aggregate 'me.rit, 'John, Gifcbs: 0 St'aiicl'ard' I.h-Attyndari'ce, 'Fr^ericlc'.' Artery '^Ma^ epick'Main. 1 ' Preparatory class.-^Attenrtaiice^'Cyrif Dudderidge;' aggregate merit, 'Hei{fy v ' Batchelor ( r yi l!u - Ah ' ri »\j?™