Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, 5 February 1914, Page 36

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.) A meeting of the local branch of the Catholic Federation will be held on Sunday Afternoon. Important business will be discussed, and a full attendance is requested. 'The girls’ parish school reopened on Monday .last with a good attendance, and the boys’ school opens to-day. The Rev. Brother Martin, who was on the teaching staff here some years ago, has again taken up his duties at the school.

The parents and hoys were very sorry to learn, on the re-opening of school, that.the Rev. Bro. Naza-

rius had been transferred to Wanganui, Bro. Nazanus spent nearly nine years in Timaru, and was a most successful teacher; particularly of junior pupils. Among the successful candidates from Timaru in the recent Public Service Examination were Leo. Brosnahan and Gregory O’Brien, two candidates from the Manst Brothers’ School. Both took Matriculation subjects; and gained very satisfactory passes. Of the twenty-three candidates presented for the Sixth Standard examination, twenty-one were successful, .Fourteen of these gained proficiency certificates and seven competency. Proficiency certificates were awarded to M. Angland, J-. Bergin. J. Conroy, P. f 1 • Houlihan. B. Kane, C. Lynch, W. Mason, D. O Connell, M. O’Connor. T. Rooney, T. Reilly, T Sullivan, R. Virtue; competency to C. Deeming’ C Murphy, E. King, F. D’Arcy, A. Baker, W. Power.