DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 1 February 1917, Page 35

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

A sack of clothing has been received from Queenstown by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Mrs. Jackson (president) wishes to thank the donor (name unknown) for the gift. The children of the St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage, South Dunedin, .were entertained to their annual picnic, on Monday, the 29th ult., by his Lordship the Bishop at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel. The following students of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, passed matriculation, medical preliminary, and solicitor’s general knowledge —Charles Tylec, James Hoare, and James Lennon, whilst Michael Shore completed his matriculation. The annual school picnic will be held this year at Evansdale on next Wednesday, February 7. Given a fine da-" there should be a record attendance. Train leaves Dunedin at 9 a.m., and stops at Pelichet Bay, Ravensbourue, and Port Chalmers. Train leaves Evansdale on the return journey at 5.50 p.m., reaching Dunedin at 7.5 p.m. The names of pupils of St. Dominic’s College appear in' the recently published results as follow: Cissie-Dunne (matriculation, medical preliminary, and solicitor’s general knowledge), Moira Todd gained a partial pass in matriculation,. and Kathleen Todd, who matriculated in 1915, passed her examination in Latin, a ject she-needed in order to pursue higher studies. At the Diocesan Synod, which was held at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, last Friday, it was decided to accede to the request of the Catholic congregations of Roxburgh and Miller’s Flat to constitute them into a separate and independent parish. Hence that part of the old Lawrence parish is now to have a resident priest in the district, and Father Corcoran is appointed its first, rector. The city parish schools re-opened on last Monday with a satisfactory attendance. Regret, however, must be expressed at the number of clever boys who, having, just passed the proficiency examination, have taken the first billet offered to them. Parents who can afford to allow their boys— and girls, too, — to complete their education, do their children a life-long injury when they encourage or allow them to take the first poorly paid billet that offers. Very general regret was expressed by the congregations who attended the Masses in St. Joseph’s Cathedral last Sunday, when it became known to them that Rev. Father Corcoran, who had labored amongst them for eleven years, had been appointed rector of the new parish of Roxburgh and Miller’s Flat. Father Corcoran’s absence will be greatly felt by the people to whom he had endeared himself by his constant attention to his sacred duties, and by his kindly manner. A representative meeting of the congregation was held in

a .l T Vf TT 11 O 1 • . ' ' St. Joseph s Hall on Sunday night to take steps to‘ give Father Corcoran a suitable send-off. - 1 ' S :