Christian Brothers School, Dunedin

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 42, 25 October 1923, Page 33

Christian Brothers School, Dunedin

RUGBY FOOTBALLERS’ PICNIC. : V- The Dunedin Football Club’s sth grade team (Christian Brothers’ boys) and all the school teams held ’a';. very successful picnic at Company’s Bay last week. " Shortly aftep the ferry boat left the Dunedin wharf several of. the senior members of the club distributed generous supplies of sweets amongst the boys. The short trip down the harbor was enlivened by tire singing, of several well 'known.songs. The following: are. the results of the sports held at the picnic ground:—Christian Brothers- seven stone team—lst heat : J. Gonley 1, J. Casey 2, J/McCHntock 3; 2nd heat: K. Maloney 1, S. Airey 2, V. Cahill 3; final: S. Airey 1, J. Gonley and K. Maloney 2. Christian Brothers’ eight stone team—C. Dennehy 1, E. Fahey 2, L. O’Regan and M. Piper ■3, Dunedin “C” sth grade—V. Brown 1, T. Qualter 2, M. Fahey 3. Dunedin “D” sth ? grade—lst heat: H. Dennis 1, T. Morris 2, J. McClintock 3; 2nd . heat: R. Donaldson 1, J. Hayes 2, M. Williams 3; final : .R, Donaldson 1, J. McClintock 2, J. Hayes 3. Three-legged- Race— R. Sullivan and M. White 1, A. Brown and T. McKewen 2. Drop-kicking competition— McClintock 1, K. Maloney 2. Drop-kicking (Bantams)Sutherland 1, P. Drumm 2, J. Richmond 3. Junior Championship D.F.C. —R. Donaldson 1, C. Patterson 2, R. Cusack 3. Cross-country (about 2£ miles over a real cross-country course) Fahey (2mins) I, J. Gonley (2mins) 2, W. Tither (l|mins) 3, F. Columb (2jmins) 4, P. Williams (scratch) 5.. About 50 boys started in this race. The winner ran a good race and Avon by. about 40 seconds. A seven-a-side football match between sth grade ex-pupils and those still at school was full of excitement, and (after playing four extra spells) resulted in a draw, the score being 4-4. For the present day pupils J. Ryan scored and the old boys forced once. For the old boys R. Cusack scored and the present boys forced also. This was truly indicative of the merits of the teams. Mr. Cahill (president of the. D.F.C.) distributed the prizes to the winners. The hoys of the school wish to express sincere thanks to Mr. J. H. Dennehy, and also to others who helped in the arranging of a picnic, which was, in everyone’s opinion, “the best yet.” ' J'. —— ■' ■ Music Examinations ST. PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE, SOUTH DUNEDIN. The following- are the results of the theoretical examinations of the Trinity College of Music, London, held in June:— Local (honors)— Nelson 81. Intermediate (pass)—Madge Mcßae 76, Alice Butcher 75, Kathleen Kelly 74, Kathleen Phelan 71, Thelma" Weir 67, Mary O’Brien 64, Aroha Allan 60, Phyllis Smith 60, Margaret Tylee 60. Advanced Junior Frances Fox 60. Junior (honors)Annie Macgregor ' 99, Ivy Pitfield 96, Annie Fulton 88, Zita Dawson 85, Rita'Malaghan 85, , Sheila Campbell 83, Marjorie Peterson 82, Maureen Carroll 80, Dorothy McDowall 80. Junior (pass)—Mary Mooney 77, Eileen Austin 76, Mary Meade 73, Rowena Dawson 65, Iris Vial 65, Mary O’Shea 63. Preparatory—lsabel • Skinner 100, Sarah McErlane 98, Mary Taylor 98, Mary Henaghan 96, Ellen-Brown 95, Noeline Niall 95, Margaret Hanning 94, Phyllis Haig 90, Rita Lorimer 90, Mary Gilligan 88, May Allen 87, Eileen Smith 87, Imelda Tylee 86, Patricia Richardson -83, Vera Harty 82, Mary Holloway 81. —. ‘ ' * • . Notification Re Land-tax The Commissioner , of Taxes draws. the attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day’s issue that the due date of payment of Land-tax for the current year is on Friday, the 9th day of November, 1923, ' and that the demands will be posted on or about’ the Ist day of November. V •' ——— ;.V . - • Deprive yourself frequently of some part of your pro-1; perty, by bestowing it on the poor with a willing heart -i----for to'" give away what .we have is to impoverish 1 ourselvesin proportion as we give and the more we give the poorer ‘ Ave become. Oh, how holy and rich is that poverty which? 5 is occasioned by giving alms! ; ’ .•; .; •