Dunedin Catholic Students Club

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LI, Issue 43, 15 October 1924, Page 28

Dunedin Catholic Students Club

v : , _, '-<S~ ,L (Contributed) ■ ; -. ; --' "< : - > : h'.'.'.. ~ "■/■ The annual Communion: of the Dunedin Catholic Students Club, held at -St.- Joseph's Cathedral, on Sunday last, was-the final function of a very successful year. During the past year : the activities of the club have been many and varied and has no doubt been the most satisfactory since the club's- foundation four years ago. The activities of the society have included a picnic at the commencement of th)e-year, two social evenings, the annual ball, annual Communion and six lectures on questions of Catholic interest by Catholic professional men of the city. The following were the lectures for the year:—"The Catholic Church and Hospitals," Rev. Father Morkane; "Louis Pasteur," Dr. P. P. Lynch; "The Eternal City,"' Rev. Dr. H. O'Neill; "Myths and Legends," Mr. A. Neil; "Lourdes," a lantern slide lecture by h.is Lordship Bishop Whyte. '.-. ' "/,, U- "-.- Ah able secretary, a hard-working committee and a spirit of enthusiasm among the members, have combined to make the past year by far the most satisfactory on record. The membership of the club has increased to about sixty-five owing to the large influx of Catholic students this year, and the zeal for the faith Which these men and women have brought with them insures for the club an active and prosperous future". - Annual Ball.—The annual ball of the Catholic Stu- * dents Club was held in the Overseas Club room on Thursday, the 9th inst. Good music, good dances and good company together made the function one to be long remembered. The hall was tastefully decorated with flowers and shrubs from the gardens. The low tones of the greenery set off as they were by colored light shades showed off the ladies' frocks to great advantage. An excellent supper was .served by the ladies of the committee to the 45 couples present. Among the number were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Callan, Dr. and Mrs. Hall, and Mrs. E. O'Neill. As this was the first function of its kind conducted on such a scale-the committee are pleased to be able to report it such a great success. ■';-"■' Annual Communion.—- members of the Students Club received Holy Communion in a body at 9 o'clock Mass in St. Joseph's Cathedral 'on Sunday. Rev. Father Morkane, Rector of Holy Cross College, celebrated Mass and addressed the students in an excellent and scholarly sermoirjw«~=~ .. ' " . •■' .. .After Mass a Communion breakfast was held in the refectory of St. Dominic's Priory, by kind permission of the Mother Prioress. The ladies of the committee, under the direction of their indefatigable secretary, had prepared an excellent repast and appropriately decorated the room with the "University Blue and Gold. At the conclusion of the breakfast Mr. O'Regan (president) addressed the members. " He passed in review the fortunes of the society during the four years of its : existence, and attributed its present flourishing condition as being in a great measure due to the present secretary (Miss Simmers) and her predecessor- (Mr. MacKenzie). Mr. MacKenzie had seen the club through many trying times and "when things were at their worst Mac was at his best." Besides being a demonstration of their Catholic Faith the function-was also a thanksgiving; and it was fitting that Father Morkane. who had founded and fostered the society should he the celebrant of the students' Mass.- As to the future the speaker emphasised the -growing need for a Catholic hostel where students 'away from home could live in a Catholic atmosphere and thus safeguard the groat heritage of the Faith. .■ . • :J. ■■-- ■ .. His Lordship Bishop Whyte (patron of the ' society) briefly addressed the gathering, expressing his.pleasure in the work that was being done and hoping that the club would continue to prosper. ; He agreed that a Catholic hostel would be of . inestimable value to the students,, and concluded by wishing-the; club every success in its undertakings. - ■-- ~ ". -' ~' ' : >: After the breakfast the ex-St. Dominic's girls among the students, at; the kind invitation of the Mother Prioress, showed their fellows over the convent. ~