Palmerston North

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 42, 4 November 1925, Page 31

Palmerston North

(From our own -correspondent.) October 30. Before these lines appear in print the new convent will have been blessed and opened by Archbishop Redwood. Sunday 'next will be the third occasion within the last seven months on which his Grace has come amongst ns for a great event. At the recent examinations of Victoria University College, two pupils from the convent school (as exempted students) secured passes: —Cora Bartlett, advanced French and advanced English (first-class pass); Isabel Seymour, French and advanced English, (second-class pass). Congratulations! The events of the present week will live long in the memories of the school children, V for they are enjoying nothing less than a Retreat all to themselves. It is being conducted by Very Rev. Father McCarthy, S.M., and of course a Retreat is really a “little Mission.” What makes it better still in the eyes of the children is the fact that the Retreat from start to finish is being held in the school. It commenced on Wednesday morning and will conclude after Mass on Saturday; and is being offered for the Holy Souls. The Sisters do all in their power to make the children’s school days happy and bright (both spiritually and temporally) so that in after years their minds may travel back and linger long on the pleasures of their school days. It’s not often that the scribe gets an - opportunity to “gossip about the AshhurstRaumai portion of the parish, but here’s an item of interest. Recently (in view of their approaching marriage, which was solemnised in Feilding last week) Miss Coral Wischnowsky and Mr. Edward Leamy were entertained in the Raumai Hall by the residents of the district. The former (who hailed from Feilding) had been teaching at the local school for the past two years; and the latter is a member of a. well-known Raumai family. Nice things were said about the guests:, nice things were presented to 'them. An electric kettle and an electric iron were .-.the residents’ gift to them; From the hall committee of which he had been secretary for the last five years, Mr. Leamy received V a silver entree dish; while the JPohangina Valley Sports Club handed him a valuable travelling rug. , When .Miss. Wischnowsky severed her-connection with the school she

carried away with her not only the good wishes of the pupils, but a nice 'parcel as we 11 .7. '