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OLD COLLEGEGIANS' REUNION.
DINNER AT CRAIG'S.
Anew departure was made this
year with regard to the St. Patrick's
Collgee Old Beys’ reunion. [?]
it [?] taken in form of a smoke
night social at the college, hut on Sal.-j
uritay a. dinner wa-* held at Craig’s.;
Rut the alteration tlid nut imperil tliej
popularity of the gathering was c-vid-]
out from the fact that ahauL 100 past j
students attended. Some of them
had left school over -If) years ago. and •!
same of thorn were at the college this j
time.'last year. The room woe bea-u
-iifnlly ileconvied for the occasion nud
the'Scene was. a gay and sparkling one.
Dr .Spring, president of the assheia
tion. presided., and in the places <d
honor were Br Keniry yprincipal oif the
college, ail’d Br Shaidcy. a member of
the staff. After the toast, of The
■Pope* and.-the King hud been honored,
‘‘The Clergy” was .proposed. by Mr
G. Gnngon; wbb : said' that the main-.,
.spring of , denominational education
Avat) the’ co-operation betwequ ’the
clergy and tbe L ..priuoip'als. and staffs cd
the colleges, . 'The'go-operation of the.
priests oi tile Ballarat- Diocese with
St. Patrick’s College .was always ap
parent-: 'For.-sound collegiate educa
tion the co-operation 0 f tho'clergy avus
always necessary.- On behalf of jthe
old. collegians he thankedthe clergy
for' fibat they hail done” for the. opl
.lcge hoped 1 -they would
«. : piiti.'mie'.';tlieirr.-offorts-. -on- hehalf
of it in- the future. - ... ; . '
. . “The - Golldge.” coupled with . the'
iirtine of the'principal (Br Keniry) and
■tho. Brothers; was iJrqposed : by Dr
Spring,- - : who referred, to : the early nis
toVy,; of tile college; dating 'bnek to* the
o]d d'ayg ofthe Slkiptoh street- 'Chris--
tikn Brothbis School. He was plead
ed to* see among - them many of the
y-etei-ans who attended Aha* ; se-liool,
and aLo .the many.' representatives. of
the younger brigade. ■ Frain the - days
or Brother. ...Kennedy, of the Slap ton
street school, to Br XROarthy. mid
Inter on J3r ■ Keniry.,. of the ■ present
day, the college. had pos-iessed some
Drl’-T ; 'hle principals. Tho educational
standard pi the college was he-ing well l
maintained, and the sijocoss aelueved
in the .scholastic and- athelebic- arenais
were something for tho old boys’ to life
proud i;-f. The old boys looked Ivack
witlu pleasure to the years they spent
under the Christian - Blathers, and I
they one and all. thanked the brothers j
for wlmt they had done for themC
(Applause.) , . r j
Tho Rev. Bro. Keniry, principal v of
the College; in. response, . said. he was]
gi a *-efiil to Dr. Spring for enconimns
' passed on th e work ot the.d;Wlhers. :Hi
\yais cicligJited with the-.re-union, .par
ticularly at. seeing- -so or. the 1 ole
bngade present. .rTl'ey ;were the met:
Ay 1 . *! a d blazed die track:; lie -was'aihSq.
glad ; t() eeo the" yotihger gdnerktibri
aihdtig theiOj for iL_- was to them- that
would ft ill 1 ater the work' of iiirryitm on
cite .-u-Jivities of '-ThV''‘association* The
relations tetweeii. • tlte- Si.'. .'Patrek s Colß
<?go and. liny.other public schools of BafiS
arat had been most friendly. a; and
trusted that the ■.brotherly ieeimg would
long continue. Referring to the ’ach'ie'vt!
in-eiit.s ..of . tlie- College. Bro; Iv'i-uirv-- ship
that ‘the • schopi ;• had gained the 'publii
schools atheletic .sports-’ chnmpbjnshjp
apil had■ _w9.11 - t|£a '.football • a'ud crickc..
proniiershii)?;. and-; -last. • but hot least;
had gir t ued "the •■classic event, the head
ot tho Lake race. (Loud applause.) For
this- the 'Col lego' -was- rh a great ttihastvrii
indebted to the old -ovs, wlin had pre
sented to the College anew built. It
was this possession of this new boat that
had materially helped to'place the school
ax -the- head of the .. HaKc. He 'was
pleased-to note that many old boys of-'
t-lio college had Hollowed in their pro
fessions and vocations, with 'great ■ sue
tess. Quite-' recently three, old Colleg
uuin hurl gained (heir degress o£ medicines;
He referred' to Drs. J.- -Hnyderh V. Pod;
ger..,and F. Darcy. Jack- Hayden; was
deserving of special congratuliitjpus . be a
cause he came third on the . list for the
whole of Victoria.
Bro. Shanley proposed '‘The Associa
tion,” ,-uid congratulated that body.of
the organisation of that; night’s .function;;
It was an angury ,c>t' iiiaiiy. fn-dre,. >tie : .
cesses. He wished the incoming pi esi
det 1 1. ;>lj the success that had. eßeii-h'd
10-' i.i f-dceessor in oflice. . ?■ v; y-
P'.’\ ypving briefly resiioiii.Utd. r; . - 1
Mr -i. Locke proposed “Hind’a.i Ay
soeiiitons.” and said that it was out
of tho .most iniportarii - toasts 'oftrthev-listy
It was one that. was 1 nlwijv
honoured enthusiastieallv at . Hi. ' • «:Tvl
rick’s (Village functions. (ilcn.v. hoar, j
limy had in Bnlfai'at a committee of T
old boys of the ' three- schools working
fur the interests of all. He doubted
whether . such, an organisation.;existed;
any where else) in Australia.; The com
miitf-o of that Old Hoys’ Association
v-as keen and oiiilmsin-tie. and Air
- fan Walker was this 'year’s president
ife iiad organised: sin oh! hoys’ Tour
i-'U'C’d rare. and -hoped- later to run old.
to;;-.’ tennis and cricket matches.
There was a splendid Ice-ling hot ween
flic three colleges, ami this dec-irabh
s t:\te ol'. affairs was per)K>(ttttted by
the old lufY-s.
Ah F. Brim] (Ballarat OM Collegi
ans) said t.hat, h-vand his coMea-gue (.Vhi
Fi,:-.n Walk : > wore |iTe,as.cd to be with
the Si. Patrick's old’collegians. • '.Hie
Imped 1 they would have willi -them
a-, i'l.-o B.iieikit College function i'".x'
.Saturday 1 '.'pre-senLa fives of St., Pat
rick's Ole! Boys’ Assooi-a-hron. The
Ftitcv I’alhiiiia-r shiv*;!* were splendid
college*. !i ni they -should have bigger
miisliTs. ft seemed t(C fif the fashion
among parent s of Ballarat- and dtsttic'
to send their boys to the Alelbourne
• Petrs. 'Phey wanted a. more pat.n
ctic .--.pi' it here. Tin* best education
and srlml.i-’.iei equipment could be
fi mul in Ballarat. (Rear. 'near.;',,,.
Air Stan Wallow (BaJlnrat Old -Cob
leginus') said it had been a great plea
sure for the aid boys of each, college;
lo work in close association. The
day of the year ‘on which they got
closest together was boat r ace day, but
lie would like to see it made possible
tor eld -'•"■hegkni.; of .-ill three schools
• ha.vo cim good night together. Re
•i.-iuld like to see at the boat race fiino
tb-h a greater gathering of all old
collegians so that the day .should be
ei'.ntnienitM-.ttcd as it ought to. By this
fine spirit of cunnaraderie they' would
i-iiii.tijce the ].-tilllit- school spirit in Bal
larat. 11l heartily congratulated ST-.
Patrick's College o-n the many line
successes achieved. They had been
i,n.<d spi,;-Rng winners, am! when
heal on had been the. first:- to extend
til-- |wind of congratulation fo the win-
Air D. Timh.iidge (Old Gl'annnnriaiis'
\ssa.c:at;on) thanked ihe St. PafTick's
.Id -collegians for tho hospitality no-,
•orbed, and congratulated St... I’a.triek’s
m t!:eir many wins, especially oil the'
hoot race victory. There had always
horn a line spirit id’ friendship -.vnumg
the college.;; in Balfina-I. He would
like v> r-ce the Ikillai'al joni 1 lie- schools
cire'-ontcd in the Afclbotinie head of
the river raw. This, he tin mg! it.
.-or.'-.i 1)0 achieved by all Hie Ballarat
cV.’.li - sen on is co-opera ti.ng ami prilling
'one! her. .
.Mr \V. T. Allan (Old R rn.ni maria ns)
-an! that ho wcuh! like b> see the three
-•chnuls having an eight-reared race for
the head of the lake.
.During the ('Veiling Afr Bert Hum
i hrios. of SiiUons’. played a number of
elections. Tito .secretarial work wos
•!(!mti'ah!v carried out by Air F. .1,
Kennedy, who in the organising -work
liad been rendered valuai'We ■ assistance
by the irrcsident (Dr Spring arid the
treasurer (Al;-- F. D. Afarm);- the assist
ant secretary (Air L. Dai'ey), aud Hie
im’ini'ci'-'-' of i lie -Inca! ' committee.
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