SISTERS OF THE MISSIONS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15774, 15 December 1916, Page 4

SISTERS OF THE MISSIONS.

WORK AT THE CONTENT.

HIGHLY .-UCCESSI-I'L YEAR

In place of thr* annual prize-giving, an entertainment vvas given in aid ot tlic Patriotic nnd Rod Cross rnnds by the pupil; of tlie Sisters of Notre Dame des Missions in the Sacred Heart Girls' College, l.ower High street, yesterday afternoon. Tbe I&rgo building ivns cro'ivdcd, aiid his Lordship Bishop Brodie, who was supported by Dean Rcgnault and other local priests, presided. In mother part of the convent was a, very fine exhibition ot artistic work done by the jiiipils. Included in the exhibition were many exquisite paintings of New Zealand scenes, while iu&hy first-class specimens of poker, relief and chip carving, needlework, embroider?, dressmaking, pen painting, etc., were to be seen. Amongst the best of the various exhibits wcro those of the following pupils:— Fainting—Mrs William Hobau,, Mrs J. D. Walsh, Misses C. IJyan, Veronica Berry, li. Mooncy, At. Mull ace, A. Pet lie, h. O'Malley (gold medallist for the year). D. Walsh, T. Uill, 11. No^lff. I'cn Painting-—Mrs J. D. Walsh, Miasca M. Mullane, M. livans. D. Ogicr, and- S. Chisnall. Woodwork—M>-s J. D. Walsh, Mrs W. Hofcan, Misses M. P. P'Reilly, £. Chisnall, K. Haydon, and X. Bruco. Needlework (embroidery, fancy work, etc.) —Misses Madelino O'Brien, L. O'Malley, Kitly Murphy, I'lorrio Kidd, V. Wileon, and S. Chisnall. Dressmaking—Misses Veronica Berry, ,Tean Mills, Mona Xeale, Mona Mullane, Kuby Mallison, and Kitty Murphy. The exhibition was in every wnv a. most creditable one, and contained work by pupils of all ages. Tlio concert given in the afternoon was from every point of view a- most enjoyable one. A first-class orchestra consisting wholly of pupils, contributed various acceptable while choruses and action songs were delightfully given by the smaller children. tableaux', drill exhibitions, etc., made <ip an extremely interesting afternoon's entertainment. v The programme was as foil owe: — Opening chorus, "Tho Holidays," the Pupils; orchestral selection, "Petite Marquise"—First violins, K. Murphy, M. .Bowman, O. Bowman, C'. Coakley, M. Lawlor, F. Banfield; second violins, E. Forman, M. Neale, M. O'Mnlley; third violins, W.Green, W. Kouri; 'cellos, M. Murphy, G. Young; harp, 32. Harrison; pianos, I£. Haydon, I. Mahon, Action song, "Good Night" and tableau, junior pupils; vocal duet, "Twilight," M. Mullane and M. Alien; harp solo, "Irish Fantasia," IC. Murphy; chorus, "God Bleen Daddy at tho War," junior pupils; action song, "Britain's Soldier Boys," junior pupils; orchestral selections, "Marcho Gasconne" —First violiufl, K. Murphy, M. Bowman, O. Bowman, C. Coakley, M. Lawlor, F. Banfield: second violins, K. Forman, M. Xe»le, M. O'Malley; third violins, W. Green, \\". Kouri; 'cellos. O Young, M. Murpriy; harp, E. Harrison; pianos, K. Haydon, I. Mahon, Vocal quartette, "0 Boatman Row Gently." M. Mullane, K. Haydon, V. Berry, K. Murphy: action song, "A Hunting We Will Go," junior pupils; pprt Bong, with instrumental accompaniment, "A Night in May"—First violin, il. Bowman; second violin, M. Xealo; 'cello, M. Murphy: piano, G. Young, senior pupils. Orchestral selection, "Intermezzo"—First violins, 11. Bowman, C. CoaTdey. K. Murphy, M. Lawlor, 0. Bowman. F. Banfield; second violins, M. Neale. E. Forman, M. O'Malley; third violins, W. Kouri, W. Green; 'cellos, M. Murphy, G. Young; harp, E. Harrison; pianoa, K. Haydon, I. Mahon. Chorus, "Music and her Sister Song," pupils; action eong, "Screen Song" the pupils: part song, with harp accompaniment, "Wind and the Hmd," senior pupils; harp K. Murphy; drill, "Patriotic Hibhon Drill," tho pupil*; -tableau, "The Allies," the pupils; finale, "Glory to God," the pupils. A synopsis of the ye.vr's work at the convent reads as follows: — "Success in Examinations; —M.A. and First-class Honours One candidate. Teachers' "D" —Three full passes and four partial passes. Senior Freo Place —Five successful candidates. Junior Freo Placc —Ono successful candidate. Of the 2S successful sixth standard pupils, twenty gained Proficiency and six "gained Competency ccrtiticates. "In the Navy League Essay Competition held in connexion with, the Trafalgar Day celebrations, Rewa Murphy won the fir.it prize in the secondary group under 15 xeara of age, and Mary Bundle came equal with a pupil of tho Girls' High School for the second prize in the eamc group. Madge Allen received special mention in tho group over 15 years o£ age. Annio Joyce, obtained the first certificate in the Standard VI. group, Cisaie Naismith tho second. In the Standard V. group Lorraine Jarruan obtained the first and Elsie lvca tho second clas*, certificate. Tbe examiner reported that the essays in tho Standard VI. group wcro or special cxcellcnce. The successful dates for Senior Free Place were—Madge Allan Verda Wilson. Molly Campbell, Mary Shoeh'an, Evelyn Mooncy; Junior FreePlacc —Margaret Hickey. In games, tho various baskotlball teams have had an unusually successful year, winning matches against the Technical College, Normal School, and the ecnior girU of the Sumner Instituto for the Deaf. The Primary school was examined by the Board's inspectors, and satisfactory reports were obtained. school ia in a thoroughly sound condition. The programmes of work hav« been suitably drawn up and the results of this examination show that tho various subjects have been intelligently taught. Great care and neatajesa is exhibited in all tho written papers, ajid in the oral teats the pupils are bright and responsive. Excellent singing has been obtained, and the reading, recitation, and composition were of especial merit 1 he remaining subjects vary rom good to very good. The discipline of tho school is in o hly commendable. The Secondary classes of the College were inspected on behalf of tlio Education Department, Wellington, by in spehctors T. H: Gill and W. stance of whose report is ae T secondary department has <3 giris on roll 42 of whom were present on the occa- • T Al , viai'f From the subjects of instruction. consisting of Religion® liCT» shorthand 'b£>k-keeping, typewriting, B B ®- ami two courses have "been ananged-(a). a general courw. 'which aims at giving gwls a good education, including preparation teaching profession: and (b) a The couw (a) reac^ the standard of attainment of the _ f" 'nV'-S?SS tion in four * ca "- h , approved lines, and ing were on a P P hown in Force directness, and W ki. fMfures of the work which came notiseab. Tli<% lemons bore evidenoe U t nder and thouehtfu? pfeoaration. The m ade of t he blackboai d . and considerable ability was snown in queshoni„r The English language receives systematic attention, and a wen-cliaßen of books M studied during the yea*- Both the K 4r.d the literaluw were creditable performances. FreTich ;« Uu„ht bv the direct uicthcd. and La-tm h\ the tra ditional. The var.ous in ar.tlimeiic were clearlv set out cn the board and in tne pupils' books. In the commercial course the work Teschee a very hig-i standard, tlie book-keeping being very noticeable in thus resoect The girls were dihgont, attentive, widwell-bchaved. There to be a splendid «pivit of work. Tl.« gir.s p.ay tennis basket-ball, cricket. have a short period' of Swedish drill daily, and sports on Fridav ofternconi'" "In" the commercial class," the report coneludes, "tho pupils have had a very successful year. Certificates for shorthand have been obtained from Sir isaac Pitman and Soas, Ltd.. England, as under: —Theoretical, nine pupMs have gained elementary and eleven have gained second-class certificates. Thirty-four speed certificates have been obtained, one at tile rate of 180 words per minute, one at 140 words per minute, one at 150 words per minute, two at 110 words per minute, two at 100 words per minute, two at 90 words per minute, nine at 80 word* per minute, eix at 70 words per minute, ten at 50 words per minute. Certificates were received from the Incorporated Phonographic Society (Typists' Section), England, the secretary writing:—'l am pleaded to advise von thai all the oandidates were successful, the work submitted by them being excellent.' Junior Typist.—May O'Donoghue, Ncltie Murphy, Dorothy Mclnerney, Cissy Mnllina, Stenny Chisnall, Gloria Reade. Queenio O'Donoghue. "At the music examinations held during tho year by the representatives of Trinity i College and Royal College of Music, London,

sixty-four candidates were successful. Trinity College (Practical) —Fifty-one- passed, twentyone securing- honours. On the recommendation of the examiner, a special prize haa been awarded by the local Centre to Ida. Bradford, and the Junior Grado Medal his been awarded to Helen;i Keane. Theoretical and An of Teaching—Seventeen passed, ten securing honours. Hoyal College of Music—Thirteen passed. The dux of the school tinyear ia Marion Williams. Nest in order merit are: find) T. Gill, lord 1 ) E. Burke, (■Jt.li) Madge Allen, (sth) M. Bundle. (6th) M. Campbell. (7th) T. Ryan, (Sth) M. O'Donoghue, (9th) J. Mills, (10th) V. Wilson."

At the conclusion of the afternoon's entertainment, Jii.-hop liroclie p>esented a number of special prizes, and congratulated the convent, on the success its various branches had attained during the year. The education question, he ::iid, .bad been sufficiently ventilated at the recent congress, but there was one phawj of it. on which ho would like t 0 bay a lew words:. There was one section of_ the community to whom sufficient praise was riot given, and that was the u-ache.-s. ' Triere v. as a time when school teachers were looked tupon as kind of necessary evil, but the times -were changing, and they were new looked upon in a very different light. It "was recognised that they were helping in a very great mea-. sure to build up the nation, and :l!1 should try to reward them in every way ]>ossible for their untiring zeal anil devotion. Ho vtvs pleased to see, his Lordship continued, that their work was receiving more and more recognition from the Government and tho public, and he himself would always support ir. every possible way the work of the teaching profession.' He dosired also to express his appreciation of the kindly interest shown by the inspectors in the Roman Catholic schools, and ho wf.s sure that in expressing to them his gratitude his feelings would be shared by all the priests of the dioccfe, .and all the workers in the schools. The .Stato schools, he went on say, were doing fine work, but there was in tho Itoman Catholic schools a zeal and devotion which 'was unequalled in r.ny others.. They -were, it must be admitted, not being treated y.'itli that spirit of justice which they dceired, _ but tho sisters and brothers ■were doing a great work of self-sacri-fico and devotion. If the State schools could only get such a spirit amongst their teachers, he felt sure that they would be glad to range themselves with the Roman Catholic schools in instilling into their pupils education combined with religious knowledge. Tlio Roman Catholic Church owed a deep debt to those brothers and sisters who were enabling their schools to compete with the State .schools, and were enabling all to give their children the great advantage of efficiency in school work and in religious knowledge. He urged all liis hearers to try to show always their deep appreciation of the life work of the sisters and brothers. His Lordship ended by expressing the hope that the children would find their Christmas a happy and a holy one to usher in a .joyful and happy Now Year. His Lordship then presented the following special prizes:— Christian doctrine —Secondary and Commercial Classes: Marion Williams .1, Kathleen Haydon 2. Standard Vl.— Florence Nidd ], Ruby Malli3on 2. General improvement: Mvrtle Hunt 1. Standard V.—Dcrxean Brittenden 1, Lorraine Jarman 2. Standard IV.—Botty Nairn 1. Lower Division : Lena Keano 1, M. MoKenzio 2. Dux of school—Marion Williams (gold medal) 1. Good, conduct—Upper Division : Kathleen Haydon gold medal. Lower Division: Norma Kennedy. Typewriting—M. Donoghne gold medal (presented by Mv D. ]\ r . Adamn). Painting—M. O'Malley gold medal (presented by Mr Andrew Lee). Music—Kitty Murphy gold medal. The following prizes wero presented to pupils of St. Joseph's School: — Christian Doctrine—Senior Division. Molly Flood. Intermediate Division, Milly Bachelor 1, Iraelda Manning 2. Junior Division: Katio McDonald 1, Ivy Milligan 2. Dux of School—Eunice James gold medal (presented by the Hibernian Society).