ST. MARY'S CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. Yesterday evening a bright little concert was given by the pupils of St. Mary's Convent High School, when recitations and musical items were rendered, several dances were performed, and the senior pupils gave an exhibition of physical drill. The school was prettily decorated with flowers and foliage, which made an effective background for the white frocks of the children. At tho conclusion of the concert the prizes wo'i by the pupils were distributed. The following is tho prize list: — SPECIAL PRIZES. Good conduct—boarders—Gold medal (" tho Margaret O'Rourko memorial," gift of Mr. T. O'Rotirke), Eva Goulter; day pupils—Gold medal (gift of Mr. White), Alice Ross; junior pupils—Norma M'Grath.
Christian doctrine —Gold medal (gift of Rev. Father Maloney)—Mary Young and Nc-llio Carmody, equal; Madge Bolton and Girly Gibbs, 2; Norma M'Grath, 3. Dux, gold meflal (gift of Lady Ward)— Muriel Hodgins. • English composition, gold medal (gift of His Grace Archbishop Redwood) —Muriel Hodgins. Diligence, gold medal (gift of Mr. Seagrief) —Muriel Hodgins. Mathematics, gold medal (gift of Mr. M'Ardlo) —Leila Flanagan. Elocution, gold medal, " The Mechtilde Memorial" (gift of Mrs. Rose) —Lily Mallard. Singing, gold medal, "Tho Grace, Memorial " (gift of Mrs. Grace) —Agnes Seagrief; higher division—Violet Lammacroft.. \ Special prize for sacred singing (gift of Rev. Father Kimble)—Violet Lammacroft. Singing, senior division —May Storey; intermediate, Rosie Seagrief; higher school, Teresa M'lnroe. Pianoforte playing, gold medal (gift of Mr. J. Kennedy)— Ethel Manning; senior Trinity division —Gerty Blackloclt; playing from memory—Teresa M'lnroe; pianoforte playing, intermediate division—Girly Gibbs; higher school division—Olive Young; lower school division—Elsie Draper and Dorothy Flewellyn, equal; elementary division —Bessie Gard; primary division—Vida Wilson. Clavier —Eileen Black. Theory of jnusic— Muriel Hodgins, 1; Lorna Bridge, 2; Myra Hodgins, 3; Teresa M'lnroe, 4; Kathleen M'Grath, 5. , Painting—May, Storey and Eva . Goulter, equal. Shorthand—Alice Ross, 1; Leila Flanagan, 2. Book-keeping—Leila Flanagan, 1; Eva Goulter, 2. Type-writing—Josephine Butler. Needlowork, senior, pupils—Alice Draper aiul Teresa M'lnroe, equal,; junior—Nellie Woods and Olivo Arthur, equal. Physical drill, senior pupils—Alice Ross; junior pupils—Rita Hodgins. French conversation—Ruth Putnam. Botany, senior pupils—Lorna Bridge; junior—Norma M'Grath. Brushwork—Elsie Draper. CLASS PRIZES. Class I. —English and composition (gift of Air. Maurice O'Connor), geography, and Latin —Muriel Hodgins. French —Muriel Hodgins and Leila Flanagan, equal. Penmanship—Hilda Flanagan. Freehand and model drawing—Nellie Carmody.
. Class 11. —Diligence, English and composition, and English history and literature — Mary Young. Geography, Euclid and Algebra, and Latin—Olive Young. I'emanship — 1 Toresa M'Enroe. Arithemctic and freehand drawing—Eva Goulter. Model drawing— Bridge. French—Norma M'Grath. Class lll.—Diligence, arithmetic and Algebra, geography, ,freehand drawing and Engilsh history—Miunio Bailey, English and penmanship — May Storey. Composition, French, .and spelling—lniwa Bunny. Geometry—Madge Bolton. Literature (equal in merit) —Madge Bolton and Josephine Butler. Rending and recitation—Constance Greenfield. Latin—Norma M'Grath.
Class IV. —French —Rita Lcydon. Penmanship—Dorothy Flewcllyn. Arithmetic — Dorothy Flowllyn rind Girly Gibbs (equal). Englisli, diligence, and composition — Girly Gibbs. Reading and recitation Geraldiiio M'Grath. Geography — Norman M'Grath. English history—Alice Hodgins. Spelling and literature — Muriel Blake. Algebra —Olive Arthur.
Class V.—English, diligence, geography, and mapping—Nellie Woods. Reading and recitation—Qucenie M'lncrney. Arithmetic and penmanship—Lily Doaly. Composition and English history—Vera M'lnerney. Class Vl.—Diligcnco, geography, and English history—Mary Mahoney. Beading and recitation, composition and grammar and frcolmnd drawing—Muriel Collins. Arithmetic and penmanship—Teresa Mahoney. Preparatory School. —Good conducts-Eileen Black. Christian doetrino —Eileen Black and Evelyn M'Grath. Arithmetic and spelling, and geography —Bessie Gard. Grammar and composition—Florrie Meadows. Writing — Rhoda Martin. History — Eva M'Alister. Drawing—Eileen Corby. Reading and recitation —Evelyn M'Grath. Reading — Cecil Dcaly.
Class 11. — Arithmetic—Sadie Wilson. Diligence—Dorothy Maticrs. Christian Doetrino and writing—Milly Matiers. Composition—Kathleen Corby. DrawingT-Gretchen Brice. Reading and recitation, and geography—Kathleen Twohill. The children of the Kindergarten School were entertained with a Christmas Tree yesterday afternoon," and received their prizes. The Sisters desire to thank the following donors of prizes: — His Graco Archbishop Redwood, Rev. Fathers Malonoy, and Kimbell, Lady Ward, Mesdaines Roso, Grace, Black, Arthur, Miss Williams, Messrs. White, M'Anllo, Reevos, Dealy, Soagrief, Brookes, Blake, Kennedy, O'Rourkc, Seagrief, O'Connor, Wellington Piano Company.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 67, 12 December 1907, Page 3
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