BRIGIDINE CONVENT

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 73, 19 December 1929, Page 12

BRIGIDINE CONVENT

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES An enjoyable entertainment was given by the pupils of the Convent School in the Kinema Hall, Johnsonville, on Tuesday evening, as a “break up” of the school year. The following was the programme:— Overture, “Elfeutanz,” Miss Lilian Chalker; chorus, “Lightly the Oars are Plashing,” girls’ singing class; recitation in costume,' “Woman Versus Alan,” Molly McNamara; action song, “The Tin Whistle Band,” Infant boys; musical selection, “Norwegian Cradle Song,” pianos. Misses Bramley, Welch, Molly McNamara, Master Pat. McNamara, violins Misses Fitzsimmons, V. McNamara, Master D. McNamara; recitation, “The Shearing,” junior elocution class; action song, “Grandmother’s Old,” infant girls; sailors’ drill In costume, junior boys; recitation, “Keeping his Word,” Rawi Bramley; chorus and dance, “The Minuet,” chorus, the junior girls, dance, Dave and Molly McNamara; playlet, “Squeers’ School,” the senior boys (Squeers, Alex Jordan; Mrs. Squeers, Herbert Michel; Waekford Squeers, Stan Whitaker; Fanny Squeers, Madeline Fisk; Smike, Albert Harrison; Boys of the School, Hilary Browne, Jim Richards, Dave McNamara, Robert Slater, Jack Plunkett, Francis McHugh, Basil Jackson; Nicholas Nickelby, Gordon Croft); laughing chorus, Boys’ Singing Class; set of lancers, Early Victorian Ladies and Gentlemen, junior boys and girls; piano duet, “Intermezzo,” Misses B. Whelch, M. Bramley, Ruth Johnson, and Master McNamara; action song in costume, “The Flower Song,” senior girls; recitation, “The Interrupted Prayer,” Ngaire Knight; vocal duet in character, “I’ll Never Make a Gentleman of You, John,” Eileen and Jack Blake; song, “The Lost Doll,” Betty Ennis; ball tossing in costume, junior girls; farce, “Uncle Jacob’s Statue,” the senior girls. Mrs. McGerald, Rata Castle; Hilda and Henrietta (her daughters), Nellie Smith and Joan McLelland; Jane (the maid), Eleanor Hilliard; Eva (the cook), Madeline Fisk; tennis players, Shiela McMahon, Joyce Baekler, Olive Gardner; Mr. Jacob McGerald ’funcle of Mrs. McGerald), Joan Doherty. Finale. “God Defend New Zealand,” sung by the School. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The prizes were distributed by Father Rohan in the morning. Father Rohan said the Sisters had provided a little souvenir for each pqpil for the first year of the school. The results had been very good in every standard. Fifteen candidates were presented for the proficiency examination, Fourteen gained proficiency certificates and one a competency. He hoped that the record made this year would be maintained in future years. The prize list was as follows:— All the prizes except the medal for Christian Doctrine in the senior division were donated by a friend of the Brisidine Nuns. Christian Doctrine prizes.—Gold medal presented by Rev. J. Hally (forms 2 and 3), Elsie O'Donnell. Form I: Hilary LeeBrowne: standard 4, Rose Doherty: standard 3, Enid Dully; standard 2, Austin Sheridan; standard 1, Ruth Dohertv: infants, Leonard Hilliard. Dux of school: Eleanor Smith. Proficiency Certificates. —Noeline Croft, Rata Castle, Joan Doherty, Eleanor Hilliard. Teresa McMahon, Therese Michel, Joy Linklater, Olive Garduer, Eleanor Smith, Josephine Yardley, Gordon Croft. Alexander Jordan, Herbert Michel, Fran cis McHugh. Competency Certificate. —Irene Faircloth. English and arithmetic proficiency examination.—Francis McHugh, 1; Herbert Michel, 2; Alexander Jordan, 3. Class Prizes. —Form 3: Elsie O’Donnell. Form 2: Eleanor Smith, 1; Teresa McMahon, 2; Joan Doherty, 3. Form 1: Hilary Lee-Browne. 1; Sheila McMahon, 2: Edna Fisher, 3. Standard 4: Rose Doherty, 1: Albert Harrison, 2; Molly McNamara, 3. Standard 3: Highest marks, John Blake; arithmetic, Bernard Purchase; English and composition, Eileen McSweeney: history and geography, Allan Williams. Standard 2: Highest marks. Colleen Curtin; arithmetic, Brian Tracey: English aud composition. Nellie Slater and Mary Prickett (equal in merit). Standard 1: Highest marks, Bell McSweeney; ,Lynette Frazer, 2; Teresa Whittaker, 3; arithmetic. Isabel Tow. Attendance Prizes. —Theresa Michel, Alexander Jordan, Raymond Saville, Eileen Murphy. Cuslila Murphy. Special prize for writing, presented by Mrs. J. Croft, Eleanor Hilliard and Noeline Croft, equal in merit. Needlework.—Elsie O’Donnell. Elocution: Rawi Bramley. ~ „ Infant Division. —Ernest Purchase, 1; Patrick Murphy, 2; Betty Ennis, 3. Readin"’: Paul Baekler. Arithmetic: Margaret Prickett. Writing: Peggy Myers. Drawing: Keith Hansby. COMMERCIAL RESULTS. Shorthand.— Elementary grade, Muriel Henderson; intermediate, Katie Engel, (18: advanced grade, Elsie O’Donnell. 90. Speed examination: 00 words a minute. Elsie O'Donnell; 70 words a minute. Elsie O'Donn<Typewrltlng.—Elementary, Iris Duffy 99, Vera Styles 98. Muriel Henderson 97. Katie Engel 95. Intermediate: Elsie O’Donnell 91 Katie Engel 93, Vera Styles 90. Advanced: Elsie O'Donnell 95. Bookkeeping.—Advanced grade: Elsie O’Donnell 97, Molly O’Donnell 95. Diploma grade: Molly O’Donnell 92, Elsie O’Donnell DO.