PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

Evening Post, Volume LII, Issue 169, 8 December 1896, Page 2

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

♦ ST. MABY'S CONVENT HIGH • SCHOOL. Last evening the prizes won during the year by the students at St. Mary's Convent High School were presented at the schoolroom by the Very Bey. Father Devoy. Introductory to this ceremony, however, the scholars treated the audience to an excellent programme of musical and literary items. On many previous occasions the young people have given the public examples of their musical and elocutionary training, notably in a recent entertainment at the Exhibition Buildings, and it is sufficient, therefore, to say with regard to last evening's performance that i,t was exceedingly pleasant to listen to and cleverly given by Misses Long, Slade, Driscoll, Waldegrave, Shapter, Falconer, M. Bradey, Smith, N. Putnam, E. Hennah, Stevens, Beck, Coupland, Sullivan, and Beilly. The prize-list, which was read out by the Very Bey. Dr. Watters, Bectbr of St. Patrick's College, is as follows : — Special prizes. — Good conduct — Prize medal, presented by Mr. Kohn, awarded to Miss Smith. English composition — Prize medal, presented by Hit Grace the Most Bey. Dr. Bedwood, awarded to Miss Waldegrave. Christian doctrine (senior division)— Prize medal, awarded to Miss Achison ; Miss Sullivan, equal in merit. Singing — Senior division, Miss Stevens ; (junior division), Miss Smith. Music (piano) — Class 1., Miss Blake; Class 11., Miss Waldegrave ; execution from memory, Miss Long; Class 111., Miss M. Brady; Clas3 IV., Miss Eeilly; Class V., Miss M'Lean; Class VI., Miss Dennehy. Needlework, plain and ornamental — Gift of Mr. Corrigan, awarded to Miss E. Hennah ; lace work, Miss E. Sheridan. Class Prizes. — Matriculation class — Mathematics, Miss J. M'Laughlin. Civil Service class — English composition, for highest marks in class work during the year, awarded to Miss Achison ; equal in merit, Miss Smith ; English language, French language, and geography, Miss M. Brady : mathematics, Miss M. Waldegrave ; English literature and authors and English history, Miss Achison; Latin, Miss M. Putnam ; diligence for highest marks in class work, Miss A. Williams ; writing, Miss B. Fennell. Class VlL— English grammar and arithmetic, Miss Falconer; Latin and Euclid, Miss M. Brady ; French and algebra, Miss C. Coupland ; writing and geography, Miss Condon. Class VI. — English grammar, composition, English authors, reading, recitation, and history, Miss A. O'Sullivan; arithmetic, highest marks in class work, Miss I. O'Galligan ; algebra and geography, Miss Shapter ; French (Ist division), Miss B. Sheridan (2nd division), Miss W. Casey. Class V. — Christian doctrine, Miss Dennehy, Miss Devine (equal in merit) ; arithmetic (mental and slate work), Miss B. Putnam; geography and history, Miss Dennehy ; English authors, English granv mar, composition, reading, recitation, and French, Miss Gamble. Class IV. — Christian doctrine, arithmetic, geography, and history, Miss C. Eeilly; English grammar and composition, Miss M. Coupland; reading and recitation, Miss Whitaker. Class 111. — Arithmetic, grammar, and geography, Miss O'Leary; reading and recitation, Miss E. Truman ; drawing, Miss T. Sheridan. Class II. — Arithmetic, geography, and grammar, Miss Ward; reading and recitation, Miss Laing; equal in merit, Miss Boyd. Class I.— Arithmetic, Miss Vaney; reading and recitation, Miss Henry. Infant Class. — Arithmetic, Miss M. Duignan; reading and spelling, Miss M. Ward. After distributing the awards, the Very Bey. Father Devoy said it must be a great source of pleasure to the good sisters who conducted the school to find their pupils bad worked so well, for it must be remembered that the sisters both here and elsewhere did not labour for the wealth of this world — they were not salaried teachers— but simply devoted their talents on the children committed to their care. It had been said that if these schools were submitted to Government inspection they would not come up to tbe standard of State schools, but in various parts of the colony they had submitted to this test, and wherever this had been done the schools had come well out of the ordeal, and had proved that they were at least equal, and in some ca-'es were superior to the standard of other

schools. (Applause.) The Rev. Fathlr complimented the pupils upon their musical abilities as shown in the programme submitted that evening, and in 'the recent examinations connected with Trinity College, and with a few words of encouragement to those scholars who had not gained prizes this year, he wished them all a "very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and a pleasant vacation. » Dr. W,atters also quoted a few of the percentages gained by the school pupiL^in the Trinity College examinations, as showing the excellence of the trainine: in the school, and the gathering concluded by the pupils giving a hearty round of applause for the Mother Superior and her associates. The school reassembles on the Ist of February next.