CONVENT SCHOOL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 760, 22 December 1908, Page 4

CONVENT SCHOOL.

DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZES. Yesterday afternoon the breakingup and distribution of prizes of the Convent School took place. There were present, besides the children attending the school, a number of parents and friends. Before the distribution was commenced, tne Mked t6 make the distribution. Father O'Meara congratulated the Sisters and th# children on the result* of the y«w'B work. Out of eight children. whojiad recently sat fo? th« Proficiency' « amin * tlo *t e J fore the Government Inspector, «*ven had passed. The new school, which had W presented by Mn i Johnson, was soon to be completely furnished, SS KM much pleasure in stating . that Mrs Johnson, who was now on her way back from England had informed him that the school was to be used as soon as it was ready, it the sisters and the children had attaitoea. such good results with the inconveniences that they had had to put up with during the year, they could be expected to do even better next year, when they had a buildinp which was no doubt the finest primaTy school building in Australasia. , „ . „ . , The prizes were then distributed as follows: — „ .... Christian Doctrine: Ist division, Tim Ryan (medal); 2nd. division, Molly Burnett and Tim Regan. Good Conduct: Drawn for by Agnes Meehan, Thelma Fisher. Mary Regan, Tim Ryan. Clarence Fisher, Frank McLeod; won by Clarence Fisher. ' Politeness: Bruce McLeod. Attendance: Leo Charles. Dnx of the school : Clarence Fisher (medal). . Bookkeeping and shorthand: Agnes Meehan. . «,'•,_ Stanza VI Proficiency Examilnntion: Eifcht presented, seven seeurprt certificates as follows: V} B ™ n< ? Fisher Percy Stitt. Frank McLeod. Louis McLeod, Thelma Fisher. Mary Reean. Mary Murphy. Standard V: H^hwt marks. Albert Hodpson. Next in merit^ Leo Charles, Tom Hodgson and Violet Matthews. , Btandnrd TV: Highest .marks. Bruce MoLeod. Next in mmfc. Tim Regan, Florence MoLeod. Diligence. Mary Lissington. Standard III: Highest .marks. Willie Christie, next in merit. Paul Christie, Molly Burnett. Dibgence, Alice Hogan. General improvement, Kathleen Twomey. Diligence, Michael Twomey. . Standard II: Christian Doctrine, Ist division, Jack Kitchen; 2nd division, Willie Roche. Good conduct, Ivy Hodgson. Highest marks, Eileen Hyland 1. Diana Bennett 2. Standard I: Highest marks, Trevor Pedder 1, Grace Christie 2. Sewing, Diana Bennett. Sir J. Wilson thanked Father O'Meara for distributing the prizes, and expressed the thanks of the eisters towards him for the great interest he had taken in the school during the past year. Mr. Wilson said it had been the intention to enter the school gardens for the A. and P. Association's competition, but owing to the wet weather, they had been unable to get the gardens forward enough. He hoped the children would not be disappointed, and promised them that if they, worked hard in the gardens during the coming year, they would be entered for the competition next year. He again thanked Father O'Meara for the interest he had taken in the school. (Applause.) A Christmas Tree, loaded with presents, then became the centre of attraction, each infant child a**en°ing the school being given a Christmas box. The breaking-up function was therefore an agreeable one to old and young.