TIMARU CONVENT

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1937, Page 5

TIMARU CONVENT

SUCCESSES AT EXAMINATIONS

The following successes were scored by pupils of the Convent of Mercy, ' Craigie Avenue, Timaru, during the year 1937: — ~ Timaru Competitions (for competitors under IS years): — Piano Solo.. Test Piece: Zita Austin 1 Prize of one guinea! donated by the New Zealand Music Teachers’ Registration Board' 1, Joan Latimei ... Piano Solo, own selection,under 14. Zita Austin 1. Piano Duet, open class: Nancy Toohey and Una Murray 1, Helen and Margaret Hatll 3, Una Murray and Joan Latimer-4. Piano Duet, under 16: Imelda and Zita Austin 1, May Kyne and Katie Kane 2, Leona Stark -and Zita Austin 3, Marie Dooley and Brenda! Gnwith 4, Joan Shea and Zita'Austin 5. Violin Solo, open class: Una Murray 1, Mona Murray 3. Violin Solo, under 16: Zita Austin 1. Instrumental Duet: Una and Mona Murray (violins) 1, Imelda a’nd Zita Austin (’cello and violin) 2. Vocal Section, test solo: Joan Darbyshire 1. Prize of one guinea donated by the New Zealand Alusic Teachers’ 'Registration Board. . Vocal Solo, under 14: Jessie Wright 3. Choir, open cjass: First prize. Juvenile Choir: First prize. At. the Trinity College practical examination/ held in Timaru on October 1,3.-,Mb Anderson Tyrer awarded’ the following marks: —- PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA. Nancy Toohey, L.T.C.L. (practical), solo performer’s diploma. ADVANCED SENIOR HONOURS. (Total 100. Honours 85. Merit Pass 75.

Pass 65). Una Murray (violin) - !) 5 SENIOR HONOURS. Zita Austin (violin) 32 Mona Murray (violin) 88 SENIOR MERIT PASS. May Kyne

INTERMEDIATE lIONOURS. Imelda Austin (’cello) 85 JUNIOR PASS. Krttie Kane 73 Mary O’Neill . . 72 ADVANCED PREPARATORY HONOURS. Beverley Lyons S 7 Brenda Gawith 85 ADVANCED PREPARATORY MERIT PASS. Mary Virtue 81 Lesley Williams (elocution) 80 PREPARATORY HONOURS. Pauline Dooley .. .. .. .. 86 : PREPARATORY MERIT PASS. Colleen Drosnahan 81 Mary Egan .. 75 PREPARATORY PASS. 1 Shona Ward 69 ■ FIRST STEPS HONOURS. Patricia O’Shannessy (elocution) 87 Gloria Stark (violin) S 6 Helen O'Neill (elocution) . . ~ 80 INITIAL MERIT PASS. Joain Lee 80 At the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music practical ex- < amination, held in Timaru on Novem- ( her 25, Dr Markham Lee awarded the ’ following marks: — \ TEACHER’S CERTIFICATE, j (Total 200. Pass 150). Teresa Anthony McSherry, j L.R.S.M (violin) 165 j Local Examinations: Total 150. Distinction 130. Honourable Mention 120. Pass 100. GRADE VIII. FINAL GRADE. Una Murray (violin) 127 - i GRADE VI. INTERMEDIATE GRADE ; Mona Murray (violin) 127 ’ PRELIMINARY DIVISION. John Griffin (violin) 141 Joan Lee • • 136 John O’Neill (violin) .. .. .. 135 Meg Rennie .. -. 134 Shona Ward 131 Gloria Stark (violin) 130 Joan Hertnon (violin) 127 Rex Gilchrist 126 Tom Doherty (violin) 121 HIGHER DIVISION HARMONY. Teresa Anthony McSherry.