ST. JOSEPH'S MONASTRY.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Issue 7619, 17 December 1886, Page 3

ST. JOSEPH'S MONASTRY.

The annual distribution of prizes at St. Joseph's Ladies' School took place yesterday. The walls of one of. the schoolrooms were hung with a large number of .specimens of fancy needlework, paintings in oil and water-colors,' &c, the majority of which wore of a high order, and reflected great credit upon the Sisters and their pupils. Prior to the distribution of prizes a very enjoyable concert was given in the large schoolroom. The entertainment was moat successful, the various items on the programme being well executed, and the large audience manifested their • approval in tlie most enthusiastic manner. Captain Preece distributed the prizes, and at the close made an interesting address to the pupils. Fathers Grogan and Kickham also spoke. Mr G. E. Lee moved a hearty vote of thanks to the Sisters for _ their energy and courtesy. Appended is the prize list : — Standard Vl.— Religious insi ruction. Miss Fortune: good conduct, to l>o drawn bytlio Misses Knowlcs, Allan, and Torr; amiability, MissKnowles: nriLhmolic, including; algebra and hißtory, Miss Henn ; reading. Miss Remington ; geography and mapping, Miss Allan ; illuminating, plain and ornamental writing, MissHonn ;sccondforillmninatingand history Miss Knowlcs ; Dible history and second for writing. Miss Fortune; composition, jrrammnr, book-keeping, and botany, Miss Henn; use' of the globed, political economy, nnd geology, Miss Henn ; second for composition and grainmnr, Miss Howes; second for reading and geography, Missßoylan ; second for bookkeeping nnd arithmetic, Miss Webb; third for History and geography, MissNcaglo; general improvement. Miss Pync. Standard V.— Reading, composition, nnd ornamental writing, Miss Hobbs; grammar, geography, history, and writini?. Miss Peters; arithmetic nnd history, Miss Tiffbn ; application, Miss Hardy. , Standard IV.— Reading, writing, and grammar. Miss M'Gownn-.nrilhmeticnnd mapping. Miss Le Bus ; second for arithmetic and home lessons, Miss Cameron ; second for reading and grammar. Miss M. Pyno; history. Miss Torr; third for arithmetic. Miss Hayden; second for history. Miss Maloncy ; geography. Miss Smith ; second for geography. Miss M. Maloney ; second for writing, Miss Honn ; Biblo history. Miss Onion ; general improvoment. Miss O'Grady. Standard lll.— Religious instruction. Miss Barry ; good conduct, to he drawn by the Missos St. Cluir. Fryer, and Barry; reading, sewing, and singing, Miss SI. Clair ; geoKi'aphy, Miss Barry: arithmetic and dictation. Miss Malcom : history nnd writing. Miss V. Lascellc3 ; composition nnd second for history. Miss Cavanngh : home lessons, Miss Pcareey; Bible history. Miss Smith; second for writing. Miss O'Hnnlon ; third for reading, Miss M. O'Hanlon ; transcription, Miss E. Lascollos: general improvement, Miss Gotman; politeness, Miss Fryer ; amiability, Miss Bowes: second for rending, Miss Sheath; application, Miss Iloopor. ' Standard ll.— Good conduct and arithmetic. Miss Mahony ; rending and grammcr, Miss M'Keown; writing nnd transcription, Miss Miller: snelling and second for arithmetic, Miss flf. Barry ; geography. Miss Mnroney : second for geography. Miss A. Smith ; second for reading, Miss Dawson. Standard I,— Rending nnd transcription, Miss h. Humphrey; writing nnd spelling. Miss 33. Humphrey ; second for rending and writing, Miss G. Sheath ; second for spelling, Miss R. St. Clair. First Division.— Music, Misses Henn and Fergusson (equal). Second Division.— Music, Miss M'Gowan; singing, Miss Knowles 1, Miss Boylan 2; French, Miss Hobbs ; drawing and painting, Miss Allan ; oil painting. Miss Knowles ; flowcr-mnking, Miss Hobbs ; plain sowing nnd fancy work. Miss Allan; second for fancy work, Miss M. Peters.

-■, PKOT-KOTING THEIII PRIVILEGES-. • . "fu the Arowhenua. setfrlerrtcuti arc a ;. Savjje nmnbor of vacant Sections, upon • '"which tho sett-leys ate accustomed to herd ; their cows. This is a privilege very much ■ , appreciated -by Vlic female portion of tho '.' community, and the money earned, or ', saved ,by the fortunate possessor of o. cow or two is a considcraule item in the ■domestic economy. Naturally Iho feed is shepherded to the utmost, and strange '• rcows and horses are promptly ihlven , oft" to the ponnd. Recently an amns- ' ju{? ' instance ocnurredt Borne drovers : in charge of a lan»e mob of sheep thought , that they could not do better than rl^as- . tu're them an Ibis pleasant cdnMon land. ;. •- Seeing thoir grass in dangev of complete demolition, the ladies of the various y ■ families at home took' counsel together. •'lliey at first decided to turn the intruders clivittannis, but one of their number ■ who had distinguished herself-previonsly ■ liy th» fortiter in re style of argument, • and had been summoned to Court for it, v suggested the advisability of adopting the ■ suaviler- in modo. Tho drovers wero accordingly informed that the iiMfiUants '.we're about lb, play- football, and that it ' '. would perhaps be betterif they moved thoir •' eheoji..- Tlie request Was uofc complied V'.'wifch, and shortly afterwards they wore *.;. astonished to find a game of football beim* '•■ indulged in by all the women and child- ' --renof the settlement. The sheep were ■shifted a short distance, but the c.^lgen- .-,} .Vjies of the game invariably brought' the , 'ball close to where the sheep were grazing, V '..siiid after rounding up thoir flock' once or ■ -twice, the stockmen thought it as well to ;.< shift ground, leaving the ladies victorious, '.: as they certainly deserved to be.— Li/ttd-