MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7827, 22 December 1886, Page 5

MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL.

An entertainment was given in the Catholic Institute last night in connection with the presentation of the prizes to the pupils of the Mariet Brothers' School, Pitt and Wellington Streets. There was a very large attendance, the building being crowded, and Bishop Luck and several of the clergy were present. The whole of the programme was supplied by the pupils of the school, and consisted principally of the scriptural drama " Joseph and his Brethren," interspersed with songs and choruses. The performance opened with the reading of an address to Bishop Luck from the pupils. It expressed in very felicitous terms the appreciation by the scholars of the Bishop's interest in the school, and the honour he conferred upon them in attending to present their prizes. It was followed by a song and ohorus " The Marist Boy," which was rendered with great zest by about 40 of the pupils, under the leadership of one of the Brothers. The drama was divided into three acts and pourtrayed the reception by Joseph of his brethren in Egypt. The piece was capitally staged, and considering the youth of the performers was very successfully given. Master G. Graham pltyed The Flower Song," from Fauat, on the violin very nicely ; and Master W. Kirby was encored for singing " Dawn." The lad possesses a very good voice, and knows how to make the best use of it. A farce, entitled "In Possession," evoked roars of laughter, and kept the audience in good humour for a considerable time. Prior to presenting the prizes, Bishop Luck expressed the pleasure with which he had listened to the entertainment, and that he had observed a very marked progress in the boyß as compared with the previous year. He congratulated the parents upon having such good teachers as the Marist Brothers to educate their boys, and he also paid a high compliment to the Brothers themselves for the unsparing time and labour they spent in the advancemen of the school. Bishop Luck then distributed the prizes, which were all literature of a good class and well bound, and numbered upwards of 100 volumes.