DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL PRIZES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10010, 23 December 1895, Page 3

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL PRIZES.

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CONVENT SCHOOLS. Prior to breaking up of the St. Francis do Sales Convent Schools, Wyndham Street, for tho holidays, tho annual gathering for tho distribution of prizes, took place on Friday, and thoro was a very large gathering of parents and friends of tho pupils to examine their work, and mark tho progress which they had made in the various departments of their tuition. As usual there was an excellent coucort and eiitertaiuinent provided by the pupils. There were four pianos, on which duets and trios were played with great .skill and taste, and the vocal waltz,' Littlo Gipsies," played in character, and in which the cachuca dance was produced successfully, fairly took tho enthusiasm of tho audience. Recitations were also given, and Mary Cooper, Flossie Quinu, Macgie Grace, and Evelyn Macdonnell particularly distinguished themselves. An interesting charade followed, and was a great success, Miss Howden, Miss Quint), and Miss Lily Ryan distinguishing themselves iu the leading characteis. At the closo of the concert, as well as beforo it, the spectators had an opportunity of examining the work of the pupils—fancy work, cushions, drapes, painting, drawing, mapping, lacework, and a large number of specimens of Mountmellick embroidery. The paintings wero greatly admired, particularly the flowered table-tops and the beautiful mirror paintings of water scenery, the chief characteristics ot which were flamingoes, ibises, and water lilies, otc. The effect of the double representation on tho mirror surface was very pretty indeed. _ Trior to the distribution of prizes the Rev. Father Madden, who, in tho absence through illness of His Lordship Bishop Luck, attended to deliver tho prizes, gave a brief address. lie said that an examination of tho works of art on exhibition, i.nd tho musical talout shown by tlio pupils showed conclusively that the education received in this school could not be surpassed, and it was a sliamo for Catholic people not to support such schools and timid shoulder to shoulder with their priests in the cause of Catholic education. He concluded by highly complimenting the sisters on their untiring ami tenacious patieuco as teachers, and on tho excellence of tho results as shown that day. FR17.8 list. Senior Cuss.—Prizes awarded to Mlcses J. Qiitnn for music ami ceegraphy, It. tlowdou for fancy wort and mapping, M. Ormond for algebra and s--itlimi-lie, M. Curley fur writing and nupping, J. Ilift (or mnsic and French, It. llraham for Kuitlisli. Standard VI.: Misses Annie Carrigan for drawing, .lessio Kioly for music and fancy work, Kllcn Rogan f,.r music, Amy Qninlan for p tinting and f>n,'ywurk, Maud White lor arithmetic, Maggie Once for writing. Maggie Fallow for manning, Mary Copper for French and music, RthoMYarne lor painting and drawing. Standard V.: Misses Katie UcP»ndill for f.wcywork, Acnes draco tor reading and recitation. 7,0n Little lor arithmetic, Winnie Corley for general improvement, Hilda ffamo for drawing. Jtnhy til (lord for French and drawing, Annie Koean for geofmpliy and music. Ois»l0 Johnson (or (ancywork, Cliristlna Little j"r writing and composition, Liw.ie Hogan for gcnoral improvement, Annie _ McOettijan (or writing, lrona llowlcn for reading Mid rccitation. Standard IV : Misses 11.Ida Caulton for aritnniftir. Holla l onles for ijood conduct, Cecilia Quinn for cencra! impmTomont, Maptrio (Jraham 'or arithmetir I'loaMe Qnhm for reading aji.l recitation, Madeline Knight for tdstory, Mary Duffin for sinsrin:', Kalie Silts fur gmorai iinpro»einaat, Mary Kelly for fancynork, Cecilia Hutchinson for writin?,, Winnie l,eydon for spelling, Sarah Mnnn.i'k for needlework, Winnin McCarthy for Kejgraphy. Standard III: Ml«ms Wla Mcllerinott (cr general improvement, Man.l Anderson lor ninsif. Nina Dignan for general iniprofemeiii, F.relyn Mcltounell (or reading and recitation, Evelyn IJninlan for geography, Itowena llowden for reading and »p'lllug, Kilee'i Little for -arithmetic and geography, Winnlo McOettignn for writinr, Katie Bryant (or trading, Alice Hutchinson (..? fancyrork. In Standard II Mlws Maud Kiely for arithmetic, Mm- Wright for writing, Nora ityan tor nusic, Katie lioiul»s for general improvement.. SUn lard 1: iMisrn Esther Hutchinson forepalliiw:, Rmma.lohnston, for uiuslc. Winnio l.itlle for rendinc, I,om»e Hvrant (ot Mucin*, Inez Dipnan for Kpcl'lnc. Jlacirio Kelly (or reading, Mabel Metnlf for xi'isic, Katie ltegan for reading. KatlcCral.am 'or >i<if.inc. Masters Norman McCarthy for general improvement, James Rog.an for arithmetic. Vincent l.itlli (or tallies, Victor (.orn:ig:i lor spelling, IVtor Ainodeo for cvlocliijne. Preparatory 1 .Misst-a liur-i Oraliam (or g,moral imjiroTellient, Mahel Clarke ditto, Horonc.c I'oonwn ditti. Missus OlatlysUraluin V.ira Foley, .lane Aii.o'loo. Ma.st.nrs Albert Cornag't, ornelins Little, Kdnard Koloy, Ivan McCarthy, Krlc McCarthy. I'.xtra pti2es ' Misses Fallon, McCarthy, and I'.velyn McDonnell (or catecliLstn, Mad'.lino Knight (or regular att/indance.

MOUNT EDEN PUBLIC .SCHOOL, The annual distribution of prizes in connection with tlic Mount Eden District School took place in tho Congregational Church, View Road, Mount Eden, mi Friday evening hint, the church having been kindly lent for the occasion by tiio trustees.' Mr. (J. A. Buttle, the chairman ot the school committee presided, and Mr. A. 11. Honking, tho headmaster, read the annual report, which was of a highly satisfactory nature. This gentleman also thanked the Rev. Canon Hufielden for two entertainments given on behalf of tho annual siwrts fuuil. Addresses were given by the Rev. B. L. Thomas and Mr. John Douglas. and recitations and songs we,,(! rendered during the evening by pupils of the school, llio following is tho prize list .— Robert 1,. Wilson, dux on tile boys' side; Alice SI. Toy, (lux oil the girls' side. Standar I VI.: Ethel Walts 1, Florence Lewis 2, Charles Kastgate 3, Winnio Orsv and f/mncrlot Ileum* 4, Alice Cooke Hewing, Olivo lloneycombe attendance prise. Sumlanl V., for nggrefato marks : Muriel E. Hut,lie 1, Mo. Barbara (iriernon 2, Benj. Cecil Moodle 3, Arthur J. Ilooton 4, Peter Mc.Nali 5, Katharine Agues Ueid C, Sydney D. Alt field 7, May A. lieighway 8, Francis i. Hoodie I), Gertrude Mildred lliAfilden 10. Special prizo.i, for attendance: Rattan (trlerson, Hubert Hotteycombe. For HewInn : .Maud (low. Standard IV. Geoffrey Airey 1, Ilenry Chimin 2, Henrietta Iltx 3, Jessie Walker 4, May Chnsinan ft, Murj Woodward 0, Marairet Walker 7, Ethel Cole and Charles lUntou B,' Arthur «instone 10, Ivy May Paul 11, fritz Player, Until Miillipps, and Dor* Phi Hi 12, Irene Htichhury 16. dewing prize: Ma Uougliton. Standard III.: Leonard Rosenberg 1, Ella Hanoiden and Arthur Annitage 2, Mildred Arthur 3, Elsie I'robort 4, Cyril Kutter 5, Constance Airey fi, Cl.ua Piolievt 7, James Armlt:uja 8, Olive Stokes !>, Nellie Williams 10, Selwyu Read 11, Fio'l Taylor 12. Attondanco: Bertie Honeycomb#. Sewing : Ollvu Kelly. „ . „ Sanilard II.: lClslo Harvie, 1; Katie Dunn, 2; Chrissic Kiikinui, J; Krnest [arris, 1: James babrlciits, and Nellie Itooton, ft ; Rosa Christiuatl and Hetiio 'IV,lor, 1/; IVrev Hanson, Albert llooltnr, 7 ; Williamrtliaml,B; Harold J.vka, 0: 801 l lleiehw.iy, Clara Russell, Louie Williamson, 10. Attendance: Ist class, Katie Dunn. Hugh drip-ton ; 2nd class, Joseph Harvey. Strwiiiif: Daisy Stephen!. Standard I. : Ivy Kwingtnn, Olive Cowan, Ada IVan, l.r.uis Dryland, Ivy Toy, .lis. Hamilton, Thus. Stevens, Berlin Hairadenco, Ruth Sticl; bury, Samuel Trap-uie, Medley Taylor, Agnes Wilson, Ruby Hale, Gray liar is, Jessie Hunter. Special prize for sewing Ivy Kulngton. Attendance, Second class : Nellie Barlow. PIiDIF.H 11.-tnive Arinltiige, Eddie PfanUnrb, George Stewart, Alec flow, filsdys Andrew, Minna Or»y. !)ela Barthow, Clement Wilson, May Bell. Primer I.—Lower Division : I Cyril Crocoinbo, I'pper Division ; 1 Charles OrUrson John Airey, Birdie White, lierta Androw, Dolpliie Ilviies. Clias. Hamilton, llilliard Hnneyeombc, Maud Davis. Special prize for attendance: Charles (frierson. , Good atieudanca certllicates —Primor 1. 1 Charles R. Gnomon. Standard II.: Kate Dunu, Hugh Urierson. Standard 111. '• Bertie Honeycombs. Standard V, F. B. Urierson, Roliert llonoycombo. Standard VI.: Olive Honeycoinbe.

Tho Pavnell District School broke up on 'Thursday, and in the evening a concert, followed by a shadow pantomime, "The King of the Cannibal Islands," was held in St. Mary's Hal!, Parnell, Tho program mo consisted of songs by Messrs. Mitchell, King, and Reid, Misses llevett and Bell, the senior aiirt junior pupils, mid a recitation by Mr King. Rvatv itoin was well received, and all of the notion eongn wore exceedingly well performed. "The Good-night Drill was greatly admiral, ond had to be repeated. The lihadow pai'tomime wa« particularly j amusing. As explained by tho chairman, the obiyo.t of t.hu gathering was to obtain funds for th« school picnic, and prizes to bo compotcd for by tho children later on. Tho annual Otahuhu public school concert was held in tno Otahuhu Public Hall on Thursday evening. The entertainment was in every way most successful. Tho spacious hall was full to overflowing, at least 509 j people were present. Mr. R. Dick,chairman of th« school committee, Messrs. Rowe, ■ Whitoley, J. Willis* and the other members

of the school committee, with Mr. T. Wilson, Misses Robb, Gibbons, Hutchinson, Harris, and Plumley, the teachers, and Mrs. Wilson, worked most assiduously, and spared no Eains to make the concert a success. Mr., S. iuko was chairman. The programme consisted of solos, choruses, action sours, burlesqued, and tableaux by the school children ! readings, by Mr. lfcugo; conga and duets, by Misses, Gould, Day, and Mr. Skeates; and instrumental solos by Miss Bond. Mrs. Wilson, Missos Bond and Chapman were the accompanists. Some of the action songs by tho littlo children, the tableaux, "Faith, Hops, and Charity," " England, Scotland, and Ireland." "Queen Rose of tho Rosebud Garden," "Pygmalionand Galatea," scenes from "Cinderella."" Little Miss Mullet," and "Good Night, were artistically and beautifully arranged. The boys and girls and all who took part did their very best. The Cachuca dance by tho senior girls was exceedingly pretty. Miss Day sang " The Carnival rt and "Tho Holy City. -1 The latter song was enthusiastically encored. Miss Day responded with " Close to the Threshold," Miss Gould's songs, "The Valley by tho Sea" and " Dolly's Revenge," wore well rendered. Mr. Skeates was deservedly encored in his song, " Home, Boys, Home, and Mr. Benge's reading from "Pickwick" delighted and amused _ tho audience. Tho Otahuhu Band very kindly gave their services. Before tho concert thoy played some spirited selections in front of the hall and after tho concert they supplied excellent musio for the dance. It is iutended to hold the annual school picnic at tho boginning of February.—[Own Correspondent]. The Ladies' College, Rcmuera, closed on Friday afternoon with the distribution of prizes. The Rev. W. Beatty presided, and the Rev. P. S. Smeilfield and Rev. Monro took part in the joyful proceedings. The scholarship was awarded to Miss Kathleen Harrowell, the examination papers being scrutinized by tho Rev. W. Beatty. Miss Teitty Clark was the first medalist of the year (gold aud silver medal); Miss Dorothy Ware the second (silver). Prizes were awarded to Misses A. Young for drawing, M. Clark for French, M. Clark for marks, A. Cameron for writing, A. Morrin for marks, D. Hay for special progress, H. Burgess for arithmetic, D. Ware for marks, li. Morren for marks, A. Young for marks, F. McFarliine for neatness, R. Woodward for progress, W. Smallfield for progress. Tho drawing showed excellent work, and tho calisthenics music, and singing, were highly appreciated. The annual Christmas concert in connection with tho Onohunpa Public School took place on Friday night, wbon tbero was a very largo audience, in tho Public Hall. A programme of 21 itoras was gone through most satisfactorily, consisting of sonjjß, chor«so», recitations, and tableaux. Considerable crodib is duo to tho toachors, espocially Missos Newman and Robb, for tho very creditable manner in which tho children acquittal themselves. Tho tableaux doPOrvo special mention, being "Queen Rose of tho Rosebud Garden," "Walls Have Ears," "Two's Company," "Nine Muses," "Jolly Sailors," " Plantation Scene," and " Good-night."