CABRAGH HOUSE PRIZE GIVING.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13286, 11 December 1911, Page 4

CABRAGH HOUSE PRIZE GIVING.

MUSICAL RECITAL BY PUPILS

The annual prize giving and musical recital hold in connection with Mist; Hornsby's Cabragh House school took place in the Druids' Hall on Saturday evening, when there was a large attendance of parents and friends. The hall was very tastefully decorated with greenery. The closing function of tliit year's work must rank as one of the most successful in the history of the sciiool. The report of the head mistress and the work, especially in the way ol music, showed that great strides had been made by the scholars.

During the evening a very attractive musical and vocal programme war performed by the pupils of Mist Hornsby, and every item showed careful tuition, and no small ability on the part of the performers. Nervousness apparently did not bother the pupils, whose rendering of the various difficult selections called forth groat applause from tho audience, and in several canes well merited encorss, especially in tho case of the smaller children, had to bo responded to. The pianoforte work'of ths elder porfcrinoi s naturally embodied a deeper range of subjects than the junior children and the treatment of their allotted itoms could not be spoken too highh of. The following was the order oi the programme : —Duet, Birthday March (Schumann) Misses E. BiggWither and M. Coote ; piano so]s,Rondo (dementi), Miss J. Simpson; ac tion song, The Garden, pupils; piano solo, Scherzo (Schubert), Miss B. Sharp; recitation, Tho Ladies of St James', Miss I. Andrew; piano solo. Festonglocken (Wonzel)," Miss I. Stephonson ; ball drill, nupils; piano solo, W;tr March (Mendelsohn), Mm I. Coote; scone from "Water Babies' (Kingsley), pupils; piano solo, Kindcsball and Jagdstuck (Gurlitt), Mis: PI. Griffin; recitation, "Greedy Puppies," Master W. Whelan; piano solo, Nocturno (Chopin), Miss G. Bryant: song. The Coach, pupils ; piano solo. Evening Song (Sartorio), Miss J. Robertson; dialogue, "Geese," Misses I. and M. Andrew; piano solo, Rondo Turc (Mendolssohn), Misses Kornsoy and Sharp; piano solo, Loichtor Sinn (Hermes), Miss A. Batchelor; part liong, Vesper Hymn, pupils. In tho middle of tho programme Miss Hornsby read her annual report as follows:—"As has boon the case previously the ages of the pupils are very varied, ranging from three to nineteen years, so that the instruction given included kindergarten, primary and secondary work, up to Junior Civil Service standard. On the 13th November the Inspector (Mr Harkness) visited the school, and all were- successful in passing into higlipr classes. M. Andrew gained a Standard VI proficiency, A. Batchelor a Standard VI competency, and J. Naldor a Standard V competency certificate, while in the lower standards the following did good work: V. Mills and M. Salisbury passed into Standard IV, and M. Whelan in preparatory grado was commended; also Manisic Robertson (aged 3 years), for reading. In work to Junior Civil Service standard I. Andrew worked this year's papers in tho following subjects: English, arithmetic, French, history, geography, freehand and blackboard drawing, and gained a total nercentnge of GO (English CD, arithmetic 60 per cent; —a pnss with credit. The Junior Civil Service English panor included a question on general reading, a prac--lie<> which will ha continued, I hope. To judge by the few candidates' v,',\u worked tho iiitararting Junior Civil Service p.ipor this year in English history it dors not appear to bo .- popular subject. This seems to im. inexplicable, as it is bound up in a thorough study of English literature, goography, science, art, political economy, nhilo in itself it provides enough romance, adventure, instruction and general fascination to satisfy ;ill tastes. I am inclined to think in many cases that tho lack of interest in history is not a case of "isnornriet. is bliss," but the reverse. Jn closing I would like to thank all tho teachers connected with the school for their help and interest in thp work, lUiss Worley in the standard classes, Mrs Nicholson (elocution), Miss Sadd (art work), and the Missas Greenwood (physical culture), also those who have been kind enough to give prizes for competition, and others who have assisted in various ways. The next term will commence, on Friday, February 2nd, 1912. 1 do not need to say good bye to the pupils, as work will be continued for a shojv Jine next i week.

Aiusic: Thn pupils are divided into two (lin.sions, and in both prizes arc given for the highost number of annual marks. A second prize is also given in the latter class, and this year a spas.-i; 1.! number of marks in the Associated .Board examination. In this oxmiiiiiiition all tho pupils who entered parsed, and some results were creditable-. M. Thompson in tlie scv.tion for accuracy in time gained 23 marks out of a possible 24.

Mr W. W. de Castro then presented the prizes as follows, tho names in brackets being the donors:—

Maggie Robertson, reading ; Jean Scott, plastccine modelling; Malcolm Whelan, writing and recitation; Leo. A. Dosgranges, arithmetic, highest marks; Malcolhi Wliolan." attendance; I'a.sil A. Dpsgrangcs, drawing, brusn : Work, 'object' lesson ; Basjj A. Desgisan--gea, scripture; Nellie Salisbury t sewing ; Evelyn Bigg-Wither, writing, Violet Mills, reading and recitation ; Nellie Salisbury, arithmetic Standard IV; Muir McLaren, history and progress in spelling; Violet Mills, Inspector's examination; Isobel Andrew (Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Homsby, Dublin), examination papers (J.C.S.) and object lessons; Margaret Andrew (Mr and Mrs Homsby (Dublin), highest examination marks; Ina M. Nalder, special progress in standard work; Isobel Andrew, reading; Ina M. Nalder (Mr Hornsby) object lesson; Margaret Andrew (Mrs Nicholson) elocution ; Aileen Batchelor, painting, drawing itfld mapping; Margaret Andrew (Mr and Mrs Hornsby.: Dublin). I'M'Pst terms marks, proficiency certificate; Meliaii Griffin, Marjorie Drummond, (Miss Worley), mapping; Margaret Andrew, scripture; AHee-n. Batohejor (Miss Hornsby), French, senior.; Margaret Andrew (Miss Hornsby) French junior; Isobel Andrew, physical cmture, Beiior; Dprie Jones ((the Misses

I Crcem-nori), physical culture, junior; | Ivy C>H.t- , mii^.il j nr.irks; MnUA Thompson, iiiutii; (son- ! in!-) ti'u Sic."-:, li'nrk'j; Ailueii JiatclioKu, ni*i iic (ui'iion, h< '-.hkl iiiizi ; Helen Uii.fiu, A.saoii.iicil Uourd examination highest niiirks. After presenting the Times Mr do Castro addressed the heholars for some time. The evening eio:;ed with the singing of tho National Anthem.