ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 14005, 16 December 1919, Page 6

ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL.

ENJOYABLE CONCERT.

The St. Patrick's Assembly Hall Avas crowded last eveninv, when the children attending St. Patrick's School gave a most delightful concert. The stage was nicely decorated for the occasion, Mr Peters having provided the ferns, palms, etc. The efforts of the children reflected the greatest credit upon the nuns, who had gone to very considerable trouble to train the children. High praise was heard on all sides as to the training that the children had received, and to the intelligence they had displayed in the rendering of the various

items,

Owing to the length of the programme and the number of very young children taking part, it was announced by Master Jim Gallagher that there were to be no encores. The programme was an excellent one, and so well did the children acquit themselves that it would be unfair to specially single out any item as being better than any other. One cannot bestow too much praise upon these clever children and their very capable instructors for the splendid showing they made in connection with the various items. The opening chorus, "The Voice of Spring," and the closing one, "Good Night," sung in parts, were very good items indeed.

Master Keith Eastwood greatly im.pressed the audience with his acting in "Gilbert the Filbert." A beautiful stage picture was made in the song, "Bubbles," which was well sung by Miss Eileen O'Meara. A special word of praise is due to the '' Ten Little Niggers" and to "P.G. 49." "Somebody's Mother,", by Master Archie Currie, and "Annie's and Willies Prayer,'' by the girls of the third and fourth standards, were very well rendered. "Who Built the Ship?" was discussed with great spirit and vigour by the boys of the sth, 6th and 7th standards, and Mr Thompson (Gordon MeArley) settled the claims of the different disputants in a very able manner. The pianoforte items, the trio "Hunting March," and the duet, "Simple Aveu'" were nicely rendered by Misses Louie Curtin, Madge Smith and Ellen Buckley, and Misses Edna Chine and Mary Gostelle respectively. The exhibition of physical and Swedish drill showed that the hi.ghly satisfactory reports of the drill inspector in connection with the subjects were well deserved. The displays showed that very careful instruction' had been imparted to the pupils. The efforts of the pupils were *a credit lo themselves and to those A\"ho had trained them.

Tlu , dancing was of a high order, and the cleverness of Ihe pupils in this connfcctJou was ve'.ry marked* (In "My Nursery Friends" it was a real pleasure to watch the. dainty steps of the little visitors who called upou Madge Smith, and who brought us all brick to our childhood's days, when •'Little Jack Homer, "llunipty Dumpty," etc., were amongst the delights of our childhood. Misses Reynolds, Howard, O'Megan (2), Meiklc'(2), in their exhibition of Scotch dancing, were splendid. The dancing of these pupils reflects the greatest credit on their teacher (Mr Macdonald). The concert wris one of the most enjoyable ever placed before a Masterton audience.