CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, CHRISTCHURCH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VII, Issue 350, 2 January 1880, Page 7

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, CHRISTCHURCH.

3£?£ ° nl • 1 ? Clty r. &^ suburbs ( Hal swell and Papanui) broke up for the Christmas holidays on Friday, December 19th. The usual previous to mid-summer vacation had been made, but ?wi a non-arrival of goods from Europe intended for prizes, the awards were not distributed. Certificates of merit were issued as the next best thing, and a promise of the prizes immediately after the re-openmg of schools. Tbe annual concert given by young ladies attending Select School, under the management of the^elifious of nw r k W^ Mumons having been looked forward to with +lt?\% J 6 Wh ° 8e ha PP iness has been to attend there within the last few years, was, notwithstanding the absence of the prizes, tK auSe?c°e? *' December 22nd ' «»* ™ ™ a treat as ever to *™ P fS° US *? the entertainment the visitors were requested to SXT? ?G? G Tan . ous sP ecin l ens of workmanship executed by the pupils Xh ?£T mi^ tlOn - ? hiS took P lace in * <*Parate hall to that in liTanJll* f^ Wa \?iv en ' aM ,_ owin S to the P leasiD S and neat SSS Z •+ 6 exb , lblts ' the hall Presented the app4ranc c of a SmkS PI - 6 galle F; On the tablos aDd aro "° d the walls s?£n™ » -f D SP f TT ce ° 8 ° f almost ever y conceivable article of art, or science a young lady is supposed to be acquainted with. ma + vf co Py boo I ks containing the hand writing (plain and ornaS^ ) JS ea ff eMnle ii t0 ? !Bdy : The bookkeeping and arithmetic papers were really excellent, whilst the mapping and other free hand ocSZ T6T 6 -T^ t0 anythiD^ I ha^ ever seen on similar the rfS l mißtr f S ° f -, One . ° f the leadin & Government schools in StPr S P v eSent) t Dd ? lnutel y inspected the various exhibits, SSf^r^. Wa , S heard t0 sa y that nothing like them could sCeS^W°v CUred w Om u? OVerament schools ' and wondered how hem S^h^ tr ° Üble ,7 ith children in no way related to nSn« » embroidery needlework, and knitting tastes of the pupils were severely criticised and much admired by the ladies I SS 3 ? d^ m Sfrom the close inspection and flattering remarks aU T- J™* gla ? to **? amo °gst the exhibits a pair of gentleman's S&rlS? and " eatl y T P^t together with good strong woollen wTt^wP*! 1 ? W>le 'L l r? ave great P artialifc y for, especially in SS? JSS? ' * W ° U - d hke t0 See tbe art of kllittin g a ° d d arning BerliSft') o '' ™«eraally taught our females. Samples of Berlin wool and lace work were also shown, also crayon drawings, I nottinr^ff 16 . 0^ thin S 8 Which ' to s * ate - tbe truth, I knfw SabS ab ? ff u fc '. + After s Pe nd i°& over an hour in this room, and SSS^^ a nT t v* he fc exhi^ t8 ' 1 WaS forcibl y struck with the oPBos£ g brShr^ Ti! ?8 - haVe U im P arti °g education over our iJCon,SS ThlS - 011 was still further strengthened entertainment wLT"^ UU f Hstening to the P erfo ™er« at the und£ S?^tfJPf 1 a hle f m S tor parents to have their daughters Pxnp%3+ maternal care of religious. What is it that a lady is Stw R° BeSf8 e Sf m iS - nOt taUght in a C °™ntschool ? Besides d«,artm«sl mUSl^' P amtin .&' d rawing, embroidery in all its pood Z? 1 and every other acquisition not the least of which is ffj? 11 ™" and deportment. One can almost always know a Sfof whfoK 8 *? by h6r P ° lite manners and graceful demeanour! iaA^el^S 7 eWIDg tO the great Caie take * th - — ' eiven^n fST*^ y , oUrie ladieß attendin g the Select School was ScSiS T^f C °° IrOOm ' T bich was neatl y d ecoratea for the occasion. This room was erected fourteen years ago, and was then WSLS?? tbe , b - eS - fc ° f . itS kind in Christcb^h buUtisno it %is netfitf C °f *TST S tbG Uttle girls Wbo flock in hundreds to manJ mF£t 7 ™ to ™ hm S how the Sisters could have managed so W y w^xp e ect U ?he e m %£%« bUiWing ' and * is *° Credit to Pfenl^i I^^ t PPe f ! hSS been made b y Rev - F - Ginaty to his ffi fT We H? to . rescue the Sisters and their pupils from this liketSn SCa f (f^- lt; . Cannot becalled anything else in weather hkethe present), and it is to be hoped it will be responded to cbeerFathei 8 rw bi ?. the B * Bh °P° f Wellington, together with the Rev. K^iSlgin^ffi,^ I^^ and Ohervierfwere present during wasneXreSd:- IDgIS tbe P rogramme ' a]l of b- a i , n . Programme. O'BrSn^frSo^^'/r 11761 !^ 68 '" W y man > Misses B °y la^ a * d Bonheur'''V g 6VdflVer,ed,by6 V d flVer,ed,byf 1Ver , ed , b y Miss Moir ' Fren <* Song,"Avee OnSrnf' » UDg Ladies of Senior Clas s J Duet (7 Pianos)f " Fairy Sn Hoh^T 7 *' " *?*»»«», Misses McGarva, wibb, Geo? (6 Kanort "'Whai ™ Sf w m w°° dk !«""<* Benior Class; Duet

%£& W J? h °?? S ' " The Minute Gun at s ea." Young Ladies of £1 Class; Duet (5 Pianos), "Linnet Polka," Misses O'Brien; wS 88 l H0 v'« C fj' X Conley, A. Conley, Hickaon, and ReSteHnn ffi wS T ? ™ om thee ' my w otherdear," Junior Ol asß ; Recitation « The Wreck," Miss Howard; French Chorus, with Solo « K»t^ Ur d V° ie> Yoxmg Ladies of Senior Class ! Sol ° (* Pianos) R™ *^ een Mavourne^n, Misses Cronin, Hoban, Conley, and O'Brien l^fta i? M^S l^-' nn ° meward W Senior and Junior Classes Recitat on, "The Sicilian Captive," Miss Comer ; Song, « Home is Sr™! ' M- mm ° r 2aSB2 aSB ; Duet < 5 Pianos )' " Coote ' 8 W ate," by 10 Performers, Misses Howard, McGarva, Hulbert, Kennedy, A. Conley, K. Conley, Conley Connelly, O'Neill, and Hoban; Glee, "My Child: hoods Home," Senior Class; Duet (4 Pianos), " Retreat March," HXn Bl « d> D ?^^°; Nei1 ' G eo g hagan, Webb, McGarva, and ?;t 8w;8 w ; f°£ 8 ' "The Cuckoo's Notes," Junior Class; Duet (4 Pianos), The Watchman," Misses Mulligan, O'Connell, Browne, Conway Dil on, Kennedy, A. Conley, and K. Conley ; Duet (vocal), <• When shall we two meet again," Misses A. Funston, and E. Holley; Duet (3 Pianos) "Home, Sweet Home!" Misses Back > Hesl «P» O'Reilly, % ?» n 3' Co^ nell y. and Hulbert ; Solo (2 Pianos), " La Voix dv On e ni^ "f SAS A lai i and °' Brien ; Sou S' " Everof th ee," The Misses Conley, and A. Funston ; Solo (7 Pianos), « Buds of Spring," Misses Butler, McGarva Doherty, Webb, Geoghagan, and Hickson : Seng, « r^v o^ Moun tainß," II Trovatore, Senior Class ; Solo (Piano) H-tJWS * n S ' Miss °' Brien ' DuPt ( yocal^ Tht Wind and the 5f T?'» MIS - 8e& Bu f k T e and M - Funßton ! Chorus, '< The Music of the bhell, Senior and Junior Classes ; Duet (6 Pianos), "II Corricolo," Leone, Misses iOßrien, Hoban, Moynihan, Kulbert, Webb, Doherty, Boylan K. Conley, Cronin, N. Cronin, Conley, and Geogbagan trench Hymn, "Amour au Sacre Cceur," Senior Class. Prize List. Gold medal by the Parish Priest, for excellency, Miss Webb. bilver medal for good conduct, Miss Egan, 1 ; Miss Geoghagan, 2. Politeness and amiability, Miss Moir, 1 ; Miss Back, 2. Deportment, Mss O'Reilly Order, Miss Moynihan, 1 ; Miss Webb, 2. Regular c ?al ' Movniha n, 1 ; Miss O'Brien and Miss Kennedy, Class I— Catechism, Miss Egan. Bible history, Miss Comer. Grammar, Miss Moynihan. Analysis and parsing, Miss Webb. Geography, Miss Doherty. Arithmetic, Miss Hoban. English history, Miss O Bnen. Modern history, Miss Holley. Use 6f globes, Miss Hoban. Chronology, Miss Hoban. Book-keeping, Miss Howard. Mapping, Miss Moynihan. Ornamental writing, Miss Geoghegan. Plain writing Miss Webb. Recitation, Miss Comer. Composition and letter writing, Miss Holley. M- co °n a M * I -- ratechi sm, Miss A. Conley. Analysis and parsing, Miss O Neil Geography, Miss Kennedy. Arithmetic, Miss M'Garvf. English history, Miss O'Reilly. Mapping, Miss Geoghegan. Plain writing, Miss Courtney. Composition and letter writing, Miss O'Neil. Reading, Miss Courtney. General application, Miss A. Funston. General improvement, Miss O'Reilly, 1 ; Miss Butler n liHf* ,P L -" Cat< S iBI % Miss °' Con *ell, 1. Geography, Miss Hulbert Grammar, Miss Funston, 1 ; Miss Courtney, 2. Arithmetic, Miss O Connell. Composition, Miss M. Funston. English history Miss Brown*. Bible history, Miss C. Conley. Dictation, Miss Browne. Reading, Miss C. Conley. Writing, Miss Hulbert, 1 ; Miss Moir, 2. General improvement. Miss M'Hugh, 1 ; Miss Tait, 2 : Miss Conway 3. Drawing and illumination, Miss Webb. French, ctS) M M°f S s O'Brien^ 11011 **" D6har * Mußi ° < BeniOT Class IV.— Miss M. Conley. Junior Class, Miss Hulbert. bingmg (senior class), Miss Burke. Special prize, Miss O'Neil. Work (point lace) Miss Egan. Leatherwork, Miss Webb. Plain needlework, Miss Geoghegan, 1 ; Miss Hulbert, 2. Artificial flower work, Miss K. Conley. Fancy work, Miss O'Brien. PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Class I.— Good conduct, Miss Bertha Weston, 1 ; Miss Agnes Reston, 2 Politeness and amiability, Miss Mulligan, 1 ; Miss Bryant, Xir .? egU l^ at t e n d ance ( Miss Alice Bird. Reading, Miss Mulligan. Writing, Miss Leonard. Arithmetic, Mist E. Funston, 1 ; Miss A. Bird, 2. Dictation, Miss Leonard. Grammar, Miss Bertha Reston. Geography, Miss Leonard. Class ll.— Writing, Miss Walsh, 1 ; Miss A. Kirkwood, 2. Reading, Miss Jane Heslop. Arithmetic, Miss Jane Heslop. General application. Miss Dillon, 1 ; Miss G. Weston, 2. w CTIC T la SIII,S 1 11 , I "'- ( ? e ?' ral improvement, Miss Lucy Oliver. Writing, Miss J Black. Arithmetic, reading, and tables, Miss E. M'Guinness. After the distribution of certificates, His Lordship addressed the children m a few well-chosen words. He thanked them for the grand entertainment they had given, and expressed his pleasure in being S reSe^\v He l^ nor l over ' told them how happy he was to hear from Rev. Mother that they were all so good, and had worked assiduously during the past year. He could see from their work in the adioinine room that their progress was preat since he last saw them, and hoped they would continue to persevere. He trusted that next year, instead of the small room m which they weTe compelled now to receive their prizes,, they would have a commodious school hall, and worthy of the i parish and themselves. He advised them to be good and obedient at home during their holidays, and do their utmost to reward their good parents, who were doing so much to give them a superior education. He also thanked the good Sisters for their attention to their pupils, and concluded by saying he would be present on the following (luesday) evening, when a dramatic entertainment would be given *v v Tue ? day .' tbe 22nd > the following programme was gone through, all the items being clearly and distinctly delivered. The playing of the Misses Boylan and O'Brien was especially good, particularly the former. The singing of Miss Burke was generally appreciated, and very deservedly so. She has a pleasant voice, and only wants a little more confidence to be perfect. Miss Holley played her part in the drama well, also Miss O'Neill, Miss Moir, and Miss Hoban, especially Miss O'Neill, who kept the audience in roars ef laughter. On the whole the Sisters have reason to be pleased with the very creditable mannerin which their pupilsconducted themselves, evidently the result of great pains on the teachers side also apprecia.-

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_ .... PBOGBAMME. »i * ?}% ( P ianos >« ".Maggie's Secret," Misses Boylan and O'Brien • -mSpS2'S™ A drama in two Acts. Dramatis person* ..w2!i a *?" -» me ' a , neb Wldo *» Miss E - HolW ; Lilia, her mSS- tBS8?t??v ?° ir J T Mai * aret . Lilia '« mother, Mils feend of Madame de St. Elme, Miss A. Punston^ Mrs * RoS I «S n^ (2 pU T£' ! Home ' Swe <* Horne ' XuhJWBBU Boylan « Th?rt ? £ M? g V Evan ? elin e," the Misses Funston ; solo (piano? oSS? gaeM - V IL - Son * " Shewore a Wreath o,,«« »'n/ g J adl t 8 of Bemor class ! dßet ( 2 Pianos), "The Fairy d'hotefMii w -r' Ml^ E • Holley ; Madame Thoma8 ' maitresße lk M i M M °y n l na T n J Monsieur Hachis, cuisinier, Miss O'Brien. **£?**£*"? ef 2K Mei<a ' A Drfllna in foar -Acts- Dramatis S^o^ oU^ deP S pui^ MiBS R Holle y S Isatelle, her daughter, Kenredv "m^J, 2 Countess, Miss Comer : Ellen, housemaid, Miss £ iff 1 lBl B A Al& ™£: ULU LT TS Miss E - Harrison ; Jane, Vaiol S L! ftF de^' M " 8 oNeil - Act L-Solo (piano), "Thy O?Sl"^5 *?**?»&****.; solo (vocal), "The Bridge" Miss OK fU? l^' " Lwcre «a Borgia," Misses Geoghlgan and Mi?sef BnrfS TM Uet - (V °? a & " Come ' let us A ™y to theKelds," SS« »TiT- Dd « Ma 7 garet Fn »'*<»; solo (piano), "A MilitarY IXhthS MM nBBn 88 ?°^ n X,T> A . ct In -Song (comic). '"'Tis better to Laugh than to Cry," Miss O'Brien ; solo (2 pianos). « FairvWhisDers " M» Moyniban and Cronin. Act IV.-Solo (2 piano^' Victoria!" aliineySgffiT^ 01^ 6115 hymD ' " kss Pop? & by