ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIV, Issue 35, 24 December 1886, Page 11

ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL.

The distribution of prizes took place on Thursday, the 16th irmt at this school, which is under the care of the Dominican nuns. His Lordship the Bishop presided, and there were present also the Rev. Fathers Lynch, Yereker, and Purton, 0.5.8., together with several of the parents, friends, and relatives of the pupils.— The following programme was gone through with in a very pleasing manner the recitations giving evidence of careful training and intelligence, and the singing being remarkably good.—" The Harp that Once " struck as extremely creditable, the difficult harmonies being sustained without an interruption or the occurrence of a single discord. " Let Erin remember," which was given afterwards in response for a demand made for more music, was also sung very nicely and with a proper spirit :— Juvenile chorus, " I love the merry Sunshine " ; recitation, " Choice of Trades." Distribution of I. standard merits. Boy's chorus, " Our cheerful Song " ; duet, " Beautiful Isle of the Sea." Distribution of 11. standard merits. Recitation, " Never say Fail " ; chorus, " Trip it lightly." Distribution of low and high 111. merits. Vocal duet, " Flower Gatherers " ; recitation, " The King of Arragon." Distribution of IV. and V. merits. Chorus, " The Harp that Once." — His Lordship, who distributed the prizes, said he was very well satisfied with the progress made by the girls during the year, and with their conduct generally. — He, however, could not say so much for the boys. — The boys had not given him satisfaction ; they had not made the progress that was expected, and their conduct bad not been what it ought to be. He said this especially that it might come to the ears of the parents. He thought that parents might do a great deal more in this matter than they did. They might see that their children were regular in attending school.— Without regular attendance nothing could be looked for. If a child were kept at home for some days he fell behind, and could Beldom recover the ground he had lost. Parents could see also that their boys attended to their home lessons, and that they did not spend their evenings running about in the streets, and picking up mischief there of every kind. In the school, everything was done that could be done to improve the children. The teachers were in every respect thoroughly efficient, thoroughly competent for the work undertaken by them, and tbey spared themselves no pains and no labour ; they did their part as well as it could be done, and if parents would exert themselves to work in harmony with them much better results might be obtained than were now to be shown, This was an important school, 220 children attended it and on its success a great deal depended. The gratitude of the children, added, the speaker, was due to those gentlemen aDd ladies who bad given the prizes won by them— to the Hon. Mr. Larnach, and Messrs. Kennedy, Smith, Caldwell, and several of those who were present. His Lordship, in dismissing the school for the holidays, earnestly impressed upon them the necessity of being well-behaved, and enjoying themselves in a quiet and orderly manner. A very neat and nicelyexecuted selection of needlework was laid out for inspection in a side room. It consisted for the most part of plain work, and spoke well for the industry and skill of the girls. The pttce de resistance was evidently an altar cloth prettily braided and delicately stitched, which, with an alb, also displaying considerable taste and skill, occupied a conspicuous position. An idler's job. in the shape of a braided smoking cap, was pointed out, it having been constructed by such girls as during the year had come to school unprovided with working materials. We append the prize list. PSIZE LIST. Standard I (36 examined, 25 passed).— Kate Perkins, Lizzie M'Caffrey, Mary Casey, Mary Fitzpatrick, Lizzie Curry, Grace Stokes, Maggie Moloney, Julia Ryan, Evelyn Murray, Maggie Montague, Maggie O'Neill, Thomas Bennett, Thomas Kehoe, Angus M'Donald, Thomas Houlahan, Michael Keyes, Thomas Shannon, John Dee. Michael Walshe, Peter Waugh, Arthur Barry, Michael O'Driscoll, Edward Keating, Thomas Gallagher, James Lennon. Standard II (17 examined, eight passed). — Mary Amy Tierney, N. Griffin, N. Brady, L. Hayes, J. Casey, J. North, T. Fanning. Standard II (12 examined, six passed) : N. Shannon, K. Healy, M. Cuff, M. Perkins, M. Walsh. J. Bruton. High (10 examined, seven passed): J. O'Conner. A. N. Brady, M. Langan, D. Comyn, A. Coughlin, B. M'Namara, M. Butter. Standard IV (seven examined, six passed). — N. Everett. A. Marlow, M. Kehoe, B. Murray, K. Blaney, J. Meade. Standard V (four examined, three passed).— Kate Whelan, Mary Gregan, Mary Bennett. SPECIAL PRIZES. Regular attendance (Mrs Meade's prize). — J. O'Connor, M. Langan, N. Shannon, J. Ryan. Boys (Miss Heffernan's prize). Thomas Bennett, T. Shannon, James Lennon. Christain doctrine : First prize (presented by Mr Caldwell) : Kate Whelan, M. Gregan, A. Marlow, M. Kehoe, A. Coughlin, M. Cuff, K. Healy, C. Keating. Second prize : N. Shannon, N. M'Namara, M. O'Keeffe, M. Bradley, L. Hayes, N. Griffen, M. A. Tierney, M. O'Neill, K. Perkins, L M'Caffrey, M. Fitzpatrick, M. Kehoe, M. Moloney, L. Horan, M Walshe, J. Roach. Needlework — Fancywork (Mrs. Blaney's prize) : A Marlow, 1 L. Griffen, 2 ; M. Langan. Plain work (presented by Hon. Mr Larnach) : M. Kehoe, A. Marlow, M. Bennett, Mary Butter, M Gregan, 1 ; Alice Brady, M. Cuff, M. Perkins, N. Brady, D. Comyn, 2 Application. — Teresa Meade, Julia Ryan, Arthur Barry. — Specia

Arithmetic, Writing, and Singing (the Hon. Mr. Larnach's prizes) :K. Blaney* 1 ; C, Keating, second prize for class singing. Good conduct. — Silver medal (presented by J. Kennedy, Esq., Brooklyn, U.S.), awarded to Kate Whelan. Boys (silver medal), to John Casey. Prize (Mr. Caldwell's) : M, Gregan, A. Marlow, M. Kehoe, J. O'Connor, M. Bennett, 1 ; Maggie O'Keefe, 2. Infant school— Regular attendance : N, Horan 1. Boys : J, Horan, W. and M. Bruton, E. Smith. Application.— Mary Blaney, L. O'Connor, Pat Cuff. Class singing:— Rose Keenan. Good conduct.— B. Greany, K. and M. Houlihan, Cafley,'Perkini, T. Kehoe, T. Cuff.