DOMINICAN CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL DUNEDIN.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 36, 27 December 1889, Page 29

DOMINICAN CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL DUNEDIN.

The annual distribution of prizes took place ia this school on Friday forenoon. It was made by the Most Rev. Dr. Moran, in St. Joseph's schoolroom which had been appropriately adorned for the occasion I here were also present the Very Rev. Father O'Leary and the Rev Fathers Lynch, Vereker, O'Donnell, O'Neil, and McMullin, as well as several relations and friends of the pupils. The distribution to each class was preceded by a musical performance, vocal or insirumental, in which the pupils of the nuns showed themselves as usual most emcient, the concluding ceremony being the crowning of the young lady awarded by the votes of her schoolmates the Bishop's prize for amiability -who was this year Miss Mary Knott. The ttisnop then addressed a few words to the girls. He said he had to congratulate them on the success of their examination. He had himeelt taken part in the eliminations, particularly in those of the higher branches, aud found tbeauswering entirely satisfactory. With regard to other things, toe mmicnow performed, and the work shown by the girlsat the Exmbitionaffordtd ample proofs of how well they used their time, and profited by tne instruction received by them. The Lady Superior said the examination* had given her great satisfaction, and there was not a single complaint to be made of any of the pupils Tlu was very consoling, and if any reward were sought for by tboee who bad tbe care of them this w.uld in itself reward them amply. Tae mo»t rev. Bpeaker then announced that vacaiion would commence to-day and would terminate on Febiuary 8 (applause) So long a vacation was given for two reasons : First they had had very little vacaiion during the winier holiday*, and secondly, they bad worked so hard iv preparing for the Exhibition. Tois bad demanded additional labour irom them, and they were therefore entitled to an additional holiday, tie noped they would enjoy themselves thoroughly and would acquire aa increased stock ot health t.o as io begin the new sessioa with rsnewed vigour. Tne speaker, however, would remind them that recreation was not ditwpation. Let them not yield to any excess, but observe the golden rale of moderation. His Lordship tneu dis^ .misted the tchool until February Bth. ,%.u N^ Withb i SS u dingt! ' c quantity of woik and drawings displayed it the bays of the Catholic schools at the Exhibition qcite a goodly ■now was still made at the convent. The articles comprised plaio inoen, 8 ?^ T\- ,° £ a P pareQtl y all tha kinds known to female nf°r?»ni, y fl aad Bkll i > an(l 80me very P fetly and well executed baskets th P n^ o ' c . rS| drawin £ e > BQ d paintings. The industry, indeed, of mm "w»hsT U 8e T e r ma ouly e <l uall ed by their skill-ana that is of a the s£l» l!S S, a u iD^ however » al "ady said so much concerning tixe flchoolu, and still baying a good deal to Bay from week to week in

oar Exhibition notes concerning them, we shall not now farther allude to the subject. We append the prize listClass Vl— English : Miss Qailter, 1 ; Miss Fleming, 2. History and composition : Miss Fleming. Latin : Miss Qailter. Arithmetic : Miss Carton. Geometry : Miss Fleming. Algebra : Miss Carson. French : MissQuilter. Transcription and penmanship : Miss Carson. Class V— English : Miss Newman. History and composition : Miss Newman. Latin : Miss M'Grath. Arithmetic : Miss Dickinson. Algebra: Miss Dickinson. French: Miss Cameron. Italian: Miss Munroe. Transcription : Miss Cameron. Class IV— English : Miss Connolly, 1 ; Miss Honleban, 2 ; Miss Rivers, 3. Mapping : Miss Unwell. Arithmetic : Miss Houlehan. Geometry : Miss Connolly. Algebra : Miss Houlehan. French : Miss Enott. Transcription : Miss Printz.

Class lll— English : Miss O'Neill, 1 ; Miss X Blaney, 2. Arithmetis : Miss Skene. French : First division — Miss Rivers ; saoond division — Miss Aches >n. Transcription : Miss Ancell. Application; Miss H Fraser. General improvement : Miss Sarah Cameron. Class ll— English : Miss Bush, 1 ; Miss L Griffin, 2. Arithmetic : Miss Bush. Transcription : Miss X Martin. Application : Miss Fitzgerald.

Class I— English : Miss E Neill, 1 ; Miss J Fagan, 2. Arithmetic : Miss F Skene. Transcription : Miss Hucker. Application : Miss A Ancell.

General Prizes.— Scripture History: Miss McGrath, 1; Miss Skene, 2. Christian Doctrine : Miss O'Shea, 1 ; Miss Skene, 2. Chris* tian Doctrine (day pupils) : Miss Columb, 1 ; Miss O'Neill, 2 ; Miss Bush, 3 ; Misses S Hall and P Perrin (equal), 4. Politeness (boarders).: Miss Cameron. Politeness (day pupils) : Miss Ancell. Deportment (boarders) : Miss M'Grath. Order (boarders) : Miss E Dickenson. Order (day pupils) : Miss Douglass. Domestic duties: Miss Houlehan. Calisthenics (boarders) : Miss Connolly. Calisthenics (day pupils) : Miss Corrigan. Fancy work, Miss Dickinson, 1 ; Miss Connolly, 2. Laoe work, Miss Lynch and Miss Davies. Plain work, Miss M Howell, 1 ; Miss Ancell, 2. Flower modt King, Miss Hughes. Drawing, Miss Hughes, Oil painting, Miss Printz. Water colours, Miss Howell. Music, Miss Howell, 1 ; Miss Cameron, 2. Improvement in music, Miss G Howell, Harp, Miss Lynch. Violin and harmony, Miss Dickenson. Attention to singing, Miss M Howeli. Writing, Miss A Maloney, 1 ; Miss E Neill, 2. Book-keeping, Miss M'Gratb. Attendance, Miss M Enott. Good conduct, Miss M'Gratb, 1 ; Miss A Maloney, 2.

The following received prizes in the kindergarten class : — Misses E O'Neill, Lily Allen, Cissie Kennedy, Annie Fagan. Nellie O'Neill, Mary Meenan (Third Standard). Misses Lily Printz, Lily Neill, Eatia Woods, X Dwyer, Nellie Martin (Second Standard). Misses E Lawrence, Winnie Fagan, Winnie Carroll (First Standard). Misses Alice Meenan, Olive Lawrence, M Gilmour, Rose Perrin, and Master Frank Neill (Infant Reader). Misses Ethel Hogg, Annie Liston, Bunbury, Ruby Dunne, Maggie Fagan, Maggie Dwyer, Mary Dunne, Nellie Coughlan, Rosie Petre, and Masters Reginald Christopher, Dan Flanagan, and George Cotter (Primer).