CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 15, 9 January 1891, Page 13

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

( Watt Coatt Timm, December 23 ) £SiS3F> - « Si™ ..1 ST 1 rom *• a "" DU "' °" ■»'«'*««"»» ««™ !■ . .s"* c "'«' t .«»J«nt commenced »t btlf.p.et KTen. It woald h. mast titißiy toe moat ezactine critic Snfflrv* it t n ... *v * Mtmm would wish to one and all very many happy ChrUtmasea and New Mtabhsbiog such an iastitut.on as this amongst v, Iwil J£ you a standing here of great magnitude, fiuei up for ooarde.s and ever V

there are at present Bisters teaching in Kanieri. I hare Denon«l S?3 l th 0 th BO V h ' Bood they have done since the cJnVenU P .taTtS So with these few remarks, I now beg to wish the fier FatherMw tm aod the Her. Mother and Sisters a Merry ChrtamM and a jLdJt « r 3TwSk. ltat they wi]l llTe l0Dg " Mto «» M »« thS'JS. programme UirfZwrr'^^ &t Kaniwi 0Q Batu^. The Thy Native Land (Chorus) Singing Class : Home to oar tfounh« n Cpi MM n ° d , net } °' ye Beck * ad ThomM Qlee9on 5 Christmas and the Onildren (r.cuat-onj Monica Hartnett ; Silver Lake Varsov*an« (piano duet) Annie Hatch aud Lizzie Burns : Death of Cock Bobin (conversation) Infant Class; Liquid Gem (chorus) Sineine OUss° OhUdr*^"-' 1 S Pian ° doetJ L^«Burni.nd Mar^Sil; the' Children s Choice (conversation) Margaret Hartnett, Clement H»nBv^TL Ie^ D> Vl?? 1 " and Ma^ e BoTd i The Shepherd's Bvening 8on« (piano dnet) Annie Hatch and Olive Beck. Christmas Play, Dramatis Personss-Ouiiosity, Mary Head • Expectation, Helena Shaw ; Fun, Alice M'Qailkin Frolic Annie 8 ; <££*?l J '?£**** HMtnett ! SanU Clans, Olive Beck. LiKie'Burn' Z°*l™<l,Z °* I ™<l, Singing Class ; O.M.F.N. Schottische,

(Thamct Advertiser, December 19 ) The annual distribution of prices to the pupils attending th» convent select school, prior" to the breaking up for tha ChSmM holidays, took place yesterday afternoon. Ther. was a wrVfkf! attendance of children and visitors. The room was nicely deco7a£d ZXl*^*"?*?* 1 Wreath- and ««•««■ being 08 ' •mocgst the other d.vices. There were al.o a ranety of exhibits of plam and fancy work accomplished by the pupils. On thewhole thl exh bitiou WMfully equal to its predecessors, which is saying a ereit deal ; and although the number of exhibit was not large, the exbibhs themselves were eice lent, and reflac.ed the greatest chiton the fo? tt J°° maCh , Pr Y e ' l8 °' C4naot be * iTen * the Bi «ers of Mercy for the measure of perfection arrived at in the working np of the exhibition. Amongst the work, the following attracted the most attent.cn and c »eh of the articles were much admired : Onshio^sOne worked in wine coloured plush by Miss O'Sulliran • on- in crimson satin, by Miss Williams; and two in "rawSe (one oo Wack cloth and the other on plush) by Misses Palmer and Carrey Thew was also manteldr*pe in arasene (worked on black cloth) by Misi rwohill ; and a pretty cosy, by Miss Payne. Amongst toe macramt work was a drape by Miss Williams, and brackets by Misses PalmeV Twohill, P,yne, Lawless, Hutchinsoo, E. McDonald. «d K«nny Then there were antimac-ssars in dagennet by Misses McDonald Palmer Twohill, La» leas, Payne and B. McDonald. There waVa so' SZtvS&TT 7r7 r , k « db y/ I "H«mphreys, and an excellent^ of 'be North Island of New Zealand, executed by Miss O'Sullivan The following programme was gone through, each item beine weil performed duet, » Schuloff's Wal.z," (two piS Misses Twoh.ll (2), M. McDonald, and Connolly ; song,^'Th* NeW Kingdom, 11 Miss Koefoed ; song, •' Fairie Voices," Miss Cissy Carrey E McDonald pianoforte 8ol °' " Her Bright Smile," Miss ni« ThG ?t V " F * ther ° IBe ri lly pre Bide d. «d expressed his great pleasure at being present He complimented the performers on the creditable way they had all acquitted themselves. He also spoke in eulogistic terms of the way tne children had all worked at their studies during the past year, which in addition to being rerv eratifV. ing to the pupils themselves, was also a source of great happmess fo the bisters aud toh.mself «s well. He contended that a ConTeot Bchool had anadvaotage over a Government school, inasmuch %c at the former the pupils had religious instruction in addition to the secular. In conclusion, he hoped the scholars would enjoy their Shr y O'R Dd . H° ?°-l hlD^ bUt What WoTth r iQ God's 7 8ight' father O Reilly distributed the prizes. «s"i.

(Auetland livening Star, December 24,) The distribution of prizes at tha Catholic schools in Hobson street .ook place yesterday, His Lordship Bishop Lack being tne distr.butor The prize winners in the parish schools rVceUed the?r rewards his morning B,shop Luck spoke in the highest terns of ,n «oh o R Pr^ rCB ! T ade by the pupil8 ' * nd of good conduct m school He hoped their conduct to their parents at home would equal that in school, and he felt sure little more could be desired Ihe Pnieswere first distributed to the little ones in St. Patrick's Infante School. The children first went through a little programme of recitations, which they all performed very well, one little fellow »T» 1X n y T 8 °. eflbeil!«e fl beil !« e «^ci»lly good with his recitation on Land o.dism. A floral dr ana was also oerf >rmed by thirteen of the In tie ones, and tLey all knew their parti well. Piom the i infant school an adjournment was at once made to (he St. Joseph -School, where tha eider of the paruh school children ZT WUh tbei !i Pnze9 ' Here ft ß* in - 11 WM »«•*««■• and o.der, the little stage and the room being nicely decorated. The following programme was performed in good style by the children who gave evidence of careful timing :-Chorus, ' Hail i All Hul " by the c ildren ; address to the Bishop, Mary Thompson ; chorus trom Flower Qaeen). the pupils ; recitation, "Only Demies." Ann" Grubb; song and chorus. " Chiming Bel s of Long Ago "pupilsn citation, " Festal Greeting," Laura O'Brien; chorus^ Chrisfmas' 8 ' drama > "P"" in Boot*," pupils; prologue, Mud t». HlB Lordßh .'P * h «> will > » few appropriate remarks complimen- "*"* * nd to ' fae c -<^ the children, by tb^i X^Xn CSS vp 6 ABthem ™ ™* . Thl9 " ft «°oon at two o'clock there was a large attendance of tbF££Z%Xi£ lt ? it i° the Bcboolroo * to view the work of the Convent High Bchool, and to wit new the distribution of prizes to

the successful pupils of the school. The exhibits were greatly admired, and most of the work was really admirable. The plain needlt wo k showed that grent care had been bestowed on it, while the fancy needlework, crayon drawing", »nd illuminate! Scnp'ure texts were vry attractive. The drawings were very good, as were the mnpi exhibited. The pupi s then gave an excileni perform i nee of musical and other itpmi' as follows- — Dir t, '• Danse Krpagnol," Misses < > affiey, n. Ceffrev, Graham. A. Shanghai ; address Miss A 8i nnngban ; recitation, "One Hail Mary," Miss L. Byan ; choru-<, " 8 owlv and Softly Music Should Flow ; " recitation, " The Spartan Mother," Miss Little; duet, "Lucia di Lammermoor," Misses Ryan, Quinn, Bailey, Evans; recitation, " St. Elizabeth's Kose," Ming B Graham ; recitation, '• Take Them a- You Kind Them," Miss Fole* ; glee,' 1 The Bells;" recitation, "A Stranger's Gneting to Knn, ' Miss J. Quinn ; dupt, •• Fairy Queen," Misses Graham and Caffrty, B. Graham, N. Caffrey ; dialogue, " Nature v. Education," Misses Bennet, Klannery, Little, Graham ; recitation, "Live for Something," Mus E. Flanneiy ; vocal waltz, " Little Huntsman." After the performance of these items Hia Lordship the Bishop distributed the prizes.