THE CONVENT SCHOOLS, ASHBURTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue XXV, 24 December 1897, Page 27

THE CONVENT SCHOOLS, ASHBURTON.

On Thursday (says the A.shburton Mad) there was a large attendance at the convent school to enjoy the annual entertainment given by the pupils at the close of the school year, and just before the Christmas holidays. As u&ual, the numbers of the programme were well selected, every item being the work of a master, 'and the performance of the pupils showed how careful and thorough had been the teaching. Iv the concerted work evidence was given of how inexorable the teachers are in the matter of musical time, which was kept with the precision of a metronome, while the expressive tinging and playing bore marks throughout of honest endeavours to train the musical instincts of the pupils to realise the spirit and meaning of the composer. The time of the pieces for three pianos with organ (seven players) was admirable, and there were three of such pieces, with iroh playeis every time. In the part songs, which were sweetly sung, the solos were taken by Miss Beatrice Denshire, whose work was specially pleasing, and gave promise of rivalling in the near future that of her gifted mother The iolin playing of Misses Digby and J. Brick was also commendable, and as an elocutionary effort JUis-b V. Johnston's recitation left little to be desired. The iol lowing was the programme :— Duet (3 piano.'), "Chilperic" (Sydney Smith), Misses O'Keefe, T. Devane

Brick, Patching, Johnson, and Cottrell ; song and chorus, •' Where shall we wander, sister mine " (S. Glover), senior pupils ; solo (violin), "Willkommen Gavotte" (J. Kessler). Miss Du/by ; duet (3 pianos), '-The birdie's ball'" (Smallwood), Misses McKay, Morland, Dore, E. Dore, Lagan, and W. Brick ; solo (3 pianos and hatrmonium), " Home, sweet home " (Kuhe), Misses Bullock, O'Keefe, arjl L. Brick, harmonium M. Brick ; recitatien, "Three days in the life of Colnmbus," Miss V. Johnston ; duet (3 pianos aoid harmonium), "Golden trumpets" (Fowles), Misses Johnston, Digby, Brick, Bland, O'Keefe. and Bullock, harmonium L. Brick ; song and chorus. " Where shall we find our home " (Glover), senior pupils ; solo (violin), " Blumenlied " (G. Lange), Miss J. Brick ; solo (three pianos and harmonium), " The harp that once thro' Tara's halls" (A. Wright), Misses Brick, O'Keefe, and L. Brick, harmonium Miss Bullock; song and chorus, "The Tuscan girl crowning the sea" (Glover), senior pupils ; duct (2 pianos). "March imperial" (E. Horn), first piano, Misses O'Keefe and Bullock, second piano, Misses Brick and L. Brick ; finale, " God defend New Zealand " (Weeks), senior pupils. After the concert Very Rev. Father O'Donnell thanked th c pupils for the superior entertainment given by them, congratulate,} them and the Sisters on a most satisfactory year's school work, an,\ expressed a wish that they would enjoy the holidays on which they were to enter. He then distributed the prizes as per the following PRIZE LIST. SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL. Good conduct. — Boarders, Margaret Daly, Maggie O'Grady and Lizzie Bland ; day pupils, Alice Patching, Nellie Coster, Tirephena Devane. Regular attendance, Alice Patching 1 . Seventh class. — Christian doctrine, Maggie O'Grady ; arithmetic. Maggie O'Grady ; algebra, Annie O'Keefe ; grammar and composition, Lizzie Bland ; geography and history, Maggie OG-rady ; reading-, Annie O'Keofe ; writing, Lizzie Bland ; drawing, Adelaide Scott. Sixth class. — Christian doctrine, Maggie Brick ; arithmetic, Leila Cottrell ; algebra, Beatrice Denshire ; grammar and composition, Leila Cottrell ; geography and history, Maggie Brick ; reading and recitation, Violet Johnston ; writing, Alice Patching ; drawing, Leila Cottrell. Fifth class. — Christtan doctrine, Mary Morland ; arithmetic ana history, Bella Wilson ; geography, Mary Digby ; grammar, Mary Digby ; composition, Nellie Coster ; reading, Bella Wilson ; drawing, Mona Harrison. Fourth class. — Christian doctrine, Mary McKay ; arithmetic, Carrie Friedlander ; geography and history, Lena Lagan ; grammar and composition, Julia Brick ; reading, Trephena Devane ; drawing, Ethel Walsh. Third Class. — Christian doctrine : Ellen Dore ; arithmetic : Ellen Dore ; reading : Esther Dore ; geography : Esther Dore. Second Class. — General progress : Winifride Brick first, Madeline Brick second. Music (piano). — First class : Annie O'Keefe first, Maggie Brick second ; second class : Violet Johnston first, Mary M'Kay second. Violin : Mary Digby. Theory of music. — Intermediate division : Annie Bullock first, Lizzie Brick second ; junior division : Violet Johnston. Singing. — Senior division : Beatrice Denshire; junior division: Mary M'Kay. French. — First class: Beatrice Denshire ; second class : Leila Cottrell. Needlework. — Ljila Cottrell. BT. PATRICK'S I'AROCHIAL SCHOOL. Good Conduct. — Xorah Fitzgerald. Christian doctrine. — Sixth clas<<. Frances Hicks; Fifth clas-, Florence Hicks; Fourth class-. Winifride O'Connor; Third cla^s. Mary Adams. Regular attendance. — First. A^astasia 0 Brien : second, Xorah Fitzgerald ; third. Minnie Prinderville. Sixth Class. — Ist prize. Francis Hicks ; second, Anasta^ia Kane ; third, Margaret Hannigan. Fifth Class. — First prize, Xorah Fitzgerald : second, Florence Hicks ; third, Mary Hyland. Fourth Class. — Fir-.t prize, Louisa Bryant : second, Lily Ilannigan ; third, Lizzie Madden. Third Class — First prize, Margaret Haines ; second, Ellen Bryant; third, Hannah Hyland ; fourth, Minnie O'Connor. Second Class. — First prize, Minnie Costello; second, Lizzie Hyland ; third, Margaret Spring. First Class. — First prize, Maud Bowden ; second, Florence Brophy ; third, Julia O'Kane. Needlework. — Kate Crowe.