CONVENT SCHOOL, WANGANUI.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 1, 2 January 1902, Page 4

CONVENT SCHOOL, WANGANUI.

December 20. lw tKLT 7 f 6 *?"!! 6 ' Ittost1 ttostl *™ ost successful concert ever yet held SLSft P ?£ a° £ Saor ? d ? eart Convent Sohooi took Place last night m the Opera House in the presence of a large and thoroughly STX fnn^f ??■ 4 nex «.e"ent programme had been arrange? and !tem followed item in quick succession. Pianoforte selections SSfT Z^*f? M ' ? a^ rie i 80l0 >' Rub y Perrett aQ d E. Gibbona (duet), M. Mitchell and W. Pine (duet), and vocal numbers by Misses Moroney, A. Dalziell, Hyde, Pinches and O'Reilly. 'These? as the local Chronicle says, 'were all very well performed, and the painstaking teachers must feel repayed by the very crSitable manner m which their pupils acquitted themselves.' Besides these a number of national tableaux, with beautiful limelight effects! Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Canada, America, and Africa. In the matter of grouping and costumes these tableaux were all that could be desired and each was accompanied by a distinctive dance or ?™T"« -T ' C h° ra^ B Wer ! he \ rfcily BUn^' and the danc es, includmg a savor s hornpipe, a Scotch reel, an Irish jig, and a cachuca were performed with an ease and grace that gave evidence of careofeTvf ;■ Th « firat P a ft .<>* programme was brought to a &« 7 f t^- ° Dal flaflr I dri ]k 1 ? which all the nati «ns represented took part. This was a splendid item and loudJy applauded The second part of the enteitainment was wholly occupied by a play entitled 'Miss CarndufFs Next-of-Kin,' in which the followw?n-°°« if ar f ' Ml f e » M °f°?ey, Hyde, Tait, Manson, Gibbons, Wilkie Schaafer, and R.garlsford. The production was decidedly above the level of the ordinary school play, and the young ladies displayed a very intelligent conception of their respective parts A pretty and decidedly novel item was provided in the 'Goodnight fo" the^r'effort? * ""^ d ° tB ' Wh ° W6r<3 hearfcil y aPP'auded At the conclusion of the play the distribution of prizes by the Mayoress r Mrs Hatnck) took place. Prior to the reading of the report his Worship the Mayor, in a short speech, congratulated those who had won prizes, and referred in high terms of praise to the excellent tuition given by the good Sisters of the convent He expressed the pleasure he and Mrs Hatrick felt at being present and thanked Dean K t rk for the honor he had conferred on them in asking them to attend and present the prizes a T v e ?? cIe I- De - an 'J H tet thankin £ those who had presented prizes and who had assisted in many ways, then read the report and prize list, after which the prizes were presented to the successful pupils by_Mr B Hatrick. The following is the prize and examination SACRED HEART SELECT SCHOOL. S « c ° eßS es at public examinations-Matriculation : Misses Adelia Dougherty, Margaret McOulloch, Julia Whelan, and Mary O'ConanSFranrWhr/an. 61 " 061 Miß9eß Ma^ Steedman, Julia Vhelan, Matriculation Class-Archbishop's gold medal for general excellence; Dux of school Miss Ellie Moroney ; next highest marks in all subject, Dr. Connolly's prize, Miss Bridget OConnell twi P-hvf erVICe i C lf 88 (Preparatory)_English and physiology, Emily Gibbons ; algebra, Kathleen Galpin ; geography and arith' McGovem ary '' 8 com P osition and Fr ench, Bessie « .XI 1 " P la^ 8 ~? n ,? lißh ' arithmet ic, geography and physiology, first Maude Mitchell; expositor, first, Matilda Humphreys! eecond Mildred Ryan, who is second also in English; history, first, Nellii Manson ; geography, second, Dora Tait; reading, first, Dora Tait ; composition, first, Sophia Georgetti ; second, Nellie Manson ; prize for application and steady progress during her time at school, Annie Schaeffer Mary Tymons, who was absent at the examina' tion, earned excellent marks during the year Lower VI. Class-Arithmetic, Gladys 'Hibbard, first; Amy Hyde, second; reading, Mary Lloyd; grammar, Gladys Hibbard, first ; Gladys Powell, second; expositor, G. Hibbard, first; Annie Lloyd second; geography, G. Hibbard, first ; Beatrice Wilkie, second; history G. Hibbard, first; Nellie Rigadrsford, second; next m merit Dora Kelleher ; composition, G. Hibbard first ; B KateQuillTane Q merit ' N< Ri & arlsf ord ; domt stic economy, Lower Fifth-Arithmetic, Josephine Lloyd 1, Mabel Neverman 2 ; grammar, Nora Pine 1, Josephine Lloyd 2, next in merit M Neverman ; expositor, Eliza Wells 1, Veenie Summers 2; history! Winnie Hatnck IN Pine 2 ; geography, Nora Pine 1 ; reading °N Pine 1, Mary Maakell 2 ; composition, Winnie Hatrick 1, next in merit Cissie Neill ; domestic economy, N. Pine ], Josephine

Fourth Class— Arithmetic, Lucy Shanby, next in merit Leila Barns, Mary Keegan ; grammar. Lucy Shanby, next in merit Annie Sullivan, E. O'Reilly, and Myrtle Richardson ; expositor, Ella O'Reilly, next in merit Vera tialpin ; composition, E. O'Reilly 1, Lelia Barns 2 ; history, Lucy Shanby 1, E O'Reilly 2, next in merit Myrtle Richardson and Vera Galpin ; geography, Maggie O'Neill, next in merit Nellie O'Neill and Lena Scully ; reading, Annie O'Sullivan, next in merit L. Shanby and L. Scully. Third Class— Arithmetic, M. Loftus 1, Doris Bull 2 ; grammar, Winnie Neylon 1, Mary Gilligan 2. npxt in merit Maude Nicolson ; expositor, Mabel Loftus 1, Lily Riggs 2 ; history, Eilleen Perrett 1, Lilly Riggs 2, next in merit; M. Neill aud M. Gilligan ; geography, Mabel Loftus 1, L. Riggs 2, next in merit Maggie Hatrick and Maude Nicholson ; reading, Maggie Hatrick 1, Mary Neill 2. Second Class— The following made an excellent examination, and will receive prizes from the Christmas tree : — Lily Dwyer, Mary Cullinan, Daisy Carlton, Ethel Parker, Olive Oldberg, Mary Cross, Kathleen Culliuan, Emily Sullivan, Annie Daly, I. Pine, Lily Brownlie, Ellie Brownlie, Mary Mahoney, Hannah Crowley, Frances McCulloch. First Class- Iq the first and primer classes the answering of the following children was particularly good. All of them will get prizes :— Willie Neylon, Maurice Richardson, Bertie Beswick, Gerald Mahoney, Oswald Hobson, Thos. Dwyer, Katie Hatrick, Minnie Jefferson, Grace Clapham, Rose Kay, Hilda Kay, Irene Spackman, Eileen Bond, Joseph Connolly, Edward Cullinan, Gordon Tyrell, Ivy Olberg, Una Mahoney, and Lexy Hatriek. Christian Doctrine — First Division : Sophia Georgetti and Lucy Shanly, equal ; Second Division, Annie Lloyd. Writing, Nellie Dwyer 1, Beatrice Wilkie 2. Special Prizes— Amiability (selected by her companions for the crown '), Miss Lavinia Summers. G-ood conduct— boarders : Miss Kathleen Galpin, gold medal ; Miss Lucy Shanly came next in merit. Day pupils : Miss Nellie Dwyer, who passed second in the late scholarship examination and who will receive a gold medal Painting (the Mayor's gold medal) : Miss Ada Dalziell 1, Misses 'Bessie McGovern and Mildren Ryan 2. Drawing : Miss Nellie Manson I, Miss Lily Dalziell 2. Fancy Work : Miss Lily Dalziell 1. Plain Sewing : Miss Nellie Rigarlsford 1. Music— Singing (the Mayor's gold medal) : Miss Amy Hyde, senior ; Miss Ella O'Reilly, junior. Pianoforte: Senior grade, Miss Minnie Barrier junior (local centre), Miss Mary Tymons. Higher School Division : Miss Ruby Perrett. Lower School Division : Miss Kate Quillinane. Elementary Pass: Misses Leila Barns and Lucy Sanly. Intermediate pass and secured 100 marks in theory : Miss Maude Mitchell. ST. JOSEPH'S (PARISH) SCHOOL. Good Conduct — Mary Meehan. Catechism — Maggie Quirk l" Alice Wood 2, Cecilia McLean 3, Eileen Boyle i. Regular Attend ance — Annie Kinnaird. Plain Sewing— lsabel Calder. Standard Work, Standard Vl.— lda Sheehy 1, Isabel Calder 2 Sadie Wood 3. V. : Alice Wood 1, Annie Kinnaird 2. IV. : LizzieBrady 1, Kathleen Wood 2. 111. : Maggie Quirk 1, Alice O'Conn o 2. 11. : Lily Kreuse 1, Agnes Hogan 2. I. : Lawrence Loftus 1, Edith Morgan 2.