CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL, ASHBURTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 1, 2 January 1902, Page 6

CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL, ASHBURTON.

Large numbers of the parents and friends of the pupils availed themselves of the invitation of the Sisters of the Mission (says the Ashburton Mail) to attend the annual piize distribution at the convent. Two rooms at the entiance to the institution were decorated with the work of the students, including paintings, panels, plaques, mantel drapes, cushions, table centres, and covers, brackets, tea cosies, satchel?, and other fancy and plain needlework, all of which tefctified to the care exercised in the tuition, and also the capabilities of the pupils. After the visitors had spent some time in the inspection of the artistic efforts of the students, an adjournment was made to the large schoolroom, which was prettily decorated for the ceremony of the prize distribution, and here the building was promptly filled, every seat being availtd of. The following interesting musical programme was given, all the items being marked with close attention, and performed were with great skill :—: — "Duet (two pianos), Misses LagaD, Cox, Dove, and McKay ; song and chorus, senior pupils ; duet (violin \ ' Whac are the wild waves saying,' Ist violins, Misses Culleu and McKay ; 2nd violins, Misses J. and W. Brick ace mpaniment, Miss Lag?.n ; recitation, Miss Digby ; duet (two pianos anfpharmouium), Mifest s McKay, Paul, Cox, and Walsh harmonium, .Miss Lagan ; song and chorus, senior pupils ; solo (two pianos and harmonium), Misses Langley, Brophy, and. Brick; song and chorus, junior pupils; quintet (two pianos, Ist and 2nd violins, and harmonium) pianos, Mitses Brock and White ; Ist violins, Misses Cullen and J. Brick ; 2"d violins, Misses McKay and W. Brick ; harmonium, Miss Bournique ; recitation, Miss Alberta Shrimpton ; solo (two pianos and harmonium), pianos, Misses McKay and Lagan ; harmonium, Miss Bournique ; fcong and chorus, senior pupils ; duet (violin), Ist violins, Misses Brick and Bullen; 2nd violins, Misdts McKay andW. BricK ; piano accompaniment, Miss Lagan. At the conclusion of the programme the Very Rev. Dean O'Donnell warmly thanked the pupils for their enjoyable concert so ably given. He c mpliirented them om the large amount of work they Dad iloiie throughout ihe jeur, u,i,d aKo ou Kb quality. Reference was th;n in n°o to the recent exam nations, ar:d it w«a stated that a>l iliote prt b< ntei] hart gained lertifiuat' s for school wck, and the uphc pupils who entered for the nautical examination by Mr. A. Mii-towski, M B. Oxon, examiner for Trinity College, London, had passed creditab y. The prizes were then distributed as follows :—: — Good Conduct (Bo irders), tj be drawn for by Mary Dove and Winnie Brick (day pupils) — timily White and Amy Digby ; regular attendance, Fiorrie B'opby ; Christian doctrine, Mary McKay; Bible history, R< pc Morland. Seventh Claw — Reading and recitation, Amy Dissby ; writing, to be drawn by Mary Dove and Lena Lagan ; arithmetic, Mary Dove ; algebra, Mary Devlin ; geography, Lena Lagan ; history, Emily W T hite ; grammar, Nina Reid ; compo-itiorj, to be drawn for by Cisfie Buckley and Lena Lagan ; drawing, Cissie Buckley ; French, Amy Digby ; book-keepii.g, Mary Doolin. Sixth Cla^s — Reading and recitation, Kathleen Denshire ; writing, Kathleen De shire ; arithmetic, Ethel Walsh ; geography, Teresa Karl ; h-.wtory, Minnie Co^ello ; drawing, Ethel Walth. Fifth Glhph — \\ riting and arithmeiic, Winnie Brick ; geography and hictory, Winnie Brn k ; general progn s-s. Ada Thomas. Fourth Class — I easing arid guuijinar, Florrie Brophy; ari'hmetic, Annie 0 Connor ; geugriaphy and history. MaileJiDo LSrick. Third Cta-e — I.eidinjf. May Wal-h ; spe lir.g, Olive Shnmpi.ou ; arithmetic and tables-, Oh\e ; writing, iVlaiy McCoimick ; emging, Gladys Dent-hiro ; general pn green, Mary Sole; general progress, Christina McCorinuk. Extras — Mu.-io (piano), nn>t prize. Mary McKay ; Record to be drawu for by Emily Ci.x and Mary Dove ; p>epuatory grade, Hannah Lan-^ley ; violin, Winnie Biiek; singing and th oiy of music, Mary McKay ; shorthand, Mary D vlin ; paintng (• ils, landscape), Mi'drtd Block ; painting (oils flowers and biros), Ila P.\ul ; pamling (water colors), Ecel W. Jsb ; uecdlevvo'k, lid PaUl.