WAIIMATE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 15 December 1904, Page 20

WAIIMATE.

(From our own correspondent.)

Sisters of i^t.-Joeeph are laei>'te^ciAjigtfH3ed on t)he success which attended their annual concert which Vdpk pUce in tihe OddteHows 1 ' U(a!l on Thursday evening, lhe .programme was not .uriduly long, and the items, both \ocal and instrumental, we-re well given 'llhe programme openod with a pianoforte- duet - ('two' pianos), given by Misses, Cremin, Slee, Flyo:, a,-nd, Bartos lollowad by a part song by the girls. Two'a'ctib^s^i C Girls iversus boys ' and- the * T,airt^p^at")'' by tne boys.a-nd girls were well rendered. 'A' vocal trio by Misses Crewin, liartos artd Wedßrell was e.nei(of fh&ifcest items) of Uhe evening a,nd received a- -well^deservßd^ -encore. Sword drill and song by the boys IWow<ddv and a tuart soiig by the giTls. The ■ first- part ! op ->,he pr,ogr^,mme was brou&lvt to' a c\ose by 'a aoftg Tty'^he boys. During the interval t<he Mayor (Mt. Jbhn "Majhc,liester) distmbiuted'tlie medals too the ppi|)ils wjio 'Were successful at the Trinity College rhiusic'al'^xaintflatijons. Dhe Kqv. Fattier Kegn^ult,. in introftucini "jt^e k'^vor tihamk&d the large audience for the, x th^y-,''rn(ani-fest in Catihohc schools, and ootigra l iulat^s,--i i h'&.te^ic^iers on tiheir sple,ntlid work. The foJ*QwjLr*g TVfiife t£e ; succeasttil pupils : Prajctical— Mis»ses E, SI fie, N. 'l aarTe,' N Meahan, D. DeffaAisnt, K. Goiigih, M. CrßriQn,' EC Turmer, N. Cremin, E. Beation, Masters T. Tworney antf ■JV'Hyii' Theoretical— Misses U. Slee aifd Flyn. Father Keg,nai'u!t tha/n,ked the Mayor tof'"aisT;frb'»itfng tlie;prii/.es,, at>d suitl he>a,d bjee^, A friend of the Catholic schools -aimd his own JjdrWe'i^st 1 2^'arV^'f / 1 The May,dr letor'fed "tio" tiie effective "Wainifrg*- an'l the u)p-to-date education, which had been n^anifested that night, anid said that while' there' us'ekl'' 1 to be doubts about the efficiency of education imparted, all those doubts had been set «at rest, and the community at large had ' a good deal of sympCatitvy with Catholics. For his own part he hoped that the day woul/d gome when the Catholic, schools, wouljd, be s^bsidifiefd by the Government in proportion to the moriey by tihem. '' ' •> > ■ > - -Ha' ; :<^ T,he serond part opened with am instrumental item dpiamo and ,qr;gan) played by Mis,ses,M.eelian, cremin, Fbn a.nd Jones.' Ah action song' atiii'ifli'aiVgue by the b,oys> a^iti girls were well giveai. , v A ;, Vocal by ; Jihe Misuses Cremin artd Bartos "vvas well received. Trie"'concert was brought to a cLose with a drama, entitled "A Kuna.way, student,". tih,e oliarapters being taken by Masters :.lf. J 1 4 0Wrl*A^ > *YSVl&tt&s i^^s^zmawice, P. llickey, Fit/gerald, Meagher and Mellor.