Masterton

New Zealand Tablet, 13 September 1906, Page 13

Masterton

v (From our ow* correspoudeat.) September 6. An interesting debate took place at the meeting of / ,, at " ck>s Club last evening on the desirability * ofestaMishingi an* Australian navy. Mr. F. Haughey. supported the., affirmative, and Mr.'J. Yarr the " negative' the meeting deciding in favor of- the farmer. It was decided to close the season with a social to be held on October 2, and Messrs. E. Flanagan, J n Yarr, and F. Haughey were appointed a committee to make arrangements. .. . - Further improvements areto be carried out at St Bride s^, Convent by the addition of a new wing on the south-west side, consisting of three music rooms, two' sitting! rooms, and one - painting room. The contract for the work has been let to Mr. R. Rigg, and the cost will be abiout £700. The convent building was erected some* eight years, ago at a cost -of £1500,- and' since then a sum of £300 has been spent in-maki-nc improvements. ■• '_ . The practical music examination was held at St Brides Convent last Friday by Mr. Edwards. In the junior grade Miss Doris Cameron, who is only eighfi years of age, secured the highest -number of marks namely, 89, and Miss -Mary O'Neill, is nine years old, secured second place, with 86 marks. The following, is a list of passes .-—Preparatory grade— Violin": Stanley Hoar, 65 ; Leonard Cress, 60 ; Doris Cameron, 89 (honors) ; Mary O'Neill, 86 (honors), May Boustead, '83 (honors) ; Jessie Milne, 77 ; Edie Pinhey, 75. Intermediate teJ.-a/d<*-Mary , Grengor, 60. Senior (grade-Muriel Grey, 73. , • Rev. Mother Superior of St. Bride's Convent received the following letter from " Mr. Edwards : ' I was so glad to find the high standard of teaching maintained m your convent. Well do I remember it three years ago. It is a genuine • delight . to me to examine such' preparation.' _.