PALMERSTON NORTH

New Zealand Tablet, 18 October 1906, Page 24

PALMERSTON NORTH

; (From our own correspondent,) ' ' October 14.

On Thursday last the State Schools Exhibition, promoted by the Wangaiiui Education Board, was opened by Mr. F. Pirani, the Chief Inspector (Mr. Braik), and the Acting-Mayoi (Mr. S, Abrahams) in the Zealandia Hall, being brought to a close on Saturday night. This being the first time it has been held here, it met with "liberal support. -Many of the exhibits were of such exceptional merit that they have been ordered on to the Christchurch Exhibition. Our own Catholic schools easily head the lists in this ( respect. The children of our local convent and' parish school were paid the - Xmique compliment of contributing dances and choruses whilst- the exhibition was open, and gained the admiration of all the visiting scholars and their teachers and the general public. The annual convent concett was held in the Zealandia Hall on Wednesday last (Labor Day), and so far as the programme and attendance were concerned, it easily beat all previpas-recprds since the hall was, opened. The concert ■programme-- was so~ pleasantly diversified that it received the entire approbation of the vast audience. The local convent has ever been noted for the development of the vocal capabilities of its pupils—a branch of the curriculum in which the Sisters excel, and last Wednesday night's concert was convincing evidence that there was no falling away from the standard set at their previous concerts. This was most noticeable in . the items contributed by the younger pupils, their choruses being well balanced, and met with the appreciation they deserved. In elocution they were no .less successful, Miss N. Minogue's recitation of ' Little Chrislabel ' being of considerable merit, while a little dot, Miss Eva Brophy,- quite charmed the audience ty her recitation of the 'Mousetrap in the way she suited the action to the words The following vooal .items were of fa high order :— Trio, ' Alas, those chimes,' Misses Gaustad, Cameron, and Simpson ; ducts, ' Venetian boat song ' and ' Nocturne,' Mrs. Innes and Miss Porter ; song, 'By the fountain, ' Miss Clifford (encored) ; song, ' The last'muster, Miss Cameron (encored) ; part song, ' Hail to thee, Mrs. Innes, and Misses Graham, Gaustad, Porter Cameron, and Simpson;, trio, 'Evening, 1 Mrs. Innes, Misses Cameron, and Simpson. Mr. Earnshaw gave an artistic interpretation of the • Intermezzo ' from ' Cavailena Rusticana ' as a violin solo. All the accompaniments were played by Miss F. O'Connor in a pleasing manner. After the concert Mr. Thompson, a recent a J n y. a L in Palmerston, gave , a very- clever exhibition of lightning sketches. The' refreshments were supplied by the ladies of the parish.