ST. DOMINIC'S COLLEGE, DUNEDIN CLOSING EXERCISES

New Zealand Tablet, 13 December 1906, Page 23

ST. DOMINIC'S COLLEGE, DUNEDIN CLOSING EXERCISES

St. Joseph's pari'ch school "wlas ; crow'3etP in -every ' part on Tuesday nights- when -j/he --"annual entertainment by, "and distribution of p.ii J zes ; ftof- ifas pupils, of St. Dominic's College took placeC Rev? Father ' Coffey presided, and there were also- present Rev. Father O'Dwyef, S.J., Rev. Father Cleary," Rev.' Father Corcoran, ami Rev. Father-.. Buckley. Ihe. exceptionally high-class programme ' submitted was^ "undeniable*; evidence' ■of the yery superior education - imparted " at>. tlie. college. . The^ ",'prbgramme opened with a" very •-•well-played orchestral 1 "- selection, ' Gipsy life ' .(Le.Tiere). -This was followcji^by a pretty chorus, "Sing, pretty maiden.,' .>A. i'.anoforte .duet (three pianos),- Neger-liinz 1 and r'Polonaise','(Quilitt), was splendidly "played- by- Misses.rL.- an-d -A.; "VVallis, Jj. Hemus, N. Millar, iR. -^arid -T.^ Court. , „Miss Bessie baffey cha>rme-d the • audience with a recitation, ' St. "George." A -very <iine^teou was -.the,' song, .'/Softly awakes :my heart-- ( Sain l-Saens.),.'- by .-Miss '-.Doris Dall; wJho sang with" feeling 'and. much -expression; _-That, the next item, a pianoforle- solo, was by that" talen- . ted young musician, Miss Myra -Montague, is- , sufficient - guarantee that it was an -artistic -performance.' *, An- ' other side of the educational; advantaged. of the college was exhibited in the French scene, ' .Voyage en-^Siiisse, '' in which Misses A. jßaltli, D. Dall, E.- -Goldsmith,. B. Laffey, and K. Wallis took. part.'. A.vevy vtakjng 'item' was a- finiely-rendered song,.. ' Aye .Maria '.(Mascagni), by Miss M. Jopp,< who " was ably, acconipaniedhy Mis-ses-R. Moritzon (piano), '-M^ Paton' (violin), M" . Helps (harp), A.- Raiph ('cello)..'. JVliss Paton. , r> lay ed- exquisitelv r Liszt's " Rhapsodic Hongroise;' .and Miss E.'LevistamWeber's 'Rondo Brilliaiite \ jn.-a manlier- which -gained, --for her the hearty applause of the" "audience. . Violet Fraser gave, -a finishod rendering of ' April Mprn,' the -balance of .the.r programme, being -,made up of. a- .part- song,. '^Strike the lyre,'*,, -and" a pianoforte duo-,' ' Valse Carnavaiesque ' by Misses-. M. . Paton and, .M. . Montague. * - „ , _ - At the conclusion ,of the - concert Rev. Father Coffev,, Adm., read the- following report :.— . " ..." We have much pleasure in handing' in the- 1 report of the scholastic * year which terminates this evenins;. Good work has been", done.in, each ''department. In the ' literary grades, pupils have passed".' the "senior Oxford local examinations,: two secur-mg ,'thfe iitle of Associate in Arts, a third qualifying for the, .same examination but losing- the letters on account of having exceeded tha .age lianit by two months. Candidates fqr medical, .preliminary, matriculation, and junior Civil Service ex-

animations were likewise successful. In the school of music, two. of .. the ;pupils ; . secured diplomas,. Associate.^ • Pianist _(A:T".C.L J .), and,/; one the> diploma^ Associated Board. There 'were i-n" all Tifty-six" candidates in practical mutJlc, fifty-five o£ whom were suc- • cessful, "sixteen securing honors in the various' "grides. . In theory three candidates'/ e£lso'. secitred^, honors, one in" "; the advanced grade.-'-Associated" Board;' one '"in v the senior* 1 grade, _ Trinity College, and one in - the -junior.- grade. - Physical- culture has, under Miss Mowat's careful , superintenrianee, received its share of attention. In the ' art studio no,table advance has been made- by the - pujAls in portrait, animal, scill life, landscape, and, flower painting f rom nature 1 ; also in water- color paint- - ing and draw-ing in black and white. Above and beyond all • these things, the pupils have, .at the hands' of experience, that best of teachers, learned .lessons of , self-knowledge, self-reverence, self-control — lessons better calculated than any others to fit t-hem to discharge faithfully- their .duties to God and to those amongst whom their life's work must be carried out. The unfailing .obedience lo rule and the thorough attention to study, which characterised the majority of the seniors, have been a source of comfort to the teachers, and an effectual stimulus to some of the youngerpupils who have found it easier to „ follow example than to obey precept. 'Iherahas been a considerable increase in the number of resident pupils, and the a"6-ten-dance throughout' the whole year has been • highly satisfactory. The Rev. Father CoKoy, after reading -the report, apologised for the absence of his Lordship the Bishop, ' and said it was not necessary for him to say much about the excellence of the education given at St.. Dominic's College, as the audience had many- " examples of it that evening. He\ congratulated the Dominican nuns on their work, and expressed, pleasure on learning from the rcpoit that l/he number of" residential pupils had increased. He congratulated the pupils on being privileged to receive thc£r education in a college where they were taught by precept; and example, and where their moral faculties were fully - developed. 'In conclusion he wished the p.upils . pleasant .holidays aiuLa. happy Christmas. - '' . - '- ~ ', - „ -'- The • prizes were distributed during the evening, the list being as follows .—. — * . Senior School Prizes. — Senior Oxford.— Associates in— Arts :— Dux,— E. Clarke (gold medal) ; M. Burke (silver ' medal) ; A. Ward (silver medal) ; Bible history, A.. Ward (silver medal) ; French, E. Goldsmith ; arithmetic, G. ■ Paton ;,. arithmetic (2nd prize),, E. Powell; composition, T. Swanson ; algebra, 11. Burke ; modern languages, D. -"^ * H :-*~ - " Junior Oxford. — Class medalist, B. Laffey , next in merit, I. G-affney ; Christian 1 doctrine, I- Gaffncy (silver medal) ; arithmetic, YV' Stephenson and A. Wallis ; French (Ist prize), "B. " L'affey ; French" (2nd prize), A. O'Brien; .history, C. Morrison; English composition,.' M. Conlon ; geography, A! Flannery ;~ literature, R. Moritzson \\ needlework, -E. Flannery ; order,. M. Jopp v ; calisthenics,' E. Xievistam ; application, L. Wallis. Preliminary Oxford.— Class medallist, M. Burke? next in merit, R. Court ; P'rencli, K. Walfcis ; arithmetic, K. Wallis. ' , . Preparatory Oxfoid.— Class medalist/ L. Moloney"; next Jn • merit, L. Lynch ;' 'arithmetic, R. .Court ; history, C. Petre ; French,- M. Conloii ; neddlework (2nd prize)., D. Millar ; attendance, L. Lynch. ' Studio Prizes.— Portrait, landscape, 'animal, still life, and flower" painting -in oils, R. Marsh-, (medal) ; first prize, portrait, landscape, flower painting in water colors, R. "Marsh ; second- prize, animal -painting in oils,M. Jopp ; second prize, landscape, animal, and flower., painting in oils, J. Peat; honorable" mention, The Masses Harrison, Heffernan, Gaftney, Gordon, and Findlay. ' ■ - ■ ' ' ' Music School Prizes. — Junior'grade (Trinity College, honors).— Music, L. WyinVs (silver medal) ;v; v harmony, M. Burke (prizej 1 ; singing, 'A. Heffernan" (silver medal) ; yiolm, M. Burke (silver medal). - ■ Lower- grade (Royal Academy, distinctions).— Music, A. Wallis (silver-- medal ) ; "; '-'.music, W." Hawcridge (prize). „ ■• " • '■' Intermediate grade (Trinity College; honors).—Singing, M. Jopp (silver medal). Higher grade (Royals Academy, honors).— Music, J. Peat (silver medal;. "Intermediate grade- (Royal' : Academy, honors).,— Music, M. Gawne (silver 1 ; medal). ' . ■ Senior grade (Trinity ,, College, honors) .—Music E. Levistam (silver medal) ; 'harmony;, T. McMullen (prize)-,' > singing, D. Dal] .-.{silver medal;. Senior grade (Royal Academy,- honors).— Music, A. ■ Ralph (prize) ; harmony, M. Montague (prize) ; singing, V. Fraser (silver medal).

~ " higher examinations (.Trinity College, 'honors)".- A; Ralph, A T.C.L. (gold med*L)';_ T. McMullen, A.T.C.L , (gold :medalij)r" „„ . ~- v '. „ ; , "i * --, _, -7 * l - \ '■ : •; _.>.. .- '"Special -prize" for" good 1 -conduct,?!!], ciarke"' V " V ■J-S 11 ' awarded by the votes of the pupils- for aimia-bihty and. general; good conduct, M. - Jopp , /Junior School -J FrizeS.-^Class A.-Engftsh Latin M &>?' ° rd - e ,l' V^* 3 ' 5 arith.metic & and French M.-Mackie; ail hmetic >and , recitation, B. Laffey • drawing, L. Wymks • order and neatness E. O'Brfei • "wh /1 ?° Ia * ; drawifl S» M. Coughlan ; regular atl S n . V*\ P"?7,. A. ivloritzon ; ?eg«lar attendance ■' Sistoi ' reading " and recitatiori^lvr. TTr.n.iiii' Bß^ B -— pateohism (silver medal), D. Moloney : Lng ish F. Millar ; arithmetic -(Ist prize), E. Brookes • -^ist-'S^ 1 ' re «^« attendance "■'£«" P E ki Ca t dwe .H; order; 1 A. Caldwell ; polite"A Cooiie' Norns '4 rawin & and^-Arithmetic (3rd prize), CJ-ood conduct prize-, A." Norris .^. nar^TTiri various -examinalions'.-Medical prelimiT- i' ¥ c^ c ? zle - Matriculation, I. Reid, R.'Bey Uvil Service (juiaor), 1. Reid; R.Dey ' ' Associate d in LOC AIt? Xa M iri p ti 7 fi -~ Senior - «r»de-E. Clarke, A^dA. B^kX^ 'j iSr S oney Ap^ J?nlt foJ1 .°* # f S I'reliminary- candidates satisfied: .the ce p AyA v a f lne n ln }ow out of five compulsory subjects : P M Sui?, U T^Nofan Gaffney> M - Bai1 ' 7'7 ' L - I „ oya T f ! Academy of Music and Royal Colleee of Music-Licentiate ( Teacher's Certificate), M PrtSde? gast. Advanced division-A. 'Ralph (honors) V Fr asS smging (honors) Intermediate divisSon-M^Gawne & • c«' Sj-ss- r^Siont r L. Levistam (honoj-s)," R. Palmer" ' ( honors "n t p^^Ksi, R r : S^ an M. SS?i. £SWS W