CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART, TIMARU

New Zealand Tablet, 27 December 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)

CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART, TIMARU

The annual distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Timaru, took place on Wednesday afternoon, December 12. The .Very Rev. Father Le Menant des Chesnais, V.Ck, presided, and there were also present a number of local and visiting clergy* An excellent programme, consisting of a drama, vocal and instrumental music, etc., was submitted. The musical and other items were given between the acts of the play. The characters in the drama — ".Christianß under > Trojan —were taken by Misses E. ' Aspinall, G. Vavasour, H. Nottingham, M. Carey, C. Henrys, M. Mackenzie, and B. Vavasour. , The balance, of the programme consisted of the following items : — Entree, ' Zaragosa . March ' (Ortega), Misses' Mina Ward, N. Loughnan, Lily Watts, and. M; .Carey; piano duet, ' Valse Carnavelsque ' (Chaminade), two pianos, Mißses Mina Ward and G. Vavasour; action song, 'The Blacksmith,' junior pupils ; chorus, ' O Sing to God ' (Gounod), Benior pupils ; piano duet, ' Belisario ' (Goria), two pianos, Misses M. Carey and C.

Henrys'; French recitation, ' L'Ostensoir ' (Delaorte), Misses M. Ward, K. Twomey, and N. Loughnan; violin solo, 'Mazurka' (Musin), Miss V- Thompson; vocal solo,-' Serenata' (Braga), ,Mies • C. Fernandez, accompanist Miss M. Ward, violin obligate Miss V. Thompson ; chorus, ,' Quid Retribuam ', (Griesbacher), senior pupils. „'.,'" At the conclusion of the programme the prizes, were distributed, the list being as follows :—: — Decorations — The Second Medallion and Ribbon of Merit has been given by the votes of the pupils, ratified by the Religious,' to Christina Henrys; the Third Ribbon to ' Mary Buckley; the 1 Fourth Ribbon to Mina Ward ; the Fifth Ribbon to Hilda Nottingham ; the Sixth Ribbon- to Blanche Vavasour ; the Seventh Ribbon to Enid Aspinall; next in merit,, Nancy Loughnan,"Gwendolen Vavasour; the First Green. Ribbon" to Evelyn Bailey; the Second Green Ribbon to Mabel Orbell ; the Third Green Ribbon to Ethel Rhodes ; next in merit, Erne Sheath, Florence Relph ; the Pink Ribbon to Dorothy Nottingham, Leila Hamilton, Doris Tate, Ngaio Nixon, Eileen Birdling, Nellie Nottingham, Mary LeCren. . ' '""".," General . Good Conduct — Prize, Christina Henrys ; next in' merit, Mary Buckley. . : _ . , Christian Doctrine. — First Division : Nancy Loughnan ; next in merit, Kathleen Twomey. Second Division : 'Grace McArdle ; next in merit, Gwendolen Vavasour. Third Division : Frances Byrne 1, Mary' O'Farrell 2, Mabel' Orbell 3; iiext in merit,' Bella Meehan, Evelyn. Bailey, Edna Henderson. " Elementary Division, Moya Hayward; next in merit", Eileen MSArdle. Diligence. — First Class,- Christina Henrys. Second Class, Mary Buckley; next in merit, Nancy Loughnan. Third Class, . ' Blanche Vavasour ; next in merit, Frances Byrne, Rita Twomey. Fourth Class, Evelyn Bailey; next in merit, Mabel Orbell, Daphne Nixon. Fifth Class, Florence Relph-;- next in merit, Mary O'Brien. Sixth Class, Dorothy' Nottingham. First' Class. — Elements of Christian Philosophy, Kathleen Twomey. History, Christina Henrys. Second Class. — Elements of Logic, Nancy Loughnan; next i in merit, Grace McArdle. History, Nancy Loughnan; next in merit, Grace McArdle. Geography, Gwendolen Vavasour; next' in merit, Mary Buckley. Repetition, Grace McArdle ; next in' merit, Nancy Loughnan. Third Class. — Grammar, Eileen Strachey; next in merit, Hilda Nottingham, Enid Aspinall. Composition, Blanche Vavasour; next in merit, Mary Mackenzie, Frances Byrne. History, Hilda Nottingham ; next in merit, Enid Aspinall, Frances Byrne. Geography, Hilda Nottingham; next in merit, Edna Henderson, Kathleen McCormack. Repetition, Rita Twomey ; next in merit, Frances Byrne, Hilda Nottingham. Fourth Class. — Grammar, next in merit, Mabel Orbell. Composition, Evelyn Bailey ; next in merit, Alary Ward, Freda Goodman. History, Mary O'Farrell; next in merit, Mabel Orbell, Ethel Rhodes. Geography, Margaret King ; next in merit, Effie Sheath, Mabel Orbell. Repetition, Mabel Orbell; next in merit, Ethel Rhodes, Mary O'Farrell. Fifth Class. — Grammar, Rata Nixon; next in merit, Maiy O'Brien. History, Josephine Henrys; next in merit, Dorothy • Eiby. Geography, Josephine Henrys; next in merit, Mary O'Brien. Reading, Alison Bristol; next in merit, Dorothy Eiby. "Repetition, Mary O'Brien ; next in merit,' Dorothy Eiby. Sixth Class. — Sacred History, Dorothy Nottingham. Reading, Leila Hamilton. Seventh Class. — Diligence, Doris Tate. Sacred History, Moya Hayward. Eighth Class. — Diligence, Ngaio Nixon.- Reading, Eileen McArdle. Ninth Class. — Reading,- Nellie Nottingham. Arithmetic. — First Division, " Kathleen Twomey ; next in merit,- Mary Buckley. Third Division, Hilda Nottingham ; next in merit, Grace McArdle. Fourth Division, Ethel Rhodes; next in merit, Dorothy Scott, Mabel Orbell. Fifth Division, Hata Nixon; next in merit, Mary O'Brien. Seventh Division, Doris Tate ; next in merit, Eileen Birdling. • . - Needlework. — First Division, Mina Ward; next in merit, Mary Buckley. Second Division, Ethel Rhodes; next in merit, Dorothy Scott, Enid Aspinall. Third Division, Effie Sheath 1, Daphne Nixon 2'; next in merit, Eileen Tate, Florence Relph, Isabel Scott. Fourth Division, Eileen Birdling ; next in merit, Doris Tate. / ' • Order. — First Division,- Christine Henrys 1, Evelyn Bailey 2j • next in merit, Mary Buckley, .Hilda Nottingham. Second Division, Mabel Orbell ; next in merit, Isbael Scott, Daphne Nixon;' prize for five .Accessits, Mabel Qrbell. Writing. — First Division, Enid Aspinall; next in merit, Christine Henrys. Second Division, . Mary Ward 1, Dorothy Scott 2; next in merit, Evelyn Bailey, Blanche Vavasour, Isabel 'Scott. Third Division, Freda Goodman; next in merit, Eileen Tate. •' ' French. — Second Division, Mina Ward. Third Division, Nancy Loughnan; next in merit, Mary Buckley; prize for five Accessits, Mary Buckley. Fourth Division, Myrtle Jones; next in merit, Frances Byrne; prize for five Accessits,. Frances Byrne. Diligence, Mary Mackenzie; next in merit, Adelene Relph. Fifth Division, Kitty Byrne. Diligence, Mabel Orbell; next in merit, MaTy O'Farrell. , # Supplementary Division. — Diligence, .Effie. Sheath, Aileen - Strachey s , next in merit, Lily Watts, Margaret King. Elementary .Division, Eileen McArdle; next in merit, Moya Hayward. ' German. — Third .Division, Mina Ward. Fifth Division, Mildred Carey; next in merit,. €hrace McArdle; prize for five Accessits, Grace McArdle. - Regular Attendance. — Ethel Rhodes; next In merit, Aileen Strachey.