HASTINGS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1, 2 January 1908, Page 14

HASTINGS

The- annual concert given by the pupils of the Catholic schools, Hastings, took place on-- the evening- of • December 18, the Very Rev. Dean Smyth presiding. , Although rather lengthy, the programme was excellent, the pupils acquitting, themselves well : and reflecting, tfhe highest credit on the nuns in charge, of the entertainment. The acting; of the children taking part in the comedy' 1 The House on the Avenue ' was particularly ■ good, and- the interpretations of the different charac- • ters were, natural and devoid of that striving' after. • effect which mars so miany juvenile performances. The following programme was submitted :— Pianoforte duet, • Marche aux flambeaux,' Misses Watt (2), Coles and Heeney";- song, •.Welcome,' girls; pianoforte 'duet,'Tmmer weider,' Misses Coghlan, Blake, Masters King and Clark ; action songs, infants ; pianoforte duet, 'Prince Imperial,' Misses Stevens, Maggin, Donnoily, and Pirnley ; club swinging, junior pupils ; song, 'Indian drum' boys and gfrrls-; pianoforte duet, « H bacio,' Misses Portas, Wall, Upehurch, 'and Hayes; vocal duet, 1 Awake,' Misses Vickers and Blake ;« drill, ' Queen Mab and the fairies,' junior pupils ; song, ' Doctors three boys ;■ pianoforte solo, *' Irish diamonds,' Miss Shattkyj vocal duet, ,' In the duski of the' twilight,' Misses' - Hidkey and Vickers ;, pianoforte duet, i Les Vendangeurs,' Masses Hickey,- McMillan, Coles, and Wall • drill,, 'kTea tray r ', senior girls ; .pianoforte duet, 'Flick and flock,' Misses D. Shat.tky, Melyorv McCarthy and* - Pothan ; song," ' Let. the hills -resound,' . Misses Blake,. , Vickers, Hickey,; Poppelwell, Moore, and "Stack. The comedy, depicted the efforts of a bourgeois family to assume, a position above .their station.-"- The following girls sustained the various '" roles f Masses N Martin • Shattky, - Farrelly, A: Hickey, ','M. _ McCarthy R. Kirby, W. Casey, G. "Stack, L, Ppctas, D. . Shattky A. Cqnway, and L. Simmons. ' '"~" „ * His Worship- the Mayor (Mr. Thompson) presided at " the distribution of prizes to the children,' and Sir William' Russell delivered addresses to "the children The following is the prize list :—: — ' BOYS' SCHOOL.

Christian doctrine.— Senior, grade, First division : First prioe. (medal -presented by Very Rev. Dean Smyth) ;

Robert Poppelwell 1, John Allison 2, Michael Moriarty 3. Second division : Pat McCarthy 1. : Middle grade : Frank Poppelwell 1, Dan O'Brien 2, John Carroll 3, Willie Blake 4, Fred King- 5. .Junior grade: Bobiby Berry 11,I 1 , Guy Poppelwell 2, Eric Beehan 3. Prepara- *" tory : Frank Cranston 1, Willie Sturrock 2, Harry iPoppelwell 3.- , . School discipline (medal presented by Mr. Hughes).. — Vincent Portas. - . Diligence.— Standard VI. : John McCarthy, Edward Stack. Standard V. : James Lynn.- Standard IV. : Fred King, Bernard Beehan, Edgar o'Kane, Tom Connolly. Standard III.:- Joseph " Mansoor, Harold Hyde, Dan Ryan. Standard 11. : Augustine O'Kane, Reggie Honnor, James Cosgr'ove. Staindard I-. : Laurence" Lorigan, Rob McMillan. Regular attendance. — James Fitzgerald, Bert Pop'pelwell, Harry Seed, Francis O ? Brien, Dan McMillan, Leo Downes, Frank .Poppelwell, Frank Seed, Stafford O'Neill, Horton Lorigan, Louis Aldridge, Dave -Miaggin, , John SulliVan, *rankr Cranston. . - - _ ' - Standard " prizes.— Dux (medal presented by Mr. W. Y. Dennett) : James -Fitzgerald 1, John Allison 2-.. Standard' V. : Pat McCarthy. - Standard- -IV-. : John : Carroll 1, Dan. McMillan '^ Willie Blake 3. .Standard, HI. : Leo Downes 1,- Frank Poppelwell- 2. Standard. 11. • Guy' Poppelwell 1,, Andrew Gilhoo.ly 2, , StafEord • O'Neill 3, Hwton Lorigan 4. Standard I. :- James Cranston r l, Willie Sturrock- 2, Tim^ Cogh!sin-3. . -• - ' GIRLS' SCHOOL. Christian doctrine.— Senior- grade, first prize (nvedal presented by Very- Rev. Dean-. Smyth), Lena Portas "1, Mary McKeown 2, Nora Maggin"3. -Middle grade: Gertie Pimley 1, Winnie Casey 2, Maggie O'Neill 3, Elsie McCarthy 4, Kathleen Downes 5, Lea Steevens 6. Junior grade: Kathleen • Blake "1, Teresa White 2, Kathleen ' Lindegreen. 3, Mary Manio'n 4':- Preparatory: Teresa Pimley 1, Zita Pdthan 2, Rerie Poppelwell 3.' School discipline (medal' presented . by Mr.' Elwoiodr). —Mary McCarthy. ' * ' ki Diligence.— Standard V. : Ruby Cronin,^ Ella Farrelly* Gladys Steevens. Standard IV. : Ella Percival, Eileen McCarthy. Standard 111. : Alice. Connolly, Philomeha Lynn, Eliza Donnelly, Ivy Fearn, Winnie Fearn, Ella Pothan. Standard 11. : Alice Sweeney, _ Hilda Johnston, Clematis Connop. Standard I. : Bridget O'Neill, Ivy Home. Regular attendance (medal presented by Mr. O'Reilly for seven years' attendance, missed only half a- day ; in future a medal will be given tor five years' unbroken attendance) .—Doris Shattky,. Jessie Connolly, May White, Lizzie Simmons, Annie Conway. Standard IV. : Rita KWby, Hannah Gilhooly, Elsie McCarthy, Eileen McCarthy, Kathleen Downes. Standard 111. :' Teresa White. Standard I. :M. Fitzgerald. Standard prizes.— Dux (medal presented by Mr. W. Y. Dennett), Jessie Connolly 1, Doris Shattky 2, May White 3. Standard IV. : Kathleen Downes 1, Rita Kirby 2. Standard 111. >: Gertie Pimley 1, Maggie O'Neill 2, Annie Cox 3, Frances Stack 4. Standard 11. : Kathleen Blake 1, Kitty McMillan 2, Nellie Coghlan 3. Standard I. : Teresa Pimley 1, Clara Lynn 2, Fanny Batchelor 3, Kathleen Smith 4.