Oamaru

New Zealand Tablet, 10 September 1908, Page 23

Oamaru

(From:our own correspondent.)"

September -5

The annual examination of tfie Catholic • schools was held • last- week. "The results were most .gratifying, and reflected great credit on the Dominican Nuns and Mr. Mulvihill, of St. Patrick's, Boys' School. The percentage of 'passes was Very /high, a fact testifying to the diligent and careful attention* given by the respective teachers. At the monthly general meeting of the Catholic Club -on" Sunday last.^the report of conference of Federated Clubs was • read and discussed. With regard to the- paragraph .relating to the N.Z. Tablet's offer of, free space for report, etc., the following motion was unanimously carried : — ' That, this club places on record its appreciation of the kind offer- of, the N.Z. Tablet, and notices with regret the curt manner in which the offer was declined." , , ._-- % - A grand concert and dramatic, entertainment in. aid of the' new school desk fund was held ircSt. Joseph's -Hall- on Wednesday evening. The . evening was propitious and tfie hall • Was crowded with an appreciative .audience; which showed'itspartiality to the programme by hearty, and prolonged applause to • each item. Part I. was as follows :— Piano solo, Miss -.M. O'Giady; song. 'The better land,' Miss A.-Mageo'; recitation, 'Two seas, 1 Miss E. O'Donnell; song, ' If. those lips,' Mr.-J:* Haggie ; dance, " Highland fling, -Miss M Molloyj-song,' 1 A bunch of Irish shamrocks,' Miss Rodgers -^recitation,''-' The massacre of Glencbe,' Mr. Craig; song, 'Dear little shamrock,' Miss _Barry ; song.'-Dowi -on the old Swannee,' Mr.- E.. Gurran'; dance, Irish jig, Mr, Haggie. " Every item was encored.*" Part ll* was opened by Miss^C. Hannon with a piano solo, after which the one-act comedy ' The Area Belle ' was' -staged.- The characters were filled by Misses S. Cooney and "A. McMahon, and Messrs. F. Cooney,- T. Ford, and H. Diver-rCach of whom did "justice to- their respective parts. To Mr.- F. -Coney, in^whose hands the whole arrangements of the eveningewere placed arid "who organised the entertainment, great credit -is"due 'for the-exceilence of the programme, and -the:, manner in' which Mt -was , carried out. 7 A-sub-stantial sum .should -result - as' the* proceeds ; of 'the- entertainment." The accompanists 'during- the-fevening were Misses' 'K. Harinon and M. O'Grady. -.' -.".':' r- 1 - .- ■. -