Paimerston North

New Zealand Tablet, 1 October 1908, Page 19

Paimerston North

( From Our Own Correspondent.) September 27. On Friday last an elocution, contest was held in the Opera House before a very large audience, the proceeds being in aid of the local Technical School. The chicf -event of the evening was .the contest between the four local societies— St. Andrew's St Patrick's, Broad St. Methodist, and the Technical School ' T he competition was divided into three classes-Shakespearian pathetic, and humorous. The representatives of the Technical School won the competition. St. Patrick's representatives con-

sisted of Messrs. W. Scanlon.L.^Hanlon; J. Davidson, P. 08. Loughnan, all of whom acquitted themselves in a. very creditable manner. - ' " . ' -1 ''■ -- ' - At the musical examinations held recently under the auspices of Trinity College, London, the following pupils frdm the Convent of Mercy were successful .-—Senior division— Violet Kendall, .87 (honors) ; Vera Irene Graham, 86 (honors). ' Junior division— Dorothy Dalrymple, 73. Preparatory division—Marjone Nidd, 78. In order to gain the title 6f Associate Pianist of Trinity College, London (says the local Standard) it is necessary to gain over So per cent, of marks. The three local 1 entrants all succeeded in passing trie difficult test. They were all pupils of the convent, and their marks are as follow :— Ethel Mary O'Halloran, 87; Ivy Taylor Graham, 86; Evelyn Mary Rawlms, 82. The remarkable fact about the recent musical examinations was the splendid success of the pupils of the conyent. In almost every division they headed the list, ali three in the highest division gaining Associate certificates. Mr. Saint George, the examiner, expressed himself as delighted "with the high standard achieved here, especially in the Associate division He was especially pleased with the insight shown by Miss Ivy Graham (daughter of Mr. J. R. Graham) and Miss O'Halloran In the senior division mention was made of Miss Vera Graham's splendid interpretation of the piece chosen from Chopin, it being the first time the examiner was able to give full marks in that particular subject. The following pupils of ttie convent passed the musical knowledge examination held in June last .—lntermediate division (pass 60, honors 80)— Vera Irene Graham 04 ■ Violet Elizabeth Kendall, 92 ; Anna Ararhburn, 70 ' '