CONVENT SCHOOL, GREYMOUTH

New Zealand Tablet, 31 December 1908, Page 35

CONVENT SCHOOL, GREYMOUTH

The anual breaking-up concert given by the children of the Convent school (says the Greymouth Evening Star) goes far to show the outside public the excellent code „f instruction in music and -general knowledge that is mi parted to them by those devoted ladies, the Sisters ..f Mercy. Indeed, it may safely be said that they receive a much more advanced system of training than that afforded in the secular schools, as they are not only thoroughly grounded in the ordinary curriculum, but are taught deportment as well as music and singing, which fits them in after life to take their part ir. society. The Town Hal was packed long before the opening item was given, bu; the singing of the chorus ' The band ' by a number of the pupils showed how well they had been schooled and how evenly- their voices were trained. A two-niano quartet then followed. The instrumentalists were the Misses R Hannan, E. O'Reilly, G. Mallison, and K. Martin. The execution was brilliant and the time perfect. The part song 'Speranza' followed, the parts being well sustained y j biases E._ Hannan, A, Moss, G. Hannam, I. Armstrong, and V. Robinson. Another instrumental selection, 'Lizette, was played excellently by Misses G. Hannam (piano), I. Armstrong (banjo), E. Nazer (mandolin), Buttola (2> and V. Hannan (violins/. The song and dance 'The Bells' was a very attractive item. Miss E. Hannan sang < Time was I roved the mountains' in a most charming manner' and she was compelled to reply to a vigorous encore. Misses < ci • S ??>„ M ,' Joh » sfc( "V C. Baybutt, and V. Michel played . bleighbells on two pianos. The vocal quartet « The Lord is my shepherd ' was very _prettily sung by Misses E. Han- ?£?'«; fP' Harm , a P*> and V. Robinson, and brought mi part of a very hl £ n class concert to a close. - ' I Ihe second part .opened with the drama 'The pupil's study hour in which the part of governess was taken be . MissM. Veahe, and the pupils were renresented by Miss v. Hannan and D. Heaphy, who enacted their parts very ably and gave proof of their training in elocution. A ? la n;^o fc? J™ * o3 L owed ' the instrumentalists being: Misses Si± scaciatiM. Sampson, M. Robertson, L. Greaney, N. S^ a w N> ° Lear^ was greatly appreciated &J?' » Han ? am sW^y sweetly 'In the land of the daffodils,' jmd received a well-merited' recall. Mi ? ss V - Hannan showed good execution in her violin sold. The ml^F^T "?l a recitati ° n Miss Nellie Kilgour, a little girl of eight years, who did remarkably -.well, and had to respond to an encore. The duet by Mis^ P Bfy^tt, V,. Michel, 4 M,. Egan, M. JoLston wafveS charming. Miss Kathleen Hannan brought down tie house with her humorous song for which she was encored An action song followed, and. tlien came a trio ontwo piano* by Misses D. Heaphy, E. Whittaker, .W. O'Neill I Hk? nan, L. Sampson, . and N. Hudd. The finale/ 'Merry"

, merry Christmas,' closed a remarkably successful children's concert, which all present thoroughly enjoyed. '. " The Successes achieved this y6ar by canddiates ifrom the Convent of Mercy, Greymouth, are as f ollow : Teachers' Class .'C,'Y2; Ist section Class ■•* C,' 1; Matriculation and Solicitors' General Knowledge, 1 ; Matriculation, 1 ; Junior Civil Service, 2;;-: theory of jrnusic,: 26^: practical music, 31. All "the 'candidates •presented for examination in the ' Sixth Standard obtained proficiency certificates. . ' ,