SACRED HEART SCHOOL, HASTINGS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1, 7 January 1909, Page 31

SACRED HEART SCHOOL, HASTINGS

On the ■ evening of December 18 (says the .Hastings . -Standard) there was a vory. large ..attendance at" the con- , yqnt. school hall, --when "avjnost interesting entertainment,' consisting of a. concert and -drama, was gone through' by ihe , children; At" the- close , of the 1 , play the. Very^ Rev. Dean Smyth', addressing the audience, said-: This evening ha's addled another link to the chain of, pleasant,, events which have been as, so many milestones in the life of our school since its establishment, in 1888. , -' Just- twenty- years ago our school, begari its useful career. . ~We. opened , with . aboiyfc 60 children., , and now there 1 are upwards, of 270 ou the.' roll. At- tho recent examination 240 present. 1 And it gives me much pleasure to submit to you the. school inspector's report, which you /will see' is a very good one, , and therefore most encouraging for all interested, especially for the devoted Sisters, who are so untiring in their offorts for the progress of. the children. To them, therefore, I beg to -■tender my deep and 'sincere' thanks. - Thus whilst we are. holding our own in the imparting of secular knowledge- we are training the, minds and* moulding the hearts of our children .by the religious instruction which forms a prominent part of the daily curriculum. What

is man without a knowledge of God and his duty to God but what I might term a society 1 animal without other aims or aspirations than what worldly pelf holds out and

passing aggrandisements inspire. For. this reason we see how the ecclesiastical authorities of the Church of England and- those „of the Catholic Church -backed up by their Christian-minded p'eopje are uniting their forces to defeat an iniquitous Bill to divorce religion from, the schools in England. For take ' away religion . and you deprive the child" and consequently the man and the woman of the most essential training. This is the reason of our present efforts and sacrifices. At present we are sparing the Government at least £1000 yearly in this school alone without re6eiving a recognition of any kind. This I submit is most unjust. But I must not detain you any longer.* z The Dean 1 then welcomed Sir William and Lady Rus'soll, Mr. Dillon, M.P., and the Mayor and Mayoress of | Hastings, and thanked them for assisting in the annual distribution of prizes. ~ , ' Sir William Russell and Mr. Dillon addressed the audience, and- congratulated the children on having such • devoted teachers, which the beautiful entertainment that evening so- forcibly proved Sir William Russell especially emphasised the importance of a religious training, and remarked that all honor was due to the Catholic body for their persevering efforts in the conscientious fulfilment of their religious convictions. BOYS' SCHOOL. Christian doctrine: Senior gra.de, first division, (first - prize medal, presented by the Very Rev. Dean Smyth) F. King, W. Blake, D. O'Brien, J. Carroll. Middle grade: F. Poppelwell, L. Downes. " Junior grade: A. Gilhobly, B. Doran, B. Berry. Second division': D. Maggin, W. Sturrock, A. Steven's, J. Thomson. Preparatory: D. • Corkery, S. Kirby, J. Stack. School discipline (medal presented by Mr. Dillon M.P.) — J. Lynn. Standard prizes. — Standard V. (prize given by Rev. Mother, Wangaimi) : V. Portas, «T. Carroll, F. King Standard IV.: L. Downes, F. Poppelwell. Standard III.: G. Poppelwell, J. Casey, B. Berry. Standard II.: F. Cranston, L. Hyde, W. Sturrock, J. Cranston. Standard I.: J. O'Kane, J. Long. Awards for diligence. — Standard V. : J. Lynn, C. McCliskey, J. Connolly, J. O'Connor, J. Manion, G. Oarr. Standard I\ r . : T. Connolly; C. Pothan. Standard 111 • Reggie Honnor, A. O'Kane, L. Sweeney. Standard 11. • L. Lorigan, F. Brenton. Standard I.: D. O'Donnell W. Fearn. Awards for regular attendance. — Standard V • D McMillan, W. Blake, D. -O'Brien, J. Carroll. .Standard IV.: L. Downes, F. Popplewell, F. Seed, W. Beck, D McMillan. Standard III.: G. Potmelwell G. Corkery J. Sullivan, S. O'Neill. Standard 11. : H." Poppelwell. GIRLS' SCHOOL. Christian doctrine — Senior grade, first division (first prize, medal presented by Very Rev. Dean Smyth) : J. Connolly, M. McE>own, N. Maggin Second division: W. Casey, E Percival. Middle grada-. G Pimley, M. O'Neill, N. McGuirk Junior grade: M. Casey, K. Blake, G. Brcen. Second division: B. O'Neill, G. Begley, M. Moriarty, I. Home. Preparatory: I. McClisky, M. Aldridge, G. Fitzgerald. School discipline (medal presented by Mr. O'Reilly) : M. McKeown. Standard prizes: Standard V. (prize given by Rev. Mother, Wanganui) : K. Downes, E. McCarthy. Standard IV.: G. Pimley, M. O'Neill, P. Lynn, B. Tos. Standard.lll. Kathleen Blake, G. McKay. Stan-i-ird il. • Z. Pothan, F. Bachelor, R. Conway, R Poppelwell. Standard I.: A. Manson, 1. , McClisky, M.-'Frude. Awards for diligence: Standard VI. — J. Connolly, L. Portas, R. Cronin, E. Farrelly. Standard V. — G. Mclvor; Fj. Percival, E. McCarthy. Standard IV.— A. Cox, E. 'Cronin, E. Donnelley, M. Heeney, E. Pothan. Standard 111. — N. Coghlan, T. Crowley, M. Manion. Standard II. — M. Fitzgerald. C- Lynii. Standard I.— G. Fitzgeiald, V. .Lindergrcea. B. Mansoor.^ Awards for Regular Attendance — Standard VI.-— A. Conway, D. Shattky.E. Brenton. Standard V — C. Downes, E. McCarthy, E. Percival. Standard IV.^-L. Steevens. Standard 111! — M. Manion. Standard II. — L. Gilhooly. Standard I.— X. Gilhooly.