SACRED HEART CONVENT, TIMARU

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 52, 30 December 1909, Page 1 (Supplement)

SACRED HEART CONVENT, TIMARU

(From our own correspondent.) h* a H annual. distribution of prizes took place on December 9 at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in the assembly room, which had been beautifully decorated for *§£ o * oasxpn with flowers, Jaurels,,and ferns.' His Lordship Bfshop Grimes presided, and presented the successful p'upW'SKtE their prizes .after complimenting them on their progf %J The most appreciated items, in the musical programme were two splendid choruses- If'withall your heaSs ' ?E! delssphn) and 'Lord, in Thee have I trusted '"(hS?s Dettmgen Te Deum) " There was also some fine instr^mth tal, music, The, drama of 'Blessed Joan of Arc^wtSten m blank verse, was splendidly rendered" by tLbupifs Beautiful scenes .were shown of the cottage gardenia? r?nm remy, the mn at Vancouleurs, Orleans, alLfth?^eliex«dgd ,Rheims after the, crowning 'of the King. MiX ?&„?? ..Loughnan took the part ofVoari with great abil ty' ' Tho concluding tableau in which Joan is received* hit^TECeayon .by angels and saints was most impressive. ' '- ' '> •' ? The following is .the .prize-list: — '.'' , i~ , i ... First 'medallion and ribbon of 'merit' '''N. Louahii«n • W ribbon, E. Chitty; fifth ribbon,' J. bon M. Mackenzie; next in, merit,, M. Q'Brien : third i/fe/n ribbon, D Nottingham , N Lister; , f purth ,ribblnf Jv fte Lisle ; next in merit, E. Hailes; pink ribbon, E. Presto •{"M Taylor, N. Nottingham, R. Hatton, C! Macdonildf^Aacl keuzie; general good conduct, N. Loughnan, E Ch^tvChristian- doctr-me^Pirst division, N: Lquglman> M>. »Eari rell; second division— E. Chitty; third division, M. Taylor, M \°»i\ n ? ha^- ;lulSte P- four^ h di ™i°»>~N. Nottingham M. Taylor^, Diligence— First, class,,, N, Loughnan; second class, J. Henrys, M. Taylor; third' ealss. P.' Ward E Chitty; fourth class, F. de Lisle, D. Nottingham; fifth cW N Lister D Tate; sixth class, -M. Brown f eighth c w"c' Macdonald. Success in studies/' N. Loughnan.^ ' ••Trf* Class.— Elements of Christian philosophy -and! -literature and' composition, N.i.Loughnan; history, t M. Farreil _ becond Class.— Composition, -F. Flyim;' his&ry^ >J* Henrys M. Taylor; geography; M. Taylor,;, .repetition'- -M.' Taylor, J. Henrys, o, „. ,• ,- (i \, f! „ ".'" Third. Class.— Elements of logic, P. Ward, E Chittv • composition, E. Taylor, M. O'Brien; history, E. Chittv C' Henrys'; geography , E.JTaylox, _ E,_ Chitty; repetition/ C." Henrys, E. Chitty, ., P. Ward.-, „,„., Fourth ■Class.^-Conipdsitidn,"lP.xde "I/isle; history D Nottingham, F. de Lisle.- -- - '<:■■ " Fifth^Class.-^arammar, ' -D .' ;Tate; iL M. i Mannering »■ history, L. Gaspard, D. Tate; geography, M."Maniierin^E Preston; repetition,- D. ; Tate,- E. Preston, 1 Sixth" Class^Grammar,- JVf. Bro"wn, •M.^.Taylor^ihistory E. Birdling, N. Nottingham: geography, E. Birdlirig 3Vl' Brown; -reading, M» Taylor, N. 'Nottingham.* , .

«,* „ •■■Class.T-Steadmg -„ a nd; speltyng^ „R> f Hattpn ( ; v } history, R. Hatton, M.jLeCren; prize, for,.encourage- m ■p, A rdthme§cs!ra> L^ JL #hitty, <;E. .PresW; M:;\T,kylor, ' ( m, lACxeny;' Saiework^N.. LoVg^a^'^M^plßfie'nV ,E T^ylbr ; ."E, ( d^ ir .Birdling, -M. : Briown,, E.^Piestfyi; .Ni'^tynghanr; Wl. XeCreui; order— E. Chitty N.. Loughnan, J.;HehryVN.Sister,,M: üßrpwn ; ;writing-P, T , Ward F.^Flyn^ D. f ; I TiW?/ 'French— N. Lougnnan; diligence— G. Jones.^T. , Farrell, M.';' Taylor, ,P. Ward, E. Chitty, E. Taylor, F., de Lisle, B. Preston, M. 'O'Brien, ;M., Brown; C.Macdonald; German— N. Loughnan, M. Taylor.' ' ' .''',,' .''^ '■ T "''- u '"" The 'prize for excellence was awarded to Nancy '.Lougn-' nan, who obtained the 'four principal prizes, (good; conduct, religious' instruction, diligence, and success in studies), lhe prize was a handsomely-bound copy of The Christian' Philosophy of Life, and was accompanied by a; beautiful wreath of white natural' flowers. ,Miss Loughnan is a daughter of Mr. Henry. Loughnan, ' of, Christchurch, and, has been in the school for ten years. ' . l • .