CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL, NAPIER.

New Zealand Tablet, 26 December 1912, Page 59

CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL, NAPIER.

(From our own correspondent.) The annual -concert of the Sisters of the Mission/ Girls' High School took- place on Wednesday, December ; 11, in the presence of an exceedingly large attendance of parents and friends of the pupils. The programme gone" through was well up to the high standard set by S the school in former years, and showed once ; again' that l; the good 1 Sisters are certainly capable of producing the best results from those placed in their charge. • The list aof items rendered was of too even a standard of "excel- ■■-} lence to . call for any special praise being bestowed on ' any rparticular^, number. The audience showed: their i appreciation by frequent applause. The following was the/ programme: —Overture, ' Maritana/ school orchestra; Violins---Misses M. Cassin, K. - Holder,D. Kenny, Lee, Duncan, : L. Poison, L. Boddington; E. Muhliesen, A. Tate, H. Cox; mandolinesMisses G. Barry, Bendall, and Hunt; pianos—Misses Holder, Murray, Kenny, and H. Sweetapple; organ—Miss Dineen. Action song, 'Tambourine, song/ junior pupils; piano solo, '/Valse caprice,' Miss Holder. Then followed the drama, ' The Twentieth Century,' in which the cast of characters 17 was as follows: . Mother, Miss M. Cassin; eldest daughter, Miss Cater, second daughter, Miss K. Sheehan; third daughter, Miss H. Sweetapple; fourth daughter, Miss Kenny; fifth daughter, Miss K. O'Donoghue; sixth daughter, Miss Murray; seventh daughter, Miss Hitchens; eighth 1 ; daughter, Miss E. Dineen; aunt, Miss L. BoddihgfonV ' The remainder of the programme was as .follows:—-, Trio (4 pianos and organ), : ' Lady Betty,' Misses Hitchens, Raynes, Treston, Annon, Cook, Parker, A. Dineen, Williams, C. : Moroney, Whiti ; Whiti, K. Moroney, and Downes, organ—Miss E. Dineen; French song, Les 5 Eleves des Bengalis/ senior pupils; duet - (4 pianos and organ), Valse brillante,' Misses' Cassin, Ropiha, Cameron, E. Kenny, Muhliesen, Merrick, Ly- - nam, "organ—Miss E Mullany; solo (4 pianos), 'Polish dance/ Misses Cox, Hunt, Tylee, and Mullany; song, ' I heard a voice,' senior pupils; solo (4 pianos), ;■'Charmeusej', Misses Duncan, Bendall, E. Steven, K. O'Donoghue. r At the conclusion of the programme the Rev. Father o'Sullivan congratulated the pupils on their brilliant entertainment, and the Sisters oh : the careful tuition of them. He welcomed in their midst his Worship the Mayor (Mr. Vigor Brown) who, he de- : clared, had always been happy to in any way render assistance to the Catholic schools and ') to the people of the parish when needed. As an instance of the high state of the school in matters Catholic, i he mentioned that the prize for Christian doctrine amongst the senior pupils had to be drawn for by ten pupils, who had all received a like number of marks. # Mr Vigor Brown, M.P., who was loudly applauded on rising to speak, expressed; his pleasure oh being once more a guest of the convent. He congratulated the Sisters on their work, the pupils on their success during the school year, and expressed his admiration of the self-sacrifice made by the Catholic people in keeping up their schools. Mr. Brown mentioned that his firm had Catholic/school girls amongst their employees, and assured his listeners that they were a credit to the school, to the firm, and to themselves. He wished the children every happiness during their Chrsitmas holidays. Amongst those present were Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Meeanee, Rev. Father McDonnell, Dr. Moore, and 1 Mr." Smith, State school inspector. , ■The prize list was as follows: ; :> ' \/V 'Firsts division.—Christian doctrine (gold medal presented by Rev. Father O'Sullivan), A. Kenny, D. Kenny, R. Paterson, M. Cassin, K. Dineen/ E. Steven, E. Kenny, E. Dineen/ K. Holder, J. Higgins, K. . Sheehan (equal). : ',-,.< . v^ Second division. prize (gold medal presented by Rev. Father O'Connor), L. Cassin. Good conduct (gold medals presented by Mr. J. Higgins)— Lily Boddington; day pupils, Kathleen Dineen. ; Dux of school (gold medal presented by Mr. Walsh), Doro-

J.l. IT- Tl I*l. J * 1 -I-L TO Tk' T thy Kenny. Politeness and amiability, E Dineen / L". Hitchen. Readiness to oblige, E. Mullany, K. McNamara. Regular attendance (gold medals presented by the Mayor and Mr. Thorp), A. Kenny, D. Kenny, and C. Lynch. Piano. Higher local (gold medal), A. Holder; senior grade -(gold medal), R. Hunt, Annie Murray; intermediate grade, E. Latapie/junior grade, D; Annan, D. Raynes, Rai Whiti Whiti; preparatory ; M. Williams/R. Treston, Leah Cassin. Violin—lnter-/ mediate grade, upper division, M. Cassin and D. Kenny; junior, D. Duncan.. .Singing, M. . Cassin, Hannah Ropiha. Mandoline, Daisy Bendall. ■/ Needlework.—Dressmaking and embroidery, E. Latapie; dressmaking, K. Sheehan. ''Fancy work, K. Sheehan, E. Annan, S. Cameron. Plain sewing, M. Moroney. Needlework—E. Latapie 1, K. Sheehan 2, S. Cameron 3. Embroidery, E. Latapie, A. ; Kenny; Dressmaking, E. Latapie, K. Sheehan. Ribbon work, E. Annan. Calisthenics,/ R. .Hunt. ' •, \- Oil painting, D. Bendall. Watercolors, A. Kenny. Pyrography and stencilling, H. Ropiha. ShorthandSpeed class, D. Kenny; theory, K. Dineen and E. Mullany. Typewriting, F. Weber. Teachers' class- . School method, : L. Boddington/ French, L. Boddington. English and literature, L. Boddington. Civil Mathematics, D. Kenny. : Eng-vi lish, D. Kenny. Essay writing, D. Kenny. Botany, R. Hunt, A. Murray; Physiology, R. Hunt, A. Murray/Geography," D. Kenny. Drawing, R. Hunt; ■'-. - Standard VII.— A. Kenny, E. Mullany. Book-keeping, A. Kenny. ;: English, F. Weber, B. Tylee. Essay writing, B. Tylee, G. Newman, M. Cassin. Drawing, A. Kenny. Standard VI. —Arithmetic, K. Holder, E. Dineen. English, E. Steven, E. Annan. Essay writing, E. ; Culling, E. Kenny. /Geography, E. Steven. Writing, G. Merrick. Drawing—Brush, E. ;Steven freehand, K. Holder. Reading and recitation, E. Kenny, J. \ Higgins. Dictation, G. Lynam. ' 'Standard V.Arithmetic and composition, G. Cook, K. Sheehan. . English, D. Annan. ;, Dictation, K. * O'Donoghue. ' Reading, ;H. Sweetapple, K. Sheehan. Drawing, D. Bendall. Writing, E. Latapie. General improvement, D. C. Lynch Standard IV.—-Arithmetic,- L. Cassin, K. Mc-' Namara. Reading and recitation, D. Bailey. Drawing, I. Parker. General improvement, M. Moroney, A. Downes. Writing, E. Muhleison, B. Butcher. ;;.;Junior division. conduct, K. Mullany. Politeness and amiability, Rai Whiti Whiti, A. Dineen., Regular. attendance, Rita Treston. Needlework, Rat Whiti Whiti. / Calisthenics, W. Yates. Singing, W. Yates. Standard lll.Reading and English, R. Treston. M. Williams.. Arithmetic and geography, M. Williams, K. Mullany. 'Brush drawing, O. Parker. - Freehand drawing, V. Hoult. ; ;•./'---.■-. . Standard ll.—Catechism, RitaTreston. Reading and spelling, Rita Treston. Writing and recitation, H. B. Hale. .Arithmetic, Rai Whiti Whiti. Freehand drawing/ R. Cassin. General improvement, C. McNamara. . Standard J.—Arithmetic and spelling, Q. Tareha. Reading' and recitation, Madge Neill... Preparatory.— E. Peters, R. Cogswell.' Spelling, M. Berry. Tables, Eileen McCarthy. Reading, D. McGillicudy. Prizes for, Monica Treston, D. Findlay," B. Rankin, K. Moroney, I. Yates, M. Murray, I. McCarthy, M. Moore, R. Olsen. ' "-