WAIPAWA CONVENT SCHOOL

New Zealand Tablet, 2 January 1913, Page 27

WAIPAWA CONVENT SCHOOL

A concert given by the pupils attending the Convent School in connection with the annual distribution of prizes and breaking-up, was most enjoyable, and credit is due to the Sisters, for the careful and painstaking training involved, and their efforts were rewarded by a good house. The following programme was submitted: —Pianoforte duet, March in flambeau’ (Scotson Clark), Misses Limbrick, Whittington, Williams and Ireland; chorus, In the dusk of the twilight,’ senior pupils; dialogue, ‘The dunces,’ Miss K. McGreevey and Master L. Limbrick; song, Meddlesome Mattie,’ junior pupils; pianoforte trio, Peasant’s wedding,’ • Misses B. and G. Limbrick and K. McGreevy; vocal duet, ‘Life’s dream is o’er’ (Ascher), senior pupils; ribbon dance, junior pupils; chorus, ‘The flower gatherers’ (Glover), senior pupils; pianoforte solo, ‘Dance de lutins ’ (Noellet), Miss E. Whittington; action song, ‘The sailors,’ junior boys; pianoforte trio, ‘ Qui vive ’ (Gauz), Misses Watts, Cosgrove, and Pellow; grandmothers in Grand-ma-land, junior girls; vocal solo, ‘Gounod’s serenade/ Miss Limbrick; pianoforte solo, Liszt’s ‘ Rhapsody No. 14/ Miss M. Shanly. The second part of the programme was devoted to the fairy operetta ‘ Daisy Dell,’ in which the following were the dramatis personae': King Oberon, Master P. Cosgrove.; Queen Titania, Miss L. Cosgrove; Mother Grumpy (a witch), Miss K. McGreevy ; Tipitiwidgit (leader of the Fairies of Fun), Miss B. Limbrick; queen’s body guard, Misses M. Polhill and E. Coyle; king’s body guard, Masters G. Brophy' and J. Cosgrove : Herald of Love, Master C. O’Halloran; Herald of Hope, Master Gleeson; Herald of Fun, Master R. Gleeson; Herald of Light, Master G. Cosgrove; Fairy of Charity, Misses M. and I. Coe, S. Moroney and M. Coyle; Fairies of Hope, Misses N. Griffin and I. Polhill and Master S. Cosgrove ; Fairies of Light, Masters G. Coyle and C. Stevens Fairies of Fun, Misses B. Limbrick, T. McGreevey, and Master L. Limbrick. Amongst the items calling for special mention are the following. The ribbon dance was very pretty, and the performers went through the necessary evolutions gracefully. In the chorus, ‘ The flower gatherers,’ the soprano voices of the Cosgrove boys deserve special praise, and their perfect enunciation was noticeable. The piano solo by Miss Eileen Whittington was beautifully rendered. The action song interspersed by a whistling chorus by the pupils in tailor costume met with merited applause. The character song, ‘ Grandmothers ’ caused much amusement.

At the conclusion of the concert the ’ Mayoress (Mrs. W. I. Limbrick), presented the prizes, the list of which is as follows:

Christian doctrinesenior division, Patrick Cosgrove, Cecil O’Halloran; junior division, Kitty McGreevy. Good conduct. —Bell Limbrick and Pat. Cosgrove.

Music.—First division (gold medal, presented by Miss Johnson and Miss Slianly), Miss Dulcie Williams ; gold brooch, presented by Mrs. J. Williams and Miss Whittington, Miss Dorothy Sebley. Second division— Miss Marjorie Walls 1, Miss Lavinia Fellow 2. Singing —senior division, Patrick Cosgrove; junior division, Thelma McGreevy. —Monica Coe and Mona Coyle. Attendance James Cosgrove. Standard Vl.—Highest marks, Cecil O’Halloran 1, Patrick Cosgrove 2, Bell Limbrick 3. General improvement, Martin Gleeson. Standard V.—Ralph Gleeson. Standard IV. —George Cosgrove 1, Patrick O’Connor 2, Monica Coe 3. Diligence, Willie Harman. General improvement, Fred Fanning. Standard lll.Highest marks, Kitty McGreevy 1, George Coyle 2, Lionel Limbrick 3. General improvement, Gordon Brophy. Diligence, Irene Coe. Writing, Henry Coyle. Standard ll.—Highest marks, Thelma McGreevv i t n o „ m 1„„ cu. t»:i: J. , u amca. i u vc a, • n niiugj itro wtcvcno. uillgence, Jack Fletcher. Standard I. and Preparatory Classes received their prizes from the Christmas Tree.

The Sisters return their sincere thanks to those who generously donated prizes or helped otherwise. :