ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL, OAMARU

New Zealand Tablet, 24 December 1914, Page 51

ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL, OAMARU

, -The pupils of. this school gladly relinquished their prizes this year in favor of the Belgian relief fund, and were pleased to receive certificates of merit in place of them.

Right Rev. Monsignor Mackay, who presided at the distribution, advised the children to treasure their certificates. Though they might not be as valuable as prizes, still they would be mementos of the brave Belgians and of their own desire to help in relieving the starving people. ’ He wished them a pleasant holiday and hoped to see everyone back on the opening day, each: resolved not to miss one day at school for the year 1915.

The following- is the prize-list: Standard 11. Writing: Mary McElhenny, Richard Costigan. Diligence; Douglas Hall. . General improvement; Wm. Ilannigan. Writing: Rena Tripp. - Reading : Mary Hai ney. Recitation and singing: Mary Ny. ‘ General improvement : Lily O’Grady. Reading and spelling : F. McCauley. Standard 111. -Reading : Thos. Kearns. Spelling: Chas. Rowe. General improvement: .Joseph Dwyer. Neat home-work: John Mackay. Improvement: John Andrews. Reading John Hall. iDiligence Wm. Ny. vWriting and reading: Gustave Ny. Improvement: George Tripp. Arithmetic: Geo. Hannon. Reading:

Tessie Wells Improvement: Annie Hanley. Diligence; Eileen McMahon.

Standard IV.—Diligence and Arithmetic: Peter Klimech. Home lessons; Alex. O’Donnell.: Arithmetic: William Collins. .Reading and recitation; John Dillon. Improvement in arithmetic: Alf. Kearns. Reading and geography: Phyllis Mackay. History: Margaret Kennedy. Composition: C. Foley. Improvement: Josie Hannigan. Diligence and neatness; Hannah. Crawley. Arithmetic Alma Brown. Home lessons and arithmetic: May Hall; Standard V.—Neatness and conduct: Agnes McKone. Recitation: May Curran Catechism and improvement: Lucy Collins. Bible history and arithmetic: Eileen Docherty. History May Hall. Brushwork: Doris Meehan. Recitation and brushwork: Kathleen Morgan. Arithmetic and writing: Mary O’Brien. Home-work and neatness: Kitty O’Brien. History and reading: Kathleen Pritchard. Arithmetic and neatness: Eileen Reilly. Writing and geography : Francis Oliver.

Standard History and woodwork: Jas. Cartwright. Improvement and woodwork: Richard Direen. Recitation, arithmetic, and woodwork: Edward O’Donnell. Brushwork and domestic science: Margaret Meehan. Catechism and spelling: Winnie O’Grady. Needlework, designing, arithmetic, and domestic science: Annie O’Brien. Needlework, arithmetic, geography, and domestic science: Olive Cooney. History, brushwork, and domestic science : Lily Collins. Grammar and domestic science : Gerty Andrews. Good conduct, politeness, and general excellence; Gerty McKone. Good conduct and catechism Lizzie Curran. Grammar and catechism: Margaret Reilly. Composition, brushwork, catechism, and reading: Mary O’Brien. General excellence, neatness, and catechism; Kate White. A special prize was presented by Rev. Father Lynch for religious knowledge, and was won by Kate White, Ed. O’Donnell 2, and W. O’Grady 3. At the inspectors’ visit in August the following candidates gained certificates: — Standard VI. Proficiency'; May Cooney, Kathleen O’Brien, Kate White, Vera Mulholland. Competency; Edward O’Donnell, Richard Direen, May O’Brien, Maggie Reilly. Standard V.—Wm. Kearns, Edward Dwyer.